tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post4505658848053357916..comments2023-12-12T11:39:43.504+01:00Comments on Blurb from the Burbs: MedicatedMoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-25103864510353326282011-01-29T07:04:53.518+01:002011-01-29T07:04:53.518+01:00Haha!! Your experience was VERY different to mine...Haha!! Your experience was VERY different to mine! We CHOSE to go see Dinky - it was kinda like dinner theatre - and the whole experience was so bizarre it was good (in the way that 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' is so kitsch it's good). Jim did talk for a long while about previous experiences - but the story of how he & his family lost their business was fascinating (to me!). But yeah, it's different when you've chosen to be/do something, isn't it!<br /><br />Thanx for dropping by!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-86982928170194307092009-08-01T02:59:45.321+02:002009-08-01T02:59:45.321+02:00He he.He he.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-80518603773751991502009-07-31T11:53:43.833+02:002009-07-31T11:53:43.833+02:00I'm sure I've seen this on Sunrise or some...I'm sure I've seen this on Sunrise or something. He is a famous dog unless there's another one out there. Frankly I think it sounds charming and one of those tales young Saph will take with her wherever she goes! And I've just realised that Eleanor is an Aussie! OI OI OI!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-37304735898993367562009-07-31T10:26:15.518+02:002009-07-31T10:26:15.518+02:00Oh that was funny. Obviously not funny for you at ...Oh that was funny. Obviously not funny for you at the time, but surely worth the temporary pain for such a wonderful blog story. See, every cloud... silver lining... etc.deepkickgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02680613104887320179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-38945738581710253472009-07-31T05:46:56.819+02:002009-07-31T05:46:56.819+02:00Kath, my thoughts exactly ;)Kath, my thoughts exactly ;)Benjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-37021413576196898112009-07-31T04:49:26.740+02:002009-07-31T04:49:26.740+02:00Pub Daddy - Get yourself on a 4WD camping tour. Th...Pub Daddy - Get yourself on a 4WD camping tour. That way the itinerary, petrol, meals and equipment are out of your hands and you can pitch in and help, laugh, enjoy the scenery, go walking and have a good holiday.<br /><br />We went with wayoutback.com.au - but our magnificent tour guide, Geoff has finished up and moved to WA. Still, I'm sure that they have other good blokes or sheilas as well. <br /><br />And to be honest... about a week would do it, unless you guys are driving up and back?Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-5969491919535816682009-07-31T04:45:24.651+02:002009-07-31T04:45:24.651+02:00River, 'Possum' was brilliant and we were ...River, 'Possum' was brilliant and we were off-road most of the time.<br /><br />Eleanor, I love dingoes and thought that Dinky was brilliant. I'd rather have spent time with him that with his tiresome owner...<br /><br />Ashleigh, apart from the tour-leader, no-one knew what was going on and Geoff certainly wasn't going to help me!<br /><br />Benjamin, it's a good thing you live in Melbourne or you'd be writing Wolf Creek 2 and traumatising a generation of young kiddies and Kiwi tourists.<br /><br />Dr B, we didn't *see* Dinky after after Sapphire started playing the piano; just a pushy fat bloke that wouldn't let us get to the deli counter! And yes, LC saved us some lunch :)Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-4957061696391661772009-07-31T04:24:14.848+02:002009-07-31T04:24:14.848+02:00And I hope LC saved you and Sapph a sandwich....And I hope LC saved you and Sapph a sandwich....drbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-40825677495456246352009-07-31T04:21:29.685+02:002009-07-31T04:21:29.685+02:00I thought that was an excellent experience, not ev...I thought that was an excellent experience, not everyone has a chance to play piano with a Dingo!!<br /><br />I would have volunteered!!drbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-71508571627643183282009-07-31T03:55:48.752+02:002009-07-31T03:55:48.752+02:00Sounds entertaining...for about 30 seconds.
Altho...Sounds entertaining...for about 30 seconds.<br /><br />Although I've wanted to do it for a while, you've kind of inspired me Kath, so we're organising a 2-3 week central Australia trip for early next year! Got any 'must-dos' for me?Cinema Minimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393403989921214855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-17090704383741456232009-07-31T03:54:32.269+02:002009-07-31T03:54:32.269+02:00Far out, a guy like that must be nuts bored living...Far out, a guy like that must be nuts bored living in the desert like that.<br /><br />I can only imagine how I'd be living in the desert...getting poor kids to read my 'famous' horror stories and scary the shit out of them...:PBenjamin Solahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10657105522335752577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-24571954706616927432009-07-30T12:54:17.959+02:002009-07-30T12:54:17.959+02:00Ha ha ha. Oh dear.
Reminds me of a bloke at a pla...Ha ha ha. Oh dear.<br /><br />Reminds me of a bloke at a place I used to work at. He never had much to do (he was totally inept as far as I'm aware). So he'd wander around and lob on somebody. He was famous.<br /><br />But we had a system. If ANYBODY saw this guy getting settled with somebody else - such for example as walking past and seeing the getting settled for a nice long chat - then we'd be on our way, wait a diplomatic 5 minutes or so. Then phone the victim. "Hey fred, we have a terribly difficult technical problem. Can you come see us in the lab to sort it out?"<br /><br />Worked every time :)ashleighhttp://ashleigh.id.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-46477916349510262972009-07-30T09:56:31.133+02:002009-07-30T09:56:31.133+02:00i do remember seeing this guy on the telly. and i...i do remember seeing this guy on the telly. and i don't recall much good coming out of the piano... or anything other than the dog really.<br /><br />i used to half own a dog that was half dingo (although i half owned the whole... in case that needs clarification). he was the most handsome dog ever. <br />(oops. did Milly hear that?!)eleanor bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11642298362764360355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-74750116350955061072009-07-30T09:08:14.576+02:002009-07-30T09:08:14.576+02:00I think it was a bit mean of Geoff not to warn you...I think it was a bit mean of Geoff not to warn you in advance about Jim and Dinky. You could have left Sapph. outside and zipped in and out of the shop if you'd known. Still, playing piano with a dingo has to be a story Sapph. can recount more than once before her friends are sick of it. Did you get any lunch or did you have to wait for the dinner stop?<br />I like the look of "possum"; a good sturdy transport vehicle.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-5196312155870609862009-07-30T05:58:48.420+02:002009-07-30T05:58:48.420+02:00Imagine, dear Cat, what it was like for my ten yea...Imagine, dear Cat, what it was like for my ten year old, who HATES being the centre of attention!Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-6029052050309627352009-07-30T05:58:02.441+02:002009-07-30T05:58:02.441+02:00Yep. Not in very good condition, mind you, which i...Yep. Not in very good condition, mind you, which is probably why Dinky the dingo is allowed to stand on it. And yep, all true.Kath Locketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09677312773827236567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-68440060487907527172009-07-30T05:57:19.627+02:002009-07-30T05:57:19.627+02:00Oh no, I HATE to be buttonholed like that, I am wa...Oh no, I HATE to be buttonholed like that, I am way too polite and embarrassed to wiggle out of it. My hubby has instructions to come and fetch me after 5 mins if I am unlucky enough to be caught in the driveway by our CHATTY neighbours....Cat J Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392607219027350143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14994418.post-20478338163954487192009-07-30T03:25:30.634+02:002009-07-30T03:25:30.634+02:00There was a piano in the truck stop?
I must admit,...There was a <i>piano</i> in the truck stop?<br />I must admit, I thought the first part of this story was a dream - piano-playing-singing-along-with dingo, beer-belly, walrus, CD recording ...franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.com