I'm not too keen on the "new main man".

So it is ‘GAME ON’ in 2006.

‘GET ON’ board and support an Essendon side set to re-emerge as a genuine threat. Club membership is the best way to support your club.

ARIA blitz for Missy

First time ARIA winners Missy Higgins and Ben Lee stole the show at the 2005 ARIA Awards ceremony at the Sydney SuperDome overnight.

Higgins was crowned ARIA Awards princess. "Give me a crown and I'll be a princess," said Higgins, 22, who snagged five awards, including album of the year, at the music industry's premier event. Higgins, whose plaintive pop and anti-image made her a home-grown star, took honours for best breakthrough artist, highest-selling album, best pop release and the trophy she wanted most, female artist of the year.

Comeback kid Ben Lee, once the industry's punching bag, took three awards, including best male artist and best independent release. His catchy pop hit Catch My Disease was named single of the year.

Once blacklisted for claiming he was the best songwriter in the country, Lee's latest album Awake Is The New Sleep went a long way in backing those infamous words. Lee acknowledged he had changed. "I have become mature, conservative, and I get nominated for awards," he laughed.

But the awards night in Sydney belonged to Missy Higgins. And she was ready for it. She opted out of her jeans and T-shirt image for indie designer glamour, wearing a cherry red dress by Mousecat Berlin, and black high heel shoes.
"This is the pinnacle so far," Higgins said, although she admitted to feeling nervous, but most of that worry was caused by the red carpet. "I'll need a glass of champagne after this walk," Higgins said, laughing.

For some reason David "The Hoff" Hasslehoff was invited to present the two major awards, and he was given the respect (or lack there of) that he deserves by the two winners Ben and Missy

Perth rockers Eskimo Joe were named best group.

Grinspoon's album Thrills Kills And Sunday Pills won best rock album.

Rocker Jimmy Barnes was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

The Wiggles' record Live Hot Potatoes won best children's album.

Keith Urban's Be Here won best country album.

But, far and away the shows highlight for me was the emotional tribute to Paul Hester by his friend and former Split Enz / Crowded House bandmate Neil Finn.

Sailing through tropical waters

In February 2006 Dave Matthews & Friends will be performing on a secret island in the Bahamas, and members of the Warehouse, the official fan association, are invited to take a cruise to the concert! Two spectacular eco-friendly ships, the Majesty of the Seas and the Sovereign of the Seas, will sail in tandem to a secret island in the Bahamas, a weekend musical adventure that is destined to be a once-in-a lifetime experience.

Dave Matthews & Friends
Bob Weir & Ratdog
G. Love and Special Sauce
Toots & the MaytalsOzomatli
North Mississippi Allstars
Mike Doughty's Band
MofroJohn Brown's Body
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Lying sack of shit

For Australian readers mainly

1. Go to Google.

2. Type in "lying sack of shit" in quote marks.

3. Select 'Pages from Australia'.

4. Click 'I'm feeling lucky'.

Co-captains most worthy: Sheedy

Australian coach Kevin Sheedy says he was unable to separate Andrew McLeod and Chris Johnson for the right to captain the home side in the upcoming Foster's International Rules series against Ireland, saying both deserved to lead their country.

The Aboriginal pair became the first-ever indigenous AFL players to captain Australia after the 27-strong playing group was unable to split the veteran pair when Sheedy polled the players for their thoughts on the captaincy issue.

With both players aged 29, Sheedy said it was possible that neither would again get the chance to lead Australia had they not been appointed for the upcoming series with McLeod to captain the team in the first Test in Perth while Johnson will captain the team in the second Test in Melbourne.

Full Article.

You Got Nothin'

Just in the last few days I've become hooked on this online poker game.

There is no real money involved.

It's complely free to use and there is no download.
All you have to do is register, and that takes less than three minutes.

If you decide to play, you are able to search for other users and play against them.
Just between you and me, my username is stu217.
So look for me and we can play a hand or two.

Nicky alert. Nicky alert!!

Nicky Whelan was one of the many celebrities to take part in the National Storage Celebrity Garage Sale, which raised thousands for the Australian Childhood Foundation.
She is holding a jacket donated by actor Joan Collins, one she wore on Dynasty.

Nicky alerts are going to be an ongoing feature on WNASF.
Anytime I see an article about Nicky out and about It'll be posted here.

You can see previous Nicky alerts here and here.

Google and Giggle

No wonder so many people say google's search engine can find anything for you.

1- Go to Google

2- Type in the word "Failure"

3- Instead of clicking "Google Search," click "I'm Feeling Lucky."

4- Giggle

5- Spread the word before the people at Google "fix" it.

Also, Do a Google image search for Ben Folds Album "Songs For Goldfish" and look at who's at number one.

This Jacko, Not So Wacko.

It's the little things in life that make a difference. You may not think that when a band goes on tour they're creating an environmental hazard, but surf-music superstar Jack Johnson knows better.

That's why on his most recent tour of the US and Canada, Johnson took extra precautions to ensure his travels were as environmentally friendly as possible. Teaming up with 1% For The Planet Alliance, Jack Johnson and his tour buddies did the following:

Converted the tour bus' fuel to biodiesal - a clean burning alternative to average fuel

Switched to eco-friendly merchandise - T-shirts were made from organic cotton whilst posters were made from recycled paper. Unsurprisingly, reusable water bottles and hemp tote bags were best sellers.

Donated $55,000 of the show's income to 1% For The Planet non-profit groups, including Heal The Ocean

Donated $9,000 from the sale of his "Live in Kokua" DVD to Kokua Hawaii Foundation

Recycled all food and beverage containers used and donated left-over food to local shelters

Made suggestions and encouraged venues to adopt environmentally friendly practices

Ate only organic food

Obtained CO2 Offsets & Climate-neutral Certification - the tour contributed $3489 to the Native Energy Fund for the creation of energy producing windmills

Amazingly, Johnson's generosity does not end there. He donated $5,000 from each show between August 31st and September 17th to the American Red Cross in aid of the victims of Hurricane Katrina, totalling $65,000. As well as $57,835 raised from fans and ticket auctions, Johnson donated over $122,835 to the Hurricane Katrina relieve.

Finally, Tech heads making something useful.

Fans of non-stop drinking may soon be able to cut down on time wasted ordering refills, thanks to a beer mat that can tell when a glass is empty.

The coaster, fitted with sensors, measures the weight of the beer and sends a signal behind the bar when it's time for a refill.

Anxious drinkers can also attract the attention of staff by waving the plastic mat, thanks to a motion sensor.

It was invented by students Matthias Hahnen and Robert Doerr for a project at the University of Saarbruecken in southwest Germany.

The device has attracted the attention of beer vendors in North America, including a leading Canadian brewer, according to Michael Schmitz, one of the supervisors of the project.

"They wanted to know if they could use it or make it themselves," he said. "The prototype cost about 84 euros ($158 Aust.) to make one but if mass produced, it could be done for around 10 euros."

Nothing But A Fucking Bunch of Cowards!!

Can you tell me who wins in this situation?
It's certainly not the Balinese people who need the Australian, English and American tourists to survive.
It doesn't take any guts to strap a bomb to your body and press a button while screaming some shit about Allah.
If these pricks want to die so much, I'm sure there's millions of people around the place that will gladly help them get their wish. (With a cricket bat.)

Patriotic

For the first time in what seems like months, This week there are Australian artists at number one on both the Australian Single and Album charts.

Her throat has only ever been good for one thing, and it ain't singing.

It's been 25 years since Bryan Adams was exposed to the world, and he's celebrating the fact with a brand new anthology album chronicling his incredibly successful career from 1980-2005.

Perhaps one of the more unusual tracks to make the album is a duet featuring the original Adams and fellow Canadian Pamela Anderson. Pammy will be replacing Melanie C on the hit single "When You're Gone" - guess poor old Sporty Spice ain't cool enough anymore.

This is what life should be like

Why has it taken them until now to make the 500ml can of VB.
I'm drinking one as I type this, and I gotta say it feels right.
Some things were just meant to be.

Click on the picture for a surprise.