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Recently mum cleared out her loft, so that it could be insulated. It was mainly full of stuff that belonged to me. Amongst that stuff was a record case that contained vinyl LPs and singles, and I would say had not seen the light of day for 25 years. I knew that there was the soundtrack for Star Wars in there, which my son was interested in, so we opened up the case. I emptied all the records out, or so I thought. When we had gone through them all, I noticed that there was still a single record still in the case. It was "Dancing in the City" by Marshall Hain. I put it on the table - 10 seconds later Radio Derby played the very same single. I dont think my son believed me until the presenter announced the name and title of the single at the end of the track, and it was then that I showed him the print on the single. This is the weirdest coincidence of my life, and I doubt I will ever forget it!
Date submitted:Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:55:45 +0000Coincidence ID:6117
