Remembering Mervyn Lawrence Webster

[thestoryteller]

G'day Leonie,

Memoiries are for sharing Leonie and Chris and I were very appreciative of all the bush poets who attended his funeral and John Best from the North Pine bush Poets for saying a few words.



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[David J Delaney]

This is such a wonderful tribute Merv. & especially...

"The long hair and the earring had my poor dad asking me
if I’d changed my manly habits and I now sat down to pee"

this brought back so many memories as I went through the same thing with my dad.

Thanks Merv.

[Heather]

Where's all the hair and ear rings now Dave? Dad was right afterall huh?

Heather

[David J Delaney]

yep Heather, where has it gone, used to be in a ponytail down to the middle of my back, I now have the same cut dad had, #1

[thestoryteller]

Lived at Ellis Beach north of Cairns with the Hippies back in the 70's.


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[Heather]

Merv, enough! A girl can only take so much! Let me guess, mid 1970s? Did you have a pony tail too?

Your turn Dave!! he he

[Bellobazza]

Hey Merv...
What did you do with all that hair when you were though with it...stuff a saddle?

Cheers, Will.

[thestoryteller]

I remember the day I got it cut off in Cairns and the Hairdresser kept it. Probably some good sort wearing it as a wig mate.

Might be a good poem in your thoughts though mate. Some mad Saddler kidnapping hippies and cutting their hair to counterline saddles.


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[Heather]

You sure you didn't smoke it Merv? At least those legs have gone!

[thestoryteller]

So you saw them for a fleeting moment Heather. They do a wonderful job as there an awful lot more of me to hold up these days.


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