Friday, January 30, 2004
Fit and working again ...
It had to happen. After managing to get through all of the summer holidays without doing any (paid) work, the boys are back at school and I'm on contract again till the end of Feb. Oh, well, mustn't grumble. After all, it's not like I have to work in a Call Centre or anything ...
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It had to happen. After managing to get through all of the summer holidays without doing any (paid) work, the boys are back at school and I'm on contract again till the end of Feb. Oh, well, mustn't grumble. After all, it's not like I have to work in a Call Centre or anything ...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The Office goes global
Still on the subject of the 'Globes, wasn't it great to see Ricky Jervais and The Office take out their two (richly deserved) awards. Much better than Friends winning for the seventy-fifth time or something lightweight like Monk getting a nod.
And didn't the cast look gobsmacked when they got up on stage. Although they stuck out like the proverbial amongst all those Hollywood A-listers, one of them may have felt more at home than the others - for Mackenzie Crook, who plays the gormless Gareth, also had a cameo part in "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Wonder if he got together with Johnny Depp (who sadly didn't win an award for his Keith Richards-inspired performance) after the show ...
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Still on the subject of the 'Globes, wasn't it great to see Ricky Jervais and The Office take out their two (richly deserved) awards. Much better than Friends winning for the seventy-fifth time or something lightweight like Monk getting a nod.
And didn't the cast look gobsmacked when they got up on stage. Although they stuck out like the proverbial amongst all those Hollywood A-listers, one of them may have felt more at home than the others - for Mackenzie Crook, who plays the gormless Gareth, also had a cameo part in "Pirates of the Caribbean".
Wonder if he got together with Johnny Depp (who sadly didn't win an award for his Keith Richards-inspired performance) after the show ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Fran's punk past ...
Watching Fran Walsh sheepishly accept her award for Best Song in last night's Golden Globes, I couldn't help remembering her not so illustrious musical pedigree.
For Ms Walsh, alias Mrs Peter Jackson, was last heard in the early 80s 'playing bass' in The Wallsockets, one of Wellington's arty Terrace punk set, who lived in various hovels near Victoria University.
Other bands of a similar ilk included Naked Spots Dance, Life in the Fridge Exists, and Beat Rhythm Fashion (who went on to make some great Cure-ish singles). Sadly, I don't think there is any recorded evidence of Fran's punk roots - apart from a track perhaps on the 1980 Sausage Records "****" compilation, which I'm pretty sure never made it to CD ... it was hard enough to get on vinyl!
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Watching Fran Walsh sheepishly accept her award for Best Song in last night's Golden Globes, I couldn't help remembering her not so illustrious musical pedigree.
For Ms Walsh, alias Mrs Peter Jackson, was last heard in the early 80s 'playing bass' in The Wallsockets, one of Wellington's arty Terrace punk set, who lived in various hovels near Victoria University.
Other bands of a similar ilk included Naked Spots Dance, Life in the Fridge Exists, and Beat Rhythm Fashion (who went on to make some great Cure-ish singles). Sadly, I don't think there is any recorded evidence of Fran's punk roots - apart from a track perhaps on the 1980 Sausage Records "****" compilation, which I'm pretty sure never made it to CD ... it was hard enough to get on vinyl!
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Monday, January 26, 2004
Fingers crossed for NZ Idol
Yes, it all starts this Sunday. And after watching most of both the Australian and US versions, the one thing I am really hoping for is some decent song selection.
Please, no more shmaltzy schlock from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Please, no more Simon and Garfunkel, Lionel Ritchie or Celine Dion. They were crap then, and they're still crap now.
Rumour has it that Split Enz ivory tinkler Eddie Rayner is the musical director, so here's hoping.
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Yes, it all starts this Sunday. And after watching most of both the Australian and US versions, the one thing I am really hoping for is some decent song selection.
Please, no more shmaltzy schlock from the 70s, 80s and 90s. Please, no more Simon and Garfunkel, Lionel Ritchie or Celine Dion. They were crap then, and they're still crap now.
Rumour has it that Split Enz ivory tinkler Eddie Rayner is the musical director, so here's hoping.
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