The Life and Times of Peter Green
updated 9 October 2025
 Teepee's, train sets, fishing and music. Rest in Peace Uncle Des. (Yes that cute kid is me) |
September 1stWell Spring has sprung on Mt Dandenong and the wattle is out and everyone's sneezing. It's nice though, some colour on the mountain and it does indeed feel warmer. I'm sure some cold evenings will still happen but we managed another year without having to buy firewood. We had just enough- nature provided for us. That always feels good. A few windy days so no doubt some tree limb will come down and get us started on our wood pile for next Winter.I like being a bit blokey and sit on our stone steps of the garage and sharpen the axe. I have a look in my blue eyes like some kooky axe murder I am certain. September 2ndSo it's now official around the Split Enz Christchurch gig, I think I have been sitting on this for months, it seems to of taken forever to be official. The offer came in awhile back. No Nigel and no Malcolm. Nige just can't play the bass for that long anymore but I'll let him explain via the guys, but he will be missed like crazy by band and fans alike. The Eccles lad from Betchadupa is on the drums-a good drummer ,I feel a bit sorry for Malcolm as he certainly is capable of doing the show(s). I''m keeping out of band politics. (Rolls eyes). Well come on every band has all of this stuff even Split Enz, band members come and go, friends of the band go even more quickly.I sleep in today, not by much, half an hour so I do the morning rush to make it up. I only notice it with traffic on Canterbury road, double the amount of cars. Radio tells me that National home values rose by 0.7% in August. The 7th consecutive rise. Demand is outpacing supply, certainly a sellers market here in Australia. The average price for a house in the USA is $410,000.00, compared to Australia where the average house price is $1,002,500.00 , and the average house price in New Zealand is $810,000.00 NZD. I'm feeling like 80% better, less sad over Mum, I did manage to speak to her today so that has helped. Her Dr told her she is staying in hospital "for a little holiday”, I do like that. September 3rdMarky's Youtube Wednesday, always makes this day of the week brighter for many. The fans owe him a debt as he does these clips off his own bat, just for fans to enjoy. Today's clip is "Four Seasons In One Day” from Wembley. June 24th 1992. We only have these 2 remaining pieces of footage left , so enjoy this one.The Free Food Program run by the Philanthropic Collective functioned like a well oiled machine today. We were short on volunteers but we all got stuck into it and filled the boxes for all the people. I did score free Kit Kat bar so that was reward enough. People are so appreciative up here. September 4thSome fans ask me what I think of the Split Enz reunion, I stay positive and just say I'm sure they will put on a good show. We count ourselves lucky to of seen all those amazing shows in 1979 and the first really good reunion tour. Nice to see some Enz fans say how much they love our "Murder” video on the 96FM Perth music page.Apparently, 800,000 jobs in the USA were cut from January to August. All is not well in Trump world. I feel sad for America. . September 5thSomething happened last night, someone must of shared this diary link somewhere as all of a sudden we hit 740,000 views. Something like 3000 views during the night. So mystery person if you are reading this, thank you.Happy Birthday to Bob Spencer. He was in our beloved Skyhooks and of course The Angels. Adding some more grunt on guitar. We like Bob and we admire his rather excellent political tastes. Stupid George the dog jumps on my clean pants at the bakery, after that he eats some of my sandwich leaving a big sloppy mess. The owner doesn't seem to care so I called her on it. Look after your bloody dog. She wasn't happy, tough titties. Lady Gaga's new video "The Dead Dance”, gothic pop odyssey-with awesome film maker Tim Burton. Filmed in Mexico. September 6thWake up too early again, I'll blame the cat as always.Since Chump became President I rarely watch the News but caught some of it this morning. Arsehole Neo Nazi Thomas Sewell has been refused bail so that's positive way to start the day. "I hate Nazi's” (does my best Indianna Jones voice) I really do and I rarely hate anyone. OK Marky surprises me with bluray of Season Two of "Wednesday”. Yes I know it's not on Bluray yet ,so it really IS an amazing surprise. Season Two is just as fabulous. So beautifully filmed and well written, I wish they had more episodes in each season. Thank you Marky you are a keeper. So few cards etc up here but manage to find 2 for our friend Giles and a voucher, the last voucher in the store, it's token but in the middle of the family drama it really is the thought that counts. Paul Kelly plays 2 amazing shows at Rod Laver Arena. What a talent. September 7thSo lots of flying and driving for me, heading home for Mum and Sis. Timing is everything. I'll deal with it, because I have to, plus I love my family.A regular at the bakery came up and thanked me for all my efforts trying to find his families cat. We put the word out and had hundreds of people up here looking. Typical cat though, after a week of missing, it came home all on its own. At least they know nothing bad happened to it. September 8thMichael Charlton, the first host of "Four Corners” tv show has died, aged 98. Four Corners on the ABC is an amazing show, it's been running for 64 years. One of the few times we cheer during the Logie awards when Four Corners wins an award.3AM lunar eclipse, blood moon and all the wild animals outside are quiet. You can hear a pin drop, I'm on the decking starring skywards. It looked amazing tonight, no clouds so very cool. What an incredible moon. September 9thThe Rocky Horror Picture Show turns fifty. 20th Century Studios is releasing a restored 4K HDR version in October. I adore that movie and boy what a soundtrack."Toucha, toucha, toucha, touch me, I wanna be dirty, thrill me, chill me, fullfill me, Creature of the night…” A wonderful costume surprise from Greg Skyhook soon. I'm keeping Mum about it, but's it is so frigging cool, I love our Skyhooks Archives. September 10thA fun memory for Markys Youtube Wednesday. It was my birthday and I was away with Neil on his UK tour. I was missing family and friends and the band and tour mates surprised me. Johnny Marr, the Radiohead guys etc turned up onstage and played "They Say It's Your Birthday”. I was so happy. After the show the tour bus sneaked along the small laneways of Manchester and arrived at this amazing house with a forest. It was Angie and Johnny Marrs home. So we celebrated till the sun came up. They gave me these 2 beautiful silver elephant candle holders that I still have and adore. So today's clip is from that show. The Apollo Theatre, Manchester. May 11th 2001. Covering The Smiths "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”.September 11thI can't work out who is the lamest, Liberal "leader” Ley or that self serving idiot Jacinta Price. No wonder the Liberal Party is in a death spiral in Australia. I think the upcoming Kiama By Election will send a very LOUD message to the Liberals.I'm in the car driving and Nick Seymour calls. So I find a spot, & pull the car over and we talk for some crazy amount of time. He gets that I have to put my family first around the Crowded House documentary BUT I agree to continue giving them even more things etc. Which was pretty much always the case. Neil kind of annoyed me a few days ago, which I won't go into , but Nick was the polar opposite and it was a really nice conversation. Maybe a few home truths but still, I love hearing from Nicholas. So where I can I will be supportive of the Crowded House documentary. September 12thI called Marky on the mobile and we chatted for a while. He tells me that our Youtube page has passed 6,000,000 views. So nice, love that music fans seem to like what we do. End of day we do it for them. 821 videos now. Mark is the real hero.I have a chat to Richard Lowenstein around the doco , well mostly some of the things we have. Let's hope we can help them a bit. It deserves to be great. Of course nowhere as spectacular as the HESSIE (A Tribute To Paul Hester) doco. (Evil Grin?). Nothing ever will be, we all know that. LOL. September 13thHappy Birthday to Steve Kilbey of The Church. He turned 71. I'll never be 71, I'm staying 17 forever. Don't fight me on that.I booted someone off my FB page last night, which I think is a first. Anyone who supports that arsehole Kirk can get stuffed. The guy openly said numerous times "gay people should be stoned to death”, well I for one am not going to show a drop of sympathy over a piece of shit like him, that has exited the planet. I will always stand up to homophobes - Karma is bitch! Twenty years today since we worked on the fundraiser gig for Steve Hill who was the singer of the ORIGINAL Skyhooks. He knew he only had a short time to live and his one wish was to play with the band again, so we did it. The Annandale Hotel Sydney. September 13th 2025. A bit of history. As always MG filmed it , so we caught the original band on video . Sadly Steve passed away 8 weeks later. I wish we had more time to get to know him, a sentiment he said to us too. So Aussie Music history….the original ‘Hooks and you can see it here. September 14thHome again , a very early morning and nice to be home for a few days and in my own bed. Actually I am snuggling up with Marky. Rather exhausted. I venture out for a coffee and I grab one of my old Crowded House touring jackets from 1986. It has a large embroidered Burning Building with Wings on the back, but its heinous eighties acid wash grey denim. So I decide to tart up the front with CH badges and pins. I take some needle and threat and sew on the Crowdies Intriguer cloth badge. Trainspotters note, we only had 100 of these cloth badges made for the club. So my reasons for all of this, I'm adding it to the Archive list for the documentary. I want to give them as many interesting things as possible for backing images etc. They might not use 90% but the wider the range the better I guess.The results for the Kiama By Election are in, part of that electorate is right near my Mums house and she always detested Gareth Ward - once describing him as an "albino arsehole”. Ward ended up being a creep, found guilty on 4 secular abuse charges on 2 young guys. So Mums "creep alert” was working rather well that day. Anyway it's been 11 years since Labor held the seat and they took it back again which is great. I notice how lame Sky "News” never mentions the win, so frigging biased and pathetic. September 15thMidnight decides to run around the house multiple times during the wee hours of the morning, so we are both yawning today from broken sleep. We forgive her, we always do.I pay for our email service today, insane that we should be paying our provider as well as a different email company, what a con, but if we want to keep our Email address (and mine has existed for so long it's now important not to give it up). So I bite the bullet. Windy on the mountain but we all sit outside at the bakery- Mark, Ingrid, Ian, Allan and others and the gorgeous Finn the dog who sits on my feet. We talk about mountain life, death, politics and the high price of coffee. In the office from midday to five today. Lots of fiddly things to get out of the way. Tick them off my list. I hear from music journalist Jeff Jenkins who has penned and article around Steve Hill and our "original” Skyhooks footage. When we released the footage a few days ago we knew it wouldn't be some massive Youtube hit but happily surprised at the solid number of views. Maybe Jeffs article (if it's printed) will give us the final run of views to hit our target. Thanks JJ. I call the hospital to check on my Uncle. Yes another member of my family at Wollongong is in hospital, I am losing count. It's kind of ridiculous. Jeff Jenkins early Skyhooks article goes up on The Music and it features our recent video footage and some quotes from yours truly. By mid afternoon it climbs to #3 most trending music article in Australia. Amazing, life in the old girl yet. Go Skyhooks. September 16thInto the charity today, my last day for a little while as I am heading home. With the family in hospital(s) I need to get up & give my sister break. Thankfully it looks like Mum is out soonish so I can look after her for a few days after I bring her home.My Sister calls me at 7.00 and our Uncle Des is now in ICU. I had a bad feeling around this . Tears with Mum and Sis, relieved that I am heading up. September 17thKalorama to EdenSo I depart Kalorama at 1.00 PM. I'm taking note of the mileage and the petrol I buy. I'm bit unsure about the Black Beauty, not sure how well this smaller car will do over greater distances. I decide to go up the coast road, Highway One. It's longer but a lot of it near the ocean so I can stop at various locations and recharge. I call into the Olinda bakery before I go and buy the "others” (Peter & Mark #2) some of their favourite cakes. They are living down the coast so I thought I might surprise them. The cars doing well, I'm focused and go off the road into Metung and it's so nice seeing the guys. A surprise as I wasn't sure if I was calling in, depending on the drive. They ask me to stay the night and dinner but I decline as I really want to get near Eden as a half way mark. So a cuppa and a chat and I'm off again. I grab some average burger at Lakes Entrance while I get fuel, I call Marky as I am checking in with him along the way. The charity girls have given me an odd stuffed toy/door stop who we named Buster. He is my travelling companion so I have someone to talk to. Buster poses for a photo at Lakes Entrance surrounded by lit palm trees. The sun sets and it's getting darker. I cancel my motel room at Eden deciding I'll road trip rough it in the car. So I pull off the road into a rest area. Just me. I light a candle for my ill Uncle. I have some food and make some calls. Even a bit of social media. I've slept in the Red Beast during disaster stuff but Black Beauty is way smaller. I'm almost in some sort of contortionist position. I never did get comfortable. I am in my disaster zone sleeping bag . The odd truck arrives and he stays about 30 minutes so I'm assuming he was having a wank. Opps. My dirty mind. At one stage I make a drink and sit at the wooden table starring up at the most beautiful stars in our Aussie sky. We are so lucky here. I get in a few power naps and suddenly the sun is coming up. I'm 16 kms out of Eden. September 18thI arrive Eden and in search of coffee so I do what I always do, follow the locals. They lead me to the Fig cafe which has really nice coffee and a toasty. Both take away as I am wanting a surf to wake me up.I key in the surf beach which is Aslings beach, I've surfed it in my teens with some mates from Moruya but forget where it is. Something happens to my "Maps” on my phone and I end up 14 kms away. It doesn't feel right but what the hell, I want sand, salt water and a spot to enjoy breakfast when the sun rises. Suddenly Black Beauty is descending down a dirt track, fallen trees all around it, , no one has been here in ages. It becomes a sandy track with decent potholes , I almost give it up in fear of being bogged and no mobile signal. Eventually a dead end and a sign "Severs Beach". Now I know most of the beaches around here but have never heard of this place. I drive the car off the road, grab my towel, board shorts, Hessie's boogie board and breakfast…I also take Buster as he might need to pee (LOL). I walk into the forest and within 5 minutes this amazing wooden walk platform, surrounded by hundreds of wild orchards. I keep walking and pass through two trees and what do I find. A pristine beach, crystal clear waters, I can see the sea at the other end and are those 3 dolphins? I am gobsmacked, this place is stunning. Even Buster can't close his eyes at its beauty (OK Busters eyes don't close..ever). I notice there are no footprints, none in the sand and no rubbish, not even a bottle cap. I sit, I meditate but I keep my eyes open as I want to soak in the beauty. I sip my coffee, eat my toasty and say to Buster "How lucky are we” ! I strip and change into my board shorts and swim out , fish are darting about me and the water, well it's not warm but not freezing. I am refreshed. I explore a bit, take some photos and think , if it wasn't for Mark I could stay here forever away from the world. It was true peace, so rare in today's world. I sigh, time to go. It's so hard to give up this glorious location. 20 minutes later I am back on Highway 1. Surrounded by giant logging trucks which seem to be breaking the law with their speed or maybe going to fast because they have consumed some speed? . We arrive at Moruya and I want to go out to our old camping ground just for old times sake. I get half way and the entire road is closed, I'm guessing it must of been washed away during recent flooding? So I sit by the Moruya river and watch the sea plane land. I call Marky, Mum & Sis just to reassure them I am ok. Back on Highway One..and I buy fuel somewhere, so far I have spent $76.60 and have a full tank. The last hour of driving I was feeling tired for the first time. I decide to go straight to Mums Private hospital and surprise her. As I drive into the car spot , it ticks over that I have done exactly 1000 kms. How weird is that-exactly 1000! Mums happy to see me and she has the all clear to come home tomorrow. So I fill in the paper work and head to our house. I unload the car, have a shower and catch up with Sis and we head into the other hospital to see our Uncle Des. They removed the breathing tube and he can now breathe on his own. My mighty sister has been here multiple times every day. He doesn't look good but she says far better than a few days ago. He grabs my hand and opens his eyes, still can't say much. I need to get his hearing aid batteries so we can stop shouting. I eventually get home, my Sister went shopping and left huge food parcel for me, all my treats too. I do manage to crash and get a solid sleep. September 19thThe sun seems to be way brighter up here on the South Coast, so no chance of really sleeping in, plus I cant I have to pick up Mum. I do have time for a coffee at Krema and Co. Nice to see Colt again, the owner and super hard worker, she is the person who got me into Royal Otis is the band. I love her tastes in music.I arrive ten minutes early which seems to piss the nursing staff off, so they rush to get the paper work done. Mum almost bolts out of the hospital, as much as an older lady in a wheelchair can. 30 minutes later she is back in her house. I've made her bed with fresh linens etc. She's going to nana nap in her room while the carpet cleaners that my sister organised turn up and do the floors. I make Mum an early lunch, grab my Uncles hearing aid batteries from Sisters house and into the hospital. Des is asleep so I sit for awhile and wont wake him. Next I decide I need a recharge so I head to my old surf beach, North Beach . A lot of the golden sand has gone, replaced by rocks, from a massive storm. The water is frigging cold but it's nice to just lay down in the sun. I soak it up. I meet an Indian couple and take some photos for them. Home to hang with Mum and 2 hrs later I am out the door again. I get to pick niece Maddison up at school. She's so excited and I give her multiple options where we can go, we settle for ice cream and lots of "boy talk". She is adorable, god my sister and her husband are great parents. I drop her off at her parents work. Home to Mum and eventually she has an early night so I go bit stir crazy with very little to do. September 20thI drive over one suburb and pick MIM up and take her to school. After that I meet my Sister at the Unanderra Cafe and we have coffee and fun chat. She goes to work, I head into the hospital and hang out with my Uncle for an hour. He's no longer in ICU but a regular ward, by the window and million dollar view of the ocean. He''s talking a bit so I am relieved. After the hospital I go to Lighthouse Hill and share chocolate top ice cream with Buster. I convince two ladies to take our photo. This is the location where most people at the Gong have their first sexual experiences, mine with both sexes, all those years ago. We called it "watching the submarine races”-no idea why. I drive down to Wollongong Harbour and go for my daily swim. I just sit on the beach but head off in time to catch up with Sis and Mim at Dapto Mall. I have the worst coffee ever at Expresso Warriors and the food was terrible, rude staff. Avoid that place. I go shopping with Sis/MIM. Jennifer buys us these 2 cool black shiny raven candleholders-so very cool. I buy her Pattersons "Last days of Marilyn” book.September 21stMy days are almost the same, but I have to say the weather is making it all bearable. The good news is that my Uncle seems to be bit better, a Dr warns me that he isn't out of the woods yet so I'm taking it day by day.I spend my mental escape at the natural rock pool near Nth beach. It seems deeper than when Mark and myself were kids. The tide rushes over there top refreshing the salt water. I have my face mask so I swim with the fish and love the warm sun on my back. I have a tiny flashback when I was here with Mark, maybe 12 years old. We found this semi hidden larger rock pool that we named "The Bath Tub” and we'd both sit in it and talk about bands and other stuff. So I wander off and I do locate it, climb in and pose for photo. It's really cool and I just wish Mark was here to share this moment with me. September 22ndThe first day where the weather is grey and some sprinkles of rain. I pick MIM up and drive her to school, we have some fun laughs and I am the wacky crazy uncle.I get message from a friend around our lead singer for an eighties band that I worked for called Geisha. It was the time of the Uncanny Men and I worked in the office, their manager also managed Geisha who had 2 hits. Anyway the lead singer Chris was driving his Ute near the SA border and a huge truck hit it and he passed away. I kept thinking of those trucks. I got the police report and re confirmed it was him. A terrible way to go. When I drive back home in the next few days I am going to be so careful around trucks. Rest in Peace. I was going too see a friend at the Art gallery opposite Wollongong Harbour but it is closed today. It was the original Wollongong court house so a lovely building. I call in to see my Uncle and he is having an Ultrasound so I don't get to spend long with him. In the afternoon I call into Dapto library and use their computer. The librarian is such a lovely lady. September 23rdI'm awake early and organise Mum to go to her Dr for some needles and some results. She rarely ever goes out so she's bit shall we say "fussy”. I tolerate it. Her Dr is a really nice guy and explains everything in detail. I get some scripts for her pills and back home asap.I am back at the rock pool today and have a few laughs with nice Indian bloke. He has a radio with him so he plays that while we recharge under the sun. In the evening Sis , her husband and Mim turn up with Pizzas for dinner so we all hang out, it's really enjoyable. Good to see Jimmy Kimmel's late night show re instated after pressure from the public. Disney had 1.7 paid subscriptions cancel which is amazing. The power of people. Freedom of speech still lives no matter how Disney or Trump try to be power crazy tyrants. Tomorrow I start the long drive back home September 24thI can't sleep so I am awake at 5.00 and pack the car. I say goodbye to Mum and I head to the Hume via Picton as I am worried the pass is closed. I'm focused and the Picton run is easy and soon I am on the Hume Highway. I make a decision to call into Goulburn as Buster wanted to see the giant sheep . Who am I to argue with a stuffed toy at 5.00 am? It's bit of side track , but we take some snaps, post on social media. I grab a coffee from the road house nearby and use their toilets which are rather grotty. We head off and eventually back on the Hume. Black Beauty is going so well. I am soon crossing the Victorian border. I pull over for lunch and just stretch, walk and call Marky. The smell of gum trees is in the air, it makes me smile.I get fuel at Gundagai and show Buster the Dog on the Tucker Box. Still five hours till I am home. I turn off on the B300 which will save me time but I get surrounded by logging trucks again. I keep thinking of Chris's terrible death so I let all of them pass and hope my windscreen isn't smashed. I call into some no name area and fill up with fuel. About one hour to go and I'm feeling sleepy. Window down, my second coffee and jelly babies. I arrive home at 3.00 and Mark and Midnight so happy to see me and I won't let them go. It's nice to be home. We put up Marky's Youtube Wednesday. On time well kind of. Split Enz live from 1981. Mal Greens last gig with the band (till the reunion). It's from Sweetwaters in New Zealand. Rather fine audio for "Hard Act To Follow”. September 25thUp early at 6.00 am, still in Wollongong mode. No sun, so grey. I can feel the cold , I miss that sunshine.I speak to Sis and my Uncle has suddenly gone down hill, they have moved him back to ICU, so that's a real worry. September 26thI love that PM Albanese and the government have rejected Trumps UNGA rhetoric. The Liberals and wankers like Hastie are crawling up Trump's fat arse. Urgh!I call the Wollongong hospital, this time to check how my cousin Davids operation went. I am certain I am adopted, I am rarely sick. My Uncle seems to be getting way worse, my Sister amazing spending so much time with him. I check every few hours. I have the worst feeling around this. Mark gives me "Alien: Earth” on bluray. I am stoked. He is a keeper that bloke of mine. Mango Chicken for dinner. Not bad. September 27thSo we are running our "Skyhooks Votes” again. A chance for Skyhook fans to pick their 3 favourite songs and send in the vote. Last time we had 1500+ votes so hoping to double that seeing the Skyhooks FB page of ours is so popular.The Melbourne Storm are in the grand final. Good to see. September 28thI was slightly tempted. Seeing Rocky Horror Show is now 50+ years old, many of the small theatres can put on productions without all the high fee's. Such is the case of Maffra Dramatic Society… who are currently casting. It's so very tempting…. Need to practice the Time Warp a bit more. My legs still look great in fishnets.September 29thThe Police on Mt D tourist road pull me over, their first car for the day. Rego check, no outstanding fines, booze test. I am the first to try the new pot/meth test, very similar to Covid. I am good on all counts. I think I make the cop nervous as he drops my sample swab. I'm fine with such checks, nothing to hide.My uncle now has pneumonia which is the worst scenario. Still in ICU. Trying to keep Mum positive. May sister is such a force to be reckoned with , she's doing so much. September 30thI head into the charity and my partner in crime is Deb. We work on the prices for all the Halloween stuff, and a few hours later we change the Book Cave , add cobwebs and mannequins in outfits. Suddenly it's filling up with people buying Halloween items. The first of my Art Suitcases sells within 15 minutes. A bit lame that I'm happy people love the art.My Mum is so cute. She sounds so upset that Nicole Kidman is divorcing Keith Urban. October 1st.When we were kids, October meant ROCKTOBER. Radio station 2SM would have so many Rocktober live concerts and all free. Good times.I pay our 2 bills on time. We owe nothing, that always feels good. Markys Youtube Wednesday. The fabulous Finn Brothers. "Mood Swinging Man” live. From memory this is not about Hessie, Judd or myself, it's about their dad Richard., This live video is from Melbourne, Dallas Brookes Hall. February 13th 1996. We hope you enjoy it. October 2ndHappy Birthday to Dave Faulkner from the Hoodoo Gurus. He just turned 68. What a great band The Hoodoo's are.I was driving back from Olinda and who do I see heading into The Pig & Whistle, lead singer of Frente- Ms Angie Hart. So I slow my car down, wind down the window and like some crazy fan scream out "Angie, loved your singing on Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. Yes Angie was on the show as a musician in The Bronze. Josh and Angie penned the song "Blue” together. She laughed, waved and probably thought I was a complete kook. What a sad arse fan boy I am. October 3rdWell it's 1.00 pm and the phone rings and an expected call, my kid sister. Our Uncle has passed away . It hurts me most hearing her cry. So today I deal with this as best I can. I check on Mum, I check on Sis so many times. I call relatives. It's along weekend in NSW so Sis cant get to the funeral place till Wednesday. I pack the car ready to zoom up as I hate them dealing with this, but they talk me out of a rush home and I unpack it again.I sidetrack myself in the art room and finish Art Suitcase #5. There was going to be 10 but as of now only 5. The Salvo store at Kilsyth will have them in the Book Nook area. All numbered, tagged and I signed them. So cheap for art. $15-$20 . I head in and drop in case #5. The girls ask me about my Uncle so I tell them and they wrap arms around me, genuine sympathy. A few shed tears. I stay for an hour and tidy up the Halloween area. It's full of people buying things, 2 cute Goth girls buy dresses. It's wonderful to see. Another of the Art suitcases sells. I want to run up and thank the person but control myself. Where else can you buy such fun art pieces for such amazing prices. A PG original. Surely they will value and be worth millions. LOL. I am sad, Marky is amazing and cooks dinner and holds me. Not much sleep tonight. October 4thI wake up and know it's not a dream. Talk to the family all day.I see Andrew Hastie quits his position in the Libs cabinet, something about that guy, he creeps me out. He chickens out of running up against Ley as party leader. We really dont need another happy clapper religious zombie in Australian politics. Morrison was enough. I see some footage of Crowded House playing at the Singapore Grand Prix. I like those orange pants Nick. So no encore for the band, how weird is that? I put up the results from our "Skyhooks Votes”. Almost 5000 people send in votes, amazing. Once again "Loves Not Good Enough” is the most loved Skyhooks song. October 5thDaylight savings so everyone on the mountain is walking around yawning, including the cat.Loving Royal Otis covering "Linger”, they sound great, #2 on the Aussie charts. Check out their new album too. Good to support these talented Aussie youngsters. I have completed a huge month long F/16. Debs lap top has gone awol [editor's note: sadly stolen with most of our other belongings in our camper, sorry for the delay] so she hasn't been able to update the diary… so it's the largest diary entry EVER. Thanks for being patient all of you, I get dozens of emails a day around a "new update" I guess it shows you guys are interested still. Thanks for the kind messages around our Uncle too. So tonight we are watching the grand final. Hoping for a Melbourne Storm victory, but the Broncos are amazing so I expect they will topple the Storm. My Sister, her husband and Maddison are travelling to the venue to watch the game, all decked out in purple and white for The Storm. It's the super warm day here I am sure but suddenly our East Lawn is covered in purple and white flowers, an omen. We pop some streamers on turf fence, showing some support for the Melbourne team. Sis calls and her and Maddison were filmed for the main news channel in their Melbourne Storm outfits, good one girls. The game is close but the Storm are not playing at their best. The Bronco's win 26/22. The best part for Sis and myself, towards the end, John Denvers '”take me home, country road” is playing at the stadium, this was one of our Uncle Des's fave songs and in fact the song my sister played to him when he was fading away. So that one moment at the footy meant something extra special to us both. On that note, the thanks for reading this extremely LONG diary entry and huge thank you to Deb Levitt. [editor's note: thanks for everybody's patience!] xxPG |
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