Category: Voice and Spoken Word
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New song about oldies
1989. Turning forty. I’m in my cab, two o’clock in the morning, sitting on Cammeray rank. No work on the radio, nobody about and I’m pretty down. These words popped into my head. Too old to be a boxer, too short to be a cop. Too young to be a wise man, my body’s not…
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The Answering Machine Message
A few years ago I came home and found this on my answering machine … for a wrong number. My flatmates and I cacked ourselves for weeks as we played it over and over and started to recite bits back at each other. GOLD! My mate Dan did the drawing. Turn up the volume because…
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Inches away from millimetre perfect
Hanging around in Melbourne pubs and clubs in the 1980s, being cynical and feeling sorry for myself. Ah, to be in my early thirties again! Not! Teenage fashion junkies Playing poor Fifty dollar hairdos Labels on their pants Hip shack rhythms collide Push through the sweat Women yawn together In the breaks They wait for…
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First time musings
First time playing with a blog, rather than a website. Hoping to provide an easy to access interface for showcasing my creative work. Starting with some voice demos. Spoken word and narration My favourite job and others
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