Dancing Nancies

For the very few of you that still come back to this poor ecsuse for a website. You'll now how many times I mention Dave Matthews Band, and most of the Aussies amongst you probably don't know much about them.
So I thought I'd offer you this recent interview I found on radio station TripleM Melbourne.
It was recorded in early to mid 2005 with Byron and Crissy Cooke from Import Export when the band were in Australia for what I think was their first full tour.

Clck here to listen to the interview

Better In Somebody Elses Hands Than Hers.

As widow of the late Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love gained the rights to all of her husband’s music upon his death. But now, in an act of broke desperation the addled rock star reportedly wants to sell those rights to one lucky buyer.
US newspaper The New York Post reported that Love was setting the starting price for the priceless musical catalogue at $100 million. One wonders if Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic will be amongst those interested in buying…

Drunken Santas run amok in New Zealand

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -
Forty drunken Santas rampaged through central Auckland, stealing from stores and assaulting security guards, the New Zealand Herald reported on Sunday, in a protest against the commercialisation of Christmas.

Police said some of the Santas threw beer bottles, one tried to climb the mooring rope of a cruise ship and a security guard was punched during the fracas.
"They came in, said 'Merry Christmas' and then helped themselves," convenience store staff member Changa Manakynda told the Herald, which reported the Santas also attacked a Christmas tree.

Police said identification was a key issue as they tried to sort out which of the 40 men and women had done what.
"With a number of people dressed in the same outfit, it was difficult for any witnesses to confirm the identity of who was doing what," Senior Sergeant Matt Rogers told Reuters.

Bono, Man Of The Year

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Maude gets the good oil

By ROBYN RILEY from Herald-Sun

HER surname is Garrett and she likes to sing, but don't expect the 19-year-old niece of Midnight Oil lead singer and politician Peter Garrett to follow in his footsteps.

Maude Garrett has plans for fame, but not as a rock star. The girl voted at school the student most likely to become famous has her sights set on a television career.
This week Garrett was named the new host of Nickelodeon's Camp Orange, a children's reality television series.
"It is awesome," Garrett said in her first media interview. "I still can't believe it."

She said her uncle had offered some advice. "He has been very supportive and told me to hold my own and not to be swamped."
She may not have inherited her uncle's passion for singing in public, but she has that famous tenacity. To win the role as host of Camp Orange she left a note on the computer of the boss of Nickelodeon and asked if she could do an audition. It paid off.

Belinda Emmett

Cancer is a hell of a thing, It can turn you from this, into this.
You really wouldn't think it was the same person would you.

You Don't Represent Me!!

I couldn't go without posting something about this.
All I'll say is, I'm angry beyond belief about it.
Rooster from over at The Pen put it best, (as always) so go have a look.

Also, This fuckwit doesn't deserve to breathe the same air as the rest of us!

"You don't get to be old bein' no fool....."

Richard Pryor — who died Saturday of a heart attack at age 65 — changed the very definition of funny.
By confronting racial differences and lampooning social mores while giving voice to people (such as himself) who grew up and lived in the margins of society, he forever altered the face of mainstream comedy.

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And So The Silly Season Begins

I thought I'd give you all some Christmas Cheer.