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Looking after a mate’s bat

August 4, 2015 by · 1 Comment
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The first time I got drunk was New Year’s Eve, 1985.  A group of high school mates gathered at Jason Jabba Ball’s house in Oak Park and drank whiskey because Bon Scott did, with a few beers as throw down.

I’d known Jabba for a few years.  He was a tall brown-headed kid, solidly built without aggression.  A lot of girls at high school fell in teenage love with Jabba.  He was kissing girls long before I did.

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