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| four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire | December 8, 2008 | Following John’s helpful comment on the previous post reminding me of “Dragged a comb across my head” , I turned to everyone’s favourite resource (the internet) to check the rest of the lyrics. Sergeant Pepper’s was one of the first albums I ever bought on an LP, well one of the first albums I ever […] |
| too much triple j was clearly enough | December 3, 2008 | Methinks this is not so good. I will be happy to be proven wrong.Was it the money? |
| too much triple j was clearly enough | Methinks this is not so good. I will be happy to be proven wrong.Was it the money? |
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| This was my exciting morning | Disclaimer; Many people who read this will not think it’s exciting.It’s funny how things in life connect. When I left school I went to USQ in Toowoomba and completed a music degree majoring in piano. There I met and was good friends with a double bass player called Murray Gay who had come from Hervey […] |
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| This was my exciting morning | Disclaimer; Many people who read this will not think it’s exciting.It’s funny how things in life connect. When I left school I went to USQ in Toowoomba and completed a music degree majoring in piano. There I met and was good friends with a double bass player called Murray Gay who had come from Hervey […] |
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| electronic meowing and yowling | December 2, 2008 | I’m the first to admire people with exquisitely beautiful Christmas decor, with matching and expensive hand-painted decorations and twinkly lights. But part of me thinks that the best Christmas decorations are the somewhat less tasteful ones. Like this cute 3 dollar cat that when you press its tummy as directed, it meows “We Wish you […] |
| electronic meowing and yowling | I’m the first to admire people with exquisitely beautiful Christmas decor, with matching and expensive hand-painted decorations and twinkly lights. But part of me thinks that the best Christmas decorations are the somewhat less tasteful ones. Like this cute 3 dollar cat that when you press its tummy as directed, it meows “We Wish you […] |
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| the plot is not the thing | November 30, 2008 | Jinx and I had the privilege of watching a dress rehearsal of Aladdin on Sunday evening. When you describe a pantomime to someone who isn’t familiar with the tradition, I can imagine they would look at you strangely and wonder what on earth there is of entertainment or interest to be found there. Surely, they […] |
| the plot is not the thing | Jinx and I had the privilege of watching a dress rehearsal of Aladdin on Sunday evening. When you describe a pantomime to someone who isn’t familiar with the tradition, I can imagine they would look at you strangely and wonder what on earth there is of entertainment or interest to be found there. Surely, they […] |
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| stripey shirts and electric typewriters | November 29, 2008 | Inspired by a friend on facebook reminiscing about 1927 (the band, not the year) I’m remembering the late 80s and early 90s, which for me was the end of high school and the beginning of university. Remember when those stripey shirts looked cool. When we were only just beginning to hear murmurs about Nirvana. When […] |