<sup>SATURDAY 04 DECEMBER 2010
STARTS 8:30PM
Union Hotel
Brunswick Australia

KRush bass/vocals Helen Shapiro Smart drums Tess McKenna elec.guitar/vocals. closer to a party than a launch the 4th december is recognised locally as tess mckenna & the shapiro's pre season warm up if you are unaware, the union is known to those who know as a gas & groovy place to be the music begins in the arvo & then we stroll onto the stage at 8:30pm & feature songs from the new everything which is out now. copies will be available at the gig
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http://www.musicshop.com.au/tess-mckenna-the-new-everything-cd.html</sup>

^{A long time before this flight & during another flight, I remembered one of my favorite flights, when, en route from Amsterdam Bill had gripped my forearm tightly, mouthing; Agent, and then in half conversation on a phone from the headrest in front, he slowly and in this order said, 7:20, no, yes, okay, kay, no, on time, what time is Scarlet arriving, okay, then looked at me smiling & saying, no it's been a good flight, okay bye.
We had met in a little bar in Amsterdam three nights before when the band and I had been drinking after a show, a show where we had played to an empty room not including the staff. Not that anyone had made a conscious decision not to come, it was just that they had made a conscious decision to go somewhere else and in any case, no one knew who we were yet. Bill had wandered over from the bar towards our table which was banked by a low red leather sofa. Chimp the drummer told Bill to fuck off, that it was, a private party man. I thought to myself how the conversation had become too business orientated & introspective to be a party so I said, hey Chimp cool it man, he can stay, so he did, we all did, we stayed drinking, smoking and laughing till way past dawn & then into the next night & then just when the second dawn appeared, I said, so which one of us is Fast Eddy & which one is Preacher & which one is George C Scott & which one is Minnesota Fats? Patty took a long toke and said Bill is Fats 'cause you look beautiful Fats all pink & puffed up like a baby, Bill pulled a big smile mimed washing his hands & then looked over at Chimp who had chosen to become George C Scott & in his turn Chimp said, stick with him Fats this kid's a loser. I turned to Jelly & said what did he just say Charlie? Jelly said nothing and just burst into tears saying I can't remember my lines we all laughed and kissed and stroked her until she stopped. Then Bill turned to the girls behind the bar & said, Hey Preacher go down the street}

^{& get me a bottle of J&B, we all laughed and said in unison, preacher get me two. A street cleaner drove past so we left.......}