Slim Dusty's funeral live on TV
Sep 25th 2003, 11:58 pm
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Slim Dusty's funeral live on TV
This guy must be as big as princess Di to have 2 channels showing his funeral live on TV.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...083128469.html
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...083128469.html
Sep 25th 2003, 11:59 pm
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hadn't realised he was dead -I have friends that live in Kempsey - his birthplace...
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Sep 26th 2003, 12:23 am
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Excuse my ignorance, bu who the hell is he anyway? I presume some sort of country singer. What are the criteria for getting a state funeral here? Certainly the Brits don't hand them out to just anyone, seem to recall Winston Churchill may have been the last non-royal (if you exclude Diana). Funerals don't make good TV either, though possibly better than what it is replacing.
Sep 26th 2003, 12:55 am
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He was so many things to so many people, a true Aussie legend. Im sitting here watching it & shedding a tear, so too will be many other people all over Australia. If there were more people like Slim Dusty the world would be a much better place. 
Sep 26th 2003, 1:02 am
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A real Aussie legend - gave the world a lot of good songs. I remember seeing him on TV at the closing ceremony of the Olympics.
I had a dear friend in Hobart who is also being buried today - he would be tickled pink to think he has picked the same day as Slim Dusty! I can hear him laughing his way to the other side now....!!!!! And he's probably singing "Pub with No Beer" as he goes......
Pollyana
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I had a dear friend in Hobart who is also being buried today - he would be tickled pink to think he has picked the same day as Slim Dusty! I can hear him laughing his way to the other side now....!!!!! And he's probably singing "Pub with No Beer" as he goes......
Pollyana
(and that post is just for you, Michael)
