Colm O'Regan: I painted the cover of Sonic Youth's 'Goo' album on my schoolbag — perfect posing

"There were plenty of rave smileys, but still the logos of Megadeth, Iron Maiden, Nirvana, and the odd pentangle persisted."

Members of US noise-rockers Sonic Youth, L-R: Lee Ranaldo, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and Steve Shelley, leaving their impressions in concrete during the band's induction into Hollywood's RockWalk August 18, 2003 in Hollywood. Pic: Carlo Allegri/Getty Images

I know I’ll hate them when I get to that stage with our own two children. But let’s pause to remember the gloriously, massively long secondary school holidays. 

For first, second, fourth and fifth year, three months. Not like the paltry holidays they get in Britain. The poor children getting released in mid-July. We were already bored at that stage.