tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post5132666969236023549..comments2023-04-29T22:18:35.874+10:00Comments on Olive & Esther: I was taken back to 1982 today....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-58514948435692532932011-03-13T22:23:16.747+10:002011-03-13T22:23:16.747+10:00I was a "smurf" ... one of many Yr 8 hig...I was a "smurf" ... one of many Yr 8 high school kids dressed in either a blue (me), red or white toweling tracksuit with matching blue placard at QEII Stadium. We made all the pictures on the ground, like the Australian Flag, with the changing placards. To this day when I hear Peter Allen sing "I Still Call Australia Home", I know the cues of when to raise my placard in the right places. We obviously practiced a lot!Littlemissairgaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759336965970856540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-70423313178404015872011-03-10T22:28:36.072+10:002011-03-10T22:28:36.072+10:00I'm sure I saw Matilda at Wet'n'Wild W...I'm sure I saw Matilda at Wet'n'Wild Waterpark... And in '82 I was in Year 7 and living in Cairns, but the Commonwealth Games was so exciting. I was also keeping an extensive scrapbooking obsession with the Princess of Wales alive...Anna Bartletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17140909637865426746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-17481963397037922722011-03-09T10:22:05.680+10:002011-03-09T10:22:05.680+10:00Having the mumps during the 1982 Commonwealth Game...Having the mumps during the 1982 Commonwealth Games. At least there was something to watch on TV. xxbrismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6158540137163857342.post-41868160900452802972011-03-09T06:12:02.601+10:002011-03-09T06:12:02.601+10:00Aah yes, Matilda the Kangaroo. I remember. Twelv...Aah yes, Matilda the Kangaroo. I remember. Twelve years old and eyes glued to the little TV watching it all unfold in our state's capital.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228055607565871872noreply@blogger.com