From 25 Overberry Street To 22 Bridge Road

I was born in East London and then lived at various locations. What follows are extracts relating to incidents wherever I lay my head.
25 Overberry Street Hackney
33 Grand Parade
9 Fairview Chase
63 Kingsland Road
71 Whitmore Avenue
15 Riverside Terrace
Boyles Court Remand Home
Kidlington Detention Centre
Redhill Special Unit
Little Heath Remand Home
Herts Borstal
Wormwood Scrubs Young Offenders
11 Shirley Gardens
30 The Gables
64 Chestnut Road
22 Bridge Road

My first home was at 25 Overberry Street in Hackney and it was just like Albert Square. There were about ten houses on each side of the road.
On one corner was a pub called The George and at the other end a Newsagents.

It was about five minutes from Hackney Dog Stadium and from memory the house was never empty. I aint sure how many people lived there but it seemed like 20-odd.

Saturday afternoons standout as do betting slips and bottles of beer on the kitchen table. The kettle was on almost 24-hours a day and the house that belonged to my Nan and Grandad was like a open house.

I lived there for about 7 years and during that time I had my first encounter with the law. I was a `missing person` and got lost during a trip to Clissord Park in Stoke Newington.
The older boys who I went to play football with vanished.

33 Grand Parade my second encounter with the Old Bill as some `pervert` tried to abduct me from Finsbury Park.
He jumped out of the bushes and grabbed me. And months later - this will make you laugh - I was doing `bob a job` and this bloke tried to drag me into his house.
My old man reported it to the police but only after he`s `chinned` the geezer first.

And would you believe about a year later - at about 6am - I was off to do my milk round near the ABC cinema in Wood Green and this bloke tried to grab me.

Nothing ever happened to me - but I think those events `shaped me` for life.

1. It gave me a hatred for perverts (explains my attitude towards Richard Grimson of 40 Hyde Way Wickford Essex)
2. Doing things like a paper-round and milk round at a early age - put me off work -LOL
3. As you can see I was a latch-door key kid who `came and went` as I pleased from about the age of Six.
And I think that is why I was so over-protective of my children - some would say I was "over-protective" and later I will admit how I rowed with people for what I thought was `defending` my kids - but with hindsight maybe I was wrong.

I strongly believe that `childhood incidents` influence your adult life.

1. As a kid my mum would hit me with coathangers - this explains why I never - not once - hit my children.
2. My dad `walked out` on me and was a `serial adulterer` - this is why I was 100% faithful throughout my marraige and expected the same from Julie.
3. I was put into care and suffered at the hands of social workers - that Is I why I took on Social Services.

Much more details are in the book version - but during my time in Detention Centres, Remand Homes and Borstals I saw a lot of bullies at first-hand and that is why I have a life-long hatred of such people.

But the worst bullies were the staff - I remember at Kidlington DC the screws saying before a visit by the Board Of Governors - a motley crew of vicars and do-gooders..."dont complain about anything cos when they go we will still be here - and so will you"

To be honest the screws were wankers but when your 13 they look bigger and tougher - but the truth is that whenever one of the older boys whacked them they went down like a bag of spuds.


71 Whitmore Ave and 15 Riverside Terrace - my bachelor pads where The Stone Roses would stay, drink McDonalds milkshakes and take vast amounts of speed.

63 Kingsland Road the home of my dad and his wife and where I am proud to say I broke-in and even prouder to boast that I put a bomb under her car.
The road was blocked off and the street evacuated LOL.
It was `payback time` for convincing my dad to put me into care.

11 Shirley Gardens SAM was born soon after Julie moved in and we became great friends with Steve and Val Newton.

30 The Gables ADAM was born and we became great friends with Karen and Fergie and a `character` called Mr Presley - who was big in concrete!!!

64 Chestnut Road PRINCESS was born and we became great friends with next-door neighbours Sherrie and Ray - before they `sided` with Julie.
But I bare no grudge as Sherrie was a `lovely lady` we got on great and because she was a nurse and I`m a hypochondriac we `hit it off` bigtime.

(The fact is I am not the sort of person to bare a grudge - it isnt in my nature - there are only two people I have genuinely hated in my entire life - that being the wife of my Dad - I dont use the word stepmum - because she never was. There was no DNA connectiuon - we werent family.

And the other is borderline paedo, child-abuser and former pimp richard grimson of 40 Hyde Way Wickford Essex - I never thought I could hate so much - or hate anyone more then the woman who married my dad and put me into care.
But I hate that perverted pimp - and know that one day I will `do him` for what he said and did to my children.

In the past two years I have had three heart attacks and a cancer scare - but I aint scared of death - coz I know that as soon as the doctors say `Mr Johnson you only have months to live` - that will be my time to settle scores.
I aint gonna be banged-up for grimson but I am going to `do him`. It is true `every cloud has a silver lining`.
Some people make a death-bed confession - I will be carrying out a pre-deathbed execution.

I dont just hate Grimson for having an affair with my wife (that is the truth) - think about it - if that was my only reason for hating him - why dont I bare such a strong grudge against Ian Flemming or Peter Tibbs? (this bit is not in the book but I may owe mr tibbs an apology - as he could of been just an alibi and a friend - he was the son of her boss - but was he a lover? - as I have just been told that the wedding snapper also worked at Sainsburys)

They also had affairs with Julie - but they never violently threatened or verbally sexually abused my children.

The truth is I am not and never have been a jealous guy.

Example 1: When I met Julie she was seeing a married man called Derek - and was named in his divorce (so she has form as an adulterer)

Example 2: Throughout our marraige she was always passing comments about other men, She had a thing for football trainers.
She fancied Gary Piggot, Colin Reid, Steve Tilson and as we know had a `fling` with Southend trainer Ian Flemming.
And she would also flirt with the builders who worked at our house. There was a guy from Rayleigh - cant remember his name - but both Julie and her friend Karen would say outrageous things about what they wanted to do with him.

The funny thing is - all these blokes were sort of `good-looking` in an athletic `sort of way` and had hair.
Julie could of `pulled` any of them so why did she `walk-out` on her family for grimson?

He was fat, ugly, bald (not a skinhead) he had hair at the sides like Bobby Charlton. And he always (I aint joking) ask anyone in Wickford - he always wore the same clothes.

This being black army boots, camoflouge trousers and a weight-lifting glove. And the last time my children saw him in Wickford High Street he had added a bandana to his `look`.

Now this is why I have always said he must of had some kind of `hold` over her. Did he know something about her past?
Had they met when she was a pub stripper in East London and he was a pimp? That is why I have hinted at `blackmail`.
Was he threatening to `spill the beans` about her past?

Because believe me they really were the `odd couple` - I knew Julie for 15 years and he was everything she hated in a man.
He was foul-mouthed with no sense of humour or dress sense. And he was bald with a beer gut and Julie hated bald and beer bellies.

She also hated perverts, child abusers and nonce cases - so why did she allow him to terrorise her own children?
Did she know he was once a pimp?

Those questions has never been answered - and the truth is - that unless I get an answer from Julie I will go to my grave genuinely believing that he had some kind of `hold` over her.

Never in a million years will I ever believe that she fancied him.

Example 3:
The last time my daughter saw my eldest  2 years ago she said to him "I`m going to a wedding with mummy and Vinnie"

When my son told me I didnt have a clue who Vinnie was - we were divorced - so it was none of my business.
I now know he`s a photographer (so no wonder she likes him - but can he do porn as good as me?) - but as long as he NEVER talks to MY CHILDREN or hurts my daughter I couldnt give a monkeys about him.

And a funny line from my youngest about Mr Hymas "he aint coming to my wedding"

But grimson is different. I was married to Julie when he started the affair - and there is also the birth control injections, the `dark secret`(near miss) - the full details about the `pregnancy` are in the book .

And there is a `price to pay` not just for adultery but far more importantly violently threatening and verbally sexually abusing my children).

Sherrie also saw me naked LOL - It was a boiling hot afternoon and I was wearing shorts and talking to a few of the mums in the street - and my eldest came up from behind and pulled down my shorts - and I was frozen to the spot.

Though I do bare a slight grudge against Paul Wellings - who Garry Bushell always said was a "wrong `un" and he was proved right - as within weeks of Julie leaving - GB spotted them together in a pub.
And what a `slimey shit` PJ Wellings was - as when I told everyone about the porno films and pictures of Julie the only `old mate` who asked to see them was Wellings.

Fergie joked about wanting to see them, GB blushed when I gave him half to look after for `security` - but Wellings actually asked to see them - at the time I didnt know he was seeing her so I did give him the name of the website.

Also close to another `funny couple` at Chestnut Road called Denise and  ? - cant think of the blokes name - but we `stopped being friends` after our kids fell out!

I think I was more to blame then them - but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

A funny incident was slowdancing with Julie at a party - and I was sort of `aroused` and half-way through she swapped with Denise - and I joked I had a `torch` in my pocket.

11 Shirley Gardens and one of our neighbours was a complete twat - cant think of his name but he looked like Eddie The Eagle.

At 64 Chestnut Road to be honest I had it all. A beautiful wife, 3 lovely kids and a big house - but some how it all went `pear-shaped`.

I was a over-protective dad and I suppose a `rubbish husband` as I devoted all my time and energy to being a great parent.

All my money went on the kids and I spent more time in Toys R Us, Peter Pan`s Playground and taking my children out then I did on my ex-wife.

My sons doted on me as much as I did on them - and I think this got to Julie. Life was all football and boys things - and I think when PRINCESS became a `daddy`s girl` this freaked her out.

I think it was a combination of me taking her for granted and becoming obsessed with making my children happy that pushed her into the arms (and bed) of Grimson.

But I was not a Saint - I did row with neighbours - but in my defence it was only when it involved them saying or complaining about Sam or Adam.

If the football hit their car or window - silly things - but I took it personal and with hindsight I was 100% wrong.

Hands up I was "guilty".

The funny thing is I liked my neighbours - and I think untill my sons become about 8 or 9 they liked me.

But sometimes Julie didnt like me being friendly with them - especially the females - I couldnt win LOL

One of our neighbours was a women called Belinda and she had a figure that made all the other mums (and Julie) green with envy.
Whereas My ex-wife had a bum that most women would die for - this woman had probably the best legs in Essex.

The other mums couldnt stand her because of her figure and non-stop talking about herself - but when she left her husband all of a sudden Julie became her `best friend`.
And something she said at the time has stuck in my mind.

Julie said;
"Her new boyfriend is a big skinhead and he just went round and beat Paul up". I remember her being both excited and almost `turned on` by this.

Is this what she hoped Gimson would do to me? Well the perverted pimp aint been anywhere near me - and he knows where I live - because he knows what would happen to him.

Other neighbours Julie didnt like were the couple she referred to as "the swingers" - so much so that when our cat had kittens she refused to let them have one.

If that sounds `far-fetched` I am more then happy to take a lie Detector Test as that statement and the rest of the allegations / revelations in this book are 100% fact.

She also disliked another neighbour who was about 20-stone - true - she was a `dumpy doughnut` but I got on well with her - though I admit I did fallout with others about the boys playing football in the street.

Never nothing major and to be honest all disputes always related to football.

I mention this because in court football was never mentioned.