Title: From an Imaginary Journal

Author: Bill Manhire

In: Sport 39: 2011

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, 2013, Wellington

Part of: Sport

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MUSICAL MOMENTS

• Someone's house, Invercargill, 1953, men and women singing: ‘Ha-ere Mai! / Everything is kapai! / You’re here at last, / You’re really here at last. // You’re welcome as the sunshine, / You’re welcome as a king! / Pai kare! This is one time / We’ll really have a fling!’

• Dunedin Town Hall 1960s: The Everly Brothers. Ravi Shankar. Roy Orbison. Jimmy Shand and his band. The Beatles. Gene Pitney. Peter, Paul, and Mary. Del Shannon. Gene McDaniels. Mr Acker Bilk. Dusty Springfield. Lonnie Donegan. Kenneth McKellar. Andy Stewart. Cliff Richard and the Shadows. The Howard Morrison Quartet.

• Takapuwahia Marae 1986: Kazuo Ishiguro singing Blue Moon.