Linking up with Barry Humphries after 44 years!

As a journalist and recorder of other people's life stories I thought it was time to create some more Sound Memories of my own!

Earlier this year when I saw Barry Humphries AKA Edna Everage was to perform in Sydney I emailed him some photos of our last meeting 44 years ago to see if he was keen to meet up once again.

My first meeting with Barry was more than 4 decades ago when three of my student teacher mates, Louise Carew, Anne Ware and Madeline Buckley and I asked him to lunch in my flat in Kew, Victoria in 1975.

To our amazement Barry graced us with his witty stories after we had sent him a letter congratulating him on his recent show and asking him to join us for a meal.

So when Barry saw these archival photos in my recent email he invited Louise Carew, who had flown up from Melbourne and I backstage after his show to reconnect last night.

Louise and I were thrilled and honoured to see Edna trembling her gladies again and to reunite with the legend behind her glasses, Barry Humphries.