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Sharing My Ongoing Cancer Experience

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On 12/08/2025 at 04:06, hardtack said:

Again, if anyone reading this is in Sydney, or likely to be visiting Sydney on either the 31st August (Bowlo)

I hope the gig went well for you '@hardtack' and all is ok...

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    On 08/09/2025 at 11:04, rjay said:

    I hope the gig went well for you '@hardtack' and all is ok...

    I owe you an apology rjay… I saw this post the other day and planned to get back with a reply after I’d finished whatever it was I was doing at the time… obviously I didn’t!

    All is reasonably ok, but despite now being on a break from chemo, I’m still occasionally being hit hard by the toxic waste still coursing through my veins!

    The gig went very well… in fact, much better than I was expecting. We ended up with a good sized crowd for the venue and they were very responsive which was really encouraging.

    The following is a link to a video a friend did on his phone and whacked up on Instagram… I’m pretty happy with it.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYMNHak9RO/?igsh=MXh6enFyMjllZnpleQ==

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    1 hour ago, hardtack said:

    I owe you an apology rjay… I saw this post the other day and planned to get back with a reply after I’d finished whatever it was I was doing at the time… obviously I didn’t!

    All is reasonably ok, but despite now being on a break from chemo, I’m still occasionally being hit hard by the toxic waste still coursing through my veins!

    The gig went very well… in fact, much better than I was expecting. We ended up with a good sized crowd for the venue and they were very responsive which was really encouraging.

    The following is a link to a video a friend did on his phone and whacked up on Instagram… I’m pretty happy with it.

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYMNHak9RO/?igsh=MXh6enFyMjllZnpleQ==

    No need to apologise, good to hear things went well and thanks for posting the link.

    Looking and sounding good...big crew on stage.

    I'm sure Pedal Steel is the most confounding of all instruments.

    Take care and I hope you don't get hit too hard by the waste, it doesn't sound like fun.

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    5 hours ago, rjay said:

    No need to apologise, good to hear things went well and thanks for posting the link.

    Looking and sounding good...big crew on stage.

    I'm sure Pedal Steel is the most confounding of all instruments.

    Take care and I hope you don't get hit too hard by the waste, it doesn't sound like fun.

    Yes, there were seven of us on stage… we usually have six, but Richard Burgman (Saints and Sunnyboys) was sitting in on guitar; you can see him playing a black and white Stratocaster standing directly behind Ged, our pedal steel player… and Ged has only been playing pedal steel for maybe five years; he used to be the guitarist for The Lime Spiders, and more recently was a founding member, with his brother, of The Cruel Sea.

    I’ll be fine I think… our next gig is on Saturday week (20th) and then another of the 4th October. It’s good for the soul, if not the body 😉

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