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Santa has arrived early at the Disco Jingle bells Jingle bells Moneyball’s on the the way Oh what fun it is to ride a 405 horsepower Ford Ranger Raptor Dashing through the snow… Seriously though good luck to the young bloke thoroughly deserved.

Down Moorabool Street. Coach has been after this guy since Mad Monday dress ups.

Given the injury intel input from Demonlanders Jake appears destined as LTI listed. Nominations to fill the void? Like for like or is Xavier ‘T’ sainted with an early opportunity? Will Noah Yze miraculously get a late chance to float his boat? Or Paddy Cross cross from Casey Demons? A proven career pathway to the big league. Mitch Kirkwood-Scott?

Probably explains my aversion to camping. School holidays May 1968 was there an Indian Summer that year? Camping out the back of Licola with the my younger brother and dad, cold wet and wintry. Made memorable by Otis Redding’s massive posthumous hit on the Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay. First conscious listen blasting out of the old man’s full body Sharp transistor radio. Stax recording artist although Atco a division of Atlantic had the recording rights. Booker T and the M.G’s Time is Tight from 1969 Duck Dunn, Steve Cropper join Booker T Jones and Al Jackson on this relentless sub-three Hammond B3 driven groove. Another Stax artist, influential Bluesman Albert King’s Born Under a Bad Sign. (I’m a) Roadrunner was Motown records hit for Junior Walker and the AllStars in 1966. Don Byron’s 2006 release Do the Boomerang: The Music of Junior Walker. Includes a terrific heartfelt and faithful homage to the original hit. Sheer joyous musicality that doesn’t fail to move me. Believe it’s on YouTube. The full album absolutely pumps.

My pleasures are now more visual than auditory my hearing is not what it was. But live and recorded music was my passion. Different musics at different times although nostalgia leads me back to some old favourites on odd occasions when the urge takes me. Some selections from the soundtrack. Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty My very first record purchase, an EP, accompanying my cousin to a record shop in Shepparton. Who played the classic hits of the 60’s on the radio whist milking the cows. Wild Cherries - live circa 1968 Lobby Loyde’s power trio hair down to their arses kickin’ in. Sweet Child in Time - Deep Purple Deep Purple in Rock monolithic. Simple Ben - John J Francis North Coast of NSW 1970’s idyll at its best, banjo 12 string guitar and piano. Singer songwriter concludes with a rousing chorus. Up in Queensland - Carson from Blown ‘72 Originally Carson County Band played at my sixth form farewell social. Broderick Smith et al. Boogie in the moonlight state. It was a different country up there then.

666 that sure stirred up the endorphins and the 🐸 city chorus up here joined in unison!

Possibly nerves, some people wind up like clockwork springs when going public. Speaking to daughter number two, long distance today she’s doing it!!! 😱

Romae [censored] intus sis fac quod Romani faciunt That’s going to make you rather ancient rjay as l’m no spring chicken. Campbell’s bio states his birth name as Geoffery Campbell McComas. So understand the use of the second given name. Crossed paths with Campbell in the eighties. I was visiting a business office in Hawthorn, which was assisting me with word processing/typing and graphics for preparing my thesis for submission. Campbell had his office in the same building. Friendly guy who favoured wearing brightly coloured bow ties. He’d pop in the morning to collect his mail. Many would remember his appearances at the Comedy Festival and ABC TV back then.

aka Campbell McComas?

Whilst on positive reflection and self improvement. Is the interviewer’s use of rising intonation at the end of her speech necessary? Am I old hat 🎩 or is this 2020’s newspeak? Mercifully my Demon supporting youngest daughter (same generation) doesn’t use it.

AFL training environment plus bluey’s blitz the beanpole accelerated Guinness and plantain diet. Perceptions will change.

The Cuz and Koz show! Could it revive memories of Jimmy and Phil Krakouer? Now that was a show.

In the court of King Steven post the faded dream of Camelot, the Grail once achieved. Opportunities have now opened up. Old hands like T-Mac, Jack Viney and Captain Max still remain valiant knights of the Demon table. Amongst the unter menschen are Wild Bill Laurie, Jai ‘Cochise’ Culley, Jed ‘Gomez’ Adams and Andy-AMW. Stable hands to the likes of Duke Windsor, Prince Harvey and ‘The Kolt’. At the pre-season joust under the perusal of the coach who will emerge to draw Excalibur from the stone? Will it be Wart?

Didn’t get to realise the dream but Freddie Clutterbuck wunderkind from out west. Did spend at least some of the 2012 pre-season at the Demons. In fact if one digs deep enough, there’s an extant Freddie Clutterbuck thread in the DL vaults.

Bub, many out there believe we're at the Crossroads. Did Gawny mention flagging down a ride or Bob?

On the other hand, Franz’ bio tells me he was just 156cm tall (5’1”) … This is going to be a fascinating watch. WJ a most timely post. Paul Callery at 165cm would have towered over him. Richard Wagner distant ancestor of Josh and Corey weighed in at 157.48cm. (sticklers for correct pronunciation will of course defer to the Germanic ‘V’ ). Johann Strauss composed amongst waltz and operetta music the Thunder and Lightning Polka used as an ABC Sport highlights theme. At 170cm he’d be head and shoulders above this pack. Given the apparent need for small forwards and the wide held belief it’s becoming a game for those with shorter statue. There may be virtue in having a mosquito fleet of this ilk buzzing about the fifty metre arc.

Jason Taylor and Tim Lamb won't be doing Cinderella dress ups first night of the National Draft. Although some may think they'd be wicked as the wicked step sisters. Watchers at Casey Demons would of course recall Uncle Roy George's debut. Afterwards the hyperbole was almost palpable on the DL boards, quote "I am very excited to hear that Roy George has been granted permission to train with us over the pre season for a Cat B spot." Alas no fairy tale ending, he ended his season at the Fitzroy Stars. Is Latrelle Sumner-Pickett ready for the AFL Ball? His video highlights are seductive but will Prince Charming fit the missing footy boot?

They come in pairs? No wonder Lamb is chop chop.

Schubert getting some love on the phantoms. Best chance of seeing him play would be at Melbourne Concert Hall. Don’t wish for a repeat of last season for King Steven to break his Duck. Or it will be ‘Death and the Maiden’ here on DL.

According to ‘unsubstantiated reports’ Picket is getting a belated tune up for next season.