the woof is on fire || a pike in london || v2.0

2004-04-08T06:59:00.000Z

This blog has a new home. http://pike.high8us.com/blog/

2004-02-24T05:30:00.000Z

DREAMS AND MEMORIES, A POETIC ASSHOLE'S TALE Counting Crows, Apollo Hammersmith - Mon, 23rd Mar 2004 He wore a Californian Golden Bears shirt.. He told a joke about 3 Texan surgeons.. His head was trying to impersonate a pineapple.. He played the piano.. Adam Duritz has always been a lyrical genius to me.. I always thought there must be thousands of troubled souls out there, being inspired by

2004-01-20T02:10:00.000Z

KAZE WO ATSUMETE Lost In Translation is one of those films that reminds us why we love watching them so much.. I had high expectations going into the cinema, and it delivered on all counts... Sofia Coppola has created something staggeringly beautiful, with an enchanting blend of fantasy and realism.. The ambient lighting is a direct contrast to the chaotic streets of Tokyo.. and the music.. the

2003-12-17T00:52:00.000Z

ALL THE PEOPLE, SO MANY PEOPLE Blur, The Coronet - Fri, 5th Dec 2003 The Setlist: Ambulance Beetlebum Girls And Boys Good Song She's So High Tender Blue Jeans Coping Caravan Out Of Time Brothers And Sisters Song 2 To The End End Of A Century Music Is My Radar Advert Trimm Trabb Battery In Your Leg This Is A Low - Encore - Sing For Tomorrow Me White Noise Parklife

2003-12-15T00:37:00.000Z

WE GOTS HIM http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3447468017&category=15687

2003-12-09T16:21:00.000Z

THANK YOU! I had one of the best days on Sunday.. Thanks to all who bought me drinks, shook my hand, wrote me an email or sent me a sms/txt... Photos

2003-12-05T14:14:00.000Z

AN AVALANCHE OF MUSICAL GOODNESS Just when you thought it was safe to breathe again.. here comes another batch of unmissable shows... 17 Dec - Jeff Buckley Tribute Show (featuring Jamie Cullum) 18 Dec - The Libertines 29 Jan - Longview 3 Feb - A Perfect Circle 10 Feb - Ryan Adams (yes, I would see him again!) 11 Feb - Sleepy Jackson 20 Feb - Damien Rice 1-4 Mar - oZomatli (!!!!) and tonight is

2003-11-29T14:02:00.000Z

WHEN IT'S GOOD, IT'S SO SO GOOD Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Brixton Academy - Fri, 28th Nov 2003 Concert review will be up soon guys.. For the time being, enjoy these photos... The Full Setlist: Excuse Me Mr. Brown Eyed Blues Temporary Remedy Ground On Down When She Believes Sexual Healing Diamonds On The Inside Steal My Kisses Amen Omen Burn One Down - Encore 1 - Waiting On An

2003-11-27T03:46:00.000Z

LLOR N KCOR Ryan Adams, The Forum - Wed, 26th Nov 2003 Wow... That show just completely blew me away... The guy is, in a word, AMAZING... a pure musical genius... The show just about had everything - from slow stylish ballads, to straight out rock.. from alt-country, to blues and roots... The first song was The Shadowlands.. a slowish number that set the mood for the night... A very Kathleen

2003-11-23T16:11:00.000Z

SWUNG LOW We have dreaded this day for a few months now - England actually winning and then us having to put up with all the gloating... For us Aussies living in London, it was more about England faltering and continuing their run of mediocrity, rather than the Wallabies winning the Webb Ellis Trophy for the third time... I woke up with a splitting headache at 7:30 on Saturday morning - the

2003-11-21T09:12:00.000Z

WHEN A TERRORIST COMES TO TOWN Depending on who you talk to, or which newspaper you read, the turn-out for the anti-Bu$h rally here in London was better than many had hoped... The Murdoch-aligned news outlets said "thousands".. the police estimated somewhere between 100,000 and 110,000.. while the organisers put it at 200,000... Whatever the number was, one thing was clear - Blair does not

2003-11-20T12:00:00.000Z

ABOUT BEING ABLE TO FLY Katie Melua, Shepherd's Bush Empire - Wed, 19th Nov 2003 Two days ago, I had no idea who Katie Melua was... Since reading a little about her approximately 48 hours ago, I've gone and purchased the album, and then saw her perform in her very first head-lining gig at Shepherd's Bush Empire... There seems to be a bit of 'hype' surrounding this 19-year old, and I felt it

2003-11-19T11:44:00.000Z

THE GUY GUY Do I really look like Guy Sebastian?

2003-11-18T16:57:00.000Z

WINNING BILL, KEW GARDENS, AND MISCELLANEOUS I missed the first 20 minutes of the game, but that was an awesome performance by the World-champion Wobblies Wallabies on Saturday morning (GMT)... The new Walkabout Bar at Finchley Rd was full to the brim with Antipodeans, and some of us were forced to watch the game at another sports bar down the road... We were already 7-zip up but I felt the

2003-11-15T14:41:00.000Z

NEW IDENTITY Ok.. from now on.. I'm known as the "anti-american dude"... Bwahahahaha! Donald wants you!

2003-11-15T04:39:00.000Z

THE PROOF? WHAT THE..?? Well.. look at that... My post on the talk by Michael Moore on Sunday night has ended up as a news item on the PABAAH website... PABAAH, by the way, stands for.. wait for it.. Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti-American Hollywood... They claim that what I wrote is PROOF that Hollywood's impact on anti-americanism is on the rise... First of all.. I am not from Brussels!

2003-11-13T13:48:00.000Z

ABSTRACT BEAUTY So I went to a ballet last night... Now, I bet you never thought I would go to such an event, let alone entertain the idea of it... but I'm happy to report that I enjoyed it.. a lot... (and I only fell asleep once, and for just a split second during the slow bit.. it's just unfortunate that someone managed to catch me in the act, as I deserved to get away with it..) Titled "

2003-11-11T11:57:00.000Z

BUSH IS AN IDIOT, WHAT'S BLAIR'S EXCUSE? This was no ordinary book signing... When the fat man in the cap speaks, hordes of lefties will follow... His new book, "Dude, Where's My Country?" is a no.1 best-seller.. and has sold more copies in its first 3 weeks of release than his former no.1 best-seller, "Stupid White Men", did in a whole year... His name is Michael W Moore... The famous London

2003-10-24T16:59:00.000Z

SHUTTER TO THINK A new project of mine... I plan to upload a new photo everyday, or at least whenever I can... http://pike.high8us.com

2003-10-20T22:33:00.000Z

FORTY-FOUR DAYS So he made it... David Blaine is now out of the perspex box that he had entrapped himself in for the last 44 days... I think the biggest surprise for me was that his model girlfriend allowed this to happen... I was away for most of the time he went without any food in that little box of his... Whether the experiment was for his own whacked-out amusement, or just money (£1

2003-10-18T10:28:00.000Z

BOOKING AHEAD I ordered some tickets to see a talk by Michael Moore on Nov 11... Haven't the faintest what he would say (Dubya is the spawn of Satan?).. The website was not very clear.. and as with most good things, I found out about it by chance... Apparently he has a new book out.. I didn't know that either... I better start reading 'Stupid White Men' soonish... There are gigs aplenty in the

2003-10-17T17:20:00.000Z

Hope you like the new look...

2003-10-09T13:55:00.000Z

LONDON CALLING Ok.. back in London... Been here since Saturday morning... I knew I was finally back in the UK when this dude tried to talk to me on the train, in a typically undecipherable cockney accent, and naturally, I couldn't understand a word that came out of his mouth... As I always do, I gave a nod whenever there was a slight pause, and half tried to look like I gave a stuff... I

2003-09-29T17:09:00.000Z

BKK Got into Bangkok last night... I have been treated like a king ever since.. starting with being picked up from the airport by a friend, and then being chauffered all around town today.. The temples were just amazing... I know I've been a complete slackarse, not updating this site.. but I promise I will catch up on the blogging thing... Lots to write about... lots...

2003-09-28T09:41:00.000Z

JUST SOME STRING OF INCOMPLETES John Mayer, Hordern Pavillion - Sat, 27th Sept 2003 Heavier things - I guess if you're a JM fan, you either really like the new direction he is taking, or you are put off by it... Before seeing him perform live, I was still undecided... His breakout album, 'Room For Squares', is universally regarded as one of the best pop records to appear in the last decade..

2003-09-17T04:41:00.000Z

Home at last... Touched down in Sydney at 5:15am this morning... Thanks guys for picking me up.. and the tour of westie-land (via the scenic route)... and now... I must sleep...

2003-09-12T07:52:00.000Z

Made it to Singapore.. 14 hours on a plane really takes it out of you, but after a long hot shower.. I'm feeling refreshed... Austria was bloody fantastic.. It has so much to offer... I will write about it when I get the chance.. stay tuned...

2003-09-01T20:36:00.000Z

Leaving London and heading for Graz, Austria... Will spend a week in Austria.. then a week in Singapore/Malaysia.. and will arrive in Sydney on 17th September... Back in London on 3rd October...

2003-08-26T12:52:00.000Z

COPENHAGEN For photos, go here...

2003-08-22T00:55:00.000Z

REKINDLING THE DREAMLIFE Went and saw Tower Bridge for the first time - only took me 4 months to do it... and continuing on this touristy theme, Alan and I spent a whole afternoon at the British Museum... Decaying corpses + spooky masks = much fun... Every Wednesday nights, there is an Acoustix night at The Bedford in Balham... I was invited to go along and see some great new talent on show..

2003-08-20T04:47:00.000Z

SYMBOLS, CYMBALS, CRUMBLE Dolls is a film by acclaimed Japanese director, Takeshi Kitano, who has starred in numerous other movies over the years (eg - Johnny Mnemonic, Battle Royale)... It is not the easiest of movies to watch (read: it's a little slow, kids), but the imagery and symbols used to convey its primary theme of everlasting/unconditional love were hauntingly beautiful.. Three stories

2003-08-17T01:26:00.000Z

A MARK, A MISSION, A BRAND, A SCAR I found out about Dashboard Confessional playing here a few weeks back, and that was totally by accident.. There hadn't been much written about the gig in any of the guides, so this was a lucky thing... I was joined by Paul and Edurne, who had not listened to any of the songs, and relied purely on my musical taste... Good on you guys! :) The venue was the

2003-08-13T14:29:00.000Z

BRIGHTON Ok, it was the hottest day in UK history.. so we went to the beach... One slight problem - the nearest beach from London is 60 miles away... To be continued...

2003-06-30T14:52:00.000Z

CAN'T STOP ADDICTED TO THE SHIN DIG Still trying to recover from what has been a crazy few days... It's times like this you wish there were an extra few hours in a day dedicated to sleep... Not that I like or agree with the idea of 'sleep'.. but I sure feel like I could do with a whole lot more of it right now... Let me explain... I woke up at 5am on Wednesday morning to meet my friend Jenny at

2003-06-28T15:02:00.000Z

2003-06-26T18:20:00.000Z

IS LIFE ALWAYS THIS HARD? OR IS IT JUST WHEN YOU'RE A KID? Have had quite a good run with movies lately... Despite the high ticket prices, which should almost be deemed criminal here, the two blockbusters I have seen (X2 and Matrix:Reloaded) were terrific nights out (thanks Shaun!)... but in the past week or so, I have been lucky enough to see some of the lesser known examples of brilliant

2003-06-23T16:46:00.000Z

WEEKEND WRAP Here's the thing - I keep on getting invited to these drinks/BBQ thingies, and more often than not, I have no clue what they are for... Someone's birthday?.. maybe... Someone's farewell?.. perhaps... Am I just there to make up the numbers? At these parties, I can usually find 2 or 3 people that I can converse with comfortably.. but my biggest fear is that they would find me boring.

2003-06-19T15:25:00.000Z

The chase is on... My money is on the Gunners...

2003-06-17T18:50:00.000Z

NEW PAD It took several trips to do it, but I have finally moved into the new place at All Saints in the Docklands area... After 9 weeks or so in the 'loft'.. it's refreshing to be able to just crash on my new double bed when I get home at nights... Also, there is the added comfort in knowing that the chance of killing myself while attempting to climb the ladder under the influence, is now very

2003-06-16T13:05:00.000Z

THE CHAIR, INDUCED HAPPINESS, AND SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN There are three bands that I could include in my list of favourites (current).. and in 2003, I have seen them all! - Foo Fighters.. Pearl Jam.. and now Daniel Johns (aka silverchair)... On Thursday night, I ventured out to The Empire at Shepherd's Bush to witness what was essentially a brilliant show, highlighted by extended jams, eccentric

2003-06-12T12:21:00.000Z

LEEDS CASTLE On Tuesday, Jenni (friend from Sydney visiting her sister in London) and I spent the day at Leeds Castle... No, not Leeds as in the city up north, home to Harry and Dukes.. but a 90 minute bus journey south-east of London towards Dover... We had a more than an interesting start to the day, as we madly ran around looking for Victoria Coach Station, to take the National Express bus

2003-06-11T13:07:00.000Z

THE WAITING GAME Had an interview with the Royal Bank of Canada on Monday... I think I performed reasonably well... Still waiting to hear from them... Hate this waiting thing... -- o -- GO BAILS!! Just watched the State of Origin live at the Elusive Camel (Antipodean pub) in Victoria... I can tell you now that I am missing my footy - The big hits.. the passion.. Peach's brilliance... ok..

2003-06-06T10:08:00.000Z

MI CASA, EN MEDIO DE LA CALLE Wow.. I was totally blown away by the talents of Jason Mraz last night... This guy can really play.. and has a voice.from.hell... I arrived at Camden Lock not knowing whether there were any tickets available for the show... The line was already 50 metres long, and despite the noises eminating from my stomach (I wanted to eat dinner first), I decided to stick it out

2003-06-05T16:05:00.000Z

THE WHAT WAY? I'm considering going to see Jason Mraz tonight.. He's playing at Dingwalls in Camden and I have no idea if there are tickets left... I suppose I'll find out when I get there... There has not been much to write about recently... I wake up.. I strum a few chords on the guitar.. I read a few pages on how "nothing is real".. I trudge my way to Swiss Cottage.. and sit myself down in

2003-06-02T20:06:00.000Z

THE POOH WAY Just two things I want to say: I need a haircut.. I think I'm Taoist..

2003-05-30T16:55:00.000Z

THE LAST TRAIN HOME Canary Wharf - 12:27am... People were running past me like I wasn't there... "Last train.. last train... the last train is about to leave the platform..." I could hear the announcement being made over the loud speakers... It was clear.. and it was concise... but my mind had long been occupied by other things... Oh, you know.. things like how "eight slithy toves gyre and

2003-05-27T17:15:00.000Z

CORNWALL Trip report to be typed up...

2003-05-21T16:00:00.000Z

AMSTERDAM A charming little city.. Amsterdam is much more than the seedy red light district or the 'coffeeshops' that it is now renowned for... In fact, Amsterdam has so much to offer, you have to keep reminding yourself that it is a tiny city in comparison to the other great metropolises around Europe... It is elegant, vibrant, tranquil and just downright pretty... With its eleborate network

2003-05-17T02:32:00.000Z

At Luton Airport right now... It's 3:39am and my flight to Amsterdam is in 160 minutes time... It has been an interesting day...

2003-05-12T16:56:00.000Z

NO TV.. NO BEER... I have gone without TV for a few weeks now... Well, when I say 'no TV'.. what I really mean is that access to one is not always readily available... However, the fact remains that the brain-numbing sport enjoyed by millions of couch potatoes around the world everyday, is a rare event in my life right now... The place I am currently staying at (Swiss Cottage), has two TV sets.

2003-05-09T21:04:00.000Z

KATHLEEN EDWARDS I read about this up and coming alt-country star from Canada last week and I thought it would be a good idea to check her out at The Borderline.. plus I needed something to do on a Wednesday night... Now, it turns out that The Borderline is this legendary club, where some of the greatest live acts have played, just as they were starting out in their careers... On the walls,

2003-05-07T16:46:00.000Z

DONNIE, HARRY, AND LOGAN Managed to convince the guys to see one of my fave movies with me the other night - Donnie Darko... Seeing it on the big screen again was nice... It's one of those you can see over and over again and still have no effing clue what the heck is going on... For those who have been lucky enough to see it, I recommend you try the website - hopefully it'll explain a few things

2003-05-04T19:52:00.000Z

TOGETHER, ONCE MORE It's been a funny old week - A week where the sun tried excruciatingly hard to peep through the clouds and onto the damp earth... A week where I did something that I once told myself would never do... Leeds lost again (this time to Blackburn Rovers)... The spectre of relegation looms overhead, but fortunately for them, the Hammers may have left their courageous fight to stay

2003-05-01T15:53:00.000Z

MORE PHOTOS!! Here's a link to some photos of my time in England so far... Apologies for the bad quality on some of these... Also, I have been asked to "introduce" some of the people I have been writing about.. (I guess it would make reading this jibberish a little easier).. So here they are: Hubes - me mate from school.. on a short work trip, based in Maidenhead, but will soon be heading back

2003-04-30T16:20:00.000Z

O BRAIN, WHERE ART THOU? For the past three days, I have been attending a series of talks entitled, "Music and the Mind"... Other than it being totally free of charge (well, duh!), I wanted to check it out as I had always wondered whether musical ability is something that you are just born with, or something that could be taught over time (ie, nature or nuture)... Well, I'm not sure if I ever

2003-04-26T16:22:00.000Z

DO ANYTHING, ANYTIME Some of the fondest memories of my childhood was rushing home from school, switching the telly on, and finding out what the latest antics were of a certain all-singing, all-prancing, trandem-riding trio.. The daily dosage of outrageous stories and slapstick humour was way more than a ten-year old could ever hope for... As soon as the music started, you knew you were in for

2003-04-22T14:54:00.001Z

ROAD TRIP II Over the Easter weekend, Hubes, Shaun and I went on a road trip down to the south coast of England.. stopping by several towns before arriving in Southampton, and spending a day at the Isle of Wight.. and coming back to London on Monday... It started on Thursday night when Shaun and I met up at Paddington Station to catch a train out to Maidenhead, where Hubes had been calling home

2003-04-22T14:54:00.000Z

STRANDED Highlights and lowlights from last week The good news is that I managed to land myself a ticket to see silverchair live at Shepherd's Bush Empire in June.. It was apparently the very last available one.. and for a not-too-bad price of 16 pounds... The bad news is that I was too late in getting a ticket for Ben Harper's Astoria gig in late May.. although I'm seriously considering

2003-04-15T13:15:00.000Z

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN Talk about moving up in the world... There have been developments as to where I will be residing for the next few weeks... Jane and her flatmates have kindly offered me to stay in the loft of their flat for a very appealing rate, while I'm looking for a job and a more permanent place to stay... It is a fairly big room, with a couple of mattresses, which is all I need really..

2003-04-13T11:29:00.000Z

D(EEP) FUNK, BEEF, AND MINGER On Friday night, there was a reason the celebrate.. Ray finally found a job after 6 tireless weeks of searching... I first met up with him at Leceister Square (where my phone does not work at all!), and accompanied him to pick something up from a friend of his... The bar/restaurant we ended up at, must be the poshiest place I have ever been to... First, you need to

2003-04-10T19:17:00.000Z

THUMBING MY WAY Been in London for a little under a week now... I'm quietly going about life, without being noticed... I'm like the invisible man (hmmm... if only...) On Sunday, Hubes, Shaun, Ed & Daph watched "Bombay Dream".. Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical... Since I haven't seen too many musicals in my days, I can't really compare it to much else, but I do know that I liked it... I have

2003-04-07T20:18:00.000Z

MORE PHOTOS FROM PARIS Follow this link guys... enjoy... The photo album should now be available for public viewing... Sorry about that...

2003-04-07T17:01:00.000Z

CARDIFF TO LONDON Following was written on Saturday night, after I arrived in London... Well I've finally made it to London.. I'm writing this at Shaun's place in Islington (near Highbury)... Not too sure how long I will be staying here - hopefully for no longer than a week... The thought of not knowing where I will be and what I will be doing in a week's time petrifies me, but no one said this

2003-04-02T18:13:00.000Z

PARIS TO CARDIFF In Cardiff now.. Met up with Ed and Ray, and been driving across the the English and Welsh countryside... Will report more when I have time! -- o -- This next bit was written at the airport in Paris and also on the plane to Heathrow on the morning of April Fools Day... I'm now at Charles de Gaulle Airport waiting to hop on the plane bound for Heathrow... It has been a

2003-03-29T18:27:00.000Z

JE N'EN CONNAIS PAS LA FIN For those wondering why I wasn't in any of those photos, it's because I have been exploring Paris by myself.. Yes, I have met the odd Russian dude (even a couple of Aussies) along the way, but for the most part, I've had to contend with crowded trains & smelly buskers all by my pikeself.. and I don't have the courage to ask anyone to take a pic for me (for the fear of

2003-03-28T16:01:00.000Z

24 Been a hectic twenty-four hours... Since Thursday arvo, I managed to fit in Notre Dame, Sacre Couer, Montmarte, Moulin Rouge, Olympia Hall, Le Louvre, Sainte Chappelle, plus getting lost on the way home last night.. (which is not my fault, coz the trains weren't working last night...) I will elaborate on these things more later, as I have to go meet Van now.. (think she may be trying to call

2003-03-27T12:57:00.000Z

UN DEUX TROIS Started from Chatelet Les Halles and somehow ended up all the way at the Eiffel Tower.. Palais du Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries, Place de la Concorde, Pont Alexandre III, Esplanade des Invalides.. just to name a few places I visited along the way... At times, I had to pinch myself that I was actually there.. surreal and mystifying... I stopped by a fountain in one of the gardens

2003-03-26T15:37:00.000Z

PIKE'S BIG ADVENTURE Well.. I made it to Paris... Currently, I'm at a Café somewhere near Chatelet Les Halles, right in the heart of this great city... Van came to meet me at Charles de Gaulle Airport at 6:30 this morning (ain't she sweet)... She took me back to her place (Saint-Jacques).. where I rested after the 24 hour journey, while she made her way to uni... So far, I've managed to go to

2003-03-24T02:10:00.000Z

OFF HE GOES Calculator cricket in Judge's maths class... The time we almost drowned in Jervis Bay... All the times he has looked out for my well-being (least of all last week)... and the countless number of occasions he has prayed for my safety, and my salvation... These precious memories will endure til the end of days... You are a braver man than I.. but I congratulate you and the bride.. I

2003-03-21T10:06:00.000Z

BROTHERS IN ARMS Gotta hand it to my little brother.. He IS a thinker... always has been... Over the years, we have drifted apart.. going in completely different directions.. but both knowing oneday we will meet, and be an active part of each others lives again... Tonight might have just been the start of it... In some ways, it's sad that it has taken so long.. and it took the thought of me

2003-03-19T03:50:00.000Z

THREE BENS AND A JIMMY Folds.. Lee.. Kweller... some of the coolest Bens you are ever likely to meet.. and they rocked the Enmore last night... I had to race over from Roseville after wedding rehearsals for Saturday (yep, another one).. and made it to Enmore Theatre just in time for the start of the extended jam session by the trio... The first few songs featured Kweller songs with BK on

2003-03-17T13:59:00.000Z

THAT'S MY TEAM Quite possibly the catchiest song ever... The NRL have done a damn fine job with it... (I guess it makes sense that it took Cronulla fans to come up with the idea)... Meanwhile, my last Sharkies game for a long time didn't quite pan out as I had imagined... Leading 22-0 after 18 minutes, they were cruising.. but my worst nightmare became reality on Sunday afternoon... (eventually

2003-03-15T22:42:00.000Z

DRINK THE BOTTLE, DRINK IT DOWN.. PASS IT AROUND... Well, ok.. I may have gone a little overboard last night with the wine.. It sorta creeps up on ya, you know... If you really need to know, I've just spent the best part of two hours chucking in the toilet.. It's not a very good feeling, lemme tells ya... It's like there's a party in my mouth and all the food (or whatever else) inside my

2003-03-13T15:40:00.000Z

2003-03-09T10:38:00.000Z

GANGS OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL America was born in the streets... If only it would ever grow up... A heartfelt plea by British Foreign Minister, Jack Straw, did little to persuade "flamboyant" French counterpart, Dominique de Villepin and his horde of merrymen... With Colin Powell lurking in the shadows.. quietly plotting.. dreaming up of ways to create the mother of all Powerpoint

2003-03-07T07:24:00.000Z

STUFF AND NONSENSE I'm in the process of cleaning up my room, and packing stuff away.. just in case my folks decide that me not being here, means that they can throw out all my junk... Yes, mum.. I DO want to keep my Tazo (TM) collection... With any luck, I'll finish by the weekend... Also, I might have a slight problem.. I seem to have misplaced my ticket to go see the Triple Ben's on the

2003-03-05T03:18:00.000Z

I'M STANDING HERE ON THE GROUND Don't ya just love the new Grinspoon cover of INXS's "Don't Change"? It has a kickass video to go along with it.. and it prompted me to think about all the cool music videos I have seen over the years... My favourite video has got to be "My Kinda Scene" by Powderfinger.. It features Bernard and the boys, crammed in a car (an old Commodore, I think?) on a dirt

2003-03-02T17:58:00.000Z

Uninvited, sight unseen.. Falling out of place, falling out of grace.. Memories, wet with tears.. There's a place I go, when I can recall.. Thoughts derailed, change forth coming.. Hanging on the eyes, of paradise.. Breathe it in, then spit it out.. If it tastes this weak, then let me seek..

2003-02-27T13:35:00.000Z

LEAVING HERE Been starting to take calls at work from people wanting to know why it is that I'm leaving.. I must have repeated my story at least eight times already today... Some of these people, especially the interstate ones, I have not talked to in months.. It's not like they're gonna miss me or anything... If not for the nuisance value, everything else has been fine... When I told her last

2003-02-25T08:59:00.000Z

FUN IN THE SUN On Sunday, I did my little bit by helping the guys out at Oxfam Community Aid Abroad for the annual Walk Against Want appeal... It was a wet, windy morning.. but armed with a useless umbrella and my very own Oxfam T-shirt.. I certainly made the most of it... I've been wanting to do volunteer work for some time.. but it has always been "all talk, no action"... and now that I've

2003-02-24T12:54:00.000Z

NORAH CLEANS UP AT THE GRAMMYS Record of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year (Jesse Harris) Best New Artist Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Best Pop Vocal Album Best Engineered Album (S.Husky Höskulds, Jay Newland) Producer of the Year (Arif Mardin) All I can say is wow.. Never thought she would be recognised like this... She looked like a school kid every time she went on stage to

2003-02-15T06:50:00.000Z

THIS IS PEARL JAM What can I say about a near perfect concert... I can't imagine seeing a better one in this lifetime (or the next)... The energy.. the passion.. the atmosphere.. the "good will amongst men".. and even some of that old time rock'n'roll music.. It was all there... I only wish that I was a little closer to the action, but can't complain about the floor "seats" that we had for my

2003-02-11T16:08:00.000Z

THE DAY I SHOOK EDDIE VEDDER'S HAND Still trying to come to grips with what implications this event will have on my life... We all have one person, in our hearts and minds, that we would dearly love to meet.. and would do just about anything to achieve this.. and that person for me has always been Eddie... And now.. I can say that I have met him... Ok, so it wasn't for very long (about 5

2003-02-09T13:15:00.000Z

SCRATCHING THE SURFACE Far From Heaven is a beautifully shot, masterfully directed film by Todd Haynes.. Throw in a brilliant performance by Julianne Moore, and you have one of the pictures of the year... Well.. FFH, for all intents and purposes, IS a 50s movie... It's set in the 50s.. and it's made to look like a 50s flick... And Haynes and his production team did a superb job recreating the

2003-02-05T23:44:00.000Z

SOME OF THE WORST WRONGS GET RIGHTED ON THREE CHORDS Another week.. another gig... This time it was the beautiful Beth Orton's turn to enthral the pike... I must admit though, I did not really know what to expect of it... Mainly because I did not know much about her, not until a few days before the concert... I'm happy to report, that I was more than impressed... The first thing that strikes

2003-02-04T14:16:00.000Z

2003-02-04T08:16:00.000Z

AN ANGEL AMONG US She is here!!!!!