Thread: A song from Slim about Henry

& one for fun, Bob

Slim Dusty - The Decimal Currency Pub. - YouTube

One for my dear old departed Mother & Father in-law, God bless them, Bob

Slim Dusty - If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here - YouTube

Thanks Bob, they are all great songs from Slim, another favourite of mine is Joe Maquire's pub.

The ones I am listening to of his at the moment are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLWpRx6OYfo
Where I'd sooner be and I need to find a place.

Originally Posted by Bearman

Thanks Bob, they are all great songs from Slim, another favourite of mine is Joe Maquire's pub.

Me too, Bob


Slim Dusty-Joe Maguire's Pub - YouTube

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

The ones I am listening to of his at the moment are.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLWpRx6OYfo
Where I'd sooner be and I need to find a place.

Love the song about Broome. I have fond memories of Broome in the 80's, whilst serving on a patrol boat from Darwin. The wharf is some distance from town, & the tide ebbs & flows about 7 metres or so. You have to tend to the lines & springs fairly well. There are two [ I think] old pearling luggers in a park, in Broome, and when we had a skinful, the go was for two fellas to have a race, jump the fence, up the ramp alongside the lugger, climb the rigging, first to touch the top of the mast was the winner. The local coppers were decent, they watched us, & when we finished having our fun, offered to take us back to the wharf in the back of the paddy wagon. 8 or 9 drunken sailors in the back of the wagon, only this time they let us out ! Our Skipper at the time was a Fleet Air Arm pilot, getting his sea time up in command in order to get a promotion. He flew Trackers , based on an airfield near Broome, for coastal surveillance, for a few years. He told us when they pulled the Trackers out , he flew the last one on patrol, & did a touch & go in the main street of Broome , as a farewell. I love that part of the World, probably changed now though. This could probably be seen as rude, but of the two aircraft in use at the time, the Tracker had two engines driving propellers, the Skyhawk had a jet engine, the joke at the time was two screws beats a blow job anytime.

Trackers-

RAN Tracker S2E - YouTube

Another good one , Nov. 11 coming up, Bob
http://youtu.be/ut8fDARWXzs

I have that one on my playlist too. it is good