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2011

JANUARY

Those present: Michael Jacobs, Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, Tony Brooks and his guest Graham Ingerson, John Potter, Andrew Bishop and his guest Allan Reid, Macolm elliott, John McGowan, Ed Pegge, Leo Davis. Apologies: Wilfrid Prest, Bob Lott

Wayne read and then passed around an extraordinary letter he'd received from the Vice Chancellor of Adelaide University. It invited him to pick up "Souvenir Package" of memorabilia from the now demolished Union Hal. It also invited Old Footlighters to participate in an oral history project being managed by Mirna Heruc, for the Arts Heritage Unit.

Bannon and Pegge did a fine reading of a court transcript of the libel case that Sid Barnes took against Jacob Raith, (who'd written a letter to the paper in support of cricket's Board of Control) and won. Bannon read the cross examination by the leading barrister, Jack Shand QC, while Pegge read the answers of the hapless witness, maybe a member of the Board of Control (of Australian Cricket).

Brooks, Graham Ingerson, Bish

Assorted Gents

 JB and Pegge reading the letter. In centre: Allan Reid

All eyes on Briony, our favourite Chesser Cellars waitress

Wayne Anthoney, John Potter, Michael Jacobs, John McGowan, Malcolm Elliott, Tony Brooks, Graham Ingerson, Andrew Bishop. Allan Reid, John Bannon, Ed Pegge. It must have been a good one.

FEBRUARY

Notes by Leo.

Diners: Michael (Cobbs)  Jacobs, Wayne Anthoney, John (JB) Bannon, Tony (Brooks) Brooks, John (Pottsie) Potter, Wilfed Prest, Malcolm Elliott, John (McGoon) McGowan, Ian Hamilton, Robert (Red) Hodge, Graham (Doug) Craig,  Leo Davis. 12 Gents in all

Wayne sent out the Monthly reminder in verse and at least 8 chaps replied with some level of doggerel.  Parkinson’s verses ran to 14 stanzas each of 8 lines.  Bannon’s, the final one, was more pithy.

Wayne

Have just returned from interstate to this cacophony of responses…..

Members of the Hogarth Club should remember the old bon mot ‘You strike your pate and hope that wit will come – knock as you will, there’s nobody at home’.

 Yes I will be there – but make the following comment:

 A routine invitation, oddly phrased,

Has piled up heaps of verbal ordure crazed.

 SIMPLE HOGARTHIANS!

Draw back from your poetical excrescence -

All artful Anthoney requires is your presence.

So, Hogarth friends, control your uric flow.

Preserve what little wit you have for Thursday’s show.

Regards

Bannon  

Clockwise from left: Pottsie, JB, McGoon, Cobbs, Brooks, Red, Ian, Malcolm

Those in view: Wayne, Doug, Pottsie, JB

aGraham Craig was last at Hogarth something like 15 yers ago.  Bannon was confused because he remembered a

Doug Craig, from Footlights, who had a fine singing voice. In time it was revealed that they are the same person.

John McGowan, Michael Jacobs, Prof Wilf Prest settle esoteric points about the current position in Canberra

Graham Craig, predicted that Xenophon will become Prime Minister, within something like 5 years, so bets were placed and recorded.

Wilfred is recording his bet, at something like 500:1, against the possibility.  Ian also recorded a bet. Accounts will be settled in 5 years!  

Graham was closely associated with Xenophon’s campaign.

Briony Moore has just tipped out Tony Brooks’ Steak & Kidney pudding.

MARCH

A very small gathering this month. Just seven of us. Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, Tony Brooks, John Potter, Graham Doug Craig, Mike Norman, Leo Davis.

Graham Craig attended a few lunches in 20111

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APRIL

Thursday, April 25, 2011.
Hogarth Room; upstairs at The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: Tony Brooks, Leo Davis, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, John McGowan, Mike Norman, John Potter. Apologies: Wayne Anthoney, Michael Jacobs.
 

John ‘McGoon’ McGowan, Tony Brooks.

John Potter and Robert ‘Red’ Hodge.

Clockwise from front left: Tony Brooks (hands), John Potter, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Mike Norman, John McGowan.

Clockwise from front left: John Potter, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge (hidden), Mike Norman, waitress, John McGowan, Tony Brooks (hands).

John Potter, Mike Norman, John McGowan.

 

MAY

Thursday, May 19, 2011.
Hogarth Room; Upstairs atThe Chesser Cellar.
Diners: , Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, Andrew Bishop, Graham Doug Craig, Leo Davis, Malcolm Elliott, Ian Hamilton, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Michael Jacobs, Paul Kolarovich, Bob Lott, Mike Norman, Tony Parkinson, John Potter, Andrew Strickland. Apologies: Tony Brooks (Middle East).

 

Michael Jacobs, Ian Hamilton, Andrew Strickland, John Bannon.

Several of today’s gathering, particularly SPSC Old Scholars, were at Andrew Strickland’s 70^th birthday celebration, just a few days ago.
 

Clockwise from front left: Wayne Anthoney, John Potter, Paul Kolarovich, Andrew Bishop, Graham Doug Craig, Michael Jacobs, Ian Hamilton, Andrew Strickland, John Bannon, Malcolm Elliott, Mike Norman, Robert “Red” Hodge.

In the shot above Wayne is searching on his computer for the email, from Tony Brooks, sent from somewhere in the Middle East. Tony had asked Wayne to read it to the group, and he did, but only after a demand from a malcontent that we take a vote on whether or not we wanted to hear the reading.
 

Paul Kolarovich, Andrew Bishop, Graham Doug Craig, Michael Jacobs, Ian Hamilton, Andrew Strickland, John Bannon (leaning out of frame), Malcolm Elliott, Mike Norman.
 

Mike Norman, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Tony Parkinson, Bob Lott, Wayne Anthoney, John Potter.

Primo Caon came up to tell us that the price has been raised to $45, for the meal, with zero corkage still applying.

JUNE

Thursday, June 16, 2011.
Upstairs in Hogarth Room; The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: , Wayne Anthoney, Keith Conlon, Leo Davis, Malcolm Elliott, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Mike Norman, John Potter. Apologies: Tony Brooks, Ian Hamilton, Michael Jacobs. Seated Visitor: Primo Caon.

 

Malcolm Elliott, Alice Cheid, Keith Conlon.

Malcolm spoke with pride of the charity work he does.

Wayne Anthoney, John Potter.

Robert Hodge, Malcolm Elliott, Keith Conlon.

Robert Hodge described how moving he found a religious ceremony, in Spain I thought. He showed a level of sensitivity not always expected of an Agricultural Scientist. Once he was based in Jamestown and I mentioned that my Dad had taught at a Class 6 (ie one teacher) school, nearby. Robert immediately asked ‘Mannanarie?’ Robert played cricket for Mannanarie.
I had no idea there was/is a Mannanarie Cricket Club (MCC!) with an oval, till I spoke to a woman working cellar door, in the Clare Valley, just last year. The woman, now married to a grazier, around Clare, once lived on Mannanarie Station. The oval is on what is/was that station, west of the school where Dad taught and we lived in the attached house.

Keith Conlon, Mike Norman, Alice Cheid (studying Journalism), Wayne Anthoney, John Potter.

Mike Norman, Wayne Anthoney, John Potter, Primo Caon.

Potter explained why he cannot be involved in Be Your Age productions. His series of strokes means that he experiences events that he cannot predict, that could simply wipe him out during a performance or a season. Through much of today’s gathering he was very subdued, quite possibly experiencing some of his low level stokes, that he claims he can manage.

 

JULY

Thursday, July 21, 2011.
Hogarth Room, upstairs at The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: , Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, Tony Brooks, John Potter, Bob Lott, John McGowan, Malcolm Elliott, Leo Davis. Apologies: Prof Wilf Prest, Michael Jacobs, Ian Hamilton.


 

Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, John McGowan, Malcolm Elliott, Bob Lott, Tony Brooks, John Potter.

I had trouble getting a word in, being talked down by one chap (who had great yarns to tell) and more like yelled down by another. After some time Tony Brooks showed he’d noticed and he forced an opening for me to tell of having seen Japanese internees, from Loveday I guess, on the way to release, smiling and waving at us pre-schoolers, from the windows of a stationary train at Renmark Station, in 1946 or 1947.

Bob Lott, Tony Brooks, John Potter.

Tony Brooks, ever able to spot a good story to read, had a clipping about a chap who sent a distress call, from his boat. His wife had disappeared overboard. Eventually it was established that he’d got terribly drunk, fallen asleep, woken and found his wife (who’d NOT COME ON THE TRIP) missing.

Bob Lott spoke of the work of The Nature Foundation and I was surprised to find that Elliott had once been involved in some administrative role. Bob told a story about being badly treated by the staff of an hotel on Paris and calling upon the Director of the French Nuclear Power Industry, for assistance. So I asked him what hat he was wearing in that interaction. His answer surprised and confused me. ‘I am an International Judge.’ Of what? He judges dog shows anywhere in the world.

When he is invited to judge dogs, in Alice Springs or Mt Isa, or wherever, he asks ‘Are there any Aboriginal Art sites nearby?’ The answer is usually ‘I don’t know but I’ll find out.’ If the answer comes back ‘Yes’ he accepts the invitation, books an extra few days, hires an AWD and heads out to view the Art.

John Potter, Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon.

When I gave Bannon some photos he told me that Angela had sorted out the photos I’d given him and counted that there were 100, given to him since 2003.

Tony Brooks, John Potter, John Bannon.

John Potter told us of problems arising from a series of small strokes he has suffered recently. He was unable to tie his tie this morning. He noticed the tie did not have conventional shape, so he took a conventional tie, was able to tie it and then successfully copied the process with his non-conventional tie.

I offered John a lift home, which he accepted. Then he remembered that he needed to pick up a prescription and I agreed I’d take him to the pharmacist. Then he remembered that he’d not brought the prescription with him. Then he remembered that he had driven his car to Hogarth.

Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon.

 

AUGUST

Thursday, August 18, 2011.
Hogarth Room, upstairs at The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: Wayne Anthoney, Tony Brooks, John Potter, Bob Lott, Paul Kolarovich, Prof Wilf Prest, John McGowan, Leo Davis. Non seated visit: Primo Caon. Apologies: Michael Jacobs, John Bannon, Ian Hamilton.

Primo Caon brought a woman up to view the Hogarth Room. She is to be involved in booking the room for events.

Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks, Bob Lott.

Wayne Anthoney, Briony Moore, John Potter, John McGowan.

Prof Wilf Prest, Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks.

 

SEPTEMBER


Thursday, September 15, 2011.
Hogarth Room, upstairs at The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: John Bannon, Andrew Bishop, David Bishop, (Graham) Doug Craig, Keith Conlon, Leo Davis. Malcolm Elliott, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Michael Jacobs, Mike Norman, John Potter. Late non dining but drinking visit: Wayne Anthoney. Non seated visit: Primo Caon. Apologies: Tony Brooks, Ian Hamilton, Tony Parkinson, Prof Wilf Prest, Ghil`ad Zuckermann.

Keith Conlon, Graham Doug Craig, John Potter.

Michael Jacobs, Keith Conlon, Graham Doug Craig, John Potter.

Mike Norman, Wayne Anthoney, Malcolm Elliott.

Keith Conlon, Briony Moore, Graham Doug Craig, John Potter.

Despite the animation evident in some images it is likely that Potter suffered one of his mini strokes during the meal. He went very quiet and looked ill. When asked ‘Are you OK?’ and he replied, ‘Not very.’ I watched him closely over some minutes and he slowly regained vigour and re-joined conversation.




Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Wayne Anthoney, Malcolm Elliott, David Bishop.

Andrew Bishop, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge.

Keith Conlon, Briony Moore, Graham Craig.

John Bannon, Primo Caon, Michael Jacobs.

Bannon told an interesting anecdote about Robert Gerard, Clipsal boss, a loud critic of John after the State Bank collapse. He came to John, as Premier, a year before the collapse, asking, demanding, that John force the State Bank to extend him a loan. John pointed out that he was unable, by clear statement in the Statute, to do so. Gerard must have been well aware of such protocols given his service from March 2003, as a Peter Costello appointee to the Board of the Reserve Bank, from which he resigned on 2 December 2005.

OCTOBER

Thursday, October 20, 2011.
Hogarth Room, upstairs at The Chesser Cellar.
Diners: Wayne Anthoney, John Bannon, Andrew Bishop, Tony Brooks, Sandy Clark, Keith Conlon, Leo Davis, Michael Jacobs, Paul Kolarovich, Simon Lane, John McGowan, John Potter. Non dining but drinking visit: Bob Ellis. Apologies: (Graham) Doug Craig, Malcolm Elliott, Ian Hamilton, Robert ‘Red’ Hodge, Mike Norman, , Tony Parkinson, Prof Wilf Prest.

 

Clockwise from left: Simon Lane, Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks, Michael Jacobs, Bob Ellis, Wayne Anthoney, John Potter, John McGowan, Keith Conlon, John Bannon, Andrew Bishop (hands).



Michael Jacobs, Wayne Anthoney, Paul Kolarovich.

Paul Kolarovich, Bob Lott, Tony Brooks.

Simon Lane, Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks.

Andrew Bishop, Simon Lane (hidden), Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks, Sandy Clark, Bob Lott, Bob Ellis, Michael Jacobs.

Sandy Clark, Bob Ellis, Bob Lott.

John McGowan, Keith Conlon, John Bannon, Michael Jacobs, Wayne Anthoney, Paul Kolarovich, Tony Brooks.