Earl Hood

This is what can happen if you leave the car out in Fitzroy. Yes Daisy you have a point. But the Corvette is parked securely with the Bentley, no need to worry.

Out and about in the Corvette today in Fitzroy. I want to add some colour and class to revitalise this thread that seems to be losing its chutzpah dare I say! Its amazing how the homeless Street people are energised when I drive past in the Vette It is just part of how I am giving back to society now that I am retired but back contracting part time, the new retired system it seems these days!

Is there a church nearby and a mass scheduled? Go in the main doors and sneak out through the side alter, through the presbytery and help yourself to the sacrificial wine on the way through. My guess is BBO, if he enters the church, will be struck down before he gets to the Presbytery!

Hi Nut thanks for the Richard Broome reference. I will follow that up. May I also recommend Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu. You may have read it? It looks at aboriginal society pre 1788 based on archeological studies but mainly on the observations of those who had first contact, the writings of the explorers, surveyors and first squattors. It paints a fascinating picture of pre European life here, a varied society that farmed, hunted, built stone houses and had permanent settlements. What was going on here for nearly 60,000 years was unique and needs to be further explored, studied and celebrated. But don’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen when the 40,000 year old bones of Mungo Man could not get government funding for a dedicated rested place in Lake Mungo recently.

Great sound. Thought they may be Cuban, googled and discovered they were Jamaican and were named the Jolly Boys by Errol Flynn of all people in the 1950’s when Errol was hanging out there between film assignments and court cases. The name stuck.

I fell asleep before the end, what happened?

Facebook coment saying that the Caravan Club played its last gig last night with Mick Thomas? Is that goodbye?

Fair cop Macca!

Yes great film, watched it last month on 70mm at The Sun in Yarraville. Superb vision apparently on 70 mm, depth of vision you don't get with digital, so they said. Now in the final scenes I interpreted the German bomber attacking the English minesweeper off Dunkirk with the central characters escaping on board being depicted a number of times from the spitfire pilot perspective, from the characters on board the sweeper and from the Dunkirk rescuer's small motor boat. The same event depicted 4 times. Initially I was thinking, for heaven's sake what does it take to kill this German bomber? Then I realised what we were seeing. Yet when I have mentioned this to 3 people who watched the film they didn't see it that way. Any thoughts? One other thing, I used to have a pilots license and I doubt you could fly a spitfire without fuel for the distance they managed in the film, take out a Jerry bomber and still emergency land on the beach intact.

Sheer looxury I say!

No Hemingway yet again! I walked passed a place in Osaka where he obviously frequented in the past, drinking Sake, whiskey shots, who knows what else.

Loyalty issues as well I have heard!

I am in Osaka and who do I run into?

Yes too many concussions, one more hit outside a nightclub and he is cactus. Pass it on.

I am guzzling sake at the moment! The locals aren't impressed. Not bad you should try it Uncle. It lies somewhere between chateau cardboard and top shelf.

I am booked on the Kanazawa to Kyoto express train tomorrow morning but just found out it is the Thunderbird Express leaving at 9.05 a.m. I wonder if they will let me on board? I didn't pack a disguise for this trip either!

Ernest I think you need a few more daiquiris!

Can't remember seeing much of Hardeman but know he was good but I think Ingerson should be considered as well at half back. Short time with us but I don't remember him being beaten by any forward, the consummate spoiler.

So where does the Diet of Worms come into this discussion? I still think Martin Luther was railroaded in the final edict, myself. Discuss.

Socceroos v Japan we are playing well but just went one down. Wasn't that off side? I always struggle with that rule, I thought you were not allowed to run forward of everyone else like that, to receive a pass?

Reports are the the Dorks are chasing him, replacement for Gibson just as they covered Lewis and S Mitchell with Mitchell and Jaegar. How the hell do you kill this club in the modern era where they just keep cherry picking top talent based on their recent, past success to fill holes?

Skeeter Coghlan?

J Kelly?

Close Moons, in fact I had been in Sydney until yesterday, quite sunny and mild up there compared to this cold and windy place! So I missed the Wuthering Heights mass [censored] event in the Edinburough Gardens. I wonder how many Fitzroy people were involved, I suspect there were numerous people from Burwood and Romsey who may or may not be pagan. And let me state clearly I have never ordered a caramel macha latte for heaven's sake! Keep coffee simple, I say, small cappuccino, no chocolate on top will do. While in Sydney I have been test driving some high performance cars, much more fun to drive than the Bentley I must say. A bright crome yellow corvette will be coming to Fitzroy sometime soon, so keep an eye out as I will be touring through the outer suburbs and regional towns over the next few months to lift the spirits of those less fortunate than myself. It is the least I can do to give back to my community!

A report of a breakout of Panama Disease on several banana plantations outside Cairns. Brace yourselves!