Ah, andsortofbythetimewehadmeenditallthewayfromSydneytoBrisbane, whichtook a longtime, I sortofdecidedtobreakofffromthebandsincewedidn't haveanymoregigsfor a whileandgrayhitchhiking.
So I trackedbacksouthto a placecalledByronBay.
Which, um, isn't OrinthroughoutAustraliaissortofbeing a sortofpeopiecityarea.
Shementionedthatshewantedmetostayforever, andshewouldchainmetothebedso I couldn't laveandfademe.
Um, butthat's whatshewanted.
And I thoughtshewassortofjoking, and I laugheditoffinthenextday, shewenttowork, andshecamebackthatnightand I'd beenbuskinghim.
We'reatthebackofherhouseand I hadn't givenmuchof a thoughtofwhatshe'd said.
Butshereallydrinkingwhitewineagain.
We'resittinginherbackyard, justdrinking, and I thought I waswith a slightlyquickiebutotherwisereallylovelyandAmocoboowomanandwe'redrinkingwine.
Andshelookedoverat a barbecueandshesaid, Underthereismyoldcatand I said, Oh, he's he's buriedoverthereHispastabunchsaidYes, hediedjustjust a monthand 1/2 ago, and I said, Oh, that's sad.
I didn't knowyouhad a cat.
Youhadn't mentioneditbeforeandshesaidYes, itwasverysadaboutitand I thought, Allyouknow, I saidSorryandwewerestartedtotalkaboutsomethingelse, I think, Andthenshesaid.
And I said A vagabondsaid, Doyouwanttodigupthecat?
And I is a littleshockedandonethingaboutMayofthetimeis I wouldalwayssayyestoeverythingwaslike a 23 yearold.
I justjustlike I wasjustonthatfivemen, I justwouldsayyestoyoueverything.
So I said, Youshowupand I got a littleshovelshotof a littlekindofhandshovelandwemovedthebarbecueand I starteddiggingandtherewas, umtherewasthisshapeintherethat I kindofuncoveredandsortofsore.
Andthatwastheshade.
Andshesaid, sortofinthisinstructivetimewithhandonmyshoulderShesaid, PickitupSo I pickeditupand I couldn't believeit.
I washoldingthisdeadcat, andithadsortoftakenpartisthroughtheshade a littlebit.
Therewaslike a cat, and I sortofpartedthetheshapesthioherinstructionandtherewasthecatinchandshesortoflookedatmeandshewaslike, um, swayitlikeit's yoursonandyouknow, I wasdrunk.
I wasfreeandalso I thinkshemusthavehadthispoweroverme.
I wasthesummaries, and I wasdoingthis.
I thinkshewas.
She's verybeautiful, and I found a verydrawing, so I thinkshehadsomekindofand I'm not a superstitiousperson, butshehadsomekindofspellonme.