Roy Boy is the compelling story of Christopher Bennett who was born and raised in the working-class suburb of Fitzroy in the 1950s and 1960s. In those days it was considered a slum area and the close-knit community had more than its fair share of ratbags, drunks and crooks. A cheeky and boisterous kid of migrant parents, Chris roamed the streets and nearby haunts for fun and adventure and found much more than he bargained for – including trouble with authorities and exile from his home and family.

“I haven’t read a book in years but read yours in four days. I could smell the smells and felt the feelings I had back in time’.
Nick Ranieri
Purchase a paperback or ePub book copy of Roy Boy here. It is also available on Amazon as a Kindle ebook.

The partial quote in the title of this post was said by Private Bill Hood  – ex POW (WWW2).

I took these pics during a brief stopover in Ballarat  – on my way to Hamilton to run our Aged Care Chair Chi Training workshops.

I enjoy taking pictures of statues at various angles.

 A bit of street photography which is my favourite type of photography. This pic was cropped from a larger one – taken with my mobile phone.

What are the chances that the kid insisted on walking on the ledge.

After a two hour Tai Chi training session in the morning I headed off to town to catch a play called ‘Faith Healer’ at Southbank.

What a great play it was and top performances from the three actors – Colin Friels, Alison Whyte and Paul Blackwell – directed by Judy Davis. Scripted by Brian Friel, the play comprised of four monologues.

It was certainly a contrast to the previous play I saw – so dull that I left after the second interval to go outside and see if I could find and watch some wet paint dry.