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Thread #62028 Message #1031451
Posted By: Bob Bolton
07-Oct-03 - 06:53 PM
Thread Name: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
Subject: RE: OZ Foray from Maine & Guam-Late November
G'day Brett,
Back on 4 October you mentioned the "Big Lobster" and asked about other "Big" things scattered about Aus. I think someone may have mentioned elsewhere John Warner's cong about the "Big Merino Ram" down south at Goulburn ... but I just noted this in an e-mail from Kate, of the local group Touchwood (and who maintains the Loaded Dog's web site!):
MORE BIG THINGS
We're just back from a wonderful weekend at the Forbes Folk Gathering - congratulations to Rob and Olya Willis and their team for putting together such a wonderful event.
Apart from the fabulous music and dancing, we managed to get photos of a couple more "Big Things" for the cover of our forthcoming CD - this time the Big Gold Panner and the Big Fruit Bowl!.
I could list off a few of the well-known ones (like the first [?] - the "Big Banana" up at Coffs Harbour ... I hitch-hiked north to Queensland in 1964 - and slept one night in the bus shelter at the foot of the hill capped by this immense, lurid yellow, floodlit statue of a banana!) - but Kate may have a far more complete list ... and locations. I'll dig out her e-mail address and PM it to you.
BTW: Mudcat's Callie also sings in Touchwood.
Regards,
Bob Bolton