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Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Jack Thompson And The Ghost Of Mrs Gearin

Below: actor Jack Thompson
Anyone who knows me at all would know of the affinity that I have for the Blue Mountains area in NSW.
For the past little while I have taken groups of tourists and foreign students on tours of the Blue Mountains, concentrating mainly on areas around Katoomba and Jenolan caves.
As a surprise Christmas [...]

The City Of The Blue Mountains Katoomba

Below: The Scenic Skyway, Katoomba (Steve Parish)

The operator asked everyone on the Scenic Skyway to move around the car as it travelled 1,000 meters above the valley floor.
His aim was to allow everyone to gaze through the liquid crystal floor which had cleared to allow passengers to view the temperate rain forest from above.
He asked [...]

The Black Sorrows Are Coming

Joe Camilleri has always loved music, and has over 40 years in the music industry as proof.
Having played in a number of bands, starting with one called ‘The Drollies’ and moving on through Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, and then The Black Sorrows.
Over the years, bands that Joe played with were support acts to [...]