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From here (with substantive additions by me, lol):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Died_with_a_Felafel_in_His_Hand

While the book is not written in a linear fashion the order of houses (and housemates) John lives in is as follows:

1st Place – The Boulevade (Sydney??)

Tom lives in the garage Mel lives upstairs. Her boyfriend Warren moved in some time later. When they moved out, replaced by:

Andy the med student (nicknamed "Dr Death") moves in

Tom moves out and is replaced by:

Derek the bank clerk


2nd Place

Tom and John got a new place

Derek the bank clerk (lived in a tent). Replaced by:

Martin the paranoid wargames enthusiast. Lasted three weeks and was replaced by:

Taylor the taxi driver


3rd Place – King Street (Newtown - Sydney)

PJ

Milo

PJ moved out, replaced by:

The 7 ft nurse, replaced by:

Ray, replaced by:

Malcolm and his Charlie Brown-themed bowls, replaced by:

Victor the Rastafarian, replaced by: McGann the American in his mid 40s with a fondness for prostitutes, replaced by:

Taylor the taxi driver.

Taylor at the time was having personal issues. He ambushed his fellow housemates with a toy gun after hiding for an hour. He told them if it was a real gun they would all be dead. John saw this as good reason to move out.


4th Place – Duke Street (Brisbane)

"Thunderbird Ron"

Macgyver the mushroom farmer

Neal the albino moontanner

Howie (Neal's friend)

Satomi Tiger (via Tim the invisible flatmate)

"Brainthrust" Leonard

Jabba the Hutt

Mick the English backpacker

Colin and Stepan

John moves out for reasons not made clear.


5th Place – Melbourne

Stacey the Who Weekly fan

John moves out when her loud sex sessions became too much to bear.


6th Place – Fitzroy (Melbourne)

Brain the electrician

Greg the gay school teacher

AJ

Satvia who starts going out with John

Nigel moves into the house and moves in with Satvia

As a result of the fallout from this new relationship Greg moves out and John follows suit.


7th Place – Carlton (Melbourne)

Ernie

Martin the Canadian PhD student

Dave the smoker moves in with his washerwoman girlfriend

Four other Daves move in

After trying to freeze out the Daves from the house by cutting off the gas and electricity John gives in and moves to a loft in Fitzroy.


8th Place – Fitzroy (Melbourne)

Wendell the Londoner

After Wendell's threats to kill him, John moves out and sleeps around at friends' places.


9th Place – Auchenflower in Brisbane

Wayne the Satanic vet

Danny (the decoy)

Margot


10th Place – Brisbane goth house (not clear how this move came about)

Kevin the carpenter

Slovenian art printer

Bald goth who lived in the back

Luke the musician

All the goths run away after the bailiff came round to collect unpaid rent. John keeps the house on and in moves:

Dirk Em the banker (however at the start of the book it is stated that Emma moves in when Nina moves out)

"Crazy Nina"

Nina move out to live with her friend Tanya

Tanya then moves in after Nina sleeps with her boyfriend. The whole house moves:


11th Place

Dirk

Em the banker

Tanya (possibly)

New woman moves in to replace Nina but leaves because she is "diagnosed as schizo"

Taylor the taxi driver moves in

The book then segues to


12th Place – band house in Darlinghurst, Sydney

Hooper

Tammy

Jeremy moves in to escape his former psychotic housemate

Keith the drummer moves in downstairs


13th Place – Kippax street (Surry Hills, Sydney)

Gina

Harry the doctor, replaced by:

Kim the vet, replaced by:

"Melissa the junkie" (aka Rowan Corcoran), replaced by:

Duffy the computer programmer, replaced by:

The Dutch guy who lasted 2 weeks, replaced by:

Giovanna who lasted less than a week, replaced by:

Mosman who no one ever saw, replaced by:

Jimbo who moved in with one of the girls leaving his room free for Veronica the proto hippy who was replaced by:

Jonathan, replaced by:

"Downstairs Ivan"

"Uptight Martin" moved in at the same time

Downstairs Ivan and Uptight Martin move out within 3 days of each other and are replaced by

Paul the quiet journalist and Homer the air traffic controller

Yoko San moved in and last three weeks, replaced by:

Jeffrey the "junkie" (drug addict) - of the title, I assume

Birmingham's narrative is interspersed with humorous testimonials from other veterans of the Australian share house lifestyle, and descriptions of common share house paraphernalia, such as the bucket bong (yep), the ubiquitous "brown couch" (mine was blue), and milk crates serving as makeshift furniture (can confirm).

2 years ago
2 score
Reason: Original

From here (with substantive additions by me, lol):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He_Died_with_a_Felafel_in_His_Hand

While the book is not written in a linear fashion the order of houses (and housemates) John lives in is as follows:

1st Place – The Boulevade (Sydney??)

Tom lives in the garage Mel lives upstairs. Her boyfriend Warren moved in some time later. When they moved out, replaced by Andy the med student (nicknamed "Dr Death") moves in Tom moves out and is replaced by:

Derek the bank clerk


2nd Place

Tom and John got a new place Derek the bank clerk (lived in a tent). Replaced by Martin the paranoid wargames enthusiast. Lasted three weeks and was replaced by Taylor the taxi driver


3rd Place – King Street (Newtown - Sydney)

PJ Milo PJ moved out, replaced by The 7 ft nurse, replaced by Ray, replaced by Malcolm and his Charlie Brown-themed bowls, replaced by Victor the Rastafarian, replaced by McGann the American in his mid 40s with a fondness for prostitutes, replaced by Taylor the taxi driver.

Taylor at the time was having personal issues. He ambushed his fellow housemates with a toy gun after hiding for an hour. He told them if it was a real gun they would all be dead. John saw this as good reason to move out.


4th Place – Duke Street (Brisbane)

"Thunderbird Ron" Macgyver the mushroom farmer Neal the albino moontanner Howie (Neal's friend) Satomi Tiger (via Tim the invisible flatmate) "Brainthrust" Leonard Jabba the Hutt Mick the English backpacker Colin and Stepan

John moves out for reasons not made clear.


5th Place – Melbourne

Stacey the Who Weekly fan

John moves out when her loud sex sessions became too much to bear.


6th Place – Fitzroy (Melbourne)

Brain the electrician Greg the gay school teacher AJ Satvia who starts going out with John Nigel moves into the house and moves in with Satvia

As a result of the fallout from this new relationship Greg moves out and John follows suit.


7th Place – Carlton (Melbourne)

Ernie Martin the Canadian PhD student Dave the smoker moves in with his washerwoman girlfriend Four other Daves move in

After trying to freeze out the Daves from the house by cutting off the gas and electricity John gives in and moves to a loft in Fitzroy.


8th Place – Fitzroy (Melbourne)

Wendell the Londoner

After Wendell's threats to kill him, John moves out and sleeps around at friends' places.


9th Place – Auchenflower in Brisbane

Wayne the Satanic vet Danny (the decoy) Margot


10th Place – Brisbane goth house (not clear how this move came about)

Kevin the carpenter Slovenian art printer Bald goth who lived in the back Luke the musician

All the goths run away after the bailiff came round to collect unpaid rent. John keeps the house on and in moves:

Dirk Em the banker (however at the start of the book it is stated that Emma moves in when Nina moves out) "Crazy Nina"

Nina move out to live with her friend Tanya

Tanya then moves in after Nina sleeps with her boyfriend. The whole house moves:


11th Place

Dirk Em the banker Tanya (possibly) New woman moves in to replace Nina but leaves because she is "diagnosed as schizo" Taylor the taxi driver moves in The book then segues to


12th Place – band house in Darlinghurst, Sydney

Hooper Tammy Jeremy moves in to escape his former psychotic housemate Keith the drummer moves in downstairs


13th Place – Kippax street (Surry Hills, Sydney)

Gina Harry the doctor, replaced by Kim the vet, replaced by "Melissa the junkie" (aka Rowan Corcoran), replaced by Duffy the computer programmer, replaced by The Dutch guy who lasted 2 weeks, replaced by Giovanna who lasted less than a week, replaced by Mosman who no one ever saw, replaced by Jimbo who moved in with one of the girls leaving his room free for Veronica the proto hippy who was replaced by Jonathan, replaced by "Downstairs Ivan" "Uptight Martin" moved in at the same time

Downstairs Ivan and Uptight Martin move out within 3 days of each other and are replaced by

Paul the quiet journalist and Homer the air traffic controller Yoko San moved in and last three weeks, replaced by Jeffrey the "junkie" (drug addict) - of the title, I assume

Birmingham's narrative is interspersed with humorous testimonials from other veterans of the Australian share house lifestyle, and descriptions of common share house paraphernalia, such as the bucket bong (yep), the ubiquitous "brown couch" (mine was blue), and milk crates serving as makeshift furniture (can confirm).

2 years ago
1 score