[kj] OT: My News / New Zealand

[Janean Lancaster]

Thanks, yes it's been a great surprise.

And thanks for the links, Bongo.  A bit punk for me, prefer things more doomy - like Cult of Luna and Isis.  But I'm gonna have a dig around and see what I can find.

Cheers,
Janean

-----Original Message-----
From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On Behalf Of melinda grant
Sent: 26 July 2007 15:20
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT: My News / New Zealand

wow,thats great news for your all around janean,real happy for you,life can 
be full of suprises,and we never know whats around the next corner,yours was 
a double wanny of joy  ;-D

melinda ps nice pic of you and your dad btw,and you are going to love new 
zealand when you visit,having been there a few times i can guarantee that it 
is  a truly magical and beautiful place,just ask bongo on list,who will 
happily give you any tips on the country as he was born there/lived there 
for many years ;-)



>From: "Janean Lancaster" <Janean.Lancaster at hopwood.ac.uk>

>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

><gathering at misera.net>

>Subject: [kj] OT: My News / New Zealand

>Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:11:15 +0100

>

>Well, seeing as everyone else posts their own news and pics, thought I 

>might share a bit of mine.

>

>

>

>A few years ago I placed an ad on a website for people who have lost touch, 

>to try and find my dad who I'd not seen since I was 12.  Heard nothing.  

>Thought little more about it.

>

>

>

>A few weeks ago I got an email from someone in New Zealand saying they'd 

>just seen my ad and thought they knew my dad.  He'd asked them to try and 

>find me via the internet.  I thought it might have been a scam - "Send us 

>£10 and we'll give you your dad back."  Anyway, the next day I got an email 

>from my long lost dad.  I knew it was him because his email address was his 

>old car reg plate number he had back in the 70s/80s.  No-one else would 

>have known it.

>

>

>

>It was all bloody weird.  Anyway, I got another message about "water under 

>the bridge" and found out stuff I never knew.  (My mum never talks about 

>the past or anything.)  The next morning he wrote again saying he was 

>flying to the UK that weekend!  Two days later we met up, met his wife, he 

>met my other half and we had a meal and loads of booze!  Within the space 

>of five days I went from not knowing if he was alive or dead, to sitting 

>drinking with him and chatting about old times.  (I also have 2 older 

>half-brothers - I only ever knew about one.)

>

>

>

>Anyway, he stayed in the UK for 3 weeks and we saw quite a bit of each 

>other.  Discovered where I get some of my traits from - felt like a fog had 

>shifted.  That's it, really.  I'll attach a pic - he's happier in it than 

>he looks!

>

>

>

>Cheers,

>

>Janean

>

>

>

>PS: So I'm off to New Zealand next year for a visit...

>




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