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TERRY DEMPSEY
DIARY OF AN
URBAN MYTH
Rob Maylin – Well, it’s t he f i rs t o f O c to b e r, a n d I’ ve m e t u p
with one of the busiest me n i n t h e f i s hi n g ga m e, t h e u rb a n
legend himself and head h o n c h o a t U rb a n B a i t s , Te rry D e m p s ey.
Believe it or not , I’ve b ee n t ry i ng to g e t to g e t h e r w i t h Te rr y
since April of this year. We m et u p la s t ti m e a t t he F ive L a ke s
Show we were talking ab o u t , g e tt i n g t he S t rawb e rr y N u tc ra c ke r
subscription deal going i n Bi g Ca r p an d s a i d we wo ul d me e t
the following week dow n at t he c o f fe e s h o p , h ave a c o f fe e a n d
a chat have a catch up o n o l d ti me s b e ca u s e we always h ave a
bloody g ood laugh when we a re to g e th e r ta l k i n g a b o ut s te a l i n g
milk bottles when we u s e to f i s h i n t he ol d d ays – s te a l i n g
milk off people’s do ors te p s , s o we h a d s o me m i l k d ow n t h e
lake… Anyway, I’ve been wa i ti ng si nc e A p r il . T h e g uy ’ s s o b u sy,
we have put the meeting b a ck an d b ac k a n d b ac k – M ay, J u n e ,
July, August – we are righ t t hro u gh to s um m e r a n d n o t a b l e to
get a minute together. He ’s s o b usy b ee n o n D ra g o n’ s D e n , a n d
we will tell you about tha t i n a mi n u te . We l l , f i n a l ly h e re we
are in October down at th e c o f fe e s ho p c atc h i n g u p w i t h h ow
things are going.
FRE ELINE 81
