*Dreams – 19th December 1998

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Babe

Oh man – I wish you would call! I miss you badly sweety – and then I realise you’ve only been gone less than two weeks! I had a bad dream on Friday night. Me and your Dad were comparing the sizes of our bellies and both saying how we should get some exercise (this wasn’t the bad part of the dream by the way!). You’d also just come back from Taiwan and were happy to see me but then didn’t want to talk about anything and you half joking, half meant it when you told me to go away. So I went away…You didn’t come talk to me until later and then you were shitty with me for going before! Anyway, this all made me feel down when I woke up and I wanted to speak to you – make sure you’re all right and everything. I hope you’re still having fun there – sure wish I could get some contact with you though – if I had yr number I’d be calling.

The gigs on the weekend were pretty cool. Gerling were good and Not From There were good too – didn’t stay til the end of their set though – I’d had a few drinks (wasn’t driving) and needed to go home and sleep. I walked all the way from Annandale to Central – stopping off to pick up a veggie kebab on the way – which was the best food I’d ever eaten considering how hungry and tired I was. By this time I’d sobered up considerably too!

Next gig was Vicious Hairy Mary at the Globe – didn’t stay for VHM but saw Testicle Candy who were fuckin awesome. Oren and Robbie from Phlegm, Lucas and two Japanese dudes. They just made a racket then ran round the back out the side through the audience and round back on stage round and round – hitting things when they got back on stage! Lucas had had a major operation on his arm a couple of days before and was in a sling and cast! The audience was pretty nonplussed! Zenryoko Onanies were great! Funny, fun punk rock n roll. Absolutely Japanese. I met an old friend called Troy too and got his number which was cool.

Hayden had a fantastic weekend with lots of toys and lots of fun! He had a bit of a temperature on Sunday but we still had fun. I had him in no nappy most of the day trying to get him to go on the potty. He did some wee in there which was cool – but left a trail of sweetcorn poo up the hall! He was quite proud of that too! Well, no rest for the wicked – back to work….Come home safely my angel – I can’t wait to hold you again.
Your pal, your friend

*Angel – 18th December 1998

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Well, was a bit busy yesterday, and really there are no excuses but I failed to write you a mail so here I am!

Watched a great movie on Wed night – 6 Days 6 Nights – you have to watch it with me – it was awesome! Has Beatrice Dalle in. I’ve seen it in the video stores before but never got it out – it was on SBS so I taped it. You will love it I reckon!

Went to the city after work yesterday to do some Christmas shopping – was looking for a present for Bronwyn but I still didn’t know what to get her. I went to Market City to get some dinner – got lemon bean curd with crispy noodles – you’re supposed to have it with rice and they gave me a funny look when I asked for it with crispy noodles – like, why would you want it with that! Also had a sago dessert as usual. Was packed out for dinnertime – mostly by white people. I looked around the shops but there isn’t really that much there I reckon – I thought it was bigger.

Anyway was walking back up Pitt St and popped into Red Eye’s secondhand shop just on the off chance. Found some goddamn bargains – including a 29-track CD by Rob Crow – the singer/songwriter from Heavy Vegetable – and for 5 bucks! I walked up to the mall but couldn’t find anything suitable as a present and was getting pretty pissed off with it all. So walked back down George Street to Sponge House where Oren was playing that night. Met Oren’s girlfriend (or should I say fiance) outside with one of her friends and went for a coffee (Christain hadn’t(and didn’t) turned up).

So I asked these two ladies what I should get and they came up with a good idea of a free beauty treatment thing of some sort – like a facial etc so I was pretty pleased with that – now i just have to find somewhere that will do vouchers – and today!

Anyway, this other girl (also called Bronwyn) was a video editor so I told her about the equipment I have and may get in touch with her to come and have a look at it sometime. Went into Sponge House – you have to see it babe – it’s mad – just a little room with equipment in one corner and a bench in the other!

This girl the others there (all 9 or 10 of us) knew came and sat down and babbled on about some records she’d bought and then said she’d been around all the sex shops and around Chinatown giving out flyers. I looked a little puzzled – she said “Yeah and I’ve already got one call from some guy who wants to be tied up and walked all over – fine with me!”. I was like, right-io! She was a bit barmy but quite funny and completely unpretentious – I did wonder if she was cracking on to me for some business though.

Anyways, if you’d have come you wouldn’t have been the only Asian there – one guy and one girl – not sure if they were together or not. Anyway, the music was great – Oren on guitar and Pheebee on other things – she played in Alternahunk and is quite well known (apparently!) – and it was cool to hear the traffic on George Street just outside. I was really inspired! I will try to go back there soon.

Tomorrow night is Not From There and Gerling and Sunday is Vicious Hairy Mary, a Jap band and Testicle Candy (another band Oren is involved in). I’m sure I’m gonna run out of money before Christmas!

All right babes – I keep looking forward to hearing from you – and really looking forward to seeing you again and having a big damn cuddle!