Alan Lawrie
Having lived in Denmark for 14 years, France for 3 and having customers all over the world, Alan feels he is a European first, Englishman second who has spent a career marketing music, video and film in Europe first alongside his entertainment agency, then as a Juke Box operator, music consultant to Scottish and Newcastle Brewery and a music content supplier. See C.V.
Now semi-retired living with his wife, Jacquie, in Worthing, West Sussex writing and publishing books. Naturally, the first one was a historical collection of stories with classic photos of the crazy world of International DJ's he managed in the 70's and 80's (sold surprisingly well).
One of his current projects is completing a book about British humour and the quirky world we live in. Alan mainly specialises in speculative fiction - you can just let your wild imagination run away with you. As such, he intends to bring “Moon City” up to date, complete his novel “The Ultimate Race” - and the current script of “Mnemonica.SARL” which he hopes to adapt to a screenplay. Writers never retire, - they slow down and peter out…but not yet! The world of writing never fails to fascinate, even to collaborate with works of fellow writers with critiques, ghost writing (see Les Hemstock’s biography. It’s a great read).
As Covid19 virtually killed off his music business, Alan turned to writing and publishing during lockdown and self published his books via his newly formed Pinkyblue Publishing.
Fast forward to 2025, people don’t really read books in the traditional way, so this web site that you are now on will allow viewers to read many stories on here for free however, some will have a link to Amazon. So there is a lot to come on these pages.
Books
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Great Idea
The story of the International Disc Jockey and Entertainment Agency called IDEA that Alan Lawrie founded in the early 1970's in Denmark, and how it grew and spread from Scandinavia to the rest of Europe and beyond. Buy it on Amazon.
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That’s How It Was
A compilation of fascinating stories told by International Disc Jockeys working around Scandinavia and Central Europe during the 70’s and 80’s. Their amazing achievements during their careers.
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What Would You Like For Breakfast
An hilarious, entertaining compilation of jokes, memes, and one liners, typically reflecting the way men think and how they perceive women and the world. A typically blokes book of humour - rude, chauvinistic, and unapologetic.
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Our Quirky World
Fascinating, facts, habits, laws about how we live. Coming soon - click below for a preview.
Books in Progress
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The Ultimate Race
This is a fascinating story about the ethics and illegal process of pet cloning and the black-market network eventually where a rogue state embarks on human cloning trials. Based on fact with artistic licence.
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Moon City
This story was written in 2001, it is about to be rewritten bringing it up to date with all the modern technology, new world order and attitudes in 2025… watch this space
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Mnemonica S.A.R.L
A political and medical thriller where competing scientists are discovering ways to reverse alzheimer’s (dementia). However, there is a dark side where one lab has engineered ways of brain mushing enemy forces without anyone knowing how it happens. Billions of dollars funded by superpowers aiming at world domination. Who is going to stop them?
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Seven Square Yards
Here is a great setting, three strong characters. They are stuck in the elevator for hours, they have no idea how long they will be stranded there. CAN YOU FINISH THE STORY?
My Stories
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Helicopters & Submarines
November 9th, 1989 was the fall of the Berlin Wall and the gradual breakup of the Soviet Union followed. By 1992, Russia was run by gangster capitalists (and still is.) and the former republics loosened their grip and became independent sovereign states.