So:
Last night Caz and I drove to Sydney to an unheralded official launch of "Fair Game" at The Giant Dwarf, the same place Tony O. spoke at in Sydney when he launched his book there.
It was full of media types from the ABC - so many TV peeps from TV and radio whose names were on the tip of my tongue all night. Theses peeps are REAL opinion leaders who work for Oz's National Broadcasting service. And I'm sure they will be mentioning it today and in future.
Hosted by JJJ Radio breakfast's Robbie Buck and with a speech by Sen. Nic Xenophon, it was an amazing night. Invite-only, it was full of exes and well-known activists too.
Jose Navarro, Joe Reaiche, Carmel Underwood, Carmen Rainer, Cherished (looking ravishing, dear !!!) and more. I literally meet a former cult member in the Men's just after I got there - someone I used to hang out with lots who I hadn't seen for 30 years. We had a great reunion and a lot of laughs talking about some of the fun we got up to outside of the cult.
And of course, Bryan Seymour and his fiancé were there too.
No OSA - well, none that I saw and I doubt they had a heads-up on this, altho' Robbie drew a lot of laughs addressing any possible OSA plants in his initial remarks. But he quickly turned it real as he spoke about them and their Gestapo tactics with a lot of knowledge - he'd already read the book and obviously done further research himself. A lot of high-profile peeps from media and publishing heard first-hand some of the REAL truths about the cult. And fittingly applauded Jose, Carmen and others as they were mentioned and pointed out by Nic and/or Steve.
The future for the cult here in Oz took a decided dive last night. A lot of very influential people got a whole new reality of $cientology from an event that showed the human cost of the insanity Hubbard foisted on us all. And OSA probably didn't have a clue it was on, as it was invite-only and kept pretty low-key by Steve himself.
Still sleep-deprived from the night and the trip but well worth it. Have my copy (and another to loan out
) so going to read lots in the next week or so. Got to chat to Nic and others about future action against the cult - stay tuned
And, of course:
FUCK YOU, OSA !!!
If you thought your stats were sucko of late, the future is your worst nightmares about to come true.