Comments on: Pig City http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bernie Dowling http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/comment-page-1/#comment-34649 Bernie Dowling Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:37:05 +0000 http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/#comment-34649 This matter appears to be cleared up except for how my name was attributed to something I did not write. I think Lindy was a little premature in calling me an idiot. As Ian explains above, in my novel I have Lindy being politically active in 1978 (it apppears the watch- stealing charge was December, 1977). A lot of my writing has an historical context and I try to be as acurate as possible. And I have absolutely zero interest in engaging in social wars. This matter appears to be cleared up except for how my name was attributed to something I did not write. I think Lindy was a little premature in calling me an idiot. As Ian explains above, in my novel I have Lindy being politically active in 1978 (it apppears the watch- stealing charge was December, 1977).
A lot of my writing has an historical context and I try to be as acurate as possible. And I have absolutely zero interest in engaging in social wars.

]]> By: Ian Curr http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/comment-page-1/#comment-34606 Ian Curr Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:30:24 +0000 http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/#comment-34606 Hello Dan, "Lindy Morrison had very little to do with the protests at the time. She had fled Queensland to Sydney in 1978." This comment is incorrect and the comment has been wrongly attributed to Bernie Dowling, the author of the novel 'Iraqi Icicle' that refers to that period in Queensland. Bernie Dowling made reference in his novel to Lindy Morrison's involvement in the protests against the Bjelke-Petersen government and he correctly states that Lindy did not leave Qld until the early 1980s. Dowling checked his facts with me before he wrote that passage in his novel. He did so because I keep the records of the organisation [Civil Liberties Co-ordinating Committee] that put on the protests. Lindy was arrested at one of those protests in December 1977, the CLCC organised witnesses and a lawyer from the Caxton Legal Service to defend the trumped-up charge of stealing a policemen's watch. Our records show that Lindy was acquitted. It was common for Qld police to fabricate evidence against street marchers. Can you explain how the comment above has been wrongly attributed to Bernie Dowling? As the comment is factually incorrect could you please remove it? Thanks, Ian Curr Ph: 07 3398 5215 Mob: 0407 687 016 Email: iancurr@bigpond.com Web: Workers BushTelegraph Hello Dan,
“Lindy Morrison had very little to do with the protests at the time. She had fled Queensland to Sydney in 1978.”
This comment is incorrect and the comment has been wrongly attributed to Bernie Dowling, the author of the novel ‘Iraqi Icicle’ that refers to that period in Queensland.
Bernie Dowling made reference in his novel to Lindy Morrison’s involvement in the protests against the Bjelke-Petersen government and he correctly states that Lindy did not leave Qld until the early 1980s.
Dowling checked his facts with me before he wrote that passage in his novel. He did so because I keep the records of the organisation [Civil Liberties Co-ordinating Committee] that put on the protests.
Lindy was arrested at one of those protests in December 1977, the CLCC organised witnesses and a lawyer from the Caxton Legal Service to defend the trumped-up charge of stealing a policemen’s watch. Our records show that Lindy was acquitted. It was common for Qld police to fabricate evidence against street marchers.
Can you explain how the comment above has been wrongly attributed to Bernie Dowling?
As the comment is factually incorrect could you please remove it?

Thanks,
Ian Curr
Ph: 07 3398 5215
Mob: 0407 687 016
Email: iancurr@bigpond.com
Web: Workers BushTelegraph

]]> By: lindy morrison http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/comment-page-1/#comment-34341 lindy morrison Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:56:44 +0000 http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/#comment-34341 No I had not fled Brisbane in 1978. I joined The Go Betweens in 1980 in Brisbane. I lived in Auchenflower Tce Brisbane 1976/77. I lived in Wellington St Petrie Tce 78/79 and I lived in 5t Pauls Tce Spring Hill 1980. Then I moved to Melbourne with the band Bernie but thanks for knowing so much misinfo on my life. You are an idiot. No I had not fled Brisbane in 1978. I joined The Go Betweens in 1980 in Brisbane. I lived in Auchenflower Tce Brisbane 1976/77. I lived in Wellington St Petrie Tce 78/79 and I lived in 5t Pauls Tce Spring Hill 1980. Then I moved to Melbourne with the band Bernie but thanks for knowing so much misinfo on my life. You are an idiot.

]]> By: David Fitzpatrick http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/comment-page-1/#comment-2563 David Fitzpatrick Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:27:43 +0000 http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/#comment-2563 I was in Brisbane in the nineteen seventies. I remember the brutality vividly. I was beaten by the police and hospitalized as a consequence, effectively ending my sojourn in the deep north. As the years passed and Bjelke's grip weakened, I would tell my friends I would throw a party when he lost office, then when he was arraigned I said I would throw a party when he was sent to jail. More years passed and finally he died and someone demanded laughingly said party. My only response was to quietly think to myself that I would throw a party when someone with sufficient authority confirmed that he was safely burning in hell. I was in Brisbane in the nineteen seventies. I remember the brutality vividly.
I was beaten by the police and hospitalized as a consequence, effectively ending my sojourn in the deep north. As the years passed and Bjelke’s grip weakened, I would tell my friends I would throw a party when he lost office, then when he was arraigned I said I would throw a party when he was sent to jail. More years passed and finally he died and someone demanded laughingly said party. My only response was to quietly think to myself that I would throw a party when someone with sufficient authority confirmed that he was safely burning in hell.

]]> By: Anonymous http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 Anonymous Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:41:38 +0000 http://speechification.com/2007/12/13/pig-city/#comment-1420 Lindy Morrison had very little to do with the protests at the time. She had fled Queensland to Sydney in 1978. Lindy Morrison had very little to do with the protests at the time. She had fled Queensland to Sydney in 1978.

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