Bretrick
Well-known Member
- Location
- Perth Western Australia
I have vivid memories of a scene in my home town when I was about 8 - 10? years old. 1970 - 72?
A travelling sideshow was in town and I was standing at a Fairy Floss stall and being ignored by the vendor.
My Father who was a bit drunk came up and raised his voice, saying something like,
"Why are you not serving my son? He has been standing there for more than 10 minutes and you are ignoring him.
You do not know who I am, I can have you closed down...."
I was trying to make myself as small as possible through shame.
I eventually got my Fairy Floss.
In 1982, whilst listening to the radio, a song took my attention.
The song was, "What About Me" by Australian rock band Moving Pictures.
Song writer, Garry Frost wrote the song when he was working with autistic children in his day job.
He had gone out to get lunch at his local shop in the Sydney suburb of Asquith and saw a small boy not being noticed waiting at the counter.
He was sufficiently moved by the vision to write the song.
Moving Pictures - What About Me1982
A travelling sideshow was in town and I was standing at a Fairy Floss stall and being ignored by the vendor.
My Father who was a bit drunk came up and raised his voice, saying something like,
"Why are you not serving my son? He has been standing there for more than 10 minutes and you are ignoring him.
You do not know who I am, I can have you closed down...."
I was trying to make myself as small as possible through shame.
I eventually got my Fairy Floss.
In 1982, whilst listening to the radio, a song took my attention.
The song was, "What About Me" by Australian rock band Moving Pictures.
Song writer, Garry Frost wrote the song when he was working with autistic children in his day job.
He had gone out to get lunch at his local shop in the Sydney suburb of Asquith and saw a small boy not being noticed waiting at the counter.
He was sufficiently moved by the vision to write the song.
Moving Pictures - What About Me1982