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For anyone who might be in Sydney and who might be interested in what Los Romeos Oxidados are up to… we have the following gigs lined up: The Butchers Brew on Friday 27th March from 7:30pm The Marrickville Bowlo on Sunday 10th May from 4:30pm The Gasoline Pony on Saturday 23rd May from 3pm There could be a few surprises if I do my usual off the rails recruiting, so free your minds and…git along li’l dawgies!

He’s certainly showing signs of D-gradation.

I could have my years wrong, but I seem to recall Jeffo getting a run towards the end of, was it, 2024, and started to look a tad more aggressive and doing all the right things, but injury put an end to his season; he hasn’t had much in the way of opportunities since…but as I said, I might have that wrong.

For Sydneysiders, my band Los Romeos Oxidados have following gigs lined up: The Butchers Brew on Friday 27th March from 7:30pm The Marrickville Bowlo on Sunday 10th May from 4:30pm The Gasoline Pony on Saturday 23rd May from 3pm

At first glance, I thought that first one said ‘Drive By Demons’. As for the Gawn one, I find it a bit puerile, but i wouldn’t consider it distasteful.

Edit: This is supposed to be quoting @Tarax Club’s post above. Being as how I was always more of a Tarax kid than Marchants, how could anyone not be, after watching Gerry Gee suck that stuff down like a Hoover driven ventriloquist dummy, it was a given that this post would worthy of a big thumbs up! Couple that with the use of one of my favourite words of late, ‘diaspora’, and it was always going to be a winner. Now, where was I?… oh yes, aerobic fitness…I agree, and this was one of the things that caught my attention as well; in 31C (is that right?) temperatures, to be able to bring that game home with a six goal quarter, was pretty impressive, despite there being some players subbed out at half the me. With players like JVR, Sparrow and, if my eyes didn’t deceive me, Salem, all looking slimmer, trimmer and as a result, fitter, I get the impression that they’ve been working hard on that aerobic side of things; have they been doing a lot of ‘out of office hours’ work? Additionally, Heath looks to have great stamina and should be a perfect replacement for Max, going ahead…the fact that he pretty much broke even with one of the comp’s best in Xerri, was really impressive; once Max gets his 9th (is it?) All Australian, I think we’re well positioned in the ruck stakes for quite a few years to come. Ok, I think that the mental energy spent trying to post something witty, yet on point, has short circuited my grey matter. Thanks for your attention…

I guess everyone has covered the individual efforts and team efforts, the seemingly improved game plan and ability to execute etc, so I see no point in adding to that; not that I could anyway, having the short term memory span of a gnat. However, while I agree somewhat with those talking the match down because of the quality, well, lack thereof, of the opposition, the way that I see it is that an 80 point win against anyone playing in the AFL comp is pretty decisive and cannot simply be dismissed offhand. All I can say is that this result and some of the plays, both individual and set moves, have given me great cause for optimism, to the point where I’m feeling like we might actually improve our position on the ladder by a couple of spots, up to 12. I now only hope that Friday’s upcoming match against Richmond doesn’t bring me crashing back down to earth… if we can bring that same teamwork, energy, intensity and commitment to the game, and manage another win, albeit against a weak opposition, I’ll be over the moon!

I’ve watched a few of these games and most have had a very good quality image (although a poor jerky feed), but why is it that we seem to have got the work experience kid operating the camera (or is it his phone?). I’ve found it very hard to watch.

He’s right, but that doesn’t excuse the fact that he seems to be a bit obsessed with running the MFC down, when it’s no doubt something that every club in the competition is guilty of doing, at some point in time.

I just loaded an image to my cancer thread in the General Discussion forum using direct link in the postimgs site as suggested by @Demonland and it worked a charm! Thanks! PS: is there any way of removing the empty spaces which previously contained uploaded photographs that had since been deleted to free up storage space?

Just testing adding an image from an external site (postimages), using a photo I took on Monday following my chemo infusion, showing its affects on my hand, pretty much erasing my fingerprints (time to go out on a petty crime spree?)…

As an opening to his book launch of ‘Headonism’ at the Butchers Brew Bar, Peter performed three or four of the songs he co-wrote with Bon, but to be honest, I can’t recall if that was one of them. Peter is getting close to turning 80 now, and is still an amazing performer, having just returned from a tour to Adelaide. When he played with us in December he literally walked to the lane party, which admittedly wasn’t too far from his home, carrying his keyboard and a small amp…no doubt he’ll do the same when he plays with us next month. Such a lovely person and full of great anecdotes he shares when we occasionally meet over coffee.

Geez, you’ve been through the wringer… mine’s stage 4 colorectal with traces in the lungs and liver. Started off in 2023 with 25 sessions of radiotherapy, then 5 1/2 months of platinum based chemo (Oxaliplatin plus Fluorouracil) followed by 6 months of Irinotecan plus Fluorouracil and now I’m into my second month of Irinotecan plus Fluorouracil for who knows how long… I’ve taken breaks in between so I could play some gigs to bring some sanity back into my life.

I just had a look, and the Free plan says images up to 32mb… now is that a total allowance, in which case it is probably less that our account allowance here in Demonland. I’m also confused as I have no idea what “API access with 1,000 units per month” is referring to.

I think we’d probably need more space allowance if we were to create such a space… I’ve been having to constantly delete photos I’ve posted in my Ongoing Cancer Experience topic in the General Discussion forum as there simply isn’t enough space allocation; I can understand that maybe Demonland does have storage limitations and so each user’s allocation is based on some simple formula that uses the number of registered members and overall storage available, but nevertheless, maybe it’s still something that @Demonland could look at?

Thanks Ghosty…muchly appreciated!

Thanks Layzie… I know that you’re one of the few here that have been following my journey closely, and I just wanted to let you know that it is people like you that are keeping me above ground. 🙏 I know that could probably be worded a lot better, but it’s an absolute truth, and me being the pragmatist that I am, face every moment never in doubt, or fearful, of anything, including my future. I’ve led a really fortunate life and experienced so much more than one person is worthy of (don’t worry, I’m not religious so I’m not going to credit any god with what I’ve been given), so whenever this cancer eventually tips me over the edge, no worries, I’m all good with that. Oh, and in case you’re wondering, no, I’ve not been given any bad news or a use by date, I’m just feeling a little melancholy is all 😉 Take care mate and I hope that some time our paths can cross and we can have a conversation over a coffee.

Can you or someone please provide a link.. I honestly cannot find it at all…I’ve looked on both the MFC app and their web site, and the latest reports etc that I can find, all seem to be about the intra-club match and injury reports.

I can’t remember if I shared these already or not, but here are three Instagram links to my band, Los Romeos Oxidados, performing at the Marrickville Bowlo late last year; the second of which, Mystery Train, was severely affected by my chemo voice which needs a good set of songs to warm up… https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOYMNHak9RO/?igsh=MXh6enFyMjllZnpleQ== https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOA7AQ-E5Fs/?igsh=c3V3Nzl3NzU0MzZ2 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOvVCLik5Cp/?igsh=MXJldXBmYTBjeGIwZg==

Yeah, that makes sense.

Am sitting in ‘the chair’ (electric, but not electric) being topped up with toxic waste, as I commence the third cycle of this chemo regime! I have set up a link at PayPal if anyone feels like they’d like to donate, as many won’t be able to attend my birthday gig in March (27th) and some might just like to donate anyway: www.paypal.me/LosTromeosJug All donations will be totalled up on the day following the gig and a screenshot provided as proof. 50% of the donations will be given to the Cancer Council of NSW. Again with screenshots. In the interests of transparency, the other 50% will go to buying books and films (and maybe some food even 😉) to help me while away the hours (and hours) spent reclining on my sofa…I’m a sofa loafer!

I have Foxtel, so I’m ok, but it would be nice if the AFL could stream these games like they did with all of the VFL games last year.

Garry Lyon looks like he’s been on a week long bender!! 😵‍💫😳

My father worked there when it was the govt aircraft factory, way way way back when.

He’s in Sydney and I’m in Sydney…if he touches the aerial on my Mazda 3, I’ll be p!ssed!