Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Gympie Muster 2009
The annual Gympie Muster is held over the last weekend in August. This year we attended for 4 days Thursday to Sunday.
We stayed in the wonderful Banjos camp area, it adds to the cost but it makes life up there so much easier, and the profits go to a good cause.
This year I managed to talk Maria into coming along with me, and it looks like we will be coming back every second year.
This year the entertainment was good but something was missing (every other year I have attended Adam Brand and Lee kernaghan have been playing).
Another plus this year was that we didn't have a repeat of the flood from 2007, however every day was in the low 30's Deg C (very hot for Winter)
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Thursday
Artist watched
- Victoria Baillie
- Jetty Road
- Blind Lemon
- Fiona Boyes - Very Good
- Gemma Luxton )
- Travis Collins - Brilliant
- Jonahs Road - Brilliant
XXXX Gold bar - Converts from a truck
Victoria Baillie
Friday
- BlueGrass parkway - Very Good
- Shinaed Burgess - Michael - Good
- Carter & Carter - Maria
- Amber Lawrence - Very Good
- Luke O'Shea
- Sugarcane Colins - Good - Camped next to us.
- Liam Brew
- Travis Collins
Bluegrass Parkway
Amber Lawrence
Sugarcane Collins
Saturday
- Big Blue Fish
- Bluegrass parkway (again)
- Comdey under the Big Top - Peter Rowsthorn, and others
- James Blundell
- Felicity Urqhart - signed CD and Photo :)
- Luke O'Shea - Great
- Amber Lawrence - Just me this time Maria went back to the tent to rest before dinner.
- Yeeha Boys - Very Good
- McAlister Kemp
- Jonahs Road - Favorite band
Peter Rowsthorn
Michael and Felicity
Main Stage at night
Sunday
We ended up leaving early so we could get a good nights sleep at home.
- Amber Lawrence - Very Good again, no I am not stalking her.
- McAlister Kemp - Acoustic set
- Jonahs Road - agian, not stalking
- Sinead Burgess
Amber Lawrence - 3rd concert
Nick and Dionnes Wedding
We attended Nick and Dionnes wedding on the 8/8/2009.
Maria and I were both part of the wedding party. The wedding was great, the reception was great, and it was about time. Nick and Dionne were dating before Maria and I got together, and Maria and I have been married now for over 4 years.
Below are some photos of from the day.
The Boys waiting
Just Married
YMCA
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Visit To Russell's
Maria and I recently visited Russell, Sharyn, and Alex up at their property near Childers.
One unexpected side effect of the visit was that Alex purchased a Wii console while we were up there at Hervey Bay, we liked it so much we ended up buying one as well a couple of weeks later once the renovations were completed.
Below are a couple of photos of Alex and Russell playing with the bike ramp that Alex built..
Alex making a jump on his trail bike
Russell threating to do the jump in his tractor.
One unexpected side effect of the visit was that Alex purchased a Wii console while we were up there at Hervey Bay, we liked it so much we ended up buying one as well a couple of weeks later once the renovations were completed.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dionne’s Hens Party Phase 2 and 3
Sat 13 June – Pistol Shooting
Dionne, Jimmy, Lynton, Sue and Gary.
We all met out at the Southport Pistol Shooting Club down the Gold Coast (opp the Brickworks) – paid our $99-, signed in and got our eye protection, ear protections and our rounds (50 rounds of .22 Ruger Pistol, 10 rounds of 9mm Glock, 10 rounds of .45 Glock 6 rounds of .38 Ruger GP100 Revolver & .44 Magnum- Dirty Harry).
As we were all unlicensed shooters (most of us first timers), we were shown how to load the pistols etc and help was at hand at all times. The pistols were also locked to cables so they could not be improperly handled (which was very reassuring).
We started off with the smallest pistol, and gradually got bigger. My favourite was the 38 special!!!.
Mind you watching Dionne with the 44 Magnum (The Dirty Harry gun) was hilarious, if it wasn’t for the cables, I think she would have ended up in the wall!
Linton and Sue did their best shooting with the 44 Magnum – very scary!!!!
We all had great fun!!!
We all headed across the road for a yummy lunch.
Dionne and I then went Light shopping for a couple of hours – very unproductive. Grabbed some dinner and a couple of movies, and hankered down in front of the fire with a bottle of red. Great way to catch up for the night.
Sun 14 June – Go Karting at Le-Mans Coomera
Dionne, Jimmy, Chrissy (the lead foot), Lynton and Trent (the two Sue’s where our cheering squad.
Well, I have to say it was way more fun than anticipated, it was a staggered start – which was great and each lap was timed. We started off on the smaller carts and when we got used to them, we got upgraded to the big ones. It turns out that Chrissy the lead foot and I are very competitive…… and because we where next to each other the pit staff/crew where egging us on to get more out of the carts. We would continually shave off 100th of a second on each lap taking it in turns and being first) I think in the end we both did about 25 laps (we where only meant to do 18), my hands where red raw afterwards. Who won???? I have to admit that Chrissy beat me by 200th of a second in the end – and I will be looking for a rematch!!!!
We then headed over to Oxenford Centro for a beautiful lunch, then headed home exhausted!!!!
Dionne, Jimmy, Lynton, Sue and Gary.
We all met out at the Southport Pistol Shooting Club down the Gold Coast (opp the Brickworks) – paid our $99-, signed in and got our eye protection, ear protections and our rounds (50 rounds of .22 Ruger Pistol, 10 rounds of 9mm Glock, 10 rounds of .45 Glock 6 rounds of .38 Ruger GP100 Revolver & .44 Magnum- Dirty Harry).
As we were all unlicensed shooters (most of us first timers), we were shown how to load the pistols etc and help was at hand at all times. The pistols were also locked to cables so they could not be improperly handled (which was very reassuring).
We started off with the smallest pistol, and gradually got bigger. My favourite was the 38 special!!!.
Mind you watching Dionne with the 44 Magnum (The Dirty Harry gun) was hilarious, if it wasn’t for the cables, I think she would have ended up in the wall!
Linton and Sue did their best shooting with the 44 Magnum – very scary!!!!
We all had great fun!!!
We all headed across the road for a yummy lunch.
Dionne and I then went Light shopping for a couple of hours – very unproductive. Grabbed some dinner and a couple of movies, and hankered down in front of the fire with a bottle of red. Great way to catch up for the night.
Sun 14 June – Go Karting at Le-Mans Coomera
Dionne, Jimmy, Chrissy (the lead foot), Lynton and Trent (the two Sue’s where our cheering squad.
Well, I have to say it was way more fun than anticipated, it was a staggered start – which was great and each lap was timed. We started off on the smaller carts and when we got used to them, we got upgraded to the big ones. It turns out that Chrissy the lead foot and I are very competitive…… and because we where next to each other the pit staff/crew where egging us on to get more out of the carts. We would continually shave off 100th of a second on each lap taking it in turns and being first) I think in the end we both did about 25 laps (we where only meant to do 18), my hands where red raw afterwards. Who won???? I have to admit that Chrissy beat me by 200th of a second in the end – and I will be looking for a rematch!!!!
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