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Do you have a mild superpower?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

(Laughs)\u00a0I am the original prankster\/joker at my\u00a0place\u00a0and\u00a0I can leap tall buildings in a single jump.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We all start to run low on energy and motivation sometimes, how\u00a0do you \u201crefill your cup\u201d?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Having Parkinson\u2019s Disease is a real pain and annoying. I get the shakes often so I give myself a boost of my duodopa machine, I also like to listen to music, go fishing, and playing games with my support workers \u2013 board, card or arcade \u2013 and chatting to my good friend Lofty.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s\u00a0a fun fact about you that people may not know?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am a Geelong supporter\u00a0(laughs)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0true\u00a0fact,\u00a0not fun fact.\u00a0I believe I\u00a0am a\u00a0character and a joker\u00a0\u2013\u00a0whether others think I am,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tell us about your\u00a0family\/pets\/hobbies.<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t have any pets, but I would like to get a foxy terrier dog. I did have a cat called \u201cDizzy\u201d (below, right)\u00a0 \u2013 he was a Russian blue and we used to play hide and seek and chasey (his favourite games). One day he hid so well I couldn\u2019t find him \u2013 he was behind the washing machine, which was his favourite spot to hide.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have\u00a0three\u00a0brothers,\u00a0who\u00a0I see once\u00a0or\u00a0twice a year, but I have contact with\u00a0one\u00a0of my brothers over the phone regularly.\u00a0I\u00a0also\u00a0have\u00a0a very good\u00a0friend,\u00a0Kylie\u00a0from Nhill.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Favourite\u00a0singer\/band?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pink Floyd (above, left) and Disturbed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you were given a million dollars, what would you do?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Give money to the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital and\u00a0The Smith Family.\u00a0I would also go on holiday\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Gold Coast or Tasmania,\u00a0but\u00a0ultimately\u00a0I\u00a0would love to go to Germany, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What year would\u00a0you time\u00a0travel to and why?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I would go back to being a kid, like five years old,\u00a0because I would have fun with my uncle fishing\u00a0and also\u00a0go on the mail run with him. I loved doing this\u00a0because\u00a0there was this one woman who had three collie dogs and they were gorgeous.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Famous person\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0love to have dinner with?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle Payne (above left).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Favourite\u00a0podcast?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jeremy Cameron (above, right) \u2013 he is funny.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Go to\u00a0karaoke\u00a0song?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pink Floyd’s\u00a0<\/span>Comfortably Numb<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you have\u00a0your coffee?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In my Geelong Cats cup (laughs)! I like it white and two.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Favourite\u00a0item and why?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My game consoles and arcade games, because I can have time alone or I can play it with my support workers and whip some\u00a0butt!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you had to pick a song to soundtrack your life, what would it be?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Sound\u00a0Of\u00a0Silence<\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0I\u00a0love this song.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What’s your most irrational fear that\u00a0you’re\u00a0willing to admit?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Spiders and heights.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you could create a new public holiday, what would we be celebrating?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Geelong Cats Day!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Hard Quiz<\/strong><\/span><\/i>\u00a0topic would you choose?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sport.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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