One of my favorite blogs is Wormwoodiana. They recently hosted a wonderful two-part guest post by John Howard on Amazing Stories magazine.
Mr. Howard begins:
For me 1977 was a great time to up my game as a serious reader of science fiction. I was 16 that year and in the summer left school for my first job. I considered myself rich at £96 per month. I was living at home and had few expenses after I had paid my father for ‘board and lodging’. The remainder of the money I earned was my own to spend. And because in those days saving towards a pension never entered my mind, most of my free cash went on science fiction.
The Astral Pages 