another good 'un gone, RIP

Shimbo Darktree's posts

One of Shimbo Darktree's earliest posts in 1999

    OK, I'll add my bit to the list.

    My name is Ian Clarke. My nick was taken from a book
    titled "Isle of the Dead" by Roger Zelazny - the sci-fi
    buffs will know it (probably).

    I am from Tasmania, Australia, and currently live in Brisbane
    Queensland (also Australia).
    My second job is as an accountant (that's the one that pays)>
    My first job is folk singer (with guitar), and that's the
    one that does NOT pay. I started singing folk in the mid
    60's (hey, stop calculating my age!), stopped doing it
    publicly for around 25 years, and have started again.
    This happened because I was listening to a singer at a
    resort hotel where I'd gone on business, and he noticed I
    was watching his chords (settle down! I mean the ones he
    was playing, not wearing). He asked me if I would like to
    do a couple of numbers, as he believed it was the easiest
    way for him to earn his crust. So I did, and realised how
    much I missed the old folk clubs. Well, I have since found
    an old-style folk club, and we run each Wednesday night.
    Any visitors to Brisbane are welcome (no cover charge!)
    and more info can be sourced from (and I'm not going to get
    fancy here): http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/eltonjohn/168/folk.html
    Hope that comes up right!

    Shimbo