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2005: Stevie Eye Wonder

“Designed To Make You Hotto!”

I was somewhat awestruck by the original Stevie store in Greville Street that opened in 2003!

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I bought a T-shirt there in early 2005 from Lauren Heaven (now Lola Berry) who was working there. After I left the store, I went into another store to find out what was playing.

Anyhow, the t-shirt I bought was a bit small for me and not really my vibe – but it was alright. I didn’t really want to buy the shirt, but Lauren’s charm tipped the scales. She also suggested I roll-up the sleeves of an under t-shirt.

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Lauren was also going to introduce me to the designer Lyndon McGauchie for me to help with their website but in the end I never met him. I also never made it to any of their parties either, although I did see her again by chance at Boutique nightclub some days later – also on Greville Street!

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In Boutique, I also saw Charlie Goldsmith there with his pal, and Lauren who was a few metres away would have met him around that time.

 

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Interestingly, when he looked at me with his now well-known “healing gaze” I wanted to totally leave the club and maybe even Melbourne. And that’s what I did.

I knew two of Charlie’s siblings at that point Brett (Goofyfoot from GrooveTip) and Briony from school, but not Charlie.

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So soon after that night I was interstate and then out of the country and had found other parties.

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And I did practice drums in the shirt and those sleeves would’ve ended up unrolling anyway.

But Stevie wouldn’t have seen!

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