G'day,

Well, it's all a bit weird. It's Anzac Day, it's 4:30pm, still daylight and I'm home, just a tad tiddly. Normally I'd just be knocking off, and getting ready for the Pot Luck... AND, we're haavinng a 'quuake. What a shock, hope it's not the end of the world. Nope, just a short jolt, only enough to swing the light bulbs and upset a couple of words (see above)..;)

Anyway, here comes an SSC - I'm listening to the wireless.....

News Items (related to this thread).

Gallipoli - 25,000 at their Dawn Parade, a couple or three hours back. Digeredos played AND - it's been created a Peace Park. Hope the zilliontythree Brit, Oz, Kiwi and Turks whose bones lie there appreciate it after 85 years.

Warbirds over Wanaka - It's our version of Oshkosh - vintage planes, mainly of WWII era - held every 2nd Easter. Six people killed, when their plane crashed in lousy weather on departure yesterday. I've got a sad yarn from four years back, but, TAS (that's another story)

[Sidetrack] - What can you Yanks tell me about "Shape Note Singing" - Amazing Grace is on the wireless at the moment from Sacred Heart (Harp?) Songbook - Birmingham Alabama (lot of static).

SHIT - this is my Last Post for Anzac Day 2000 - I had a few yarns to tell, some have been posted on other threads, BUT, the news on the radio at 10:15pm, ain't too friendly - latest from Zimbabwe, and Washington Zoo - "Mama's taking us to the Zoo tomorrow" - thanks for that song Tom.

It's been a long "Holy Day", with a lot of reminiscence, and thoughts of how, somehow, we may have learned something of humanity in the last 85 years. Those last two news items are too much....

Most of the Kiwi attendees at Gallipoli today were "young travellers" according to the radio, - which reminds me of a thread.....

Little Neo. If you happen to read this thread, would you mind gittin'yer'banjer out, and singin' "Go to sleep you little hobo"? A tired old fart would appreciate it.

LOL Team - Sam

(Out for tonight)