Soul Fly Buddies Blog - Alex

"A fun experience with old and new friends with Gig Buddies"

To mark the final working Monday of the month we’re handing over the newsletter to Alex, longtime member of our user-led group, Soul Fly Buddies.

"Greetings…it is Soul Fly Buddies member Alex here again, meaning that it must be the end of another month…Where does the time go?!

This piece of writing coincides with an event that happened very recently (due to a six month break from Gig Buddies’ socials that was the result of patiently recovering from personal health issues).

I went to the recent Jellybean Jam social with Gig Buddies on the evening of Friday 20 March.

As it had been six months since my last social, I was wondering if I still remembered how they work. But after signing into Club Five Dock, my ‘Gig Buddies Social Groove’ (pun intended) returned with a lovely surprise…a full circle moment blending in the old and the new, courtesy of my current Gig Buddies’ volunteer and my former Gig Buddies’ volunteer.

As usual Jellybean Jam did not disappoint. Truly a fun night I’ll never forget.

On Saturday 11 April I also experienced live music at Club Ashfield. While I did enjoy it, something else that was very positive happened out of sheer spontaneity.

Since I was allowed to enter clubs or pubs, I would only see the classic pool table as just there for those who enjoy it and I never thought that I would ever use one, let alone participate in an actual game of pool itself.

I still don’t really know what to make of it, but I’d like to thank those who were there for giving me the confidence as well as the opportunity.

This proves that Gig Buddies really does make new experiences happen…and maybe I’ll occasionally join in more pool games."

- Alex, Soul Fly Buddies