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Who was your Musical Friend?

Huh? I thought we’ve finished talking about high school musicals…

No. We haven’t finished at all! Who was your high school friend who got into the local musical and wouldn’t “shut the fuck up” about it!?!?!

That was just a fictional exaggeration. She wasn’t annoying at all.

(LOLOLOL) — Can you PLEASE answer my question!?

Mmm… how many facts should I avoid?!

WHY?!?!?!

Why do YOU want to know?!?!?!?!

Because I’m just thinking — if all these other girls from your school auditioned and SHE was the ONLY ONE who actually got in that year?!?! For whatever it was?!?!? A local production that also had kids from other schools auditioning!?! I’m kind of more impressed by that — honestly — she stood out from everybody else. I think she has a RIGHT to BRAG about it. I think you were just being a little hater for no reason…!

(Chuckles) Yeah… maybe I was…

Is she still in entertainment now?

You know what — since the Pandemic — I don’t know. I really, really don’t know. I can’t even begin to imagine any narrative for a fictional blog. I don’t know.

But what do you know about before the Pandemic?

… … … (Weird… face… can’t describe)… (Head tilting?)…

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US IN THE FICTIONAL BLOG?!?!?!?!!?

(Chuckles)… I think I can say… she moved to New York.

She moved from Australia to New York?!?! New York, New York — America, New York?! Alicia Keys, “New York concrete jungle where dreams are made of” — New York?!!?

YES — TAYLOR SWIFT — “WELCOME TO NEW YORK” — NEW YORK!!!

(lol)….. AND….?!?!?! What did she do in New York?!?!?!

(Chuckles)…

I actually bumped into her, in a yoga class, back here, on GOLD COAST — and she was back home — for a little bit — for a holiday — a break from her normal job — in New York.

What was her normal job in New York… (bracing himself for what his wife is about to tell)….

I dunno, let’s just fictionalise this and say she tried to become a writer for Saturday Night Live… Do you really expect me to remember all these details?!?!?!?!

(Not believing the SNL part at all…) Hmmm……..

(SIGH) — I DON’T FUCKIN’ KNOW ALL THESE FUCKIN’ DETAILS — AND MAYBE ONE DAY SHE GETS TO WRITE HER OWN BIOGRAPHY — SO I DON’T THINK I SHOULD SAY ANYTHING ELSE — IN A PUBLIC BLOG — EVEN IF SHE IS GENUINELY MY HIGH SCHOOL FRIEND — IT’S NOT MY STORY TO TELL.

Is she like TAYLOR SWIFT’S BACKUP DANCER BY NOW!??!!? WHO IS SHE?!?!?!?!?!

Honestly — no — she’s not one of Taylor’s back-up dancers. I’ve seen them ALL — via Tik Tok fan cams — she’s not any of those dancers. That I know for sure. But what other productions has she been in?!!!?!?!?!? I can’t remember…

Yes you can, you’re just not sure if you should tell…

That’s true, I’m not sure if I should tell…

What’s the harm in telling? It was before the Pandemic, wasn’t it?

I don’t know… what she is doing… right now… we’ve lost touch.

Do you like… really “not know” or you’re just protecting her — “not know” — ?!

I think if she actually stumbled upon my blog in real life, her reaction would be… “This is really fuckin funny………. There’s already a show called “Boarders” but LET’S WRITE ANOTHER SCREENPLAY OURSELVES!!!”…. (LOL)……….. ^0^

(LOL) How can you feel sure about it?!

Because she’s such a darling in real life.

She was the friend who was like, “LET’S FORM A BAND!!!” And she wanted a guitarist, a keyboard player, a drummer — IMAGINE IF SHE HAD FUCKIN’ SUCCEEDED IN REALLYING THESE 15, 16 YEAR OLD AUSSIE GIRLS — PLUS ME — AND WE WERE A FUCKIN SUCCESS IN AUSSIE AND GLOBAL POP CULTURE?!?!!?!?!? (ROFLMAO)!!!!!!!!!

Oh — I SEE HOW THIS WOULD’VE BEEN — SO “I” WOULD’VE BEEN MARRIED TO THE AUSTRALIAN SPICE GIRLS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

^0^ (LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL) — WE WOULDN’T HAVE MET?!?!?! HOW WOULD WE HAVE MET?!?!?!?!?!?!

(Wide-eyed, bewildered) — Wouldn’t I still be who I am!!?!? And meet you somewhere on some red carpet?!?!?!

I don’t know — would you, though?!?!? Would you have felt… motivated… AT ALL?!!??!

Oh my god — YOU’RE RIGHT — I wouldn’t have done ANYTHING!!! — I WOULD’VE JUST BEEN SITTING AT HOME WATCHING YOU ON A SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow… in another Universe………………

(Chuckles)… was there really only ONE friend who got into that local musical!?

Honestly, I can’t remember. Maybe there was more. That part could be fictional, for sure.

And is there only one person who got to New York? After high school?

Not at all… there are many, many, MANY GIRLS from my high school who went to fuckin’ NEW YORK for some time in their lives…

But there is definitely one friend who’s inspired you to write this random musical character — you just looked her up on Google, didn’t you?

(LOLOLOLOLOL)…

What is she doing now?

Nothing.

Nothing?!?!?!

She’s not at your level…

Really?!?!?

Well — in my opinion — she is PERFECTLY CAPABLE — she might even be a better singer than YOU?!?!?!?!? — She’s VERY TALENTED — but… I don’t know, she’s doing her own thing… (shrugs shoulders)…

(Shaking his head)… What… can’t you… tell me…?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

You know what, Baby?!!? When you’re here — and you’re my HUSBAND — you get to TAG ALONG — to high school friends’ catch-ups. Probably on Tedder Avenue. And then, you get to SIT. And LISTEN. To some STORIES.

That’s it!

Do I have to sign an NDA to sit and listen to those stories?

Probably. Yes! (LOL)

How do you know that I could just tag along?!

(Eye-rolling) It’s not like people can’t just look up high school friends on Facebook. They’re just there. And we’re all girls. It’s not like co-ed people reaching out if it was the opposite sex?!

(LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL)… (gigglessssssss)……………….

They’re not going to feel impressed by you and what you do… they’re going to want to talk about themselves and their own projects.

(Smiles) That’s fine… I want to hear about other people’s projects!

Not like that!!! Not to steal their ideas!!!

No I didn’t mean it like that either!!! I just mean — curious — genuinely. Like I don’t mind listening and keeping my mouth shut!!!

(LOL)… Okay well… (shrugs shoulders)… one day…?! 2026?!?!? 2027?!?!?! I don’t know…

You think so?!

I think it’s most likely that — we’ll be married — I’ll be invited to the next, whatever milestone reunion — I show up… “Oh yeah, I married that dude… meh?! (shrugs shoulders)” — and then they’re like, “Oh that’s cool… anyway…” and then they keep talking about themselves and THEIR HUSBANDS… (LOLOLOLOLOL)…

Don’t the husbands get to come along to the reunions?!

(Weird face)… No…?!?!?!!

Why not?!

Because it’s just FOR THE GIRLIES!!! IT’S TIME TO CATCH UP!!! LEAVE THE HUSBANDS AND KIDS AT HOME!!!! WITH BABYSITTERS!!! WHATEVER!!! IT’S “OUR” TIME TO CATCH UP WITH OUR GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(LOL) Okay… and then what?

Then — if there’s genuine, “Oh let’s catch up again” — not just at the reunion. Then we have a dinner or a lunch or something on Tedder Avenue and THEN I can bring you along.

Oh… I see…. How do you know it’s Tedder Avenue?

I just know with those fuckin’ friends — it’s always Tedder fuckin’ Avenue…

(Chuckles)…

So you’re not that close… but you’re not that… estranged…?

We used to be really, really close… until about… year 12… it’s like I just turned into a different person by year 12… I re-focused… I changed friend groups… I don’t know why, it was year 12?! But… yeah… I just… shifted… for some reason… and all my focus, all my efforts in year 12… got me into the University of Melbourne… and then… that chapter of my life unfolds………………

(Smiling)… Good ‘ol Unimelb…

Yeah… what a memory… (Smiles)….

I love you… SO MUCH…!!!!

I love you too!!!!!! ^__^ ❤