Murf the Steely Ironwork Master does one for Basesix

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basesix started the topic in Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 1:00pm

There's a feller who has a metal works south of Adelaide. Part artist, part brute. Makes sculptures to take your breath away.

Spends weeks wrestling steel in showers of sparks and clouds of steam.. and when the dust settles.. well.. ding my quiver if the guy ain't a genius.

Surfs. He competed as a grom. But quickly sought less crowded waves than a 3 man heat could offer him. These days he just gets wet to keep his pop up clutch, and to wash off the metal filings. And temporarily soothe his scorched hands, face and soul.

Plays guitar and hollers. Rumor is he hung around the Century Hotel in a brand new leather jacket as a micro-grom, chatting to the jaded old punks. Had a few bands himself.. Numbskulls, Slingshot.. played with the Exploding White Mice.

Goes by the name of Murf.

Murf from Blue Temper.

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basesix Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 1:16pm

Murf is going to make a sculpture of my spirit animal. I've sent him photos, and my kids and I even caught a couple, that I gave alive and healthy to Murf at midnight at the Crown and Anchor (RIP).

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basesix Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 7:22pm

here's fun, @AW, you knowledgeable legend.. I've never told you my spirit animal..

1. it is an interloper (non native)
2. it is probably along my coast cos of the plantation radiata pines
3. it likes its own company
4. spend any time in limestone coast sand dunes and one will wander past..

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AlfredWallace Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 8:18pm
basesix wrote:

here's fun, @AW, you knowledgeable legend.. I've never told you my spirit animal..

1. it is an interloper (non native)
2. it is probably along my coast cos of the plantation radiata pines
3. it likes its own company
4. spend any time in limestone coast sand dunes and one will wander past..

European Hare ? . AW

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tearymasseuse Tuesday, 22 Jul 2025 at 9:58pm

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basesix Wednesday, 23 Jul 2025 at 1:31am

5. they relentlessly plod.. endlessly plodding towards an undetermined goal.. fling 'em in the air, they'll land lightly and happily continue to plod in the new direction.