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Christmas With Evan Dando

from Forward Defensive by The Humdrum Express

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I know this may sound like an unlikely tale but, I once spent Christmas Day on Bondi Beach with Evan Dando

Exploring the southern hemisphere can throw up so many new experiences and unlikely situations -
None more so than the sight of the 90’s Slacker pin-up casually wandering amongst jubilant festive revellers
The temperature was close to 30 degrees, but Evan wore a sweatshirt, jeans and cowboy boots which further enhanced his cool guy reputation.
I, meanwhile, looked every inch the weediest bloke ever to set foot on an Aussie shoreline.

I know this may sound like an unlikely tale but, I once spent Christmas Day on Bondi Beach with Evan Dando

As luck would have it, upon my arrival in Sydney, I’d purchased a cheap guitar which I’d happened to take with me to the beach.
I must add here though, that I’ve never been that guy who takes an acoustic to a festival for late night noodling - Why do they do that?
Do they blindly hope to be discovered or seriously think nearby campers enjoy their repertoire of Oasis covers?
Anyway, back to the story – my mates and I somehow ended up joining Evan and his friends, where we were treated to a set of Lemonheads classics

I know this may sound like an unlikely tale but, I once spent Christmas Day on Bondi Beach with Evan Dando

I remember Evan telling me he’d come to the beach to get over the disappointment of a Santa no-show due to transportation problems.
A combination of star-struck nerves and strong drink led me to make an idiotic joke about it being a “shame about sleigh”
I felt such a fool but he kindly handed the guitar back to me, asking if I’d like to play something.
Well, I’d recently been busking ‘Into Your Arms’ so we performed a duet – one of THEE classic moments in Rock n Roll history!

I know this may sound like an unlikely tale but, I once spent Christmas Day on Bondi Beach with Evan Dando

I acknowledge a slight exaggeration over the years, but it’s probably no surprise that this has since become one of my favourite anecdotes, repeated on an almost weekly basis to the deftly disguised delight of work mates.
Whilst Evan and I admit “we’ve never been too good with names” that Bondi Bond remains so strong that if either of us happened to be in trouble we’d pick up the phone and the other would drop everything to, once again, become a bit part in each others lives

I know this may sound like an unlikely tale but, I once spent Christmas Day on Bondi Beach with Evan Dando

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from Forward Defensive, released June 17, 2022

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Regularly championed by BBC 6 Music and famed for withering critique, The Humdrum Express breezily delivers offbeat observation, social commentary and sharp wit; fused with familiar cultural references, surreal characters and subtle puns.

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