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Aunty Helen To You's avatar

Marvellous to hear your voice. I used to hear you often on the radio. Loved the story. I could hear it fine. Kenny Fletcher must be a fun character.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Congrats on being the first to say you could hear it fine! I needed to know.

Glad you remember my ABC radio serials OTTop with Jim and Spies Like Us.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks Helen for being the first to let me know it worked! Glad you remember me from my radio serials on the ABC — Over the top with Jim and Spies Like Us.

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Steve Walker's avatar

Nice to hear your voice loud and clear Hugh

I have forwarded to many of Ken’s great friends around the globe

Steve W

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks Steve, no Auffie had more friends "around the globe" than Fletch.

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Charles Patti's avatar

Couldn't get the volume. Will fiddle with it and get back with you.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Did my solution work Charles?

Hugh

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JLB's avatar

Great listening Hugh - thank you!

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

There's a lot more to come JLB -- so be prepared to be inundated!

Hugh

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JLB's avatar

Excellent!

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Graham McDonald's avatar

Audio - loud and clear, no problems. The subject matter, interesting and, yup, brings back memories. The tennis court in the Fletcher backyard. My mother was a member of a ladies group who played on that court once a week.

My first time in an aeroplane - a DH Moth Minor, open cockpits, out of Archerfield. The question, "Where would you like to go?" to my dad, I was too small to strap in, he had to go along and hold me in his lap. "Annerley" We circled the court several times and the ladies, including mum, came out on the court to wave.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Lovely story to dd my podcast graham -- flying over the Fletcher rented house and court in a Moth Minor with the tennis players waving up. Lots of people rened the Fletcher court in those days.

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Peter Rasey's avatar

It's great to see a new chapter in the "Great Fletch," giving voice to why a Park is named Ken Fletcher Park.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

And it's named KEN FLETCHER PARK because of the foresight and effort of a man named Peter Rasey!

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Peter Rasey's avatar

Brisbane Times re runs the Q150 Icon list which includes Hugh Lunn https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/q150-icons-list-20090610-c2xk.html

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Annette's avatar

Loved this Hugh

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks Annette -- its because of people like you that I will keep the episodes coming!

Hugh

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Graham Michael Quirk's avatar

Loud and clear. Great to hear the great Fletch yarn continue.

Well done Hugh.

Graham Quirk

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

And well done to you as well Graham ... as you said first -- Brisbane can't hold the Olympic Games in an old out-of-the-way stadium. i'm personally pleased that you were involved.

Hugh

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Graham Michael Quirk's avatar

Thanks for your kind words Hugh. On with the build now!!

Graham

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Anne Whitehead's avatar

I could hear your narration perfectly, Hugh. A delightful little story - I enjoyed it!

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

And that from a fellow author: thank you Anne -- and keep enjoying them as they turn up.

Hugh

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Peter Carseldine's avatar

Yes Hugh, loud and clear. The last time I heard an audio wes 'Over the Top With Jim." I have never followed the lives of sports people, but this makes it interesting.

Peter Carseldine

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

You're right Peter -- this isn't a sports story -- it's the story of n only child who turns out to have a peculiar ability and takes on the world and becomes a person who some wrote was"the James Bond of the tennis world".

Keep listening!

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John Gates's avatar

Wonderful look forward to the days of St Lauries and Terrace.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks John -- there wil be plenty of those in the weeks to come,

Hugh

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John Gates's avatar

Wonderful I loved It, looking for the further story

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Jo's avatar

Great story - very interesting to read about that era . Could hear it very clearly.

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Just what I wanted to hear -- a radio serial or podcast has to be very clear. I was once told "you have a good voice for a tap-dancer" -- I hope to prove the critic wrong.

Hugh

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks Jo, that’s what I wanted to know. Hugh

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Denise Erbacher's avatar

Terrific Hugh, really enjoyed it

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Thanks Denise -- I warn you there are 141 episodes to come!

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Denise Erbacher's avatar

Look forward to it

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pam hounsell's avatar

Having known the adult Ken I could just picture him as an adorable spoilt child ! Though I never saw him lose his temper! He was such a caring softie!!

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Hugh Lunn's avatar

Dear Pammie, Fletch would be delighted to know that the girl he loved in the 1960s is still listening to him next Century.

And I'm happy as well.

love Hugh

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