Hello Gerry. A very long time since I saw or heard you. How are those Aussie songs these days?

Re the Graham Dodsworth thesis: he pluralises the objectors to his 'reworking' of Factory Lad, but in essence, the culprit is singularly me myself.
Story: Some years ago I stood at the back of the venue where Graham was introducing his first ever performance of the song: he then forgot the first line (as one does sometimes). I had my mouth open and breath drawn to sing out to him "You wake up in the morning..." when he recalled the line. He then went on to omit the 'old Tom' verse: when I saw him later I mentioned this (sympathetically I thought). His somewhat brusque reply was "I didn't think the song needed it." Later encounters led to more (sometimes heated) discussion - "Colin wasn't god!" "No he wasn't. He wrote the song though!" - sort of thing. After something like three years, Dodsy relented; "I think you might be right Branno."

And then he publishes his excuses! I'm quite angry here and now at the sideways remarks he makes in his paper, even though I've read it previously. Colin would have thumped him! I've managed to avoid the impulse myself, though seeing his argument (and the personal remarks as I take them to be unless he can demonstrate otherwise) brings it back to me.
Hey Graham! (if you're out there) Please either explain or apologise...

To Joe and Bob and others - please excuse the rant, but this goes way back and way deep. I wish Colin had written down or recorded his other songs, the ones he wrote in the kitchen ay Garton St.
I wish the man was still here to state his own views about who does what and with which to his songs. "Ah'm the fookin' best!" and he was, easily, one of the best singers and musicians I've known, heard or played with.