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GonePirateSenior Contributor
i encourage you all to join me for some casual drinking, social lubrication and light laughter right here in the beer garden.
Oh and before anyone gets up in arms about alcohol and its dangers the main beer on tap is VB or virtual beer
beer is the third most commonly consumed drink in the world behind water and tea
why not share the worlds joy with friends
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TABSenior Contributor
..no, re 'delusion' @Lostboy yes re pain, tolerance and denial .. well it doesnt always hurt consistently when things are bad, and yes, it was rotten cheese when finally got it opened up, thinking wooden teeth like '00s years ago not such a bad idea lol, as in in working for food shelter and dental bills lol
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LostboySenior Contributor
Sounds bad, sorry @TAB. And like an apparition I shall disappear. Good night.
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TABSenior Contributor
Well, it;s all done and gone now @Lostboy crap topic, thought you may be able to relate to it though
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LostboySenior Contributor
Maybe it's good it's gone, no stress, I'm just exhausted, in case I make no sense, but yes I relate, thank you for the converse, now I must retire. Peace.
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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TABSenior Contributor
A lot of my fave music is from 60s and 70s @utopia ..I'm just picky that's all 
still like lots newer than that, but I dont forget the older stuff, yeah been told off by ex's for not liking latest ..whatever it is, yet, around same time, got big kudos from her daughter born around 1990 for other stuff haha who knows old trying to be young, young just liking what sounds good, which is what I do, dont care when it came from
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TABSenior Contributor
ooh .. well I guess you did @utopia .. used to be cool ..in 1973 lol .. I actually met him about 4 years ago . he and his band were in the next room at a once grand broken down motel/ band hall for want of better word .. partner/bete noir snuck in to see what she said was audience of 10, I didn't bother .. but got to watch her interactions which turned into confrontations between her and JE, band etc as they partied into night.. ghosts there for her assume .. was a strange time ..ended up driving her to airport in Sydney, put her on plane in wheelchair(?) .. and had a peaceful drive back to Adelaide via Hay etc on my own .. what a life
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utopiaSenior Contributor
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TABSenior Contributor
yeah, apparently things picked up for him just before his demise @utopia .. well after playing Katoomba etc soz lol yeah used to like him when was a kid, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple lasted longer tho .. used to sit in dark in kitchen and listen to radio, could get Victoria at night lol, well I did wire the aerial up to the grapevine trellis.. remember 3 Dog Night, Sandy Shaw, Seekers, buying music lyrics at newsagent lol .. yeah main one was hearing Black Night by Deep Purple in about 1971 .. loved it well to be honest was prob looking for something, and well, I found it 
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