I was going through some pics and I found these
That I totally forgot to post about at the time
Which should come as no surprise to anyone who knows me
And knows how much I do not have my shit together
Anyhoo
Better later than never, right?
So back when it was my birthday on the Victorian tour
We started of the day with wonderful family friends
Wally & Rosemary
Who, for as long as I can remember, we have called
Miss Rosemary and Sir Walter Fat-fuck
I’m pretty sure Dad probably gave them their nick-names
(that’s them, in the back of this pic)
They were having a bit of a shindig at their house and invited us to come along
And what an amazing home they have
An outdoor grill that would make Diamond sulk for a year
Something that really made the day special for us
Was Dad getting to catch up with, and me getting to meet for the first time
Gerry
A friend of Dad’s for many, many years now
You may not recognise him from the photos but I’m pretty sure most of you would be familiar with his work (we’ll get to that later)
He’s a top bloke of the highest order
And his wife Pauline
Well, I’m pretty sure I’ve never met a more genuine, kind and fun lady
Love at first site for me
She was just brilliant
They even invited me to stay at their house whenever I am in the UK
Which might help if they actually adopted me my cause next time
.
Of course we got the guitar out
Just spreading the cultural enrichment….as we do
Some of the folks had not heard Dad’s stuff before
And none of them had heard of me at all
Always fun seeing people react to our music for the first time
The lovely Miss Rosemary even prepared a homemadeĀ pavlova that doubled as my birthday cake
But seeing I inhaled it before any pics were taken
Here’s what I would call my 2nd cake
The CAM-CAKE
A big ol’ door stopper sized slab of Camembert cheese
Yeah baby!
So indeed yes, it was a fabbo, FABBO day
I want to end this with some of my favorite songs from Gerry’s history making repertoire
This one gives me goosebumps
[YOUTUBE]8smO4VS9134[/YOUTUBE]
Probably his biggest hit (which he sang for us)
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And my all-time favourite
[YOUTUBE]Ig20b9EXU0Y[/YOUTUBE]
Told you he is the shit!
ah memories ……. š
not laughed til some sort of liquid came out my nose for many a year and was sorely needed. Love ya x
There’s much to be said about outdoor kitchens…like…I WANT ONE!!! Gerry ROCKS! Def the shit! Looks like a GREAT day in Victoria!