triple j : people

Dissected by Zan Rowe

Bonezy's artist impression of Nick

My friend Gumball works in the j music library. Gumball, you ask? Well, he’s respectfully known as Nick Findlay, but ever since he got his wisdom teeth removed, and I donned him Gummy, he’s morphed into Gumball and a bright, round, cute being he has remained.

Gumball is a fount of knowledge. It's not uncommon for me to find him scouring the blogs for tip-offs, or bobbing his head in a hazy bandroom on a weeknight taking a chance on an unknown. He shares his wealth of knowledge and also his iTunes folder. Them hills is full o' gold!

He is also a dandy. He sometimes wears a hat to work and looks like he should be writing for the NME.

Once I saw him running and it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Kind of like a cross between that character from Fat Albert with the long arms, and an awkward teenager. It only furthered my endearment.

Gumball created cupcake day at triple j and puts his dandy hat out for collections each fortnight, after which cupcakes magically appear. Wow. Gumball. What a treasure.

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