Hello all you Aussies out there.....I just joined this board yesterday, after being on the Yahoo board since march, and it is so good to finally meet up with some Aussies...
There were none on the Yahoo board, but i have become friends with some wonderful people from america, who all have the 'fever'...Oh how good it is, to find this forum...I have been trying to read thru some of the old threads to get aquainted with some of you, but I havent got thru them all, so please forgive me if I am not up to date with what you are all doing.
Guess the first one who got my attention was BrianR....for a couple of reasons, one, that you live in the Blue Mountains, which is my old stamping ground...We were mountain people for 14years, firstly at Mt.Riverview and then at Warrimoo...we moved away in 1998 to Mudgee for 4 years, and now live in Queensland...a hell of a lot warmer.
The other reason I was drawn to you Brian, was your age, not only because it is only a few years older than me, but the closeness of it to what age the boys would be now...You see, my dad was homosexual (gay), back in the 50's and 60's....my story, briefly, is that he separated from my mother when i was seven, to live in a relationship with his male partner...My sister and myself, lived between the two homes, and we looked on dads partner as like a big brother because he was only 10 years older than me anyway, so is, like you in his 60's now.
Anyway, I wont get into the whole story of that now, I will tell you some other time, but I just wanted to get in touch with you, and any other aussies that are brokeback addicts like me...
I have envied how some of the yanks have been able to meet up in person, and i am planning a trip to the states next year so i can do that too, but now, that i have the opportunity to maybe one day meet up with some Aussies, I am really overwhelmed by the thought of it...I still visit the Blue Mountains at least twice a year to visit friends, so I hope the opportunity to maybe meet up will one day be a possiblility.
Also any other aussies on here that are in Queensland, I live in Maryborough, near Hervey Bay, so if theres anyone out there, give me a yell...please.....
I gather from these last posts, that Brian's mum is not well, so my thoughts go out to you on that Brian.....I can see the wonderful posts that people are sending you, from here, and im sure it must make things a little easier, knowing you have so many people thinking and praying for you and your mum.
It never ceases to amaze me, that a single movie, could make so many nice people gravitate towards one another, and not to only share their thoughts and emotions over the movie, but to share in other's day to day happiness and sadness, and troubles and joy....It is a wonderful community, no matter which message board we are on.
Hope to hear from some of you soon.....you never know, our paths may have crossed before.....
