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OTHER PEOPLES LIVES - DAMIEN WISHBANK - DAMIENS 21ST BIRTHDAY

Damien Wishbank is turning 21 today and he is having a party. He has spent 3 months planning and tonight is the big night...

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Damien: Yeah, it's 830 and no one's here yet, but people don't rock up to these things til...um...9 - 930 sometimes, so don't worry, I mean this party's gonna rock, don't worry about that...this party's gonna rock...

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945 pm....

Damien: Yes, it's 945...it's 945, it's just gone 945 and well no one's here yet, but people don't rock up to these things till like 11, 12...I mean, I was at my cousin Gavs' 21st a couple of weeks ago and nobody rocked up until about 11-1130, and one bloke even rocked up at 10 to 12...but don't worry about this, this is gonna rock...this party's gonna rock...still plenty to go...

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Damien: Looks like someones here...
Dj: Damien...
Damien- You're the dj
Dj: Yeah...
Damien: I booked you...
Dj: Yeah, where do you want me ?
Damien: You're just here to play the music mate...
Dj: Where do you want me to set up ?!
Damien: Oh, sorry just over in the corner...no wuckers...the guys'll be here soon, they're a crazy bunch...I could tell you a few stories, but yeah just up in the corner, set yourself up, enjoy your beer, and lets make it rock...fantastic...
Dj: You're the boss...
Damien: Yeah, tonight I am, tonight I am...tonight I am...fantastic...it's gonna rock...

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Yeah, it's a bit of a tradition at 21sts, to have a photoboard and ah...mum and dad didn't take too many shots of me for some reason when I was growing up...so...what I've done is actually get my favourite football players and cricket players...cricket players...here, I've got one of Dakos and a Cappel Dev...actually, I've got two Cappel Devs...I was kind of hoping somebody would bring some swaps...but yeah, photoboard rocks, photoboard rocks...

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Damien: Hey Dj, spin that wheel !
Dj: What do you want ?
Damien: Can you play Khe Sahn ?
Dj: Don't have it...
Damien: What do you mean, it's right here...it's song number two...I'll get it out for you...
Dj: I don't do requests...

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(outside scout hall)
Damien: Yeah, mum and dad couldn't make it, they had another 21st to go to...and people don't rock up to these...(car pulls up)...Macca's here...Macca hasn't let me down ! (car pulls away)...oh, it looked like Maccas' car...I'd better get inside and cut the cake...

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Damien: The old scout hall...scouts yeah, fond memories, taught me disipline, gained confidence...and made a lot of friends...a lot of good friends...(looks behind him at empty hall)

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Dj: Well that'll be me...
Damien: Oh thanks for your work...I mean, the music was spot on and that speech you did, that was beautiful...it was a great night...
Dj: A bit quiet...
Damien: Yeah, well I sent out 100 invites, but it's Saturday night you know, people like to go out to clubs, they like to dance...
Dj: Yeah, well I'll be off...
Damien: Oh, did you sign the key ? There's plenty of room...
Dj: Oh, I don't have a pen...
Damien: Oh, okay...yep sure...
Dj: See you later...
Damien: I'll see you my 22nd...22nd...22nds gonna rock...

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Damien Wishbank passed away two weeks later after a freak bathtub accident. Two hundred people attended his funeral, from all reports, the wake rocked...

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