Bill - coming down to Tassie in early July - Whereabouts are you? I'll be
in Launceston for some days, then out near New Norfolk ...
Andrew
an elderly mainlander
On 16 May 2014 16:33, Bill Wootton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Yes, 78s still spin, Pat but you go through needles a bit faster. Thanks,
> Doug, also. Greetings from sunny
> Tasmania.
>
> Bill
>
> On Wed, May 14th, 2014 at 3:57 PM, Patrick McManus <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Bill yes but of course in my day it was 78s one comes to mind -'eleven
> > more
> > months and ten more days they'll let me out of the calaboose' cheers P
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> > Behalf Of Bill Wootton
> > Sent: 14 May 2014 01:13
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: No turning back
> >
> > No turning back
> >
> > My music emanates from sources electric,
> > not human strum or vocal impetus.
> >
> > Do you play music? I do.
> > By button push, stylus settle,
> >
> > sending circular discs spinning. Can't
> > hold a note much less belt out a tune.
> >
> > But my ears demand music. Daily.
> > Have done since my first forty five
> >
> > picked up at Coburg Tech fete for ten
> > cents. Normie Rowe, The Breaking Point.
> >
> > And for me, sang the former Playboy,
> > there'll be no turning back.
> >
> > bw
> >
> >
>
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Andrew
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