A Purple Dress and a Shared Taxi (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 2, 1999
A tired walk through Campbelltown turns into a chatty night on the footpath, until Nikita appears in a purple dress and the two share a slow ride home.
A Chalk War on the Platform (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 2, 1999
The new year begins with fireworks on the wharf, a sweaty dance floor and a very long trip home, with chalk flying and a few cheeky strangers on the train.
Macedonian Strangers in the City Crowd (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 1, 1999
After the early fireworks Tony wanders the packed city, queues for a club and then bumps into three girls who share his heritage and his language.
Dressed Up With Nowhere to Go (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 1, 1999
Tony works through a list of friends who all said no, then heads out alone on New Years Eve, sneaking through ticket gates to catch the big fireworks.
Resolutions and the Lion I Fed (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 1, 1999
Tony opens the new year with a short poem, a list of big resolutions and a wry look back at the lost years, including a lion that never quite came to the hand.
A Lonely Eve And Two Movie Swaps (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 30, 1998
With most of his friends away, Tony braces for a flat new year and recounts a Monday of shopping trips, a rental that went down badly and a warm night in.