Hey Mike I see from your profile that you are another "upside down" fan**
this makes 7 that I know of who have broken cover in either corfid or the Newsgroup
the others are the two Melbourne cordid posters
Mende Joveski a young student
(catmam)Ron Chidgey a great chat room attendee
a pair posting from Sydney
(Sydney) Steve Atkins a great wit/picture captioner extraordinaire
(Gunter)) Gunther Wandtke a Summertime Dreamer
(who took Mende's barbed germanic slur very equably I thought)
"ACHTUNG!!!!!!

ALLES LOOKENPEEPERS!

...Dies Machine is nicht fur gefingerpoken und mitten-graben.
Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk, blowen fusen und poppen
corken mit spitzensparken. Is nicht fur gewerken by das
dummkopfen. Das rubber necken sightseerers keepen das mitts in
das pockets - relaxen und watchen das blinken lights."

and from the Newsgroup
Peter Treloar who made it to Toronto in May 2001
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9...rch20039fp.jpg
Photo from a Mornington pub March 2003 during the visit by Californian Goon Show fan
Derek Kidd (from the left Ron Derek Peter and Peter's son Sam)
(the murihikukid) Ron Jenkins in South Island New Zealand
It would be fantastic if you all could contrive to save for Massey Hall 2006
(I have previously suggested that by the time that comes you might be able to get here quicker if you between you charter
a supersonic business jet.It so happenned that soon after I made that outlandish suggestion my weekly Aviation Week magazine
revealed details of the Aerion proposal:-
http://www.flug-revue.rotor.com/FRTy...on/AerioAr.JPG
so get out your piggy banks.!!!
Seriously it is about time that we received news of the first Australian Gordfest. I am sure that Derek will willingly return
to Melbourne for more face to face insults from Peter (who has alredy declared his intention to return to Toronto next year.
Alternatively why not in any case meet up "down there"
**Note Steve that Mike readily admitted to being "down here" none of your spherical objects nonsense
Who knows if you get your skates on you could get a gordfedstoz held before the long delayed gordfestuk200?
John Fowles
see the silver bird on high
She's a-way and westward bound
far a-bove the clouds she'll fly
from:-
http://www.azchords.com/l/lightfootg...abs-73627.html

Hi John ....

Down here ?? Yep, guilty as charged. From the land where we drive on the left and flick our wall switches down to turn on the lights ...

;)

So far, I've given Endless Wire one listen, but I will come back in again after the 2nd and/or 3rd to give my opinion once again. Believe it or not, I liked the album pretty much so far, and my first impression was that it wasn't as bad as I was worried it was going to be. I liked it more than I thought I would, but I need to listen to it a couple of more times for the material to officially sink in. So far, the album sounds merely like a different side of Gord, rather than a dud, but I will get back to you folks after the 2nd or 3rd listen.

I also got Cold On The Shoulder today, but I haven't listened to that one yet. I will very shortly.

So far, I've given Endless Wire one listen, but I will come back in again after the 2nd and/or 3rd to give my opinion once again. Believe it or not, I liked the album pretty much so far, and my first impression was that it wasn't as bad as I was worried it was going to be. I liked it more than I thought I would, but I need to listen to it a couple of more times for the material to officially sink in. So far, the album sounds merely like a different side of Gord, rather than a dud, but I will get back to you folks after the 2nd or 3rd listen.

I also got Cold On The Shoulder today, but I haven't listened to that one yet. I will very shortly.

mike, what state are you in?

I live just outside of Melbourne, Victoria.

Hi Mike.
I have been to Melbourne. it is a beautiful city! it is one of the nicest I have traveled to in the world. I an from the NY city area .
Bill Hall

what state is Mike in??
a state of some confusion I'll wager I had looked at his profile and therefore noted that he was in Melbourne along with you Mende Ron and Peter.The Last time I investigated Melbourne was in Victoria, but since Steve up there in Sydney (or is that down there in Sydney) seems intent on turning the world upside down perhaps Melbourne has now moved??
John Fowles.
P.S. Mike point regarding wall switches is well taken after 5 yeare in the U S of A I still get caught out by the fact that here the switches
are indeed upside dowe unlike the UK and obviously Australia. Must be something to do with driving on the wrong side of the road here due to the overbearing French influence back in the mid 1700's.OK OK I'd better as a new American now shut up as this is after all independance day!!!

what state is Mike in??
a state of some confusion I'll wager I had looked at his profile and therefore noted that he was in Melbourne along with you Mende Ron and Peter.The Last time I investigated Melbourne was in Victoria, but since Steve up there in Sydney (or is that down there in Sydney) seems intent on turning the world upside down perhaps Melbourne has now moved??
John Fowles.
P.S. Mike point regarding wall switches is well taken after 5 yeare in the U S of A I still get caught out by the fact that here the switches
are indeed upside dowe unlike the UK and obviously Australia. Must be something to do with driving on the wrong side of the road here due to the overbearing French influence back in the mid 1700's.OK OK I'd better as a new American now shut up as this is after all independance day!!!

Thanks Bill !!

It's a LOOONNNG way away, but most people just love it .... we have one of your navy vessels down here on shore leave at the moment and in a TV news interview with the crew, their "first port of call" is the local zoo to see the koalas, the wombats and the 'roos.

When Bette Midler toured here in (if I recall correctly) 1978, she went back to the States minus six of her roadies ... they decided to stay on permanently .... Bette put it down to the beer ;)

John, driving on the right hand side of the road is one thing ... but sitting in the left seat just makes it all the more weird ..... I drove once from SFO to San Diego and it isn't something I'd recommend for the faint hearted. The concentration levels required to override your natural driving (RH seat / LS road)instincts really take it out of you.

Shadows is one of my absolute favourites and you really need to get Summer Side of Life, another personal favourite of mine

Shadows is one of my absolute favourites and you really need to get Summer Side of Life, another personal favourite of mine

thanks mike.. i'm in melbourne's northern suburbs..(preston)