The Life and Times of Peter Green
updated 27 April 2025
 PG with Gough Whitlam. One of my few heroes. |
April 14thMarky working on the sound for the next Video Youtube Wednesday and it's going to be a Mullanes track from Bankstown Sports Centre , almost 40 years ago , way back in 1985. Now for all you trainspotters out there, who have the Crowded House 2 CD Deluxe Editions. The live Mullanes track of "Left Hand" on disc #2 of the debut album, it says from the Tivoli Theatre but it's not, it's from Bankstown as well. Not sure why NZ got that one wrong, maybe their copy of the cassette doesn't have the venue details. Anyway that's something for you die hards that have to know it all. LOL.My mate Jed has a new song out of his soon called "Dance with the dark". I think it's the best thing that he has done. If I get a link I'll add it onto the diary down the track. You know what it's like with mates, you be polite, give it a few listens and if you dont like it you don't say much. So it's good that I did enjoy this one. April 15thWhat a really excellent way to start the day. This morning the guy at my petrol station tells me how much he loved the HESSIE documentary. Quite detailed thank you too which was excellent. He also gives me free coffee. Very sweet of him.The charity is rather quiet today, so I play catch up and get back on top of things for the Book Cave. A bit of vinyl goes out today & it is gobbled up within 30 minutes. Some really cool tattoos on people shaping in the store. April 16thI head to the Philanthropic Collectives Free Food program this morning at Olinda. Nice to see the council are working on the building and the grounds. The crew are in and everyone is about start filling our food boxes. If you have a Facebook account please give the Philanthropic Collective a "like". I am trying to get them to 1000 likes. Up top 956 now so it ticks over one or two per day. It just takes a few seconds…thanks dear diary readers. A simple like can make the difference.I love Amy Taylor from Amyl & the Sniffers great comments on the stage at Coachella. Today is Wednesday and Markys Youtube gold is up. Thought I'd give Paul Hester & Largest Living Things (Live) another push. Give it view for Paulo. Just one live song. You can enjoy it here. April 17thHappy Birthday to Mr Noel Crombie. He turns 72. The years are creeping by for all the Enz guys.At Salvo's today and I buy a dress. It's not just for Kalorama leisure wear but for a photo shoot, kind of Kurt Cobain meets American Gothic. A possible painting, and I buy a hat for Mark. Yes both of us will be in this. Don't want to give too much away. I try it on and the girls all cheer. (It doesn't take much). It takes a bit of effort for a bloke to look good in a frock. 7/10. Interesting that they might of found a planet that looks like it has 2 gases, which are normally generated by living organisms (especially microbial life.. marine algae etc). Planet K2-18b…about 124 light years away. From memory a light year is about 9.5 trillion kms. We shall see… April 18thI was polled by YouGov a few days ago and the results are in the media. Labor vote moved up (maybe that was my vote?). Labor now 53 and LNP-47. Labors primary voter has caught up to the Liberals . Albo way ahead of Dutton as Preferred PM.Only a few days before the Pre Polling starts, a tiny bit anxious which is normal. It's kind of like touring- the few days before I start questioning myself and my efficiency. But it always turns out ok and usually I love seeing those wheels of democracy wobbling along. I am so stubbornly neutral when I am working at an election. I just want all Aussies to get their vote no matter which side of politics they support. April 19thI spend the morning helpings searchers look for lost boy called Parfa. He has autism & is non verbal. Just as I am heading back out and he is found so thats good. As I sit outside i see a dog run onto the road. The girl from the Deli and myself rescue him, his name is Archie . We try to call and text his owner and eventually get through and he comes down and rescues Archie. Lots off good rescues today. It happens in threes I am sure….happy endings.April 20thLovely rain. All of the locals are sitting outside at the bakery under the cover, we are all telling stories, it's really enjoyable.April 21stIt's easter Monday and we are stuffing our faces with easter eggs from home. So much chocolate. I wonder if I can get pimples at my age?I make some lunch for tomorrows day one of Pre Polling. A bit of studying as well, just to make sure I know what I am doing. Trudi calls so a nice chat with her too. She wishes me well. April 22ndNot much sleep and I am awake at some stupid time. I greet the bakery girls at 6.00 and they make me a coffee to take to work. I arrive a few minutes early and it's great to see my boss Terri again. Lots of familiar faces on the work crew. It all goes well, back in the saddle-they put me on Declaration table straight away and after the first 3 people it's pretty much all coming back to me. A long day , a 11 hour day.I crash early when I get home. Already worn out after only day one. LOL. April 23rdI start at the election later today so the morning I rush to our Food Bank, spend a few hours working at that place, grab my coffee, and head home to put Markys Youtube Video up. It's Crowded House. The first single off their debut album MEAN TO ME. This one is live from Wembley Arena. June 24th 1992 and the sound is just great. Brilliant job Marky. You can enjoy it here.I race to the Pre Poll place, as I'm heading down Inverness road there must be some oil on the corner as the Red Beast just slides along and the brakes are not helping. I remain calm and thankfully don't go over the edge. It rattles me slightly, that out of control feeling. It's getting busy at the Election. Only a short break today. I leave early to do some face to face training. Crazy its for Declaration Officer, which I have done with my PP Ordinary vote training, add to the fact that I've been doing loads of Dec Votes for several days now. But I'm being paid for it so I do the class. It means they can tick the box that I have completed it. So stoked that Marky has cooked us dinner tonight, he is a good man, it is delicious. April 24thI had good intentions of heading into the charity in the afternoon but the powers that be wanted me for another extended four hours, so votes, votes, votes. I haven't had one terrible person, no one moaning, even the election How to Vote people are being nice to each other.April 25thANZAC Day. Lest We Forget.I head out and put some flowers on the Kalorama shrines. The small shrine at the oval, just the RSL flowers and ours. I am glad we make an effort. I chat to a Vet called Mark Barnes. He says "Like Jimmy Barnes" which is funny as Jimmy's "Working Class Man" has been rolling around in my head all days. I'm not the biggest Jimmy Barnes fan but I do love the lyrics in that song. "He believes in God and Elvis He gets out when he can He did his time in Vietnam Still mad at Uncle Sam He's a simple man With a heart of gold In a complicated land Oh, he's a working class man…" April 26thI was meant to have today off. I organised for a crew to help on the side mountain picking up rubbish near Burkes Lookout (over the edge) . Climbing ropes on. I am up early but obviously not early enough. The Election second in charge calls and begs me to come in and work. 3 hours goes to 7 hours and boy is it busy. No surprise that 3 Million Aussies have already Pre Voted.I'm still on my feet but not getting much sleep, probably all the computer screen work and some adrenalin. I keep seeing locals from up here voting which is nice, they all say "hello" . Vote! Vote! Vote! (I know I keep saying it) . April 27thI watch all of the news this morning, first time in ages. Peter Dutton & the Liberals polling is in a death spiral. A week to go with the election. A Liberal voting friend tells me , she isn't voting Liberal this time. I am intrigued and ask why. "Duttons the wrong choice and I kind of don't trust him" she said she's voting Independent. Interesting times.I love my Sunday off and work in the garden a bit ripping out ten million blackberries. They keep taking over. Tomorrow back into the Pre Poll area for the final week of voting. People ask me who I will vote for, and I guess I can say here. Labor. I just do not want Dutton as PM. Albo is now double figures ahead of Dutton as "Preferred PM' so it looks like I'm not the only one. Gone are the days of the amazing Gough Whitlam and Bob Hawke where a politician would strike the right note with so many. Anyway, good luck Australia I guess we will all know soon enough. I'm just happy our elections are quick and overall hassle free, I never want it to be like America. xPG |
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