APOLOGIES FOR THE CAPITALS - JUST MAKES IT A BIT EASIER TO WRITE.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE THE WORDS OR ABILITY TO TELL YOU ALL HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU. I'M SURE THAT EVERYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS JUST WHAT A KITE FREAK I AM AND HOW IMPORTANT KITING IS IN MY LIFE. IN FACT LIKE MANY OF YOU IT HAS BECOME MY LIFE.
THIS LITTLE HICCUP I'M EXPERIENCING AT THE PRESENT IS JUST A PAUSE - I'LL BE BACK ON THE WATER FULLTIME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.
LAST NIGHT WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE UTIMATE EXPERIENCE ONE CAN HAVE IN FEELING THE TRUE MEANING OF AUSSIE MATESHIP. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN MY FEELINGS LAST NIGHT BUT FEEL I DIDN"T EXPRESS MYSELF ADEQUATELY JUST AS I FEEL RIGHT NOW THAT I CAN'T GET THE WORDS TO COME OUT APPROPRIATELY..
THE KINDNESS AND SUPPORT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SINCE THE 'BIG EYE DAY ' HAS HELPED ME IN A WAY I CAN'T EXPLAIN TO GET THROUGH SOME OF THE 'TOUGHER ' TIMES.THE CONSTANT MESSAGES AND CALLS OF ' HOW YOU GOING MATE' I RECEIVE GIVE ME NO END OF MOTIVATION.
GRAEME,CLIFF,MARTY.. I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK YOU BLOKES PUT INTO MAKING LAST NIGHT HAPPEN AND YOU NEED TO KNOW ..I LOVE YOU FOR IT.
CRAIG ,THANKS FOR GETTING THE IDEA FOR THE NIGHT HAPPENING...NOTHING 'CRAZY' ABOUT THAT
ALL YOU COMMITTEE GUYS, ROB (THANKS MATE ),JIM (MATE THANKS FOR THE HUGE EFFORT ON THE ELECTRONICS LAST NIGHT-YOU ARE A LEGEND ) ,IAN (FELIX - YOU ARE A TOP MATE...THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE MATE AND FOR YOUR CONTINUING CALLS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME) ,STEVE..( AND JULIE....JUST A HUGE THANKYOU..) NOW THIS IS WHERE I RUN INTO TROUBLE BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY NAMES I SHOULD BE WRITING NOW....APOLOGIES ..YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU..
A SPECIAL THANKYOU TO JOUKO FROM THE KKK.....THANKS FOR BEING THERE MATE...AND TO ALL THE KKK GANG...RICK,GLEN,FELIX, BIG PETE AND FAMILY ( THANKS FOR THE EFFORT MATE...I KNOW HOW YOU HAD TO RE-ARRANGE THINGS TO BE THERE)...AND ALL THE REST OF THE KKK CREW...THANKYOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT SUPPORT TO ME.
SEE I'M REALLY GETTING IN STRIFE AS SO MANY NAMES SHOULD BE GOING IN HERE. I JUST NEED TO SAY AGAIN....THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR BEING THERE FOR ME.......AND THE NORTHSIDE CREW...YOU ARE TOPS....BRANDON...I KNOW YOU ARE A CROSSOVER NOW ...THANKS MATE........THANKS ALL FOR MAKING THE JOURNEY ACROSS THE HARBOUR.
DAVE ,THANKS FOR COMING DOWN FROM TWEED HEADS FOR ME MATE...AND TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO TRAVELLED FROM AFAR...THANKYOU...
SHAYNE....TRUE FRIEND MATE THANKYOU.
KEVIN AND ANDREW (AND DANNY,GEORGE,AL AND MORGS WHO COULDN'T BE THERE)THANKS FOR WESTERN AUS BOYS...WOULDN'T HAVE MADE IT THRU THE HARD BITS IF YOU BLOKES HADN'T BEEN THER FOR ME....AND THANKS DARREN MARSHALL....WISH YOU COULD HAVE BEEN THERE MATE...BUT I DRANK A FEW FOR YOU ANYWAY...THANKS DARREN ..REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR GESTURE...THANKS SO MUCH.
AND TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL LADIES...WOW ...ALL THE HUGS AND KISSES.....CAN WE DO IT AGAIN
TO ALL THE MAGNIFICENT SPONSORS OF THE NIGHT....I WILL BE CONTACTING YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY TO SAY THANKYOU ...YOUR GENEROSITY IS TRUELY HUMBLING.
THANKYOU GEORGE 'S River 16ft SAILING CLUB FOR YOUR VENUE AND TO THE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT....THANKYOU FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE NIGHT SO SUCCESSFULL.
ENTERTAINERS...VINCE SORRENTI, GRANT GALEA AND THE THE MAGNIFICANT MARTY COFFEY ( MATE THANKYOU ) ......WHAT A BRILLIANT NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENT YOU BLOKES GAVE US ......THANKYOU SO MUCH.
GRANT DWYER...THANKS MATE...REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE NIGHT...VERY KIND OF YOU...THANKYOU.
TO EVERY ONE WHO CAME AND MADE THE NIGHT SO MUCH FUN ( PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT NAMING NAMES....AND MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL VERY SPECIAL TO ME. i WILL BE GETTING NAMES FROM GRAEME AND CLIFF AND CONTACTING YOU ALL.
AND THANKYOU TO THE LOVELY 'OLDER ' COUPLE WHO DIDN'T KNOW ME FROM A BAR OF SOAP BUT BOUGHT TICKETS AT THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY JUST WANTED TO HELP....TRUE AUSSIE LEGENDS..THANKYOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO ME ...AND I'LL BE LOOKING OUT FOR YOU IN THE CLUB.
PLEASE EVERYONE...ACCEPT MY EVERLASTING GRATITUDE....I'M SO BLOODY PROUD TO BE AN AUSTRALIAN AND SO BLOODY PROUD TO BE PART OF THE WONDERFUL KITING COMMUNITY.
LONG LIVE SOUTHERN SYDNEY KITEBOARDING CLUB ...LETS ALL STICK TOGETHER AND BUILD THIS FANTASTIC ORGANIZATION....MARTY SAID IT ALL WHEN HE SAID ' THIS IS WHAT THE KITING CLUB IS ALL ABOUT...STICKING BY YOUR MATES.'
THANKYOU,THANKYOU ,THANKYOU
KINDEST REGARDS
COL PACKER.......(I AM NOT THE GALAH )
PS.JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS...PLEASE DON'T BE OFFENDED IF I DIDN'T MENTION YOUR NAME..MY MIND IS SO TOPSY TURVY WITH EMOTION RIGHT NOW
PPS. JUST HAD TO CORRECT SPELLING OF GRAEME'S NAME....CAN'T GET THIS FELLA OFFSIDE......HE DEMOLISHED THE TWO MUSCLEMEN OF THE CLUB IN A ONE ARMED PUSHUP CONTEST LAST NIGHT....AND CONGRATS TO KATRINA...THIS LADY IS A MACHINE WHEN IT COMES TO PUSHUPS...WELL DONE
PPPS. HUGE THANKS TO SEAN..BUDDY WITHOUT YOU I WOULD NEVER HAVE HAD THE KITING EXPERIENCE.....AND NEVER OF HAD THOSE MAGIC WORDS OF YOURS SAID TO ME....' COL, DON'T CHOKE THE F......N KITE ' ..... THOSE WORDS STILL RESONATE WITH ME EVERY TIME I GO KITING.....CHEERS MATE.
. I'LL EVEN CON AZZA INTO COMING ALONG TOO.
