There has been an announcement made this week by the planned Commission into Corruption in Unionism in Australia : the Counsel assisting will be Mr Jeremy Stoljar QC. Don't know him myself. Probably intelligent,courteous, correct, high on values. All well intended ...did they get the right man?
The planned royal commission is of course in answer to the alleged disturbing level of corruption within the unions, its political arm the Australian labor party and several high profile criminals. Many whistle-blowers have come forward with their stories, most ...very compelling! Thereby the investigation (which the G-G is yet to approve by the way).
If you believe all the reports about this probe going right to the top (or should I say ...right to the bottom) the investigator will however need to almost 'taste' the corruption. Come to think of it almost be in touch with greed, self indulgence, hubris and the complete loss of appreciation of what one needs to do in life in order to appropriately serve society. The investigator must 'feel' how low you can sink in order to root out the villains in this real life organised crime grapevine that has been fed 'on steroids' in this country for the past decade.
"The fall from grace is a bloody quick elevator ride!" - Cleaver Greene
There we go Cleaver ...show us your stuff. !!!
Come to think of it ...might be a good plot for series 4 if the ABC writers are tuning in! What is that they say about "fiction following boldly in the path of life"? Its a shame it is not always mandatory to name your sources of influence for one's fiction - might make for a better society!
Chasin' down the mediocre
(written for JJ Cale style rollin' beat)Chasin' down the mediocre
Seems it was doomed to end
Chasin' down the mediocre
Bruised and beaten once again
I knew it was over...
My clothes were in the yard
Sure did slam that back door
Mercilessly hard
Chasin' down the mediocre
From the pain of the kill
Chasin' down the mediocre
Rollin down one tree hill
I don't know what I got ( call it...)
A cancer of the soul (but)
Me & anything meaningful
Always ends in a deep black hole
Hey ...chasin' down the mediocre
A hitcher now comes into view
Chasing down the mediocre
Tell me ...What else could I do ...?
She's cute but mighty scruffy
All done in from the road
She shuffles in beside me
Pulls in her humble load
Me & anything meaningful
Always ends in a deep black hole
Hey ...chasin' down the mediocre
A hitcher now comes into view
Chasing down the mediocre
Tell me ...What else could I do ...?
She's cute but mighty scruffy
All done in from the road
She shuffles in beside me
Pulls in her humble load
Soon we gets to talking'...
Says she's someone else's wife
Busted, broke and lonely
And headed into strife
Chasin' down the mediocre
Out on the lost highway
Chasin' down the mediocre
Lookin' for a better day
Lights up a reefer
she routinely passes on
Says to me all easy
"we could stop before too long"
Says she's someone else's wife
Busted, broke and lonely
And headed into strife
Chasin' down the mediocre
Out on the lost highway
Chasin' down the mediocre
Lookin' for a better day
Lights up a reefer
she routinely passes on
Says to me all easy
"we could stop before too long"
She's free and she's open
Laid back as she could be
High on her sassy but
Bent in mediocrity
Oh ...chasin' down the mediocre
Where will all of this end?
Chasin' down the mediocre
There's a cheap room around the bend
Things like this just happen to me
Time and time again
By later on
I am alone
Here I go again...
Laid back as she could be
High on her sassy but
Bent in mediocrity
Oh ...chasin' down the mediocre
Where will all of this end?
Chasin' down the mediocre
There's a cheap room around the bend
Things like this just happen to me
Time and time again
By later on
I am alone
Here I go again...
Not sure where I'm goin'
Don't care where I've bin
Living my life
One day at a time
At the devils whim
At the devils whim...
Hey chasin' down the mediocre
Oh chasin' down...oh...
Oh...
From my I pad Grahame J Flynn
Don't care where I've bin
Living my life
One day at a time
At the devils whim
At the devils whim...
Hey chasin' down the mediocre
Oh chasin' down...oh...
Oh...
From my I pad Grahame J Flynn
