40 YEARS AGO
ON 17TH MARCH 1975
I flew out of Sydney on a Qantas Boeing 707 V-Jet (without as much as a single tear) to take up a posting in New York City that ended up giving me the opportunities to work in US, Asia and Europe for the following twenty years. How exciting it was in those early days of Aussies travelling abroad to work – a young man of 32 with the world as his oyster.
New York 70’s Michael
444 East 86th Street – my first apartment in Manhattan
Bearded-up – as is the fashion today with so many younger guys – I beat ’em to it nearly forty years ago
I worked for you Michael at American Express when you first arrived in New York
I have thought of you many times over the years
I decided to do a search tonight and so happy to find you
Cathy Flaherty
Love to read about your travels
Cathy, it is amazing what today’s Internet can deliver. Yes, it was 40 years ago that this ‘boy from the bush’ as Des Whelan used to call me hit New York. I see from your name that you are married and I wonder where you are living now? Thanks for being in touch.
Michael