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From my book Hey Shorty, this is some extracts from the horse racing chapter. The book was written in 2004 for my 50th birthday and it was not published in any form, it was written as an exercise around me being positive and having purpose and I guess also to get my first 50 years of life recorded in print. Over the last 2 years or so I have re-visited the book when in a decent frame of mind and re-edited things, I have left the book at 50 years and not added anything about my life post 2004. But I have added pics to make the book more presentable. One day I will publish but for now the book remains for me to read and work on. Anyhow, the first extract below, as lifted from the book is how the racing chapter starts, the first few paragraphs, then I have added an extract about our time calling races and radio work in the Riverland and the third extract is about Uncle Brian, I did send that bit to Cath after her dad died. I thought they would be of interest to you knowing how much you en...
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  30 Music, Music, Music Sometime way back in the very early 70's as a teenager I was sitting outside the family home in Barmera listening to the radio and up popped Teresa Brewer singing her hit song, Music Music Music.  Perfect timing, I loved the song, the lyrics stood out and they really resonated giving me this deep and intimate understand of just how much I loved music. That in itself was no biggie. I mean, I always loved music, I always knew I loved music and even at that early time in my life I had embraced many different musical genres giving a mindset that music was one of the things that made life and me tick.  But it is funny how one simple song can have such an enormous impact, and that Teresa Brewer track remains etched in my mind all these years later. Often, I remember that moment way back when and from that I marvel at how important that love for music has played out across all the years of my life. Music does impact in many ways, and I love that und...
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