Tug Dumbly

Who is Tug Dumbly?

Tug Dumbly is the pseudonym of Australian performance poet and musician Geoff Forrester. He has released two albums, namely "Junk Culture Lullabies" and Idiom Savant. He first rose to prominence as a regular guest on the national radio station Triple J. For many years he co-hosted spoken word night Bardflys at The Friend In Hand, Hotel, Glebe, with fellow writer-performer Benito Di Fonzo. In 2010 he was named the winner of Nimbin World Performance Poetry Cup.

In 2011, Tug Dumbly attracted some controversy, after appearing in a national television campaign against Australian Government reforms to Poker machine legislation. This was because he had previously been outspoken on gambling issues, and appeared in a radio documentary concerned with problem gambling on Poker machines. After these revelations, he used Facebook to explain that his reason for taking part in the advertisements was that he was "just trying to make back some money I've sunk into the f ... ers over the years", although this statement was removed after a journalist enquired into the matter.