Well Alain Robidoux! The messages are flooding in now as the big day looms large on the Lishman horizon.
The latest telegram comes all the way from Ingol, Prestonia - a certain Kieren McEwan has some great memory's from your school times together it seems!
Hi Pete - great to hear from you and its great news about Alan getting married. How long has he been out in Oz? Isn't it amazing how we're all over the place. I think he wins the contest for the longest distance from Preston competition - I mean I know it's not paradise but surely Preston's not that bad ;-).
Anyway here are a few words to pass on in the scrapbook:
Hi Alan here is a bit of a blast from the old Poole House days. I haven't seen you in quite a while so firstly congratulations on getting hitched. When reflecting back to those old days my overwhelming memory of you was your return from living abroad after hanging out with you and Fleshy and mini Morgan and pestering you to find out all the inappropriate Turkish words you could pass on. You were pretty damned good at swearing in Turkish I remember. I suppose boys will always be boys.
Apart from that I remember us playing footy in the school yards and tennis at Broughton. You always scored some good goals and were too quick for me. When it came to tennis - there were shades of Agassi in your raquet that's for sure. I seem to remember you and Pete making a good doubles partnership but Veg always being the best.
Anyway all the best for your future married life together.
Kieren
I am sure Morgan would love to write a few words as well he knew Alan pretty well at Poole House. So did Andrew Flesh as well. Anyway glad to hear from you and pass on my best wishes to Alan on his big day.
Thanks
Kieren
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Message from Victoria and Bin
Hello Alan,
Well just over a month until your wedding now fella - are the nerves kicking in? I received my invitation in the post from Mr and Mrs Shannon and suddenyl it all feels very real.
I sent a few messages out letting people know about this blog last week and the first person to deliver the goods was a certain Miss Victoria Rohan with a message from her and Bin. And here it is!
So...we met Mr Lishman when Bina was living with us in Leichhardt, 4 uni girls sharing a townhouse...and Alan! I have a notion he was a tad overwhelmed by the sudden onslaught of estrogen as it took us a fair while to muster more than a 'hello' out of him! But, we persisted - I used my own special brand of 'being in your face until you break down and become my friend'...and he did. Cracked that code! One for the girls.
Story... the night Alan insisted that we watch 'True Romance' because it was 'the best movie of all time'. Under much duress we finally agreed because it was the best looking movie in a pile of cinematic one hit wonders - it had Brad Pitt in it! Against our will, we all found ourselves cracking up and admitting that yes, Alan was King, this movie rocked. "Hey, get some beer...and cleaning products". One for Alan.
Hmm...the night of your 30th birthday... we got cabs into the Cross. The driver was looking like he was going to do a dodgy and take us the long 'short' cut... until Alan started talking to him in Turkish...as you do!! Another one for Alan.
Bin and Alan recently took me to see Chicago for my birthday. It was the best present ever and better yet, we had front row seats. Not always the best thing for a musical, but the ultimate seat for this one in particular as we had an up-close and personal view of the costumes and body movements. The way they're muscles moved was mightily impressive. Turns out that one member of the cast was impressed with our seats aswell....and Alan in particular. Just as she was sliding herself up and down the wall at the side of the stage, raunchily-clad in her black lacey corset, fishnet stockings and 4-inch stilhettos, she turned to Alan, stared him down...and seductively winked!! He nearly fell out of his seat. It was all we heard about for the rest of the show!! Yes, another one for Alan.
How could we forget the intensity of the 'cards nights' we had with you guys at the Karl&Jara/Bin&Alan abode in Pyrmont. Many fun nights of cards, friendly arguments and wine.
Should be an awesome weekend in March, can't wait to see you and catch up :) Hope all's peachy with you. xxx
Well just over a month until your wedding now fella - are the nerves kicking in? I received my invitation in the post from Mr and Mrs Shannon and suddenyl it all feels very real.
I sent a few messages out letting people know about this blog last week and the first person to deliver the goods was a certain Miss Victoria Rohan with a message from her and Bin. And here it is!
So...we met Mr Lishman when Bina was living with us in Leichhardt, 4 uni girls sharing a townhouse...and Alan! I have a notion he was a tad overwhelmed by the sudden onslaught of estrogen as it took us a fair while to muster more than a 'hello' out of him! But, we persisted - I used my own special brand of 'being in your face until you break down and become my friend'...and he did. Cracked that code! One for the girls.
Story... the night Alan insisted that we watch 'True Romance' because it was 'the best movie of all time'. Under much duress we finally agreed because it was the best looking movie in a pile of cinematic one hit wonders - it had Brad Pitt in it! Against our will, we all found ourselves cracking up and admitting that yes, Alan was King, this movie rocked. "Hey, get some beer...and cleaning products". One for Alan.
Hmm...the night of your 30th birthday... we got cabs into the Cross. The driver was looking like he was going to do a dodgy and take us the long 'short' cut... until Alan started talking to him in Turkish...as you do!! Another one for Alan.
Bin and Alan recently took me to see Chicago for my birthday. It was the best present ever and better yet, we had front row seats. Not always the best thing for a musical, but the ultimate seat for this one in particular as we had an up-close and personal view of the costumes and body movements. The way they're muscles moved was mightily impressive. Turns out that one member of the cast was impressed with our seats aswell....and Alan in particular. Just as she was sliding herself up and down the wall at the side of the stage, raunchily-clad in her black lacey corset, fishnet stockings and 4-inch stilhettos, she turned to Alan, stared him down...and seductively winked!! He nearly fell out of his seat. It was all we heard about for the rest of the show!! Yes, another one for Alan.
How could we forget the intensity of the 'cards nights' we had with you guys at the Karl&Jara/Bin&Alan abode in Pyrmont. Many fun nights of cards, friendly arguments and wine.
Should be an awesome weekend in March, can't wait to see you and catch up :) Hope all's peachy with you. xxx
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Alan's wedding tribute
This blog has been created in honour of the wonderful human being that is Alan Eric Lishman. Ahead of his forthcoming wedding to the beautiful Belinda Shannon, I will attempt to get friends from near and far to give their goodluck wishes and messages to Alan as he gears up for the biggest day of his life. As his best friend and best man I hope to accumulate a vast portfolio of comments from one of the finest men to come out of the Preston metropolis since Sir Tom Finney and Sir Richard Arkwright (or do I mean Lee Cartwright?).
We love you Alan and with less than two months until your wedding we are all crossing everything that all goes well. Right...time for me to start getting in contact with everyone who knows you and loves you (and that's a whole lot of people bro!!!).
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