Thread: The Bra Boys

Blimey, what a reaction!

Originally Posted by sam_d

Blimey, what a reaction!

Yeah, quite a fire starter.

I think the biggest problem isn't that they're oxygen thieves, it's that they're making huge money out of their 'infamy' while the rest of us have to bust our dates to make a quid. Some kids think they're cool with the surfing, tat's and money - and getting away with stuff. But it doesn't show the real story that so many of 'us' know about them.

Russell Crowe backed them...enough said

Originally Posted by mudmouse

Yeah, quite a fire starter.

I think the biggest problem isn't that they're oxygen thieves, it's that they're making huge money out of their 'infamy' while the rest of us have to bust our dates to make a quid. Some kids think they're cool with the surfing, tat's and money - and getting away with stuff. But it doesn't show the real story that so many of 'us' know about them.

Russell Crowe backed them...enough said

I'm pleading ignorance - I'd never even heard of them before watching the film.

But, I know why the mentioning them and the film has got so many people wound up - it'll be for exactly the same that I get ****ed off whenever I see people like Frankie Fraser and his type or any of the murdering scumbags who were released from prison early when the UK surrendered to the IRA getting interviewed on the telly. But that's another story...

Originally Posted by JohnE

Well it was only a matter of time before someone would mentioned those lowlifes.
I was born and bred at maroubra, malabar rd, near maroubra road.
There was a time when I would proudly tell people where I came from, not any more. My parents now live n matraville, even though there are houso's theree and the old spear chuckers is a yuppie pub, it is a better locale to call home. The seals used to be good and the bay pub, don;t know anymore its been yupped up.
Those of you who have only lived there probably wouldn't know the dynamics of the area. South maroubra off Fitzgerald avenue was houso city, if you are an ex houso don't take offence. i went to school with heaps of them and most have moved on and become succesful excpet for SB who has never had a job and still goes to the TAB every day.
The bra boys, 3 brothers, 3 fathers, says it all, probably knew granny although the name doesn;t ring a bell.
The only school in the areas was the bay, 3 schools kindy primary and high, went to all of them, sadly the dollars have turned the high into a housing estate.

Back to the bra boys, there was always a group who surfed at south maroubra, who reckoned the south was theirs, but they were a minority. and there were more of us that surfed the whole beach than them. We all knew each other, there was never any violence.
The story behind their rise to fame was despatching tony hines, I knew him, he was no angel , despised by many.

They are certainly not heroes they are low lifes , and not good examples of eastern suburbs boys.

Dullbird reckons she enjoyed the film , you really need to get out more, these blokes are not your typical beachside surfies.



John

So did ya get on with little Bobby Carr, he only lived around the corner from you

Baz.

Below is a post on the Internet Movie Data Base that Sam_d linked to in the initial post of this thread....posted by "girlieB"....obviously a rocket scientist....

"...does anyone know what sunny plans to do now. i loved the doco, was great to hear aussie voices and aussie whinges. plan on using this doco with my year 12 students. sunny you know you rock already but you really do."

If that drivel, passed off as a documentary, was ever shown to my child as "subject" matter in a public school, funded by my taxes......well, quite obviously, the education system is in deeper doo doo than I thought.

That was from a TEACHER!!!!

Originally Posted by mudmouse

That was from a TEACHER!!!!

Yep, unbelievable...

Originally Posted by sam_d

when the UK surrendered to the IRA

They haven't yet, but the day is gettin closer.
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