Johan Gabrielsen

Oh, well, so what are some of the issues that are running?

What's the hot issue that you've been looking at recently?

So you've got cred, you've got Bondi cred there.

All right.

Well, with your four seconds of glory and Stu's years of analysing the surf and surfing culture, I think we have a crack team assembled here.

Hang on, hang on.

Kev the Head?

Well, let's just turn to the book, Bluebird.

Bluebird Beach isn't a real place, but it does seem very familiar.

And I guess it begins, this book begins with the overview of a, well, it's a seagull.

Even though I found it a little bit confusing later on who that overview was from.

And the seagull is introducing us to the players of the book.

And that is Gordon Grimes, the central character.

His, well, estranged, but maybe not estranged wife, Kelly.

They've recently separated because of an incident with a mate called Dogg.

And they also have a son called Ben.

But Gordon and Kelly and Ben are all living in this house called The Lodge, which is perched above Bluebird Beach.

And Kate, Canute, spelled C-N-U-T.

I thought it was one of those sort of initials games, a bit like FC UK.

You know what I mean?