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UnReidable Chapter 14 – April 2006: Upper West Side, New York
The first thing you learn when you move to New York City is that no one gives a shit that you’ve just moved to New York City. In April 2006, I had been in NYC for about 5 months, but I still wasn’t settled there. I had just started out as an attorney, and I […]
Pete Reid
April 9, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 13 – April 1984: Barrhead, Glasgow
I’m still amazed that more people don’t remember me as a TV child star. My standout appearance on the low budget Saturday morning television show ‘The Untied Shoelaces Show’, in April 1984, was probably my breakout moment. Actually I only know one person that saw it live, and it was never shown on television again. […]
Pete Reid
April 2, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 12 – March 2004: Austin, Texas
In March 2004 I was unhappily single again. I had no profession, no future, no money, and no purpose. I remember one day I was waiting to cross the street outside my office building at 15th and Congress and a girl approached me, walking in the opposite direction. She asked ‘Don’t I know you?’ I […]
Pete Reid
March 31, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 11 – March 2003: Austin, Texas
The third month of the year in Austin, Texas is synonymous with one thing – the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW). A lot of locals seem to hate it, but I think they just get annoyed by the traffic congestion and the crowds of people. You can’t hate the fact that some of the best […]
Pete Reid
March 19, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 10 – March 1996: New Orleans, Louisiana
I had the worst day of my life on March 13th, 1996, in New Orleans. I can say that with some certainty, and I don’t enjoy reflecting on that day. I didn’t have fun writing this chapter, and it likely wont be a pleasant read either. For the first half of 1996, I didn’t keep much […]
Pete Reid
March 11, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 9 – March 1999: Twizel, New Zealand
It’s tempting now to look back on certain decisions I have made in life and try to rationalize or explain them with the benefit of wisdom or hindsight. But where’s the fun in that? I don’t regret anything I’ve ever done, and that includes those moments where I put rational thought to one side. This […]
Pete Reid
March 4, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 8 – February 1998: Glasgow, Scotland
After finishing up at Edinburgh University in the summer of 1997, most of my friends were moving on to graduate training positions, or post-grad degrees, or jobs in London. But I wasn’t ready for that. There was only one thing I wanted to do. I wanted to get as far away from Scotland as I […]
Pete Reid
February 26, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 7 – February 1987: Glasgow, Scotland
In writing these chapters, I have been able to look back at all sorts of diaries, notes, and journals that I’ve been keeping since I was 7 years old. The earliest diaries rarely contain expressions of emotion, and tend to be simple statements about what happened that day, like ‘December 29, 1986: Today we went […]
Pete Reid
February 20, 2016
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UnReidable Chapter 6 – February 2000: Edinburgh, Scotland
When I was a spotty teenager longing to meet a girl, I would sometimes picture my wedding day with my future wife, and think about it being the best day of my life. That it would be fun and memorable, and romantic, and hilarious, and that all of my friends and family would be there […]
Pete Reid
February 12, 2016