Who says social workers are dry and square.
He's an alcoholic notes the social worker, quoting my father, 'the water here is no good.'
I guess the chlorine didn't appeal to his taste buds.
More Italian than Yugoslavian, the brick layer felt comfortable in the world of 'amor' and 'vino.'
'A fight ensured over a woman. He was arrested and imprisoned for a year.'
I know, that doesn't sound like a police report.
'He was jailed for a year, assault.'
Getting better.
'He had a bad gambling debt and refused to pay, then the knives were pulled out.'
Now that sounds much better.
'He was pissed, fucking whores and pulled out his knife to show what a real man he was.'
That's better.
He did everything he was told not to do when he emigrated to Australia on a QANTAS flight. He was told not to frequent Italian or Yugoslavian clubs that propagated politics in conflict with Australia.'
He was no commie.
Politics didn't interest him.
What did, was booze. And fucking lots of it.
Once a piss head, always a piss head.
