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Bret
@ketchsparrow.bsky.social
Semi-retired from TV, fully immersed in life. From beekeeping to Zumba, sailing to song lyrics. Fixes what he can, dances freely, and holds space for real humans and beautiful stories.
Delightful! Just delightful. I ❤️ the sail colour, beats dirty white hands down
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
That’s dark cobber, as reality often is.
Good verse though. I only know you from your posts mate but I recon you still got one, and it’s a good one too. Anyhow here’s a video I hope you get a giggle out of

m.youtube.com/watch?v=qXzG...
Doug Mulray - You Are Soul
YouTube video by KingFahtah
m.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
OMG! glad to hear all is well, sail away
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
To protect the Christians 🤔
The (Joseph Kony’s) Lord’s Resistance Army type? The Oath Keepers or The Three Percenters style perhaps?
I wonder what Jesus would have made of an AR15? The last time Trump held a bible, he held it upside down!
November 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I can relate to that. There’s so much crap on TV 😁
October 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Fresh breath mince?
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Just a recommendation - if you can, check out the TV series “Fisk” with Kitty Flanagan. The 3rd series due out soon
😂
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Certainly it must have, because you got it! I didn’t think the movie would be well received anywhere else in the world. Everyone here in Aus. loves it. It really struck a chord upon release. “Dreaming” is now firmly part of the Aussie lexicon.
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Brilliant movie. So glad you enjoyed it. Perfectly illustrating that particular sense of humour that (whilst not uniquely Australian) is ubiquitous here. Eric Bana can sure do comedy! 😂
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“The Castle” How’s the serenity?
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Your images never fail to impress.
Simply stunning
October 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Party on Patty. Cool sign you did too,
you do a pretty good Bart.
Aye Caramba 😂
October 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is great, thanks 🙏🏻
October 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If anyone ever tried to exclude your friends from any beach here, I’d be the first to stand beside them calling it out as wrong. And we’d have the full weight of Australian law behind us too
October 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
To the best of my knowledge there is not one beach in Australia from which anyone is excluded on the basis of race
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Aussie here, respectfully Bluesette we had our “whites only” pools back in the 60’s too, due to some dickhead rural councillors who controlled the local community pools. Not anymore! Our own “freedom riders” bravely stood up. Still not perfect here but not segregated

aiatsis.gov.au/explore/1965...
1965 Freedom Ride
In 1965, a group of students from the University of Sydney drew national and international attention to the appalling living conditions of Aboriginal people and the racism that was rife in New South W...
aiatsis.gov.au
October 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I was going to add “Misty Morning” but then I remembered that 🎼time is not counted from daylight, but from Midnite
😁

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yH0f...
Midnite {morning}
YouTube video by jahfireal
m.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yeah! It’s fun and feel good and I believe music like that has a real value too. Particularly with the world as it is today. Dance on my friend, hug your wife and children just a little bit longer today ✌🏼
October 15, 2025 at 4:47 AM
This is another favourite of mine by Lime Cordiale. Love the play on words in the lyrics “here’s a tip” “(Reality) Check (Cheque) please” 😁 love the little 🛎️

m.youtube.com/watch?v=2DG1...
Lime Cordiale - Reality Check Please (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by LimeCordiale
m.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
They are a great band aren’t they?
Quite prolific songwriters too 🙏🏻
October 15, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ya gotta smile when you hear this 😁
October 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Well traditionally no strings, only hand drums and percussion (on hollow logs) in the straights, but the vocals, yeah similar.
Have a listen to these gals! T.I. (Thursday Island) born and bred and famous throughout Torres Straight

m.youtube.com/watch?v=6cyP...
The Mills Sisters - Old TI. (1993)
YouTube video by Outback Highways
m.youtube.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Gotta have that funk 🕺
October 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Delightful. Reminiscent of music I have heard in the Torres Straight and (as only music can do) brings back many fond memories of my time there 👏👏🙏🏻
October 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM