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September |
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The
bits of stuff that fall in the cracks between Life, Music
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1)
'I'm here to shake the Governor's hand - what's
your story?' 2) Maria and Chris on the podium for
official pic
Chris
shares his Government House experience
27.9.14 - So, the Hawks won
in a canter, but the unexpected news is that Maria
and I were invited to attend a function at Government
House with Chris on Wednesday morning to honour
his (and others) contribution to setting up the
Alkira Foundation. Chris bought a handsome new suit
while I made do with a rented one from Formal Wear
in Ashburton and Maria got her mum to send down
one of her suits from Canberra. Chris really looked
the part and we were proud of him when he shook
the Governor's hand and posed (albeit a bit reluctantly)
for an official photo with the Governor and me.
It's enough to make a chap hungry and after the
official bits Chris scoffed whatever was put his
way - like sandwiches and little cakes - and downed
a coffee and orange juice. I wasn't that far behind
him. Check out the shots taken by Maria (and Megan)
on Chris' FB page - they tell the whole story really. |
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Petrina
and Rhyll rockin' in perfect sync with the Hard
Yards in rehearsal |
Hard
Yards BVs
19.9.14 - In an unexpected
development I've been co-opted into passing on some
backing vocal tips to Petrina and Rhyll - not that
I've got an awful lot to impart from personal experience,
but I've been around long enough to have picked
up something useful. Anyway, I popped over to Lex
and Petrina's on Wednesday and we had an intense
one-on-two practise session before Lex's roast dinner
and the Hard Yards rolled up for their rehearsal. |
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Jeremy
as we rarely see him.. |
Jeremy
touches base briefly
15.9.14 - I got the day wrong,
of course, but Maria got things in order in even
quicker time and we were ready for Jeremy's arrival
on Wednesday evening. Mind you, I would've preferred
to have been available to pick him up from the airport,
but being the resourceful fellow he is, Jeremy found
his way to Mt Waverley station where Maria picked
him up in the poodle.
(As it happens I was at Southgate breaking bread
with the likes of Paul Cashmere and Joe Camilleri
which provided some material for the belated September
edition of my P&W, as well as giving some incentive
to Brian 'Frog' Harris to mention our upcoming Spectrum
shows in Sydney next month. I know it's been a long
time between visits, but I thought that might've
been a positive factor in attracting an audience).
Anyway, it was really nice to catch up with Jeremy
again, the highlights being lunches with the Rudds
at Tarawarra and with Chris on Sunday. |
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