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27 Nov 2007 Hello beautiful people, I've taken a break from my relentless self-flaggelation in the cause of work to drop you a line. It's so nice to read your messages. Particularly tonight because I was having a little tantrum (everything is UNFAIR!!) merely brought on by my own expectation of productivity, the burning desire for a stiff drink and the lack of anyone to accompany me in drinking said drink. One needs to maintain appearances (read: I can't be drinking alone because that's alcoholic behaviour!!) I have good news and bad news. The bad news is I lost one of my gorgeous baby brothers in September: Mikel. It was an accident. He died doing something he loved which is some consolation. Following that was my Nana, an Aunty, and the woman who was nearly my Mother-in-law (from NZ, not Daniel's mum). It's been a rum time, to be sure. Dad and I have joked about starting a leader-board to see who goes next (no bets though, that would just be tasteless). Black humour indeed. So in honour of my baby brother, who was never afraid of anything, I decided that I would no longer do what I refer to as "Idol" gigs. Which is to say: covers gigs. My first gig will be at the Fringe Festival in Canberra next year. I also resolved to stop being a chicken and put out a solo album. Shock Horror! It'll be called "Squalor Boys and The Path of Good Intentions" The follow up will be called "The Inkling and The Darkling" I like naming things. I'm working on the PR for the National Multicultural Festival in Canberra (February 8-17) If you're a facebooker, please join the group: *click*. It's such a great festival, it's hardly believable! (my facebook page is my personal page, so please don't be offended if I don't add you) The Fringe is part of the Multicultural Festival, and I'm playing on the 12th of Feb if you're around... I hope you're well and happy. I hope life hasn't been too cruel. If you need cheering up, please go and check out the artist Rob Ryan on www.misterrob.co.uk I stumbled across his book "This Is For You" and it broke my heart in a happy way. Speaking of broken hearts: I saw Gotye (Walter De Backer and his incredible mini-orchestra) play at Canberra's Trackside festival a couple of weeks ago. I will never be able to speak to him. The man is a genius. He broke my heart by being probably too short for me to ever marry him. And too brilliant for me to be able to pluck up the courage to say "hello" if I ever did meet him. come to think of it, I could just follow him about on my knees...that's not creepy, is it? xx me
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