MEDIA RELEASE POETRY READING: John Ley aka Dr 'Russ' T. Diamund

POETRY READING : PONRABBEL POET IN RESIDENCE 

• POET: John Ley aka Dr 'Russ' T. Diamund – President of the RE-Publik of Australia.
• POETRY: REworkings of the LAUNCESTONlongpoem and other works
• VENUE: QVMAG @ Royal Park
• TIME: 12 Noon
• PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Selfies with 'The President'

NOTE: Any further detail will be posted here as events unfold

MAD MAX FURY ROAD 

PONRABBEL POET IN RESIDENCE

The President is up for anything

Mad Max survivor takes over as President of Australia. Changing his name to Rustle Diamund, former cast member Charlie from MAD MAX 1 & 2 may surprise a few fans of the epic series by George Miller.  Declaring himself leader of the Republic of Australia the former actor is on a mission to change the political chatter in this country.

Movie database iMD lists Charlie as one of the appearances by a bloke who disappeared into obscurity after spending some time in the firmament of this great country’s creative talent pool. Think Oscar. Think Noble Prize. Think Dreaming.

Well after the accident of his previous existence, the Holey One as he is called, has reincarnated as His Hollowness Rev. Dr Maj-Gen Rear-Ad Sir (ret) Rustle ‘Russ’ T. Diamund, President of the RE-Publik of Australia.

Asked about his new role, a spokes bod, Mr I. O’Nort, said His Hollowness takes the ‘Gift’ of his sacred calling very seriously, “As everyone who still calls Australia home knows, someone has to do the job.”

I managed to get through the spidley web of passwords and gatekeepers to get the address the Prezient– and got an up-close and impersonal, above the board, contracted, internationally sanctioned, code red security cleared few moments with the hasbeen.

Let me tell you he looked all right. There’s something about the back of a hospital surgical gown that does wonders for a spicy imagination and who doesn’t know what an aphrodisiac power is when it shirtfronts you right where it hurts.

That’s right there’s an irresistible force to the Rev. Call it what you will, it’s just that thing that you recognise immediately when you see it. Think Buddha with a six-pack.

There was no way I was going to let Diamund dazzle me with his claims. We’ve got Clive Pamoil and an Abbot running Team OZ so some other pretender needs a good work-over before we let loose another lunatic to run the asylum.

I left our confrontation with a powerful impression. He might be rough, he may turn out to be a girl’s best friend, he is definitely a carrat or two, but Diamond may just be the sparkle we’ve been screaming for. Think Lennon: John, Paul and Karl. Think Albert: Einstein and the Great. Think Marx: Groucho and Karl. Think what you like – the Reverend is no pushover and an extensive enquiry into his background reveals some interesting facts.

Diamund's Temple of Non-Specific Origin is no laughing matter. I predict he might well turn out to be one of the people to watch out for in the next cycle of cyber chatter. It’s difficult to traces the origins of the Temple of Non-Specific Origin – nothing about it turns up on any database in the cache vendor market. There may be links to all sorts of places on the internet and global surveillance systems but so far: Zilch.

The President will be appearing at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery on Tuesday. Watch this space for more details.

For more information:

The President's Mobile: 61- 0434 976 772    NB: Initial contact SMS to this number ONLY

The Presidents's L'ton PR Consultants: eMAIL: Dar Muzda – zero@7250.net between 9 & 5

The President's eMAIL: p[residentofaustralia@gmail.com