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See ya later old cheese! Join your favorite Blume Heads for chapters 7-8 of “Puberty Blues,” the iconic Australian YA novel by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey (1971). Sydney surfie chicks Deb and Sue are still getting up to no good – guzzling brandyvino, dating terrible boys, watching Benny Hill, wearing see-thru underpants, and getting called to the headmaster’s office. Meanwhile, Jody and Alison discuss Singapore Social, Alison’s early adoption of UGG boots, the joy of answering machine
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greetings, fibro houses, and the groundbreaking Aussie soap, “Number 96.” There’s also a disturbing letter from Beth about a Vaseline-covered amputated hand, and a note from Andrea about some spooky Blume Saloon-related coincidences. And if that’s not enough, we’ve piped in some excellent Australian commercials from the late ‘70s!
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