R.I.P David Brown (Brownie)

[ItchyDom]

Funeral Monday 4th May, 10:30 am, Boyd Chapel at Springvale Botanical Cemetary, Princes Hwy Springvale.

It is with great sadness, as already posted, I inform you that my dear friend Brownie passed away Monday night 27th April. He had been battling cancer for the past few years and kept his pain to himself, family and close friends and in true Brownie fasion didnt want a fuss he fought long, hard and with everything he had on Monday night he finally gave in and laid down his sticks.

As information comes to me for funeral details i will post them here, at the moment after speaking with family it looks like the funeral will be Monday, it will be announced in tomorrows paper,

This man was the driving force behind the promotion and management of Itchy Fingers from when we first started gigging back in 1992, i don't think the band would be where it is today if it wasn't for all his foundation work done in the early years, he lived and loved the band he helped grow into a regular and constant performing outfit, one thing about Dave he knew how to sell.
He would get us in the door and he reckons "the band did the rest"

Over the years he never missed a gig, always prompt and on time and set up ready to go,In all we played together for 15 years Itchy Fingers will miss him and i will miss him immensly,

Brownie was a proud, private person he lived with the love of his life Shirl and raised two fantastic twin boys Christian and Andrew one of wich made Brownie a grandfather for the first time. He was thankful that he lived long enough to meet his beautiful grandson Bailin.

We will miss the language and one liners that would crack us up time after time, the countless games of UNO at gigs in the breaks and at Wintersun, when being delt a bad lot of cards he belt out "Mate! i gotta hand like a FOOT!!" and upon losing he 'd tell the winner "you've got more moves than a can of worms!"

Priceless laughs and good times,

But for now Brownie, rest mate, no more pain, say hello to my sister and Uncle Vinnie up there, we'll miss you, your mate - D