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I'm thirty-five years old, and still shifting between drab units smelling faintly of grease and Handy Andy (the units that is, not me). And I have no plans, beyond the one about a filthy rich quiz-master, And it's a crap plan.
Eight years after passing the audition for TV's 'Money Quest' quiz show, Paul Hetherby is still waiting for the call to appear on the program. Devoid of any life skills other than avoiding responsibility and memorising useless facts, Paul's obsession with becoming Australia's next quiz-master is rivalled only by a tragic devotion to his latest disorderly and not very successful rock ban, Explosive Hits. Which leaves his log-suffering girlfriend a distant third.
Stuck in another new flat, staring at walls painted a strange shade of duck-egg blue, and unable to cook even a potato, Paul gradually realises that the grand prize in life might not be the money, the new car or even a minor hit record after all.
Eight years after passing the audition for TV's 'Money Quest' quiz show, Paul Hetherby is still waiting for the call to appear on the program. Devoid of any life skills other than avoiding responsibility and memorising useless facts, Paul's obsession with becoming Australia's next quiz-master is rivalled only by a tragic devotion to his latest disorderly and not very successful rock ban, Explosive Hits. Which leaves his log-suffering girlfriend a distant third.
Stuck in another new flat, staring at walls painted a strange shade of duck-egg blue, and unable to cook even a potato, Paul gradually realises that the grand prize in life might not be the money, the new car or even a minor hit record after all.
328 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2002
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Michael Witheford
5 books3 followers'Whatever people say I am that's what I'm not.'Arctic Monkeys.
I was born in England in the sixties. Apparently stuff happened then but I was riding a tricyle and eating dirt.
I've written for a swag of mags over the years. The late lamented Ram and Juke, On The Street, The Age, The Sunday Sun, Mania, Australian Musician,Launceston Examiner, Time Out and Women's Forum which was a pervy mag for females.
I moved to Australia when I was a kid and grew up in Tasmania. Melbourne has been home since the mid '80s.
My bands include none that you've heard of.
Some of my articles can be found at http://inviziblemonsters.blogspot.com...
I was born in England in the sixties. Apparently stuff happened then but I was riding a tricyle and eating dirt.
I've written for a swag of mags over the years. The late lamented Ram and Juke, On The Street, The Age, The Sunday Sun, Mania, Australian Musician,Launceston Examiner, Time Out and Women's Forum which was a pervy mag for females.
I moved to Australia when I was a kid and grew up in Tasmania. Melbourne has been home since the mid '80s.
My bands include none that you've heard of.
Some of my articles can be found at http://inviziblemonsters.blogspot.com...
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January 9, 2021
On the surface, this is an Australian version of Nick Hornsby’s High Fidelity but it’s a much deeper and more satisfying read. An unemployed mid-thirties Melbourne musician is obsessed by the prospect of his appearance on a Sale of the Century-type quiz show as he struggles through a souring relationship and tries to keep his band together. His success on the quiz show changes his life in unexpected ways. This is a captivating and realistic exploration of life and relationships with a distinctively Australian tone
November 3, 2014
A good rom-com with an Aussie twist.
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