The Life and Times of Peter Green
updated 13 November 2026
 Happy Halloween from Vampira & Dracula. Kalorama 2026. |
October 26thI work in the office all day, all of this fiddly stuff that needed to get done. I look across to Mark's office area and he is head down, editing away on the "Skyhooks 1976" documentary. A few band members have had the dreaded flu bug so we have delayed some filming. We are both trying to stay on top of all of it.By late afternoon I'm feeling fried so decide a nana nap is needed. I fall into a solid sleep. My body surrendering to it. I wake up to the sad news that Walter Koenig (Chekov from Star Trek) has died. He seemed like a nice guy. We watched "Curve", a horror suspense movie, it's really good. October 27thI have this nice day where flowers arrive, my Chrissy Amphlett vinyl arrives and my big orange Halloween pumpkin arrives. Three fun things. The Chrissy single looks great and I like the main song. That Tim Finn bloke on it as well.October 28thWe watch a disaster show on the high speed train accident in Spain and wake up to a high speed train accident in Spain. It just sounds like the Spanish government are so dodgy. If I was in Spain I think I'd take the bike. So sad so many lives have been lost.Marky's Youtube Wednesday video. An instant hit. Split Enz live in Auckland on New Years Eve. 1999. "What's The Matter With You" from True Colours. Neil goes for it, a passionate version. You can enjoy it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D-1bmDb-aQ Our Tin Star Studios-Australia Facebook page has its 350th follower. How cool is that! October 29thI'm at the charity and a brand new cap comes in from the "Bullet for my Valentine" band merchandise. It's kind of Metallica writing. So grabbed it for a dollar. It had a $25.00 price on it from the band's show. They are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend.I make Marky some of his favourite Indian chicken sausage rolls. He devours them like a starving wild animal. Speak to Mum, she doesn't sound too good so might have to flight hop home. A quick visit. October 30thZooming from A to B and checking on family, it's been a long day.October 31stHalloweenI'm heading home to Kalorama and the weather, a storm hits. Massive rain. The roads up the mountain are flooding so Halloween is a bit of a wash out. I send Merl a text as the gathering is pretty much impossible for us to get to, plus I am worn out. I carve a love heart and JEN's name onto the back of the pumpkin. It would have been her birthday, today, so sad she is gone. I put on a little fox mask and Midnight her funeral hat and we pose for a close up photo together. I am so worn but I will make the effort for Halloween. It is still bucketing down outside. By late afternoon and after a bit of work I become Vampira and Mark is Dracula. We do some freaky eye snaps. I even pad my pecs for my Vampira corset. HA! We head out onto the road and take a few photos. A car goes by and they cheer us on. Mark looks brilliant. I set up a tiny table for trick or treat bags and they are gone an hour later. The goblins are out early this year, probably because of the horrid weather. I am feeling tired from the long day so no way am I cooking. I decide we will have something from the Olinda Fish and Chip shop. I was going to get changed but what the hell Halloween, so off I go on my broomstick to Olinda. The drive was great, the rain stopped and all the Halloween trick or treaters are out. A group of Hula dancers are at the bus stop singing "The Sound of Music" and doing the Hula. Two people are in a cow outfit running in the field near Five Ways and a ghost is riding an electric bike parallel to the road. I arrive at Olinda and take a deep breath. The drag Vampira enters the Fish and Chip shop. A mum is sitting with her kid in a silver star cape. She looks up..."Peter..." and laughs. It's one of the Mums from the Food Bank. Busted already. Young Angus is working on the till, looks up and hoots with laughter. His Mum comes out and gives me the biggest cuddle. "Photos, photos, photos" they chant. As I pose 2 more people walk in, both from the food bank. It's getting crazy. More people arrive and bust me. My food arrives and I depart. An older couple are sitting out front. They are wearing brown. They are eating fish and chips. The woman comes up to me "Excuse me Madam...". "I'm no Madam..." I say in my deepest voice. "Oh even better" she says. "My husband would love a photo with you". I realise I don't have my vampire fangs with me, so I reach over and pinch 2 of his chips and stick in my mouth like fangs. I pretend to bite them both. There are cheers. Time to go, it's getting crazy. What a fun Halloween. I sleep the sleep of the dead..rather fitting I guess. November 1stAndy White is at 3RRR - "Off the Record". Tim (Finn) was in town so he caught up with him for dinner the other night and AW invited Tim to gate crash the RRR show. I chat to Andy and we plot and plan, and at night it looked like Tim might not show. So Andy's on air, I've prepared a piece in case Tim turns up. Andy starts singing the first song from the AT album "The Sea Holds The Memory" and Tim Finn walks into the studio. Brian from "Off The Record" is so so so excited and it's this very cool session. Tim says that he is in Melbourne when Andy's Merri Creek Tavern show is on (November 12th) and he sounds excited like he wants to jump up for a sing. So that excited everyone in the studio and on line. Maybe we will all get to see some AT live performing the songs from the album at Merri Creek. Probably the only chance, how cool would that be. The tickets suddenly start to sell again and we only have a handful left. By midnight it is down to 6 tickets remaining. This was a fun morning.November 2ndI normally don't go into the charity on a Monday but I wanted to put away the final few items from Halloween as we start on Christmas promotion on Thursday. I want to put up my Christmas tree covered in reject cds in my Book Cave area. I'm only in for 2 hours. A quick visit.I mail off a next day envelope with some legal paper around the Wollongong house, so that's all near completion. Such a slow process. I spend the entire afternoon at home doing online election training, some crazy number of modules. I'm 100% on nearly all, just the last one drove me crazy and I kept making a mistake - my brain had turned to mush. November 3rdGreat to see that Deb's Frenz Com GoFundMe has almost reached 50% so far. So please be supportive as it covers the costs around the websites, forums etc, even this page being up. Even if it's just a few dollars, it all helps. So please donate.You can do so here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-the-frenz-forum-alive-split-enz-crowded-house-etc November 3rdIt's a public holiday, we care zero about the Melbourne Cup and spend the day archiving, working in the yard and loving the weather at Kalorama. It seems to change every hour, fog, rain, sunshine and later on wind.I work in the art room for a few hours, which is rather fun and calming. November 4thHappy Birthday to our dear friend Kevin. We call and sing, a belated birthday present on its way soon.USA voters head to the polls, I have a good feeling about this. Praying they will punish Trump. Marky's YouTube video is up, a Crowded House Interview (with Tim in the band) from A Current Affair in 1991. Mark was going to put it up as a throw away Sunday video but I felt it worked for a Wednesday release. He says no one will watch it, he was wrong, it's gone way past 1600 views. Filmed at Neil's East St Kilda house. I think I was there for this one. If my memory serves me correct it was filmed in the Pool bungalow. You can enjoy it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW20ZYUYuH4 November 5thI'm being good, I am only going to use cash for the next few days. I had some spare in my wallet so it seems like I am being sensible (for once). I tune into Mountain Radio on the way to work. I love they are playing Tom Robinson's "2,4,6,8 Motorway". It's a happy driving song.I put up the Christmas Tree at the charity. It takes me forever to tie on the 365 recycled cds as Xmas ornaments. I joke that my red star on top needs viagra as it's starting to go a tad limp. All day people comment how they like the tree, 2 ladies try to buy it. Yes already. I want it to stay there till it's closer to Christmas. Isn't it great to see those USA senate numbers. Good on you Chris Pappas, glad he won, nice that he thanked his boyfriend Vann. The first openly gay man elected to the U.S. senate. As the day goes on the news gets worse for Trump - we like that. November 6thA chance Mississippi and Alaska might go to the Democrats...even Kansas. I just smile.Great news that Andy White's gig at Merri Creek Tavern has sold out. There is a ticket wait list - use the wait list button on the ticket order page if you want to be added. I tell Andy the good news and he lets out a cheer. Pepperoni Pizza for dinner, been a few weeks since I made a Pizza. November 6thA four seasons day, misty rain, wind, fog and finally some sun. Too much rain at Kalorama lately, everything is growing way too fast. It's out of control. Mark attacks some tree branches and overhangs near the house and he hurts his back a bit. He has done too much. So I try to look after him.We cuddle in bed for a while and he falls asleep, I hear the soft sound of him breathing and snuggle in deeper. So sad to hear that Boom Crash Opera's lead singer Dale Ruder has been ill. He heads in for a quadruple bypass. I love that band, always enjoyed working with them and still in contact with Bungie (Peter) and Spock. A few music pages share our BCO (Live) "Talk About It" clip which is nice. The band in fine form and "These Here Are Crazy Times" is a wonderful record. So here is the clip, send out some kind thoughts to the Universe and Dale while you enjoy it. Thanks for supporting our videos. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5421yzhF3A We are watching the 2nd season of Chances. You can tell the writers have snorted way too much cocaine. It's really getting crazy now. Very happy that Aussie actor Gerard Sont is now in the show. OK it's true I do find him a bit sexy. He has that cheeky Aussie grin. Oh dear Vic Liberal Leader Jess Wilson's campaign bus takes out a small business in Bentleigh. It's only been on the road for 4 hours. Someone cheekily suggests it's a metaphor for Jess Wilson's economic plan. Can't drive a bus, can't run a state. One has to laugh. November 8thHappy Birthday to our lovely friend Belle in France - we hope it's a great day.I put on my nurses outfit and look after Marky. We do manage to get a tiny bit of sun outside on the decking. We are serenaded by live music from the oval, which is kind of cool. New Zealand might not know its government for weeks. The Nationals vote dropped by almost 10 percent, crazy as they have only been in power for 1 term. Labour are almost neck and neck with them, the last few votes will be counted but neither party can form government without help. So the diary is over for another fortnight, if you can throw a few bucks Deb's way for the FrenzCom GoFundMe that would be great. It's a good one to support. Stay Happy & holy hell Christmas is approaching fast. Put on the brakes. Love PG xxxx |
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