One Saturday afternoon in 1975 Allan Chard, Ray Christison and Ross McLachlan travelled to Coogee to jam with Fatty Bacon and His Band of Rind. Fatty Bacon were a regular act at a winebar there. It was a lively scene and an extra three bodies really crowded the very small stage.
The memorable moment from that afternoon was a washboard jam between Ross 'Flashing Thimbles' McLachlan and the regular Fatty Bacon washboard player. As the tension rose and tempo increased washboards heated and thimbles went flying. With no sign on his face of his inner struggle on the path to washboard zen Ross held his own against the other guy, thereby upholding the dignity of the band and cementing a place forever in the annals of Donga Dan history.
A great moment in the history of jugbands!!
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