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TWI #13 A Weekend Of Bruises, Beers, Bad Calls, And A Guitar That Smoked
The night starts loud and a little chaotic: extra shifts, surprise appearances, and the kind of indie wrestling moments you truly can’t script. From a ringside twirl to a slap on the way out, we ride the energy of a BCW show that reminds us why small rooms and big hearts beat the glossy stuff every time. Then we look ahead to December’s no-rope barbed wire main event and the strange responsibility of being the calm centre when the ropes come down and the danger goes up.
Weekend ritual kicks in with Yarra Valley Oktoberfest, mates we only see once a year, and the annual trek that makes no sense and feels perfect anyway. There’s laughter, bad choices, and a sober truth about phones, drinks, and the calls you wish you didn’t make. It’s messy, it’s human, and it’s ours.
Then the tone shifts. We open up about Josh’s halted procedure, a follow-up that raised red flags, and the resolve to demand clarity before anyone picks up a scalpel again. It’s a raw look at parenting, consent, and the courage to say no when the plan feels wrong—especially when a kid’s face is still growing. Between a thoughtful birthday for Leanne and a heartfelt nod to Ace Frehley’s legacy, we tie humour to honesty and nostalgia to a fresh line in the sand.
If you’re here for grit, stories that bleed a little, and the reminder that advocacy starts with a single firm word, you’ll feel at home. Hit follow, share with a mate who loves wrestling or real talk, and leave a review to tell us where you’d draw the line.
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SPEAKER_02:It is me, Dave Morgan, and this is episode 13 of the Team Wing It podcast. So um sit back, enjoy. Now I must admit, I have not listened to the previous episode, which is normally what I do when I get ready to record one so that I know where I'm up to in my life and what I've done since the last time. And to tell you the truth, you know what? Haven't done it, don't give a flying fuck. If I repeat myself, don't care. If I do anything different, eh, we'll we'll just fucking roll with the punches, see where this wave takes us, and just go with it, eh? Team fucking wingers.
SPEAKER_01:Welcome to the Six O'Clock News. I'm your anchor, Peter, because my bladder's empty. NASA sands promote uranius. People everywhere giggle.
SPEAKER_02:So this weekend has been an interesting one. Um I normally work the Friday of this week, just gone. But I picked up an extra shift because, well, I need the money and say did a little six-hour shift after taking Josh to a school. From there, went to work, did a med medication shift. A few people were surprised to see me, because I have never ever shown up on my day off that I can remember. Generally my time is my time and nah, that's it, tough luck. But I did that. And then I did the BCW show that night. And it was good. Um couple of international people. Um I danced in two different matches. One uh this guy Lucky O'Leary, he got me dancing. Then he twirled me and slapped me on the ass as I walked away from him. So you know what? I couldn't make this shit up. Seriously, some of you people should come to these shows, just so you can see that I'm not making this shit up. But look, I've been asking people for 22 fucking years, so I don't actually care. I know WWE is in town a couple of weeks ago. Josh's mum took him to the Melbourne show. There was a big paper in Perth. Don't care, don't watch wrestling. Unless I'm in the ring, I don't care. There's a lot of things I just don't care about today. And it may sound like I'm being negative, but it's it's nothing to do with that. It's just a case of, you know what? I just generally don't watch a lot of wrestling. I don't watch a lot of TV. I actually don't know why I have a TV in the lounge room half the time, but yeah. Um They did announce December 5th, I believe, is a Friday, is the next BCW show. And um yeah, that's gonna be headlined by Mad Dog vs. Cracker Jack in a no-rope barbed wire match. So they're gonna take the ropes down and put up barbed wire instead. So these lunatics can do this match again, because last time something went slightly wrong and Mad Dog broke his arm and needed surgery. So they want to do a rematch a year later. And unfortunately, well, unfortunately, fortunately, whichever way you want to look at it, I'm gonna be the poor lunatic, stuck in the ring with them, just to babysit the lunatic. So yeah. I'm sure I'll remind you close to the time.
SPEAKER_00:Hi, you've reached voicemail. I've mastered the art of not being available. Don't bother leaving a message.
SPEAKER_02:So Friday night I got home from the wrestling and um yeah, had a bit of trouble getting to sleep, and one of my leaves started cramping up. Tried to sleep as much as I could and then wake up around 10 o'clock that day morning, ready for Oktoberfest. Yarrow Valley Oktoberfest, which is held at the Little Dale Showgrounds, not too far away from me. And um, nah, that was good. Third year in a row being there, and um, catch up with my mate Benny and Sean. Three years in a row been catching up our once-a-year tradition where we just drink, act like idiots, catch up on our lives, see what's been going on. And yeah, it's a lot of fun, and yeah, you just meet up with s some of the strangest people there. It just attracts all sorts of weirdos, so it's lots of fun. And um like from here, I think I walked from here to Murrach Station. I thought I'd check the Uber. An Uber from Killsite to Liddell, it was gonna cost me like fifty bucks. I was like, no, get stuff, that's drinking money, bullshit. So I walked from here to Muralbach Station, which is about 1.8 kilometres. So after a full night of wrestling, and it's happened every time, every previous year I was gone to Oktoberfest. There's been a wrestling show the night before, and then I walked from here to Muralbach Station. Really, I don't know why I continue with this stupidity, but it's what I do. And um, so I did that, uh, caught the train, do a little easy and did that, did the drinking, did the dancing, did the whole Oktoberfest vibe thing, and then jumped in an Uber and came home. So I thought, yeah, I'm in no condition to get myself home. I was totally unsupervised this year. Not good. I should never be left unsupervised, and I should have an interlocked device on my phone. I should not call people after I've had a few drinks. And as the Great Forest Gump would say, that's all I've got to say about that.
SPEAKER_01:Welcome to my fucking shit show. Straight jackets are on the left, meds are on the right. I don't give a fuck if you eat the gum from under the table or lick the fucking windows. All I ask is that you keep your hands off my fucking crayons. I'm also going to need some of you fuckers to get a little weirder. I can't keep pulling all the fucking weight around here. Let's go, fuckwad. We have fuckery to spread.
SPEAKER_02:So what else has happened since the last time? Cause I don't write shit down, I just I I don't have a plan, not even the fucking start of a plan. Um Leanne had a birthday. Um, so yes, Josh myself and a bunch of other people, and I got left in left in charge of organizing that. Which actually worked out well. Um Leanne got a whole bunch of stuff. Um I did write it down somewhere 'cause I remember she did want um names mentioned. Hold on a sec. So she got Peter Alexander PJs, Chanel perfume, Pandora earrings, Michael Hill earrings, homemade candles, and some funky ass slippers. Now Peter Alexander PJs mean nothing to me, Chanel perfume. I know the name Chanel, Pandora and Michael Hill, I know the names. So look she was very happy with everything and she enjoyed having all her people around her. She got to catch up with people, and I actually got to meet one of her best friends, so look it was good. We all had a bit of fun, we all had a laugh. Um she had an awesome looking unicorn cake, which was organized by Pat. And um Yeah. No, other than that. Um Leanne's birthday went well.
SPEAKER_03:Oh my god! Okay, it's happening. Everybody stay calm! What's the procedure, everyone? What's the procedure? Stay f ⁇ ing car! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
SPEAKER_02:Uh, we had a follow-up for Josh's procedure. Um he oh uh first Monday of the school holidays, remember that was uh I was lost track. Um he had a procedure done and I really was blind by this. I have no idea what was going on because his mum took him to the pre-opting and all this sort of shit, because it was the day of the last wrestling show, not the one just gone, the one before. So it was a case of she dealt with that while I was getting doing the wrestling thing. And so we do the pr oh we go in there for Josh to have the procedure. Yep, all good, blah blah blah, done. But I get a phone call earlier than I expected, and they're like we don't we couldn't do everything we needed to he's too young to do this and we shouldn't be doing this procedure on someone this young cause his face is still growing and this, so right. So we'd had the follow-up procedure. Uh not the follow-up procedure, just the follow-up appointment. So at this point I had a few questions. I'm like, well, why was this surgery going ahead when Josh is so young and the face is still growing and and yeah, the guy we were talking to who was not part of the procedure, so he didn't understand either, and he's like, Yeah, I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't do it on anyone under sixteen. So I don't know how this happened, I don't know why this happened. All I know is Josh went in pretty much for an unnecessary thing, so yes, I was a little ticked off at that and uh thu not real fucking happy. Josh wasn't either. But he kept his call better than I did. At least he knew when to just shh Dad's talking. Let's not cut that off because Dad is going to get very annoyed. And I did. And yeah, the doctor understood. He fully understood. He got a c so yes, now uh So hopefully there is no there is no more procedure, there is no more anything left to do. Um Josh seemed to be breathing better through his nose, so part the part that they actually did sounds like it helped who knows. So I guess we'll find out. We have another appointment in six months. If they say we're doing this, the fuck you are, motherfuckers, you are not touching my child unless I know that this is actually going to happen, and it it's his face it it's do is this fucking necessary Sometimes in life we make our own choices.
SPEAKER_03:Sometimes a choice is made for us, and sometimes there is no choice at all.
SPEAKER_02:So let's end it there. I've trapped on enough, and the longer I go, the angrier I'm gonna get. So I don't need to do that shit. It's a case of um let's just cut it right fucking here. And uh um Ace really passed during the week, which I was a little annoyed about. Not annoyed, upset, I'd know. I don't know, it was just a case of the poor bastard. He was always my favourite member of Kiss. Um I actually got to see him once when I went and saw KISS with my mate Daniel Beaumont in the late 90s, I believe it was. Was it late 90s or early 2000s? I have such a goddamn terrible memory. I have still the t-shirt from that farewell tour. I believe it was their first farewell tour, because they did that, then they did the symphony, and then they've done a few more. But yeah. I only went to the one because Ace really was there, and that was my main thing. He was my favourite, he was the spaceman, and he had the guitar that sparked and smoked and shit, and I just loved it. Gene and Paul. I did like Gene's fire breathing thing, but yeah. Once you hear about him, he's a dick. Paul's a dick. So yeah. Ace was always my favorite. And um yeah, so on that note, I'm going to play New York Groove from the Ace Really Solo album from I Don't Know What Year, look it up yourself. I don't give a shit. But I love this song, and this is how we're gonna end it because yeah. Fuck everything else, I guess.