Kiashu used a Paul Kelly quote in the message I replied to - it was enough to launch me off into some random anecdote...

Ahhh yes ...

Eight years went by
Eight long years of waiting
Till one day a tall stranger appeared in the land
His name was Whitlam and he came with great ceremony
And through Vincent's fingers he poured a handful of sand
From little things...

They don't make songwriters like Paul anymore.