1 Dec

Memoir – A Few Famous Failures

Three joint ventures I shared with an actor mate, Shane Withington.

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1 Dec

The Prince of Punters

A police raid with the Prince of Punters, Perce Galea.

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24 Nov

Memoir – The Day the Hitmen Came

This week's podcast includes one venture that almost went very pear-shaped.

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24 Nov

Colourful Perce Galea

This Brush with Fame (or infamy) is with colourful Sydney underworld figure, Perce Galea.

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17 Nov

Memoir – Meet the Swami

This podcast is about a friend I have had for 58 years and is titled, The Day I Met the Swami.

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17 Nov

Meet Mr. Dingo

Today, a couple of brushes with one of Australia's National Living Treasures, Ernie Dingo.

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10 Nov

Memoir – Anzac Days

This memoir tip is to choose one day in the year that has had an impact on you.

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10 Nov

The Last Man Hanged

Today's brush with 'fame' - the last man to be hanged in Australia.

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3 Nov

Memoir – The Day My Father Died

Memoirs should reflect life and, as such, there can be recounting of events that were sad or traumatic.

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3 Nov

A Pickle with Frank

Today's brush is with actor, John Bluthal. He was Frank Pickle in The Vicar of Dibley.

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27 Oct

Memoir – Pick a Year, Any Year!

My memoir year is 1969, the year my boarding school housemaster humiliated me in front of the whole house.

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27 Oct

The King of Comedy

This brush is with Australia's undisputed King of Comedy.

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20 Oct

Memoir – The Family Tree

An easy chapter to write in a memoir is looking at your family tree.

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20 Oct

Vanuatu Pandemonium

The Vanuatu Condominium, which was known as the Pandemonium.

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13 Oct

Memoir – Why Don’t You Get a Real Job?

My mother often said that writers and artists have more mealtimes than meals and that I should aim to get a real job. I became a writer and an artist.

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13 Oct

They Are NOT Married!

A Vanuatu wedding reception that went pear-shaped, thanks to a racist outburst.

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6 Oct

Memoir – The Day I Met a Murderer

A brush with fame (or in this case, infamy) and a bag of mixed lollies.

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6 Oct

Kiwi Adventure!

New Zealand's North Island for a soft-adventure family holiday!

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29 Sep

Memoir – The Day I Defied Gravity

I broke four wrists in primary school. This flash of stupidity accounted for two of them.

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29 Sep

One Night in Bangkok

To Bangkok for Pad Thai, Pythons and Ping-Pong balls!

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