david griffith - saucepanbach

the garden has tree ferns as it's foundation....many have offshoots at the base and one has a complete fern growing from half way up the trunk....there are orange tiger lylies on four foot long waxy, dark green leaved, canes.....petunias,pansies and…Read more

The winds dropped overnight which gave some respite re bushfires. Went to the Gearins to take part in the semi final and happily went on second. I didn't get through to the final but, apart from sweat running into my…Read more

It’s quite eerie living down the road from Paradise. The helicopters take off and land in the oval across the street. There are more aircraft movements but no immediate smoke from the bushfires, raging in the gusty winds. Once the…Read more

An odd but warm night at the Excelsior. Arrived so early that I took the chance to go outside and practice and by the time I got back inside I became number 15 in an open mike night. Got to…Read more

The Hotel Gearin 26th October 2006 The Universe sometimes conspires to be kind. Opened the Blue Mountains Gazette to see mention of an acoustic/roots performance competition. After my stop/start performance at the Excelsior last week I practiced..I also got…Read more

The Excelsior Hotel John Chesher runs this very informal and laid back ‘open mike’ night into which the Songwriters Society adds whatever performers it has on the night. It’s a 100 km trip each way and plenty of time…Read more

Radio Skid Row 88.9FM I’ve been ‘missing in action’ for more than a few years and the closest I’ve come to performing my songs in public is at the Group Home in which I work. Three of the four…Read more