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Been a long time since I have posted here. So I hope I don't bore anyone. I visited Australia for 6 weeks in Dec/Jan. Some of you know I have been communicating with, and been visited by, a beauty from Sydney several times over the last three years, and I finally got to visit her. Annie and I drove from Sydney to Melbourne and what a place. I was there for new years eve at Luna Park, and Australia Day at Port Jackson at the Harbour Bridge. Now, after having all my affairs finally setteled, I am gonna join her, and them "lucky people" down under. I'm gonna get my Holden Ute too!!!! *S* Looks like right after Easter, but may not be able to "work" there till after we marry on the 4th of July, as planned at the moment. I sure look forward to makin some friends at local Letterheasds meeting in Oz. I would like to make some contacts, looking for maybe part time work doing screen printing, or sign painting/making. I do CAD drafting as well, tool and die detailing, and industrial-structural, and am familiar with nc programming for torch and laser cutting. Contact me personally if this is a possibility from anyone in the Sydney area. I have also posted some equipoment for sale in classified. I have to realy lighten my load, so some things must go. As Crazy Jack would say, "that's it". Bill
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Posts: 309 | From: Heathcote, NSW, Australia | Registered: Nov 1998
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G'day Bill, if you find your self in South Australia please call in here for a cold beer. Other wise I'll be in Sydney for the airbrush expo and sign Visial impact show August 9, 10 and 11th.
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Gday Bill, Make sure you get one of the 350cui utes with the 6 speed! The offer is still open if you make up to the Sunshine State. I've been doing some engineering/construction design detailing and draftiing over the last couple of years, I'll keep an ear to the ground for anything in Sydney through a few architects and engineers that we do work for interstate but its a real longshot. If you can fly AutoCad you shouldnt have any worries finding work. There must be something in the water over your way, some friends of mine had a couple of Yanks over last year and they just came back and are in the process of buying a block of dirt in preparation to move over. You still got my email add?y? Congrats, David
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When you guys get Bill over there, get him to do some calligraphy demos at your meets! Have him show you how to make a pen from parrot feathers. You're getting a tremendous asset from this side. Enjoy him.
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Alright Bill! Congratulations to you and your honey. I'm happy for you my friend. I remember the last time I saw you at Ron Percells, you was telling me of this beautiful lady you had met. Now you're going to tie the knot. Great luck and best wishes and I'm sure you'll have a great time in Oz. From what you told me about her seems like you met your soul mate.
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firstly congratulations to you and to your lady! great news.... dont ya just luv it when a plan comes together another convert to down-under, now if we can just get Steve n Barb down for a visit we could probebly kidnapp them tooooo! hehehe
Bill we are only just up the road from sydney so please know that you are both most welcome to call in anytime, kettle is always on!
the next annual letterheads in Oz is in October so you will be here and settled in by then. Its not too far for you to travel to either, (nb: when an ozzie says not to far... be carefull that could mean a 15 hour drive!) Actually its a place called Portland in NSW (its just west of sydney) and the host is a real nice bloke called Ron Bidwell. its a Wallnuts (walldogs) meeting but with all the usual extras that we get up to at our meetings, airbrushing, blowing things up, glue chipping, blowing things up, chalk art, blowing things up, drinking, blowing more thing up! please come!
regards gail
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Hey Bill! Jim and I had dinner with you after the meet at Ron's and I remember you telling us all about Annie and moving to Oz!! We hope you the best and a very happy life in the land down under..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey, this guy knows his stuff about the history of Roman letters!! Ask him to do a talk on it! Take care Bill!
Adrienne and Jim
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Yep, I should be able to make it to the annual meet, I hope... So I'll meet you there! Yep, the meets here in Aus are always great, lots of paint, talent, and... well... blowing things up! (if you have Devo or Darren there, that is )
If you get there (an I do too), seeya there, the meets here are always fun!!!
From Katie
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