Curator's page

Last edited: Nov 5th, 2009

Current items:
(please note that this is a personal page and does not necessarily reflect the views of our membership)

• accommodation on acreage
• wanted to buy
• items for sale
• looking for a copy of Rhapsodies

Attention acreage owners - S/C living space needed

With the economy the way it is, we expect to have to move the group to even smaller premises at the end of our current lease. Basically, a two bedroom place or a large one bedroom should be sufficient to house the group's office and communications. We will NOT need space for rescue operations in our next location (although I have my own personal pets which include aviary birds but NO dogs or cats). We would also prefer NOT to be in Cairns but would prefer the coastal region from south of the Daintree River to the Innisfail region. The max rent we can afford will be $200 for a two bedroom place or about $150 for a one bedroom.

The house/granny flat needs to have its own phone line and it would be ideal if broadband access (through the land line) is available. We are open to negotiation on the rent in exchange for helping out around the property. This might be by helping to look after certain animals/pets; helping in the garden (not heavy labour); providing some computer support to a home based business; be an onsite presence on the property when the residents are travelling, etc.. If you have such an acreage property that might be suitable, please ring me to chat about it (4045-0373 arvos and eves - always leave a message if you get voice mail - it is quite busy here!).

Items wanted:

I'm not much of a fan for all things hi-tech and still use my lovely Technics turntable so some of the items I am looking to buy might seem a bit rediculous to you - but if you have them crowding your shed, let me know. You can regain some space and a bit of cash at the same time and these things will be recycled instead of thrown away!

• IBM Selectric II typewriter and ribbons in good repair
• windup alarm clock (the ones with the two bells on the top)
• vinyl records in good condition (70's and 80's - Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, early 80's techno-pop, 70's rock, lots of synthesizers, etc.)
• Massive Attack cd's, gregorian cd's, Gary Numan cd's
• working casette deck with the old needle levels
• a bottle cutter (popular in the 70's for turning bottles into glasses, etc.)
• small walk in aviary in good condition
• Whoppi Goldberg on dvd or video, esp. Burglar
• a Dobsonian telescope - lens between 6-1/2 and 10-1/2 (if you don't mind being paid in installments - I'm on a fixed income!)

Items for sale:

• see also the group's for sale page (in construction) but I have a mercury vapour lamp for sale, some comedy dvd's and videos in excellent condition and an antique black velvet coat from the 1920's and black velvet eyelet dress (very rare) from the 1950's
• very large succulents in ceramic pots, mostly euphorbias and Kalanchoe beharensis (from Madagascar), a pony tail palm about 7 feet tall, and other smaller succulents and cacti

Are there any YES fans out there?

Those of you in your 40's and 50's might remember an exceptionally talented group of British musicians who created incredibly sophisticated and spiritual music that wasn't your money making, top-40 drone, but something so layered and intellectual that listening to it could become a personal revelation! Hey, well it was like that for me, anyway. I'd like to see any of these newcomers play drums like Alan White, or keep up with Steve Howe for a mere 60 seconds, or write something as passionate or creative as Rick Wakeman!

I finally got hold of a copy of Yesshows (that only took 27 years) expecting that the absolutely KILLER version of Starship Trooper done during the last tour they used the round stage was going to be included ... and it wasn't!! Does anyone know if a recording was done of the last round stage tour (was it 79??)?

While we're talking about YES, I'd also like to get my hands on a copy - preferably on vinyl - of the double album Rhapsodies from 1981 by Rick Wakeman. My copy is very worn out.