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In the 1970s we celebrated Christmas 3 times in 2 days
On Christmas Eve
We went to mum’s mums place for a Christmas Eve dinner and present opening for mums side of the family and there were a lot of people there and we played Christmas carols around the piano and talked to each other about our lives
I don’t really remember what was our presents but my grandma loved it, it was her chance to be with all of her in-laws and grandkids, one Christmas there I got little kermit the frog and my brother got a dog, grandma cooked a nice roast dinner and I handed out the presents on Christmas Eve and then at 11-00 my dad took us home and on the way home dad said can you hear the Christmas bells, it means Santa’s on his way and drop presents if you are good and go to bed and when we got home we left beer and *** ***** out for Santa and went to bed, most of the time we got up before mum and dad except for the year my aunty sue and Dennis came and both me and my brother didn’t get out of bed and some years we got a trampoline and other years a swimming pool no protection we should’ve had it if it was now but back then you didn’t think about it and we opened all of our presents every year and we had bacon and eggs for breakfast and then we went to church and play with our presents and then we went my dads mothers house for the night party with all of dads family and there we were given lots of gifts as well like army suits and caravans and car racing kits and many more, and my cousin Alan was the man who gave out the presents at that party
Then we went outside to play with our presents, having a tonne of fun while my dads mother was looking the Christmas roast and when it was ready mum yelled out dinners ready and we all went up to have a Christmas dinner and then we all talked and played and then went down the street to have a look at the Christmas lights, there was a street near dads mother which had every house decorated for Christmas and I loved it. Even till today
And then we went home and my dad and mum decided to take us home and me and my brother called our grandfather
Dotty pa and mum hated us doing that and we went home watched a movie and went to bed
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
When I became an adult in the 90s
I remember having a big party on the evening of Christmas Eve, when I had foxtel I used to get into the Christmas spirit by watching muppet family Christmas from 1987 and usually took 45 minutes and then when that was finished I sat outside to wait for dad to start the bbq to get it ready for our visitors to come for dinner and present opening and each year we used to have different foods on the bbq and mum made these delicious salads to have with them after her storytelling session at the church and when she got home it was before the visitors because they were usually late but when they eventually arrived we all sat down to eat talking about how our year went and dad got out this new wine for parents because I drank too much and then when dinner was made mum got out the pavlova and trifle and we all ate it up and then we opened presents and talked to each other and I needed a break because of my anxiety and I put on the carols by candlelight from Melbourne and dad used to comment how annoying the kids music was with the teenage girls who were there, and then they went into the other room to show everyone their new games or new music computer programs
And every year dad was excited about showing them and then at 11-00 the guests left and mum went to Christmas mass I didn’t go cause I am a Buddhist
It was a great Christmas with family
Having fun with my granny and nanny
It is a lot of fun
Going to the circus
Talking while watching television
Trying to get her off the phone so you could watch Mickey Mouse club
Playing tv shows in the back yard
Hoping dogs don’t come and interupped them playing cricket on the cricket pitch and watching hockey and cricket from their house
Going to the local show
Getting showbags
Going on rides
Going to the movies
Watching movies at home on ****** vision
Catching the bus to the city to have lunch or to shop
Walking to the local supermarket
Catching the bus to Charlestown Westfield and having lunch and shop
Going to k mart
Having henny penny for lunch and dinner
Having KFC and MacDonalds for lunch and dinner
Having hamburgers for lunch and dinner
All with chips
Picking mushrooms off the green
Gotta be careful with doing that now
Cooking nice meals
Watching days of our lives and young and the restless together
Staying up on new years to see it in
HAPPY NEW YEAR
I still do that in memory
It was fun
Every once in a while
Me and my mum and her friend
Get together for lunch and Yahtzee
And we also have goosey
My mums puppet goose
To give us all good luck
We play two games
And a dessert between each game
You see there is nothing wrong
With the lunch and Yahtzee
Because we get to have a bit of fun
At birthdays we go to the Jamison
Southern cross club for lunch
And then back home for dessert and Yahtzee
We also used to go to Canberra carols
Near stage 88 now we go to mums house
To watch carols from Shepparton on YouTube and my mums friend buys fish
And chips and we eat drink and watch and sing along to the carols
And on Christmas Day we play Yahtzee
Have a Christmas roast and dessert and we each tell a story we either wrote or learnt and last year I sang the grizzly Adams tune ‘maybe’ and it was fun
Lunch and Yahtzee is fun
When I was young moving
On to being an adult
I wanted to go to the skate park
Despite me not having a skate board
I went there to talk to the skaters
And enjoy them skating
I met a few rough skaters
Like the Nash brothers
Who went to the park
For the same reason as me
Looking back at it
I wished I were a skate boarder
So I would have a lot more friends
But I basically went there so
I could avoid the fighters at the mall
Because I don’t understand why
They want to fight me
Because I am such a happy and bubbly person
You see there was someone up there
Who wanted to see me get fought
Because my stomach was looking like when the guy got me when I was greame Thorne
I also ate a hamburger and a drink
From the take away cart
You see I stayed at the park till 4-00am
But the problem was one of the Nash brothers
Wanted to fight me so I tried to take any part of my life that made me look like a family person
He told him I owed him money
Which I didn’t
He took my chicken chips dinner
And ate it while I watched
All in the way so he can fight me
But I am so happy and bubbly
I felt scared of this guy
Especially when he came to all
The places where I felt happy and bubbly at
I went to the gym at kippax
And on the way home someone asked
Me to buy him a pack smokes
But now I wouldn’t because it could cause
A problem in his business
He could me a *****
I felt the Nash brothers tease
When he asked me to do that
I wanted to be a man who loved life
Enjoying watching the skaters
At the park
Then when I went with my friend to
Lighthouse pub
A bikie came in saying
Let’s bash these 2 up
And I was thinking
Why me, I am happy and bubbly
Unfortunately you can’t avoid fighters and teasers
But the best thing to do is not provoke them
Just remain happy and bubbly
Because if kids look at you
As being an easy target
If you buy a case of coke
Sooner or later the kids
Will be breaking down your door
To have a coke
And Patrick and jonithan said
I might have one of Brian’s cokes
And I smoked and people were asking
Me for cigarettes every time I went
Even old friends and Brendan
I wanted to Brendan into trouble
So I gave it to him
But I look at that, and it was wrong
I could’ve got fought and by a few
People I did get fought
A man yelled at me telling me
To leave his kid alone
But I was laughing as if I was happy and bubbly
And one of my other friends Bridgett yelled at me in the city
Maybe I deserved that I don’t know
But I am unsure because I am a happy and bubbly guy
And one kid rode his skateboard past me
Saying you know nothing about this world
You are still getting teased
And I said it is better to getting teased
Than fought untill I learnt teasing was fighting and I want neither just want to watch concerts and sport and entertaining and I prefer drama club
Than a fight or teasing club
Patrick Enright was my best friend at school and I came to his house to muck with him and listen to my music and his heavy metal music like Judas Priest and I thought of Judas Priest and **** priest as a little cool kid, but then Patrick told me not to hang with him anymore, I felt bad and this made me muck around on the street and then everyone was teasing me and Patrick was a bit worried of how the friendship turned out so he started to look after his 5 year old nephew jonithan who was his brother Martins kid and as I was going to the pub and the mall and the gym and to the sports events when I was coming home from those things and I heard Patrick teasing me with jonithan and I was saying very hurtful things to him
As I walked up the hill and then as I entered my home I said cool kids do what I do yeah only yeah mate yeah kids do you what you do Patrick and then I played basketball outside in my yard and pat was teasing me with jonithan saying to him imagine what this ******* will do next and then said Brian what are you going to do for us now, do your housework write a story go to bed play a show and make sure it is a kids show so I can watch it with jonithan, Patrick say like a man with a frown and jonithan was smiling like a kid would if I was famous and he went yeah mate then Patrick at the end of the show said to jonithan let’s put barnesy on for a party and jonithan was doing the little 5 year old head banging routine which looked so cute, I mean kid cute, not **** cute, he was too young for that and then Patrick walked down the road with jonithan the same way he walked with me singing we’re not going to take it with his stereo and stopped off at the service station to buy a packet of chips and munched and said to jonithan little cool dude, you are a cool dude don’t deny it
And then the bullies who called me a Woosey came into his house and said to him, don’t muck with Brian, he is a woos
And I understand why you treated Brian like a normal young dude, but he was a **** or a woos, and Patrick was mucking with him saying here is $30, so you can buy yourself a meal and leave Brian alone
And this happened every time Brian went out because his dad was very violently disappointed in him and mum wasn’t happy either and jonithan said look at this ******* and Patrick said, yes I know but don’t tell him, you are too young, then Brian saw jonithan at the mall looking in the music shop but when I left about 2 minutes later so did jonithan and said he is a fat **** and pat said fat **** fat ****
You are a fat **** and I said leave me alone patty watty and pat pushed his legs through the kitchen and cooked veges and chicken with his family at his house
Jonithan loved it so much, in the pub he said, you are not ever going to be like me and Jonny and jonithan said yeah mate yeah
Have a party
Have a party
Open a can of beer and party yeah
Also go to a club
Play on the pokies
Eat a meal
Have a few beers
And have a party
Listen to a band singing
living on a prayer
Mr brightside
G’day g’day
Lay down sally
Mustang sally
Queen of hearts
And we all get on
The dance floor and have a party
Sing clap clap here comes Charlie
The great old blimie Charlie
While watching Charlie Dixon
Score a goal for port Adelaide
Drink a tooheys for Isaac Heeney
Have a Carlton for Charlie curnow
Another Blimie Charlie to think about
Go for
Sydney Sydney Sydney
To win the flag for 2024
Party party party till next year
Have a party have a party
Celebrate your footy team
Whether it is Carlton or Sydney
Or maybe port Adelaide
Yes yes yes
Party all night, NEVER stop
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