May 24. Noosaville library scene cut from lush bush. Internet impass under repair. Barby lunch by the river, boats ferrying and fishing. Then past Venetian canals, the Sheraton to Noosa woods river mouth park. Warm sun, lightest breeze. Met many most notably Michelle of all loveliness. Who lauded flag then got one on bamboo pole for herself! When she pointed out the sea eagle I knew it was love. Nursed on TI three months, from Sydney, here helping mom. Mika told a story of hitchhiking, truck driver had angina attack and veered off the road through the spinifex, kangaroos hoping, sun [View Full Entry]

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May 21. ABC radio interview taped. I listened in car as it aired an hour later. Good performance, clearly spoken. Rainy day in Cotton Tree library. Stamped, read, internet. Drove to Perigian Beach for brief spruik. Top result. Several heard radio interview and were impresed. May 22. did community radio with Phil and Mark, ten minutes worth. Again I was clear and concise. Practise, practise. Had coffee with Phil after. Never drink coffee. Afterwards spruik flood of words. Went again to 'Noosa Journal'. Spoke to editor relentlessly, caffeine energy bubbled out, clear and controlled but. Jun [View Full Entry]

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May 17. Pleasant day. Received 2800 more stickers from printer. 52,000 now distributed. Drove to Coolum for spruk, swim and internet. Good response and more feedback of sightings. Woman pulled over and honked. She wanted sticker. Had seen TV story. I felt very light. Have called family and sorted financial matters so everything is under control. Went on to Sunshine Beach my old haunt. Found my article from Ballarat 'Courier' with Eureka flag in picture. Added article to media file. Vey impressive. Dreaming Festival in Woodford is on weekend of 10th June. May 18. Went to Noosaville ZINC ra [View Full Entry]

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14 May. Same same. 15 May. Cotton Tree library. I'm a member! Free internet fun. Early spruik surfside. Blue headed honeyeater. Then out to the uni Sunshine Coast. Amazing place architecturally and it seems intellectually. Rush of student supporters wonderful. Left note at computer animation expert in hope of result. Ordered off campus by guards! Wonderful weather light breeze occasional rain. Saw osprey dive feet first for capture. Gliding seabird. Spruik flag flying (I got a new PVC pipe). Kidman Jackman filming in Bowen - that'd be a hoot. Will email Flags Australia to try to get mid S [View Full Entry]

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May 11. Run through eight lanes morning traffic to Brisbane Mt Coot-tha three TV stations no joy. Went to 'Courier Mail' and community group 'Qwest' no joy. Blew out of town to Caloundra feeling failing. Sent flag to bloke in Sydney who is some kind of vexillology person. Also got invite to speak Sydney on the 24th at the Australian Flag Society!!!!!!! Can't see making it unless they give me lodging. May 12. Motored to Mooloolaba. Rainy. Spruik entertaining. One bloke had had flags made without the 'Jack'. Holiday air. Sunshine Coast feels like home. Rugby v Wales June 3 Brisbane [View Full Entry]

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May 7. Murwillumbah. Evening deserted streets. Large pods with nuts dropping from a tree in the stillness. May 8. Coolongatta. Bloke got flag and fifty stickers! Surfside spruik and barby. May 9. Rainbow Beach big waves surfers happy. Sunshine cool air. Swam in powerful current. May 10. So I parked up bayside only to discover my PVC tube and screwdriver were missing, left behind somewhere on an aussie beach. Have come up through Burleigh and on to Surfers. Went to NBN - no call. Yesterday realised I'd lost all those wonderful wemails about the dots. PVC replaceable. Those not. [View Full Entry]

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3 May. Mullumbimby spruik. Again massive support. Police came. Said there was a complaint. Stood my ground, though threatened by bully with a badge. He finally left saying he'd arrest me if he got another complaint. Later he came back. I was with some guys. He wanted me to go over and talk away from them. I refused. Said they could hear. He suddenly became a nice guy. Told me I needed council permit. This is something I've stedfastly refused to do - ask permission to talk to my fellow citizens. I thought just for interest I'd go to council. Woman [View Full Entry]

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29 April. Ballina lookout carpark spruik. One bloke said 'footprints on our arid landscape' for dots. Several reports of seeing flag on local news, 'Sunrise'. 30 April. Ballina spruik carpark. 1 May. Hawthorn River Queen captain got large flag. Thought his demographic might be a hard sell. He'll have night cruises too. Ballina surf lookout rocks. Heaps good surfing. Mild days, mild nights. Cousin Jim's uni house scene Jenny's dad Jaime wants large flag. ballina.info bloke linked to flagoz. ta. Dolphin pods leisurely inshore. Flags arrived. 2 May. Lookout carpark. Swell. Multiple s [View Full Entry]

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21 April. Woke to bamboo and bellbirds in the bush/burbs. Kookaburra, whipbird. Powerlines crackled from the damp. Super spruik Terrigal. Serious support. Went to headland to cook. Long-billed corellas - white, pink faces, large blue lores. 22 April. Another go in Terrigal. Overcast fine. Cooked rice at the barby. Young Korean aussie birthday mob. Overcast calm. Band struck up. All good. Still the ships swayed offshore. Powered ultralight passed overhead. Surf rescuer buzzzed below. It has to be said I've achieved mastery of the mind. My spruik professional. I'm feeling prepared for the [View Full Entry]

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19 April. Parked up Bilgola. Peanut past jam sandwich surfside. Found $1, given $2 for stickers. Cashless walkers took two on promise of car display. Into Avalon to thunderous reception. Two seriously hot hours spruik. Major distribution and more tales of you and me. Banjo Patterson springs to mind. Though the thought's a stretch, who else has dared and achieved the impossible. Encountered singeress interested in collaborating on anthem, reporteress taking my number for story northern beaches paper. Avalon Beach will be very interesting in four months on my return! And to wander among the pe [View Full Entry]

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