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August
  The bits of stuff that fall in the cracks between Life, Music and Outrageous Fortune.
 
     
 

Mark and Waki Castles plus Cameron and Emma
Kneedeep in Castles
29.8.14 - Tuesday - and I was tinkering on the PC when Maria grabbed me and led me outside with strict instructions for me to keep my eyes closed. After I'd blundered into the hand trolley (which I'd been using to ferry junk onto the nature strip for the hard rubbish collection) I opened my eyes to find Waki standing in front of me! 'Are you really surprised?' she demanded to know. Yes Waki, I was surprised.
Here's the pic Maria took of Waki, Mark and their children Cameron and Emma just before they jumped into the car and headed back to Tassie on the ferry. I saw Waki at Bill's Last Gig last August and hadn't seen her for years before that, so meeting the kids was a revelation.
 
     
 

James tries a free-form experiment with Bill's air guitar
I think Bill would be very pleased..
3.8.14 -
It was Rosemary who drew my attention to the fact that the anniversary of Bill's death was imminent, which was when I realised that I should get a move on and dispose of some of Bill's treasures while his memory was still fresh in people's minds. The Ramsays have been Spectrumites for yonks now and the story of Stephen and Sarah's young son James dancing to Spectrum on the tabletops in the Birregurra pub had become part of band folklore, so it was with some delight that I read Steve's e-mail about James (pic) seeing Bill's Yammy guitars up for sale and wanting to buy them. Bill had a soft spot for James so he'll be pleased that the Yammys have gone to a good home.
 
     
     
 
 
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