Mick and I shared a bedroom when I was about 8 years old. Mick would have been 21. He was my go to person and mentor. Consequently, I knew every Guy Mitchell song by the time I was 10. There was a time I was puzzled by the existence of heaven so I asked Mick "Is there a heaven"? Mick said "Let's think about that. Heaven is like Australia, I know it's there but I've never been". That answer was perfect for an 8 year old. How clever of Mick. He had a massive impact on me, in the way I thought, the moral code that he instilled in me, the shared sense of injustice in society. The list goes on and on. The only trait that I don't possess was his ability to stay calm whatever the problem. I loved him then and I love him now. I bet they are singing Guy Mitchell songs in heaven ..and Australia! He once accused me of liking Engelbert Humperdink's "Please Release Me" more than his favourite "If I ruled the World" by Harry Secombe. I know one of them went to the top of the charts. Not sure which one! Rest in Peace my precious brother.

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