The moment I knew: I woke up and couldn’t see out of my right eye. Hours later, she helped me record an album
Rebecca ‘Darl’ Ritchie ticked all the boxes for musician Jack Ceriani . Then one morning his eye ruptured – and she was a calming force Find more stories from the moment I knew series About eight years ago some mutual friends put Darl and me in touch, thinking we’d be a good match. We’d talked on the phone a bit, but hadn’t found the time to meet in person. I lived in Busselton, Western Australia, and she lived about a 30-minute drive away. Then on St Paddy’s Day my mates and I invited some friends around to the Star hotel, which was what we called our share house at the time. It was a bit of a bachelor pad with a bar set-up, and I made some really bad mojitos. But when Darl arrived, they improved a lot – she knew what she was doing behind the bar. Continue reading...
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- Saturday, July 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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The Guardian Lifestyle
