Doch and the Circus
Jan 24, 2009
In case anyone was wondering what happened to Rose out of Rose and Maloney I can report that she is working as an usherette in Brisbane's QPAC Theatre ( http://www.qpac.com.au ).
Doch ( http://www.doch.com.au ) and the Circus were there last night performing high-tempo cacophonic East European Gypsy Music accompanied by a troupe of breathtaking circus acrobats.
Great stuff.
 Discuss this entry
(No replies)
Money Makes The World Go Around
Dec 8, 2008
Mr Kevin Rudd is giving us some loot this week. He is calling it a "massive fiscal stimulus package" which to me sounds more like an excruciating medical procedure using a bunched hand. Anyway, the idea is that we need to spend spend spend for Australia. Some of Mr Rudd's detractors argue from a platform which holds that we're too bogan to me trusted with the budget surplus and that we'll waste it all on booze and pokies, instead of at (for example) Harvey Norman.
The wisdom of such wide-scale federal profligacy and the sustainability of relentless economic growth aside, those detractors are wrong. Local clubs/pubs like the Sports Club or the RSL are at the social hearts of many of our communities. Money dispensed into gaming machines funds props up our grass roots sporting endeavour while most of our beer is locally made. The cash stays inside Australia. If we spend as seems to be intended on iPods and TV screens the size of the flight deck on a Nimitz Class carrier, all our (it was never yours Mr Costello!) hard-earned surplus goes off shore.
Make poverty history ...
Discuss this entry
- 6 replies
- Latest reply: Dec 12, 2008
Men's Health
Dec 5, 2008
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7765767.stm
But what is larger?
Discuss this entry
- 1 reply
- Latest reply: Dec 5, 2008
World Cup Final
Nov 22, 2008
They don't come around very often. I shall be among the mungo faithful at Suncorp tonight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/7741726.stm
Hopefully we don't get blown/washed away ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/22/2427015.htm
Discuss this entry
- 4 replies
- Latest reply: Nov 23, 2008
England ...
Nov 16, 2008
... had a solid weekend of plucky underachievement:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared...ds/2008/11/15320/html/scorecard.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7727059.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7728562.stm
Discuss this entry
- 14 replies
- Latest reply: Nov 24, 2008
Show more of My Journal Entries
|
Home
Leave a Message