OZ June/July 2005
Oh F&^%$K! We're in Sydney!
Liz sported a new tattoo.
There's something special about the local club.
Old family home. The fence and siding are new.
Lots of wildlife can be found outside of the city.
Fortunately, Trevor seemed to like the new Axe.
OK, let's play another AC/DC cover!
Yup, the new Axe is working out well.
April and Lilly are lots of fun in the early morning.
Where as, Moria is always fun.
Lets go to the beach in the rain Daddy!
Heaven help the sister.....
The new Cruise property. Of course the dog immediately got lost.
And of course, she immediately found something dead.
A man with two chair bottoms.
Once again, old... No! No!, long term friends.
Uncle John is knowledgeable about the family tree now....
"And that was Sarah Jane Watkins!"
Heaven help the mister....
Music still runs deep in the Cruise clan.
Two leather clad musos discuss bumping out, and if we should help.
We didn't help Chris much as you can see.
Far too shots of Em and Aaron, this one will have to do.
Frida slept, despite the self inflicted wound.
...that gets between me and my man! Fat chance!
No family resemblance at all!
A lovely, though somewhat awkward, meal with long lost Ralph.
Hey! Hey! Ralphy Boy!
I just don't see the resemblance!
Back in Sydney, Sallie holds forth with Sevens.
Peter sits back, relaxes and listens to what the nice ladies say.
Theo is somewhat more cynical about it, but listens none the less.
The first major reunion, the theatre crowed from Heathcote. Richard is as lovely as ever.
And Marj seems not to have changed much at all. Perhaps none of us do.
I feel so comfortable....
Danger! Danger! Highschool girlfriend Joanne and wife talking!
Seems everyone has pictures of children to show.
Father holding forth, and mother as glamorous as always.
As a lawyer, one must learn to point in the correct fashion.
Group shot. Pick which one played puck, and which one the fairy princess.
Les and Tiff remain excellent hosts.
Another old, No! No! long term friend Peter drops out of the woodwork.
Always the gentleman, Theo shows the Australian sign of friendship.
There's a relative in there somewhere I think.
Sallie collected much valuable family history with a small recording device.
Father seems to be quite the cook these days.
Sallie seems to quite comfortable on the phone in the kitchen too!
If you squint hard enough he looks like Roger Moore.
Shopping was compulsory
As was eating out on a regular basis. Travel is no time for weight loss.
More eating, this time at the lovely Sevens house.
It may look like Sallie is cooking.... she isn't.
She's smoking hot though.
Daniel and Peter make a fine pair of old bastards. Cute eh?
Another cutie, Tony is still in the software trade, starting company number two.
Long term friends enjoy a drink or two.
Even Joanne Small made an appearance. Doesn't she have age genes?
Deeply held beliefs are discussed and tossed aside.
Heaven help the sister?
Art shot, the glass matched Joan's dress so well.
Another deeply help belief is shattered.
Still, Krocky's house is an excellent place to have a conviction smashed.
Back at Coogee, we delve into the carbohydrates and yet more discussion with Helga.
Alexander and Ingrid join us, once again I have trouble with the family resemblance.
Not here though. Heaven help the mister.
Daniel has been working on the cute thing. I think she's getting pretty good.
OK, so it seems you can injure yourself on a small crack in the pavement.
There was of course lots of dance, at least amongst the more limber members of the household.
Pea knows more about other peoples shoes than she cares to admit.
Edward just knows good shoes when he wears them.
Areau is also well advanced in the cuteness skills.
The mighty BBQ!
Mother and children doing very well thank you.
Despite the new do, Chris is in fine form.
OK, so he's another long term friend!
That's right. We have graffiti in Sydney too.
An old tradition respected. Waiting to meet a friend at the Town Hall steps.
Naturally, it was an excellent friend. Penny is not old but quite long term.
Tony and Carlos enjoying the winter sun.
The crocodile skin is still smoking after the battle.
Indeed. Cars come from the other direction down there.
Back and Daniel's place we search for deeper belief systems to deconstruct.
With Burgess's help, we find them.
Krocky is amused in spite of his better understanding of the deconstruction movement.
Sevens is just plain amused.
The people of Coogee hold the knowledge of food more important than the knowledge of spelling.
And don't forget the street cafes. Not Paris, but there is a beach.
What would Darling Harbour be without her?
We eat an entire sheep whilst in Australia.
More family history.
He means it!
Pineapple Doughnut play once again. Les is very patient with the American visitor.
The Mighty Zor sits in on the drums.
Turns out the Bass parts can have quite a few notes in them.
Sallie is taking the photos, but she did have a fiddle.
The Mighty Zor returns to his instrument of choice.
Just call her Dr. Marylin, long term friend.
W.B.Dr. Tina is pensive but incisive.
Stand back.... it's a School reunion. It seems Kevin's beard is doing better than mine... should I worry?
John's smile is also better trained. Perhaps I shouldn't have come.
What's a reunion without a thoughtful and entertaining speech?
Sallie was the token spouse. Seems no others decided to come.
As you can see, a bad time was had by all.
Some people not only still had their school tie, they had one in the first place!
Yet another long term friend. Janelle and I still had a lot on common.
Compulsory group shot in the same order as the school photo, except me.
Meanwhile, back in family land we cooked sausages.
Hugged a lot.
Hugged some more.
We like the hugging part.
The family part is pretty good too.
Come to think of it, Hawaii ain't so bad either!
Replete with mu mu Sallie enjoys the balmy whatsits.
Mai Tais are simply necessary.
You also have to eat something.
The beach helps with jet lag.
Being close to the equator the palm trees are confused. Sallie less so.
Watch out for the surf!
Home again so the chaos can resume.
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