Great , well written, article, brought back some memories:-
Remember in my youth going to East London to ( in theory) join a band , stayed at Gonubie for a while ( lovely Beach) Another big advantage was the lack of employment ( from my point of view ) making the balance 7 Girls for every Guy!
Amazing Odds even if I was not so good looking! ( own opinion)
I am sorry now that I was so scared of them back then