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20/04/2026

PLAYING LIVE THIS FRIDAY 7-9pm

05/03/2026

I’ll be back on the coward stick again this weekend!
If you’re around nightcliff come check out Rust, the new and improved Dom’s bar and lounge. It’s a fine example of how sometimes a little bit of Rust actually makes it better.

Chicken wing grooves start at 7:30 country time 🐓

12/01/2026

INSTRUMENTAL JAM 12-1-26

17/12/2025

SACK WHACK KING!!! 👑

Down at Sydney Station on a Monday morning
Two tough coppers feelin’ safe ignoring warnings
But between the cuffs and the coffee rings,
There was a game they called the sack-wack thing.
Now Paul Vella thought it was all in fun,
Just a flick or a slap, just like they’d always done,
But Gary doubled over and let out a scream
When the legend was born of the Sack Wack King.

He’s the Sack Wack King, of the boys in blue,
Got a whack for me and a slap for you
From the station to the street, hear the court bells ring,
All rise now — for the Sack Wack King!

They say a man’s pride cuts deep when it’s gone,
Gary lost one testicle, but he soldiered on.
Now there’s one less copper on the family tree,
And one more cautionary tale for the academy.
So raise a glass for the pain he knew,
One ball down, when justice flew,
In the hall of shame where the echoes ring —
You’ll still hear the name of the Sack Wack King.

He’s the Sack Wack King, of the boys in blue,
One wrong move and he’ll whack at you.
From the station to the street, hear the court bells ring,
All rise now — for the Sack Wack King!

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02/12/2025

BUSH POO

I got a bit of paper under arm and a coffee in my hand
I got a bigger point of view, cause I can see over the land
The sunrise on the horizon and a twinkle in my eye
As I find a good spot to do a bush Poo on the sly

I’m doing a bush poo,
I’m doing a bush poo
Maybe you can hold my hand
As we give it back to the land

One day in far North Queensland there was a lad from France
Who woke up in the morning and needed to relieve his pants
He looked around at the wilderness and asked me what to do
So I said mate, just find yourself a good spot and do a bush Poo

So he came back in ten minutes
looking rather proud
he found the perfect leaf
that was wide flat and round
Soft and hairy, beautiful as can be
Until he worked out
He wiped his ass with a stinging tree

He’s doing a bush poo,
He’s doing a bush poo
Maybe I should hold his hand?
Maybe I should do one too?

We’re doing a bush poo,
We’re doing a bush poo
maybe we should hold our hands
as we’re giving back to the land…

26/11/2025

WRONG SONG ON THE RADIO

True Story about the guy who beat up the Pinelands Bus Driver causing the 2025 Darwin bus strike and the government ordered upgrades to bus driver security.

It was all because he didn’t like the country song that was on the radio.

“Wrong Song On The Radio”

I Met him in the courthouse cell,
morning cold and mean,
He dropped down with a seizure,
the slowest guards I’d ever seen.
Dragged him back with a needle,
droolin’ low and slow,
Said, “I bashed that old bus driver
‘cause I hated his radio.”

It wasn’t ‘bout the fare,
it wasn’t ‘bout the ride,
It was some old country tune
that cut him deep inside.

So he bashed the pine-lands bus driver
Just to let them know
He was happy to go to jail
for a song on the radio.

He swore the song was mockin’ him,
a voice from long ago,
His ex-girl’s ghost came hauntin’ through
that country radio.
Driver said, “Next stop, mate,”
thought that’d end the show,
But he got fists across the barrier
for playin’ the Radio

It wasn’t ‘bout the fare,
it wasn’t ‘bout the ride,
It was some old Countrycountry tune
that cut him deep inside.
So he bashed the pinelands bus driver
Just to let them know
He was happy to go to jail
for a song on the radio.

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18/11/2025

GUMMY BEAR 🐻 🍭

I went out to the pub to see what I could see
When the cougar of the bar came prowling up to me
grabbed me by the c**k smiled at me twice
Her gums they were showing with a twinkle in her eye

She won’t let plastic come between us
Or wishes blind our eyes
When futures have all seen us holding totems of surprise
That’s when I realised her teeth had landed in my hand,
and asked if I had ever been with a gummy bear?

Gummy bear, gummy bear
Bringing you heaven way down there
ain’t no need to shave where you misbehave
when your with your gummy bear

Gummy bear, gummy bear
Bringing you heaven way down there
ain’t no need to shave where you misbehave
when your with your gummy bear

GrinderEverybody is so concerned about their own little world And maintaining some peace in their liveable hellThese day...
16/11/2025

Grinder

Everybody is so concerned about their own little world
And maintaining some peace in their liveable hell
These days we’re controlled by a messenger with a battery
A cold little soul that lives in the pockets of many

So you can wake me in the dead of night
While I’m peaceful in my ignorant delight
And fill my world with stories from yours
To try and distract me from all of your flaws

And the ego that you fail to identify
Is clipping the wings of the bird that’s learning to fly
Your limitless girth weighs down the earth
So you’ve got no need to try

I will never ever ever, let the bastards grind me down
I will never ever ever, let the losers win this round

Learn from the ones that came before
Icarus was one that opened the door
And he showed us how mankind can fly
But he also showed us how hero’s die

It’s a fateful day when we lay to rest
All these decisions that weren’t the best
Because actions speak louder than words
& only dead fish swim with the stream…

I will never ever ever, let the bastards grind me down
I will never ever ever, let the losers win this round

16/11/2025

GRINDER

Everybody is so concerned about their own little world
And maintaining some peace in their liveable hell
These days we’re controlled by a messenger with a battery
A cold little soul that lives in the pockets of many

So you can wake me in the dead of night
While I’m peaceful in my ignorant delight
And fill my world with stories from yours
To try and distract me from all of your flaws

And the ego that you fail to identify
Is clipping the wings of the bird that’s learning to fly
Your limitless girth weighs down the earth
So you’ve got no need to try

I will never ever ever, let the bastards grind me down
I will never ever ever, let the losers win this round

Learn from the ones that came before
Icarus was one that opened the door
And he showed us how mankind can fly
But he also showed us how hero’s die

It’s a fateful day when we lay to rest
All these decisions that weren’t the best
Because actions speak louder than words
& only dead fish swim with the stream…

I will never ever ever, let the bastards grind me down
I will never ever ever, let the losers win this round

Stealing s**t from Woolies Well I get my canvas bag & and walk right into the storeI fill it up with like a sack at barg...
12/11/2025

Stealing s**t from Woolies

Well I get my canvas bag & and walk right into the store
I fill it up with like a sack at bargain’s galore
Put it down next to the self serve checkout
And scan a piece of ham
and walk right out with my full bag, and a little slight of hand
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I been stealing s**t from Woolies
Whenever I get the chance,
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
I just put it down my pants
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
You it’s my favourite place
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
I love a bit of the thrill of the chase

But one fateful day, it was mighty hot outside
So I thought I’d pop into Woolies and visit the ice cream isle.
But after I had dacked a 2 litre tub of chocolate caremel blend
I tried go through self checkout when I found a problem then

The system had gone down and all the machines were bust
So there was a line of customers there
With security in front of us
I waited 30 long minutes before they let me through
And when security found me they just shook their heads and said “we’ll pretend we didn’t see you

So I made it back to the street with melted ice cream at my feet
You couldn’t wipe the smile from my face
But when I realised I needed some baby wipes
You can bet I knew just the place

Caaaaaauuuuse

I been stealing s**t from Woolies
Whenever I get the chance,
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
I just put it down my pants
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
You it’s my favourite place
I been stealing s**t from Woolies
I love a bit of the thrill of the chase…

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