"shabbily dressed and distracted looking". There might be something in this. I hope you don’t mind me recounting this story Gideon, but we actually met around 25 years ago, maybe more, at the Knox City library. You were there with a selection of your books to give a talk about cricket. I distinctly remember two things about the night. One, your obvious passion talking cricket, especially cricket writing, and Two, your rather shabby appearance! Wearing an oversized misshapen jumper with large holes in the sleeves, you looked to my eyes like a typical bohemian from the grungy inner suburbs (although certainly not distracted). I have sometimes wondered since what made you trek all the way out to the suburban blandness of Wantirna South, but glad you did as I still have those books.
What can I say, Greg? I love libraries and support them come what may. And my career is a rags-to-rags story. I'm probably wearing the same shoes as that night in Wantirna.
"shabbily dressed and distracted looking". There might be something in this. I hope you don’t mind me recounting this story Gideon, but we actually met around 25 years ago, maybe more, at the Knox City library. You were there with a selection of your books to give a talk about cricket. I distinctly remember two things about the night. One, your obvious passion talking cricket, especially cricket writing, and Two, your rather shabby appearance! Wearing an oversized misshapen jumper with large holes in the sleeves, you looked to my eyes like a typical bohemian from the grungy inner suburbs (although certainly not distracted). I have sometimes wondered since what made you trek all the way out to the suburban blandness of Wantirna South, but glad you did as I still have those books.
What can I say, Greg? I love libraries and support them come what may. And my career is a rags-to-rags story. I'm probably wearing the same shoes as that night in Wantirna.
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