It was an extremely oppressive morning, having already reached thirty degrees Celsius by nine o’clock. Tiki left to walk to Miranda Fair while I washed last night’s dishes. She arrived home by a quarter to ten, saturated by her own perspiration and took the opportunity to inform me that: ‘Women don’t sweat! They perspire.’
I watched “Sounds Unlimited”, presented by Donnie Sutherland, on Channel Seven. It included an interview he conducted with a balding Maurice Gibb. Ol’ 55 performed its new release, “Stay (While The Night Is Young)”; a pleasing sound that reminds me somewhat of the sound of The Four Seasons.
A representative of ‘Luxaflex’, who looked to be in his late fifties, arrived and quoted to us the price of one hundred and ninety-five dollars to cover the provision and installation of an awning above the windows of our front bedroom. A cheque was written after what he termed were ‘discounts’, reduced this price by twenty-nine dollars. Constructed of aluminium, ours will be white and come with the addition of three pairs of rufous stripes.
At noon, today’s edition of the English series, “International Pop Proms”, featured American guitarist, Duane Eddy; Peter Sarstedt, who sang his huge hit of 1969, “Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)” and Brook Benton: “Rainy Night In Georgia”. Gilbert O’Sullivan also appeared, filmed on stage thoroughly entertaining the audience by performing his classic hits of 1972, “Alone Again (Naturally)” and “Clair”, in addition to “It’s Matrimony”. He wore a tail coat and sang to girls in the audience individually.
“Just My Luck”, a British film from 1957, commences at one o’clock. In this offering, which was filmed in black and white, the character portrayed by the diminutive Norman Wisdom places a wager of one pound which accumulates in value as each of his six winners greets the judge. Another British film, “Father Came Too”, screens from half past two. It stars Leslie Phillips, James Robertson Justice, and Stanley Baker.
At twenty to five I turned to Channel Two and its live coverage of the third round of the Westlakes Classic from Adelaide. Bob Shearer and Rob McNaughton finished the round tied on nine under par after the fifty-four holes. This leaves the pair four strokes in advance of their nearest rival. Greg Norman won this same tournament last year as a tiro. The tournament is sponsored by the Commercial Bank of Australia.
Race caller, Ian Craig, presents the segment on horseracing during Channel Seven’s news at six o’clock. The finishes to V.R.C. Derby, the L.K.S. Mackinnon Stakes and the Craven A Stakes are shown. “Stormy Rex”, trained by J.B. (Bart) Cummings won the Derby, which this year carries prizemoney to the total of one hundred thousand dollars. The New Zealand visitor, “Sir Silver Lad”, won the Mackinnon. The Craven A Stakes went to “Galway Bay” trained by T.J. (Tommy) Smith. The Hotham Handicap, the last race on the card at today’s prestigious meeting at Flemington Racecourse, was won by “Major Till”; the winner of this year’s Coongy Handicap.
The New Zealand champion, “Battle Heights”, broke down during the running of the weight-for-age L.K.S. Mackinnon Stakes and will never race again. At the age of ten, he is Australasia’s greatest stakes’ winner having accumulated four hundred thousand dollars in prizemoney.
Between half past six and 7.30, Channel Nine screened the programme on “The Making Of The Deep”. It contains interviews with the film’s stars: Robert Shaw, Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset.
Today’s maximum was thirty-six degrees Celsius. This means that it has been Sydney’s hottest day in October in thirty years. We have put the clocks forward by an hour because daylight saving comes into effect at 2.00 a.m. tomorrow.