Writing

CRIME WRITERS’ GOSSIP Dave writes about his experiences at the 2000 Perth Writers’ Festival For me, the Perth Writers’ Festival was going to be not just a literary experience but a Chevvy Chase one. My […]

[pullquote] DAVE’S LEGENDS XI K. Eastwood W. Phillips J. Dyson R. Park T. Groube D. Wellham T. Vievers R. Bright (C) D. Sincock T. Dell S. Gannon J. McLaren (12th) [/pullquote] What a lack of […]

My own father was 46 when I was born, the second and last of his two children. Perhaps that is why I felt no urgency to become a father myself. When I hit 40, however, […]

Dave grew up in the suburbs of Perth, and he now lives in Sydney, but he’s still just a suburban boy at heart. MY FIRST experience of Manly was circa 1979 when my band, Dave […]

THERE is nothing worse than doing a “watch” for Bangers Gabbadini unless it is doing a watch for Bangers Gabbadini in February, next to the garbage dumpster at the Sebel Townhouse when it is 30-plus […]