My name is Richard Tearle and I am now retired.
I was born in Muswell Hill, north London and but for a quirk of fate, might have gone to school with Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks and also Rod Stewart.
I started work with the Ever Ready Co (GB) Ltd before moving to the Performing Right Society, collecting and distributing royalties on behalf of composers and publishers. After a short and unsuccessful venture into self-employment, I spent the last 17 years of my working life as a Civil Servant, collecting autographs for the Government.
A frustrated Rock God and frustrated Tottenham Hotspur fan and, for my American friends, a follower of the New Orleans Saints. I love tennis to the point that I would take Wimbledon fortnight off work and hang up the 'Do Not Disturb sign. I am huge music fan where my idols include Bonnie Raitt, The Kinks (of course!), Neil Diamond and Julie London.
I have lived in Highgate, Friern Barnet, Barnet, Margate, Ramsgate and am now seeing out my dotage in Lichfield. I have 4 children and an equal number of grandchildren.
I was born in Muswell Hill, north London and but for a quirk of fate, might have gone to school with Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks and also Rod Stewart.
I started work with the Ever Ready Co (GB) Ltd before moving to the Performing Right Society, collecting and distributing royalties on behalf of composers and publishers. After a short and unsuccessful venture into self-employment, I spent the last 17 years of my working life as a Civil Servant, collecting autographs for the Government.
A frustrated Rock God and frustrated Tottenham Hotspur fan and, for my American friends, a follower of the New Orleans Saints. I love tennis to the point that I would take Wimbledon fortnight off work and hang up the 'Do Not Disturb sign. I am huge music fan where my idols include Bonnie Raitt, The Kinks (of course!), Neil Diamond and Julie London.
I have lived in Highgate, Friern Barnet, Barnet, Margate, Ramsgate and am now seeing out my dotage in Lichfield. I have 4 children and an equal number of grandchildren.
Following retirement in 2013, I became involved in a 'new' Blog spot run by author Helen Hollick called 'Discovering Diamonds'. The concept was simple; to review Historical Fiction written, mostly, by 'Indie' authors who don't have the great publicity machines of mainstream publishing behind them. This has become a passion of mine; just as many will follow and unsigned band, I try to promote virtually unknown authors. Because of this, I have met (literally and virtually) many authors who I believe I can count as 'friends'. I have also read many really fabulous books that really deserve to be seen on the shelves of the big stores.
I hope to have many things on my blog, including guest articles from my author friends, my own 'rants', pictures of historic places I have visited, my own scribblings and some of the reviews I have written for Discovering Diamonds.
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