Rick Brindle

It's Not For Everyone  is free to download from Amazon for a limited time. Get your free copy now. Rick Brindle was a third generation military child. His father and grandfather served their whole lives in the Army, and all he wanted to do was be a soldier. In 1989 he joined the RAF Regiment. But life in the Regiment was a world away from what he thought it would be, and it quickly became toxic. Facing a culture of bullying, beatings, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, the community he wanted to be a part of became more like a prison. Most people around him went along with the abuse. Some agreed with it, some joined in, while the chain of command routinely looked the other way. Set over thirty years ago, this is a story of surviving abuse that still resonates today. It’s Not For Everyone is essential reading for anyone considering a military career. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and sometimes sickening, it’s one person’s unprecedented true story of life in the RAF Regiment.

  For me, Perfect Strangers. I think the album came out sometime in 1984, although I probably didn’t listen to it until 1985. At that time, I was getting into metal, developing my musical identity. While I’d heard of Deep Purple, I’d never heard their stuff, but this album was right up my street. Early to mid eighties rock/metal - call it what you will, genres and categories don’t mean a huge amount to me, all I know is, I loved it. And I loved the look as well. I loved their image, I thought they were just so cool. And yes, I’ve long since discovered their earlier stuff, and I really like all of that too. But for me, this one is their best. Cold Steel on the Rocks We Are Cold Steel Cold Steel and the Underground Boneyard It's Not For Everyone