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US diAry Entry 4 – Day 0 – it’s on like donkey kong!

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Who would’ve thought getting to the airport via train would be hectic?

The train at Leumeah said the airport train was coming, then as it arrived, the v/o said it was to Granville, so we didn’t hop on it. Turns out it was the airport train…

So the conductor told us to get on the next train to Glenfield, get off there and take the express to Central, and back track to International airport. We did it with slight confusion, but arrived with 4 hours to go.

As we checked in, our flight to NY had been changed to stop off at SF instead of LA. After a few printed corrupted tickets later, we checked in with 3 hours to go. Time for duty free… Chocolate anyone?

Only eating breakfast since 6am, we treated ourselves to something healthy: Maccas.

Might as well get used to it…

Awaiting our flight now, so this will be the last post for about 28 hours.

Location:Perimeter Rd,Mascot,Australia

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Bluesfest 2011

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Easter 2011, my Dad and I headed to Bluesfest in Byron Bay for a five day event.

Some of the performances we saw were ZZ Top, BB King, The Blind Boys Of Alabama, Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, Nat Cole and the Kings, C W Stoneking, Tim Robbins, Trombone Shorty and much more.

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Powderfinger – Riverfire Riverstage 2010

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At the start of their farewell tour, my brother Peter and I saw Powderfinger live at Riverstage in Brisbane in 2010, on the night of Riverfire.

We stood midway near the back centre, near what appeared to be the mixing booth area.

Little did we know, they disappeared from the main stage and made their way through the crowd, walking directly past us, and onto the mini stage to knock out my two favourite songs – Like A Dog and Belter.

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