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from dances, partying and at home...

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mary
"thunderbirds" reunion
ray
"thunderbirds" reunion

ray & mary
swing patrol ball


mary - dancing with some "clown"
(see: gorgeous "clown" shoes)


ray
updating the 'gorgeous' website


mary, ray, pam, alex
bendigo vrrda 2000 heats


mary,  ray
vrrda championships 2000


barry, nicky, ray, carol, mary, kevin
watergarden competition


mary, ray
can't recall where


mary, ray
can't recall where


ray, mary
vrrda championships 2000
maria,  mary
teresa's competition


ray,  mary,  tom
teresa's competition


mary, ray
can't recall where


carol, kevin, nicky, barry
watergarden competition


chris,  eric
vrrda championships 2000


mary, "elvis"
elvis tribute festival 2002

      

      
mary, johnnie pheung
johnnie was our teacher
(the best swing & rock 'n' roll dancer we've ever seen)


phung, gary
westside rockers dance


john
cool cat rockers


margaret, mary, kathy
rock 'n' roll barbecue
charles, ray, mary, melissa, rena
mary's kids


lorraine, jim, david, annette, mary, ray
wintersun

ray,  mary
renegade rockers


keith, margaret, mary
elvis tribute festival 2000


teresa, ?, maria
elvis tribute festival 2000


mary, ray
il cicchio's


pina, margaret
out 'n' about
mary, ray
vrrda championships 2000


mary, jim
little maria's dance


mary, ray
vrrda championship 2000


ray, mary
relaxing at home

friends & competitors
crown casino championships

mary & elvis
elvis tribute festival 2001

ray & elvis
elvis tribute festival 2001


mary
marilyn look ?


margaret, mary
vrrda championships 2000
don, kathy, keith
out 'n' about


mary, daymon, rena
mary's daughter & friend

ray,  mary,  margaret,  keith
renegade rockers

mary, ray, johnnie, anne
golden dancesport championships


maria, michael
little maria's dance


ray,  mary
vrrda championships 2000
mary,  ray
vrrda championships 2000


mary, ray
boulders competitions


rena, daymon
vrrda championships 2000

nathan, sarah
vrrda championships 1999


mary
home


mary, maria, michael
elvis tribute festival 2000


mary, ray
boulder's competition


mary, ray
vrrda championship 2000

melissa, charles
mary's daughter & son


mary, ray
just rock competition


mary, margaret, don
can't recall where


ray, mary
can't recall - but looks fun


mary
renegade rockers


tom, irene, ray,
mary, maralyn, george
south east australian championships
mary
birthday sparklers


ray
home


george, ray, mary,
nigel, linda, maralyn
south east australian championships


margaret, mary
can't recall where


charles, daymon, rena, melissa
mary's kids & daymon


yes, it's a 'gorgeous' petticoat
bendigo vrrda 2000 heats


mary,  ray
can't recall where


keith, mary, margaret
mary's birthday


mary, ray
can't recall where


mary, ray
vrrda championships 2000


roy, judy
geelong jukebox rockers
(roy is 92 years "young" & still rockin')

ray, mary
golden dancesport championships


mary, ray
can't recall where


mary, ray
teresa's competition


ray, mary
renegade rockers competition


michael, maria
little maria's dance


carol, kevin, nicky, barry
watergarden competition


mary, ray
watergarden competition
ray, mary
renegade rockers competition


mary, ray
eildon weir


lucy, mary
pina's birthday


ray, mary
vrrda championships 2000


ray, mary
can't recall where


ray, mary
can't recall where


mary, ray
golden dancesport championships

peter, heather, george
golden dancesport championships
mary, ray
vrrda 1999 championships

friends & competitors
golden dancesport championships

mary, ray
vrrda championships 2000


ray, mary
can't recall where


mary,  ray
hastings rock 'n' roll festival


kathy
swing & rock dance


russell
geelong jukebox rockers


anna, mary
swing & rock dance
melissa, others
il cicchio's


antony, mandy
swing & rock dance


barb, ray
geelong jukebox rockers


boys will be "girls"
rock hop gang dance


antony, mandy
swing & rock dance


dj antony
hastings rock 'n' roll festival



ray,  mary
renegade rockers

kathy, mary
alfred's homestead


ray, mary
backyard


mary, ray
can't recall where


maria, michael
little maria's dance


mary
swing & rock dance


alex
bendigo vrrda 2000 heats


margaret, keith
swing & rock dance
ray
playing with his computer


keith, margaret
swing & rock dance


daryl
golden dancesport championships


mary, carmen
partying


margaret, keith
swing & rock dance


margaret, keith, mary, ray, willy, kathy
mary & ray's engagement


jill, gordon
watergarden competition

         
mary + ray
geelong jukebox rockers dance

mary
south east australian championships


ray, mary
darebin festival


ray, mary
geelong jukebox rockers


mary, ray
geelong jukebox rockers


michael, maria, david, miriam
rhode island rockers

jo & alisha - Alley Catz
little maria's dance
mary, ray
just rock competition


mary
elvis tribute festival 2001


paul, julie
geelong jukebox rockers
('gorgeous' tasmania distributors)


after 5 years, dave finally bought some "black & whites"


charmian, richard
not rock 'n' roll dancers - yet


ray
swing & rock dance


    

    
Barham "Rock by the River" Festival

    
Some of the "Top Cat Dancers"


mary & others
swing & rock dance - line dancing



2:30am, waiting for our pizza's after a dance at Geelong Jukebox Rockers
(it's just amazin' how hungry we all get after a night's dancin')
         

         

         

         




mary, ray, other dancers
teresa's dance


ray, mary, rena,melissa, charles
rena's 21st birthday party


competitors from swing patrol
south east australian championships
(mary & ray seated on floor behind judge)




  


  
mary & ray with sing & fen from the world famous
"jitterbuzz" swing dance school in singapore
melbourne lindy exchange




We hadn't danced in any comps for almost 3 years - just far too busy with gorgeous - little Maria asked Mary to enter the Open Competition with her at the South East Australian Championships...
Then with literally only a 10 minute impromptu practice session just
before the comp started, they made the Open Comp Final...
Needless to say, they were both rapt...
     



jon & alysha
absolutely fabulous dancers & worthy winners of
the south east australian championships - they're
also previous victorian open champions





Geelong Jukebox Rockers had a "back to the 20's night
here's a few pikkies from that fabulous night

                   

   

   

         

       

       







This time at Geelong Jukebox Rockers, the dance was a "Hippy Night",
& as with all the Geelong theme nights, a great time was had by all
We were very impressed with the Band, one we hadn't previously seen
The're called "The Jump Devils", & played an awesome mix of rock 'n' roll,
blues, boogie woogie & jump swing - check out their site at:
www.jumpdevils.com/
    

    

           

       

             

   

   

   

       

       

A FUNNY STORY
Ray in a moment of "who knows what" bought an imitation dope plant a
few years ago, & "resurrected" it for the Geelong "Hippy Night"
One of the staff at the premises was obviously "taken in"
He rushed in to tell Barb (the Club President) that someone had walked
into the dance with a marijuana plant - & what should he do ???
It's fair to say that everyone just fell about laughing &
that it was the "talking point" of the night


We've seen plenty of Elvis performers in our time, but Derek Lewis
is definitely one of the best we've ever enjoyed watching
Especially Mary - as you can see below
      

       
Derek doesn't yet have a web site - you can contact him on 0417 126 310





         
Mary is now an Aussie
After migrating from Malta to Australia over 38 years
ago, Mary has finally taken up Australian Citizenship


     

     


The only thing that I (Ray) can't figure out is:
"If Mary  is now an Aussie, how come she
still has her Maltese accent ???"








this is your spot to indulge...

if you'd like to see your rock 'n' roll, swing or 'something else'
photo on the gorgeous website, email a pikkie with a brief
description...     and this is where it will appear...


This wonderful true story was sent by Geoff of
Blue Suede Rock 'n' roll Club, Perth, Western Australia
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer.    One day, while trying to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog.    He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself.   Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings.    An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer.   At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal.    Let me take him and give him a good education.    If  the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to be a man you can be proud of."
And that he did.    In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia.
What saved him?   Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman?   Lord Randolph Churchill.    His son's name?    Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.    Work like you don't need the money.    Love like you've never been hurt.    Dance like nobody's watching.
It's National Friendship Week, so send this to everyone you consider a FRIEND.
Pass this on, and brighten someone's day.    Nothing will happen if you do not decide to pass it along.    The only thing that will happen, if you DO pass it on, is that someone might smile because of you).    Happy friendship week everyone!








100 days 100 stories

The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) is the largest
radio & television network in Australia, broadcasting a wide range
of programs through over 400 radio stations throughout the Country...
Melbourne radio station (3LO 774) invited contributions about
people's personal Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games memories...
3LO is the 'highest rating' radio station in the ABC network...
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
The ABC chose 100 stories - and as the Olympic Torch
made it's 100 day journey through Australia, they broadcast
one of these stories each day leading up to the Sydney Olympics,
throughout the ABC Australian network (the 400+ radio stations)...
The main ABC website is at:  ABC Online...
The 3LO774 website is at:  ABC Local Radio 774 Melbourne...
The ABC website for this project is at:  15 Minutes of Flame...
The ABC was the official non-commercial broadcaster of the
2000 Olympic Games - website is at:  Sydney Olympics 2000



Ray sent in the following personal experience:
A brief story - circa 1956...
I was 14 years of age in year 10 (Intermediate) at Heidelberg Technical College…
Heidelberg Tech was located a little over 1/2 mile from the Olympic Village…
It was late November through early December and our exams were completed…
Each day we went to school, were marked off the roll - and because it was our last year there, the teachers weren't too concerned with what we did (as long as we 'behaved' ourselves)…
We had been 'hanging around' the Olympic Village very frequently during the construction period, and as a consequence, knew our way around quite well…
Almost every day leading up to and during the Games, three friends and myself would walk down to the Village, and then around to one of the rear boundaries adjacent to Darebin Creek…
We'd lift up the chain-wire fence and let ourselves in where we'd previously loosened the wire, dug a small ditch and 'camouflaged' our entry point)…
We would spend the days wandering around the Village in our school uniforms…
We'd be talking to athletes from all over the world…    getting heaps of autographs, souvenir pins, badges…    (wish I knew what happened to all that great stuff)…
The security people got to know us and 'turned a blind eye' - although we had to make ourselves a new 'entrance' at one time when they discovered our original one…
I remember them laughing and joking with us when they couldn't find our new entry…
I very much doubt that our shenanigans could ever be repeated - security provisions in Sydney will probably be just a 'little' more stringent than they were 44 years ago in Melbourne…
It was a long time ago, but I still recall how absolutely friendly everyone was…
I guess that's why people still refer to Melbourne as the "friendly games"…
From our perspective  -  an accurate historical description...

thanks to dave & donna for the  use of
1956 melbourne olympics postage stamp





***  STOP PRESS  ***
Wow  -  what a "buzzzzzzz"...
Ray's story was one of the 100 chosen by the ABC for broadcasting...
The ABC requested Ray to go to their studios to record his
"100 Days, 100 Stories" recollection of Melbourne's Olympic Games...

***  UPDATE  1  ***
Ray recorded his story at the Melbourne Southbank studios
of the ABC on Wednesday 26 April...