Steve J. Spears Biography
Steven John Peter Spears (22 January 1951 – 16 October 2007) was an Australian playwright, actor, writer and singer. His most famous work was The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin (1976). He was cited as "one of Australia's most celebrated playwrights". Spears studied law at the University of Adelaide, but through writing and performing student revues, was distracted into a career in the theatre.
Spears died in Aldinga, South Australia, from brain cancer in 2007. He was 56.
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Assessment of the Vehicle's Condition
Papagallo:
How's the rig?
Zetta: [shouting to the mechanics]
The rig! How is she?
Mechanic: [to his assistant]
It's got a cracked timing case cover and it's broken a couple of teeth off the timing gear.
Mechanic's Assistant: [shouting to Zetta]
It's got a cracked timing case cover, it's broken a couple of teeth off the timing gear...
Mechanic:
The radiator's damaged to the core.
Mechanic's Assistant:
...the radiator's damaged to the core...
Mechanic:
It's got a cracked water pump.
Mechanic's Assistant:
...it's got a cracked water pump...
Mechanic:
A fractured injector line.
Mechanic's Assistant:
...it's got a fractured injector line!
Papagallo:
Well, what does all that mean?
Zetta: [shouting to the mechanics]
Yeah, okay, but what does that mean?
Mechanic's Assistant: [to the Mechanic]
What does that mean?
Mechanic:
Twenty-four hours.
Mechanic's Assistant: [to Papagallo]
Twenty-four hours?
Papagallo: [after a pause]
They've got twelve!
Zetta: [to the mechanics]
You've got twelve!
Mechanic:
Okay.
Mechanic's Assistant: [to Zetta]
Okay!
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