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"Down
at the pub, or at a party, whenever you're stuck, for what to say,

if
you wanna be dinky-di, why don't you give it a try,


look
'em right in the eye and say g'day..."

(Slim Dusty)



Show 127


07-09-2025


Travel:
“During one of my treks through Afghanistan we lost our corkscrew
and were compelled to live on food and water - for several days."


WC
Fields


Road
Trip - Adrian Kosky, from 2006, from his album The High Side of the
Low End.


Blue-rinse
Endless Summer - Ian W. Beer, a song for the gray nomads, the RV set,
from his album Last Chance Hotel, a May 2025 release.


Ride
Around the World - the Cartwheels, from their 2014 album At Home.


The
many faces of Don Walker

Choirgirl
- A single from Cold Chisel's 1980 album East, the band's most successful US
release. Don Walker plays keyboards, sings harmonies, and writes.


Telephone
Booth - Ian Moss, the Cold Chisel guitar player, from his 1989 album
Matchbook, doing another Don Walker song.


Fateful
Day - Tex, Don and Charlie (Tex Perkins, Don Walker and Charlie Owen)
from their 1995 album Monday Morning Coming Down.


In
The Early Hours - Don Walker calling himself Catfish for this 1988
album titled Unlimited Address.


A
little Aussie travelogue, introduced by Paul Hogan


Blue
Mountains - Suzannah Espie singling about a beautiful place in New
South Wales, from her 2012 album Sea of Lights.


Good
Light in Broome - Followed by Neil Murray, from his 2000 album The
Wondering Kind, describing the lively town in Western Australia.


Sweet
Arnhem Land - King Stingray singing about their home in the Northern
Territory on their 2022 debut album.


The
Desert Blooms Again - Broderick Smith, from his 2018 album Man Out of
Time.


No
matter where you go, there you are.


Summa
- a 2023 single for Heavy Moss.


Zeigeist
- Babe Rainbow, from 2021 their album Changing Colours.


Leaps
and Bounds - Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, from their 1986 album
Gossip.


Intro:
Roulette - Dom Mariani and the Majestic Kelp, Underwater Casino,
2003.


Exit
and extra: Pacific Heights - Baby Langston from their acclaimed 1998
album.






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