Sammy ran me over in

Sammy ran me over in the land cruiser once… on purpose.

Admittedly he was going 3km/h, and I was walking right in front of him – apparently in his way – at the OB base in Tharwa. But soon enough an acceleration, a bump and I was on the ground: and all I heard was a wicked cackle of laughter!? I was incensed for a short time, outraged for a second… But soon I was laughing too, and I’ve looked back and laughed at it ever since 😂(for 25 years). A wicked sense of naughtiness only made possible because behind all of it, there was the cushion of a huge heart. Sammy represented a lot of what I – and many of us – wanted to become, or continue to be. And the love emanating out of and between Sam and Loz made me feel well at home in what before had been a strange country. Shit, I just feel so lucky to have been around at the same time as you Sam 💚💚💚