1 Decade in London Today

I came here from Perth a decade ago today, hell where did all that time go?
On the 30th of October 1998 I raced in Perth's first ever alley-cat and came 3rd.

http://www.messengers.org/events/events1998/1998.10.30.perth.html (added 03.11.98)

the inaugral wa alleycat was a resounding success, the boys and girls were truly up for it, bless em...

28 started, only 8 finished the course correctly...10 checkpoints, point to point format, only one inury - dislocated shoulder for someone who didnt offically enter - tought shit...

scottie, action and putz, bike it got the phone book primes - $10 each, unfortunately, scottie couldnt get 4 books into his bag...

most spirited racer - putz, bike it, wore a gourgeous blue ballerina's outfit after i foolishly suggested to him that he should race in a tu-tu

people got lost all over perth cbd - its not easy to get lost here... it was absolute mayhem etc etc...

lots of very tired, sweaty but smiley people after the event, we retired to a local drinking establishment, where tales of bravado and stupidity were recounted in great detail

all i've had today is "whens the next one"

results:

1. adrian, team fk it/bring**

1. ben allen, messenger post
   
2. john mackessy, t+c
   
3. brad, ex - bike it
   
4. flavio breazzano, bring
   
5. nicko gurdan, dx
   
6. rohan miller, dx
   
7. pedro, action
   
   
   
   
   

What followed was a weekend of saying many goodbyes, debauched partying, being chased by Police, falling out of buildings and being hit by a car(not in that order necessarily).
I knew I wasn't coming back to work the next week and that I was getting out of that small town I had felt trapped in for the previous ten years.

The following Wednesday I was on a plane to Heathrow.

London has been pretty good to me.
I have been lucky enough to travel all over the world from here and to have had a beautiful daughter.

I just wish I was 22 again.

Nostalgia = fail.

Are you still coming round today?

oo build that back must be killing...nother week off huh... spaz

I have plenty of reasons to be nostalgic atm so stfu.

Yeah maybe around 1.

mack, our lives are all the richer for knowing you.
It seems to have come out alright for you too:)

oo build that back must be killing...nother week off huh... spaz

I'm working from home as usual Raymond. BTW come home before polo, I need to give you some money for Hassanr.

I'm working from home as usual Raymond. BTW come home before polo, I need to give you some money for Hassanr.

no.

Congratulations, if you go back to your own country can you take Dale with you.

Wicked post MA3K,

Here is to another ten years of memories.

Congratulations, if you go back to your own country can you take Dale with you.

ha

Lolz at Ben Allen. Wonder what Corey and Sam are doing?

When was I 22 I was on a plane from Sydney to Heathrow, doped to fuck on Valium. Memories!

Lolz at Ben Allen. Wonder what Corey and Sam are doing?

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Congratulations, if you go back to your own country can you take Dale with you.

ha

This is our country.

Lolz at Ben Allen. Wonder what Corey and Sam are doing?

Probably being hip, cool and bleeding edge NOW, in Bassendean.
One of them could be in jail.

This is our country.

Actually my wording was bad because I origanaly wrote "congratulations, now fuck off back to your own country and take Dale with you"

I then realised I didn't know you well enough to display such xenophobia.

Are you an Aussie, Jon? I thought you were from the US... (not taking the piss BTW)

Congratulations, if you go back to your own country can you take Dale with you.

John's not tasmanian though!

I was born here, have a birth certificate, passport and everything.

Which just goes to show I don't know you well enough :)

great thread John. I think you should do the HTFU alleycat this friday to mark the event.

I was born here, have a birth certificate, passport and everything.

Where were you born... BROTHER? waves England flag

nice one john, good to have you here dude. catch ya soon

When was I 22 I was on a plane from Sydney to Heathrow, doped to fuck on Valium. Memories!

or lack thereof.

Are you an Aussie, Jon? I thought you were from the US... (not taking the piss BTW)

He's Secretly Canadian, Joe.