From the Archives: Vision hero Vince foils bike thief (with picture)

[vin_petrol]

It was a slow news week back in February 1989: front page news was the stunning fact that some York Uni students had been caught without TV licenses. I happened to mention that I had had a run-in with a bike thief to the news editor, who seized on it like he had found the VC in bed with a duck. I was able to provide him with a selection of silly quotes, and (obviously) setup a picture. The story is not written in an entirely serious tone... So, for you reading pleasure, here's the story scanned from Vision. I'm wearing the leather jacket only recently stolen from steer, and I do appear to be a little thinner and hairer than I am now...

Comments

[steer.livejournal.com]

"Offensive action seemed worthless with the potential crime foiled."

From anyone else that would seem like the reporter was in some kind of trance -- but you actually do talk like that :-)

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! "When asked the reason for this magnanimity"! Top stuff. I also like the way the lines in the final column got mixed round. Quality journalism.

[vin_petrol]

I also like the way the lines in the final column got mixed round. Quality journalism.

These pages were made by 'real' cut and paste! The text was laser printed at the Computer Service (5p a sheet back in them days). It was then glued onto big white sheets of paper next to the pictures I had developed in a dark room using chemicals, light and photographic paper.

Those lines got mixed up 'cos someone cut the *entire* paragraph into individual lines and glued them down incorrectly.

A year or so later Vision bought an Apple Mac with QuarkXPress...

[tefkas.livejournal.com]

I remember that headline! Vision and Nouse, eh, what fab papers... having to compete against the up-to-the-year news service on URY (yes,I actually listened to it). Then there was the really in-depth investigation about a porn-ring in Alcuin, too (must've taken commendable research, that one)

Were you there when the copies of Inner Thigh were circulated, with the bit about barbecuing the ducks 'n stuff?

(was at York 1988-1991, me - Alcuin)

[vin_petrol]

Then there was the really in-depth investigation about a porn-ring in Alcuin

I have a very vague recollection of that, but no more.

Were you there when the copies of Inner Thigh were circulated, with the bit about barbecuing the ducks 'n stuff?

Ooh, no, I missed that completely. Sounds interesting. Do you still have a copy you could scan?

(was at York 1988-1991, me - Alcuin)

I was Derwent 1987 to 1990, so I was probably taking pictures at events you were at.

[tefkas.livejournal.com]

Sadly I've not got any relics at all from my York days, so nothing scannable, I'm afraid :-(

[wendles]

I can hardly recognise you, not because ...

I do appear to be a little thinner and hairer than I am now...

... but because you're not making "Vin Photo Face".

[vin_petrol]

because you're not making "Vin Photo Face".

I didn't need to back then, I didn't have a saggy chin. Anyway, it's almost expected of me now. People look disappointed when they point their cameras at me and I don't make it :-)