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We learned more from a three-minute record, baby,
than we ever learned in school
Tonight I hear the neighborhood drummer sound
I can feel my heart begin to pound
You say you're tired and you just want to close your eyes
and follow your dreams down
the matt nathanson cover of this song came up on shuffle, and i fell in loveee with it.
this picture isn't the most icredible ever, either. i'm just too excited... sorrrry
This window has three separate sections -
Top
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Beaufort Squadrons Association donated a window in honour of those who served in the ten squadrons equipped with Australian made Beaufort bombers.
A Beaufort of 100 Squadron is depicted in the window. The aircraft is surrounded by the colours blue and white to represent the elements in which the airmen flew - the sky and the clouds. Below, the colours green, brown and, once again, blue represent the terrain covered by the airmen - jungle, land and sea.
This window was originally dedicated on 1 May 1992.
Centre
The Rats of Tobruk Association (South Australian Branch) presented their window to commemorate the longest siege recorded in British history. So named by the enemy who claimed "you live and fight and die like rats", the siege took place in Tobruk, a small coastal town in the western desert of Libya surrounded by a perimeter of barbed wire and sand, and still more sand. The siege commenced on 9 April, 1941 and finished on 10 December, 1941.
This window was originally dedicated on 1 May, 1992.
Base
The window commissioned by the 10th Battalion Australian Infantry Forces (AIF) Association is dedicated to all those who served with the three battalions and features the Association's 'rising sun' service badge, still worn by members of the Australian Army today, at the top of the window.
The famous purple and blue colour patch worn in both World Wars is also depicted, the second AIF battalion represented by the grey edging surrounding the patch. To the left of the colour patch a jungle scene highlights the Battalion's involvement in jungle warfare. A desert scene to the right of the colour patch signifies involvement in that theatre of war. The dates of each of these conflicts are shown at the base of the window.
This window was originally dedicated on 2 September 1992
***All three windows were created by Cedar Prest, stained glass artist.
The Memorial Chapel located within the grounds of the Repatriation Hospital commemorates those who have served in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved. The windows are all stained glass. Mounted on the walls are many and various plaques and unit insignias.
The chapel has been in continuous use and is available for services of any denomination. The pews are reversible – for Roman Catholic services held at the western end and other services at the eastern end.
It is also used for marriages and funerals.
The Mail of 25 June 1949 reported the chapel's first christening would be held the next day, when Padre H. Shepherd would christen Pamela Anne Turvey, daughter of ex-Flying Officer C. J. Turvey and Mrs. Turvey, of Semaphore. Mrs. Turvey was formerly WAAAF Lorraine Caudle, of Prospect. Matron Morphett arranged the chapel decorations. After the ceremony there was a small party at Daws House at the hospital.
A page from my fathers Second World War Autograph book
My father was a Desert Rat and was part of the British Army's defence of Tobruk during the Second World War.
The siege and fierce fighting lasted for 241 hard fought days.
Tobruk was subject to repeated ground assaults and constant shelling and the term "Desert Rats" originated from Lord Haw -Haw in his broadcasts.
My father lost many friends during the long siege and battle for Tobruk.
He was very proud of this plaque from the Rats of Tobruk Association.
No. 9 District LOL (Loyal Orange Lodge, not Laughing Out Loud), Shankill Road, Belfast.
"NO SURRENDER. NOT NOW - NOT EVER". Say it in your best Iain Paisley accent. "We woll nevor give in to mordorors and torrorists"
Marching in Southport with Merseyside's Orange Lodges on their annual 12th July trip to the seaside.
Big Macs for the fat, lo-cal wraps for the call centre battery hens,
Japanese snacks for the choice-spoilt citizens, caviar kickbacks for the citadel denizens.
Airport shoeshines servicing the suits among the little silver stereos and hand-rolled cheroots,
First class passengers file on last after the scum are packed in with their tax-free loot.
Checkout calamity, you're cheated out of loyalty points, ten more years at this joint you'd be home & dry,
Beggars beat round the cash machines but you just slip between them with the usual lie.
Terrible tales of kidnapped kids keep you focused on the family and filling up the fridge,
Neighbourhood watchers shop dole dodgers, stick their semis on the market & start racking up the bids.
Should you stand and fight, should you die for what you think is right
So your useless contribution will be remembered?
If you're asking me I say no, surrender.
Justin Currie live at the Bath Komedia, Monday 25th Feb