To Know Me Is To Love Me...

My photo
Suave raconteur and dinner party favourite. Once held the Olympic torch, has delivered newspapers to prime ministers, shaken hands with Prince Charles, wrecked Jason Donovan's skateboard, climbed 300 metre granite cliff faces, surfed with dolphins, appears on community radio and is in demand for these and the accounts of other thrilling exploits!

Friday, September 22, 2006

Another silly Song - About CRABS

This is anothre silly but catchy toon!!
And its all about Crabs!!

[Link]

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Ninja song!!

This is a very cute video and the song is dangerously addictive!!!
So get ready to Flip Out Like A Ninja

(here)

Monday, September 18, 2006

Super Barrio Man - Luchador Libre!!!

Horray!! At last I finally saw a movie that was as much fun as the trailer - Nacho Libre (Starring Jack Black and directed by the Napoleon Dynamite director, guy, dude... whatever) It was fun, Jack Black was fun and there was mucho Luchadores, great fun for young and old and pleasantly, not one swear word.
After watching a film about Mexican style wrestling, Ash and I were getting a bit carried away Luchador style in the parking lot after the film - But neither of us had been drinking!!! Holy cow!!! Just shows what is possible with good clean fun from time to time.

Actually it reminded me a bit of a Wes Anderson film.

But the I have to confess I am easily suckered in by a good movie trailer. I regularly visit the Apple.com/trailers site and pass a few minutes away. And yet how rarely does the feature do justice to the trailer (ie Star Wars Ep1!!). Some times you know its going to be crap, you just know (ie Miami Vice) but you watch it anyway. Well Nacho Libre delivered as much fun as it promised - and that my friends is a magic all to itself.

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Its the last one!?!?!*&^*

Alas after 15 great years of fun and good times, this year is to be the last, the very last Metal For The Brain
Oh woe is me, Metal for the Brain is/was a great concert. A whole lot of fun for lovers of live and loud music. Me mate Ash and I used to enjoy wandering around, drinking a beer or two and getting down to some metal sounds.
The best thing about the concert is that the proceeds go toward victims of brain injury. Believe it or not his is actually a benefit gig (every year some of lovely ladies from the Brain Injury Foundation man a sasuage sizzle tent and are always pleased for any extra donations and a cup of tea). I myself can confidently assert the crowd is always pleasant and well mannered, its a great atmosphere for one and all.
I have cleared my schedule and come November 3rd, I'll be ready for some fun metal noise!!

Monday, September 11, 2006

Fully Fledged Radio Star!!!

I did my radio show and it was awesome!!
Its been a choldhood dream and there I was, actually fulfilling an ambition. Quite an honour I must say and not an everyday event.

Gotta say, people who do that for a living make it seem easy...
I was on for 2 hours but I spent about 5 hours preparing in the evening the week before. A lot of work goes into a radio show. Had my playlist worked out, timed it properly and had a little script to read off so I didn't sound like some mubling, bumbling fool.

In the end the 2 hours flew by, I finised up with more music than air time. Played my sponsorship promo's as per the running sheet and threw to the satelite news feed on time. Did my job well! Even got a call from a listener who congratulated me on doing a great job!!
And after the show, what a buzz! waht a buzz indeed!!

Good clean fun people, thats community radio I tell ya that for free buddy!!

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

I made the grade!!

All right, as you know I've been doing my radio DJ course with a local community radio station (ArtSound 92.7 FM). Well I was contacted a week ago to do a slot on Sunday, horrah! But I hadn't quite finished my final exam if you will (my On Air Check as they call it).
So some drama's ensue and last night I recorded 30 odd mins of me and got the pass with flying colours this afternoon!!!

I'm in baby!! I'll be hosting Patchwork 10am - 12am, which is a Folk Music show. Now don't say it, first off you are wrong - there is an incredible depth and variety to Folk Music. Its not all Judith Durham and Morris Dancing. And secondly - screw you, I'm a gonna be on air!!!

I totally rule!!!

Monday, September 04, 2006

Bloody Saturday Soccer!!

Well it wasn't too bad, I didn't get hurt for a change.
The important thing is we won 5-4 (1 goal from me!) and we were playing 5 a side, which is an absolute bitch because you are running like a bastard the whole time.
Playing in those conditions its easy to get carried away and try to REALLY give a 110%. My team mate Ross decided that with 5 minutes to go while we were 5 - 3, that Tyson must not score a goal that still would have meant we would have won (if you follow my meaning... it wasn't that big a deal if Tyson scored).
So in a last ditch attempt, Ross slides in to bloke the ball and collects himself on the goal post, and let the goal through anyway...

Poor old Ross, a very nasty cut and a trip to the hospital for stiches. The lesson here is that saturday soccer is all about fun, its about forgetting your troubles for a while and enjoying the company of your friends.
From time to time, its okay to let a goal through.

Ross should be back in action in a week or two.