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Hi there folks and welcome. You all probably know me if you are taking the trouble to have a look here. Such is the nature of minor fame! But for those of you who don't, this site will continue to change and grow as I put in more songs and stories that may be of interest to some of you . Feedback via the contact page would be a thrill and if you would like to get hold of a cd, the shop is up and running. For those folks who are concerned about doing transactions on the net, contact me and we can make some other arrangement. A big thanks must go to my mate John Cruse for taking the fantastic photos of life on the fire line seen on this site, and the cover pic. We have been through some hairy times together! And to that mad man Damon Davies! Recording was much fun and thanks mate for making it that way. Another big thanks to the fine folks at thebegavalley.org.au for building this site for me.

Don't be afraid to leave a message in the guest book.'Twould be great to hear from you. 

The trip to America

You can read about it on the stories page. It was fun!

Fire crew training at Kioloa 
I just spent a few days as an instructor for a great bunch of parkies who were doing their fire crew training. Hoy to all you mob who were there and I was very pleased to hear you all passed you assessment with flying colours! Way to go and I look forward to catching up with you on the "line" one day.

AURUKUN.... has been in the news a bit lately for all the wrong reasons. If ever there was an example of how bad things can get in a community after the worst kind of intrusion and manipulation by many white governments at both state and fed level over many years.  But don't slip into the notion that it is all bad and desperate. Many good things happen done by many fine people and it's not all about the headlines. You can read those same headlines about any white community in the country although there is also a media cone of silence about what happens in our own back yard. Aboriginal communities suffer now from what started 200 odd years ago, a fact we can not escape. So don't be too judgemental from what you hear on the news!!!
See you , Jim