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Open Mike with Emcee Duke Ramachandran Source:STCOBASydney Rewind 1987, way before our OBA association was formed, a group of Royalist and Thomians organised a Harbour Cruise. With booze flowing and the crowd reveling in the festivities of the night, someone (our Royalist colleague) who could not make it all the way to the lower deck toilet, took his business to the flower pot!  Small job completed he then proceeded to grab the ‘plant with pot and all’ and hurl it into the harbour!  The official emcee of the night Rajan Saravanamuthu was immediately whizzed off to “cool down “the situation and the mike was thrust upon Duke to complete the night.  Like a duck taking to water he rose to the occasion and has ever since played an integral role at Thomian dances. From there on Duke recalls going to Thomian events at Ryde Civic and at the Scout Hall ...