Yeah me too fella, around the same age, 54 this year!!!I'm closer to 57 than 56 now, but could name all of the FA Cup winners from 1960 to 1995, but have very little recollection of any since then!! Seems its an ageing thing - short term memory starts to decline in 40s/50s.
It is why I am always recording quiz programmes to try and keep this mush of a brain working
when people say "you go in the kitchen, but cant remember why" well yep thats me now!
good plan by the way!
UTFT