Hello everyone, it's Michelle McIntyre here

Hi all - greeting from Michelle McIntyre. Time has marched on but the memories remain strong. Rick and I have kept in spasmodic contact over the years with luck playing a major part in our reunions. Discussions some time ago led us to think that we should hold a Genesis reunion - can you believe its 30 years - where has the time gone. Tracking down people has been a nightmare and Rick has done most of the hard work with success. Me, I've made lots of phones calls to answering machings with little success however we have at no stage given up. We would have loved to be able to trace everyone but unfortunately the women have been our greatest problem - name changes are so difficult to trace.

A very short history - I have spent most of my working life employed by the Australian Customs Service. I am an intelligence specialist and work at targeting organised crime syndicates involved in importing large quantities of narcotics into Australia. I have also worked at the National Crime Authority. In Customs I have spent 8 years in Townsville, three years in the Torres Strait as the District Manager and a year in Adelaide pulling together their intelligence area. My partner Neil and I were blessed with our daughter Zoe's arrival whilst in Thursday Island - my 40th birthday present. To be an only but treasured child she is full of the breath of spring.

My only guitar playing these days is twinkle twinkle little star and associated childrens songs which is fun.

I am so looking forward to the reunion and wish to thank Rick for the enormous amount of work he has put in. Without him there would be no reunion. Lets hope over the next month we can somehow track those few that we have not been able to find.

looking forward to seeing you all in June.

love

Michelle

Genesis Reunion interview with The Chronicle

With the reunion 'just around the corner' Rick is busy with preparations for the big event. This Friday (May 11) he has organised an interview with Merryl Miller from The Toowoomba Chronicle. Michelle McIntyre will be in Toowoomba on Friday and they will meet up at the GPO Cafe in Margaret St at 9:30 am. Rick is trying to see if Tony Kyprios will be avilable for the interview as well (Tony, if you are reading this & Rick hasn't been able to contact you, consider it an invitation to join them at the GPO Cafe on Friday). Rick, Michelle, Tony and Merryl will then proceed to the Empire Theatre for a photo shoot.

So stay tuned to the Genesis BLOG and we will let you know which edition of The Toowoomba Chronicle the interview will be printed in so you can dash out to get your copy:)

It's hoped that with the wide spread coverage of The Toowoomba Chronicle across the Darling Downs region, word of the reunion may reach other DDYT members that Rick & Michelle have not yet been able to contact. Finger crossed!