Cyanide and Happiness...for April Fools

Spunk Alert 17: Rugby Lads

Remember Cronulla Sharks player Michael Sullivan?

This Strapping lad was hot on and off the field...Well if you don't remember here's a reminder

Ps - Its about the SPUNKY league boys...NOT the union...

YouTube: GOD WARRIOR

OMG - if you havent seen this be warned - from USA wife swap - this wife and mother of 3 freaks out - and she's a crazy...enjoy

On holidayz.....

On Holiday until next week - Perth is great - family is being lovely!!!! Am confused...

Have decided now not to expect anything from anyone so when something good happens it is all the better!!!

Will be back bloggin soon...too much beach, sun & relaxing to do...Andy is having a ball too

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Beware the Ides of March ! JC was right!

So I have been a slack bastard with blog entries for March.

It appears that I'm having a poor relationship with time in March. There doesn't seem to be enough time to do everything of not anything in March.

I have had my best friend over from the UK with his lovely partner and their lovely friends visiting - which was brilliant....I get back from Sydney (Mardi Gras was not for me this year hence why no post on the subject - although the Sydney trip was good) I start a new job and come down with a cold...

Today is the first day (Sunday) I am starting to feel better...I still have one more week of work then next Friday night we fly out to Perth for a holiday. Both our families live there. Andrew's parents are looking forward to meeting me and having us to stay while mine haven't even bothered inviting BOTH of us to dinner....in fact my father who I thought had accepted my homosexuality has now let me know that his homophobic attitude has never gone away after 16 years. Goody.

Now (this is bit which I feel like I'm Julius Caesar being stabbed in the back) why have I been lead to believe that all is right when it obviously was not...and the worst thing is I don't have time for this right now. The sad thing is that I don't want to make time either.

Sydney Sights

Just got back from Sydney - here are some shots of the Emerald City...
Darling Harbour at Lunchtime
I thought I would attempt posts similar to 'Melbourne Moments' shots- but called 'Sydney Sights' instead - Enjoy!

You Tube:MARY TYLER MOORE

Bless Mary - I wanted to share Mary (for those who have forgotten or too young) - I always wanted her to be my mother...esp. the bit when she throws the hat...

Melbourne Moment

The Headstone of the National Bank, Collins St - Mid morning.

100th posted....Comics to celebrate

Wow...I made it to my 100th post...to celebrate I thought I should post some really sick cartoons...a friend emailed me the other day a strip called 'Cyanide and Happpiness'...I LOVE IT...here's more to enjoy

Lookie - Likey...strikes AGAIN!

Ok so we got a little drunk in the garden on Sat'dee nite and wanted to re-create Cher....out of Damo...Instead we got Sideshow Bob!

Lookie Likey strikes again...Jesus that spikey plant has paid for itself!

Book Review: I love Paris (again)...'Almost French'

OK so I'm biased on this one straight away...I love Paris and that is that...when I found this book at the local Borders...'Almost French'- I bought it instantly.

Sarah Turnbull is an Aussie girl travelling Europe and paying her way by freelancing as a journalist. While in Romania she meets a lovely spunky French man - Frederic -who asks her to come to Paris for a visit...needless to say she does and the two of them decide to shack up... it's really a semi-autobiographical story of what happens when you move countries (instead of neighbourhoods - I though moving to Hawthorn from Prahran was tough enough!)and two very different cultures come together within a relationship.

And these two couldn't be more opposite...The Australian girl is dressed like a hippie lesbian, and she is loud (but easy going), and gives Ollie Reed a run for his money when it comes to drinking - while the Frenchman is dressed like a parisienne model, appears cold & aloof; and is the Voltaire of french dinner party etiquette...but even with these (possibly stereotyped - yet real?) characters, the book does explore life of the other side of the looking glass...and unlike Alice, Sarah gets to live their permanently as opposed to catching the next flight home.

There is a lot of humour in this novel- but it's not a laugh out loud book...more-so it's Sarah observations of Paris life and culture - it infuriates her and mesmerizes her at the same time which make this book a good read - from the long queues at the boulangerie...to the grey drab sand beach of Northern France (which people actually swim in - Sarah grew up in Sydney's northern beaches so you can only imagine her reaction!)...to surviving polite dinner conversation at these very grown up dinner parties with 5 delicious courses of butter, cheese and more fat( no one has second helpings - hence why the french are so damn thin and eat everything they want to!) I really enjoyed it...and , of course, it reminded me of what a truely life changing experience to a visit to Paris can be - let alone if you live there.

3 and a half Metro stations out of five.

Midsumma (is) Madness Part 2

Ok so maybe I was a little hasty with the Carnival & the T-dance...a friend just emailed me these...
Bless - the Two Andies - Andy A and (my) Andy P

Lao-la, Andy A, Andy P and Bek ( I can't believe Bek isnt suckin' down a Marlboro in this one)

Me and Damo - actually looks like we are having a good time - is it too late to retract the first post???

Midsumma (is) Madness...Part 1

Well it's official...Midsumma is over for another year... and usually I'm a little sad but I'm more relieved this year... I wish I could say I was more supportive of the festival...OK so this year I only went to Carnival (which by the way i have only missed one since 1997, in 2000 when I was working)...that now I'm older...and whether its because I have seen it all before and have been to enough parties...this year was...well..not up to scratch...

OK so I do accept that the 'community' is varied & diverse one...but I have either I have become very mainstream...so have most of my friends whether gay or straight or whatever...but to me there was A LOT OF FREAKS in attendance...Yes there was drag queens and bears and twinks and dykes-on-bikes- and leather men and lipstick les and bians and suburban gay and power gay and even average types which is all good - BUT the freaks really stood out this year...it's like there is a new catergory in gayland - 'FREAK' - they just are that - maybe they have always been there and I haven't cared to notice it...or maybe it hasn't freaked me out as much...but I, as well as a lot of my friends noticed and commented on the car crash that was carnival...

OK so maybe that's a little mean(ahem)...

The t-dance (usually in my mind one of the highlights of Midsumma) was pretty ordinary as well... I mean why ALL THE QUEUES TO THE LOO AND WORSE THE BLOODY BARS!!!! I swear I was in line for more than 25 minutes at one stage...

But probably what is my biggest complaint was not the crazies or the queues...it was the fact that for the first time there was too many people missing - usually the Carnival & T-dance our extended group of friends we have known for years are all in attendance...Alby, Daz, Ammo & KP are all living in BrisVegas now...The Kimmy's are in Londontown, likewise the Gooch...God only knows about P & M and the rest of the kids...too many fun people were missing...

(however saying that...the friends who were there were ACE and made the night for me)

Jesus if this is what I'm like at Midsumma - Sydney watch out when I'm up there for Mardi Gras....(I'm so going to be killed with my non-pc views....ah well someones got to be the big mouth)

Spunk Alert 16: Patrick Wilson

Meet the very sexy actor Patrick Wilson...He's tall, handsome and quite lovely to watch on the screen.

He played in 'The Full Monty' on Broadway,the closet gay mormon in 'Angels across America', and now staring in 'Little Children' with Miss Kate Winslet.

And the obligatory bum shot - he's hot!

YouTube:PET SHOP BOYS

"It a sin" - Can you believe 20 years ago this was in the hit parade...Bless Neil perming his hair for the occasion...

Melbourne Moment

Another Grid in Hoddle's Grid, AXA Building Collins Street, friday morning.

OZ TV:Prison Break Returns

Well it finally returns for 2007...

What happens to the lovely ladies of Cell Block H...Sorry wrong decade...What happens to the Spunky cons of Fox River?

After the cliff hanger of an escape in the last season (finally) we can move on from that and the cons are on the run from the law...chased by the new FBI character Special Agent Alex Mahone...who managed to work out that the tattoo on Scofield's chest was actually a plan and map to escape... as no one did in the first season...except for the crazy one...who is also on the run.

Also on the run is the bad second rate home boy 'Tweener' (why do I think of a B-grade Marky Mark & the funky bunch type when I see this guy) and the ever so creepy T-Bag who is currently holding a Vet hostage so he can sew his hand back on...but I digress.

The SHOCK of the episode was Veronica - not only finding the 'dead' President's brother alive but she is shot...DEAD...and my fav character Dr Sara Tancredi is recovering from her OD moment ( remember that drool) and wishing she never fell for the spunky low talking -good for nothin' Scofield...until she finds a single white paper crane ( his sweet if not a little weird calling card) with a note staying that he will make it all right again.

So what now (my love) as Frank would sing...Will the lads escape into a better plot and more suitable fitting clothes? Will the FBI & guards finally track them down ? Will Fernando finally pash Lincoln in a drunken moment? Will I stop sharing my prison break character fantasies?

We can only hope so...

Melbourne Moment

Government house and the Melbourne Skyline - viewed from the Botanical Gardens, Australia Day 2007.

OZ DAY!

Well Australia Day was ace this year...as it fell on a friday we all decided a picnic was in order...
The picnic/campsite for the afternoon...the Botanical Gardens...As per usual enough food to feed the masses...we managed to put most of it away...

A nice shot of the lads.....

and the lassess...

...Activites of the day (other than drinks) included...sports by Damo...and smokes by Bek...

And foot modelling by TJ!

HAPPY OZ DAY!

Melbourne Moment

Early morning, Tattersalls Lane Chinatown.

Movie Review: Dreamgirls

It finally premiered in OZ!

So for those who don't know...Dreamgirls was a hit Broadway show in the late 70's and early 80's...loosely based on the Supremes and Motown Records, it's the rags to riches tale of an all girl black singing trio...

Now I'll tell ya RIGHT now...if you don't like the sounds of Motown, Broadway shows or just plain singing...don't go - its not for you...Saying that if you do like the aforementioned...OMG you are going to so love this film.

Now don't expect a musical-come-film like 'Chicago' or theatre-show-musical like 'Moulin Rouge'...as stated this film is really like watching a Broadway show in many ways...the sets, costume and make up are colourful and perfect for time frame the film is set (early 1960's until the late 70's) if not a little camp at times (Yes that's coming me moi - for example in one scene did they really need to have a fake Jackson 5 for instance??? Or butterfly eye make up for Beyonce??? Or Beyonce as Cleopatra - actually that was quite fabulous that scene.)

However the performances of it's cast is quite amazing. Eddie Murphy as the falling star, Jamie Fox as the heartless manager... Yes Beyonce is fantastic...she gives a great 'Deena Jones' (I should I say Miss Ross...believe me when you see 'We're your Dream girls' number) to Miss Jennifer Hudson's Effie White...and yes the reports are true - Jen so deserved the Golden Globe...hopefully the Oscar too as she is the picture...wait until you see the scene with 'And I'm telling you...' it's up there with ' When the Parade Goes by' (Hello Dolly) 'Rain on my Parade' (Funny Girl) The Closing Yentl Medley (Yentl) for best moment in a musical ...( NO jez - 'Love with all the trimmings' is not in the catergory though Barbra is) - Jennifer is a star...

If you are up for a great Broadway number...actually quite a few...settle in and you will be entertained for the (almost) 2 hours of showbiz. It's also interesting to note that I haven't seen that many queens in the audience since the Tony Awards.

4 Diva's out of five.

YouTube: Grease 2

OMG - my best worst film ever - another sequel to the original which promises so much but is just camp and baaaaaaaaaad - BLOG entry so to follow

Lookie -Likey - CHER

Okay so this is the one and only Cher on stage...


...and this is my friend Bek in the garden...

It's a CHER LOOKIE LIKEY!!!

BANG BANG!

Bek is soooooo going to shoot me down for this...

Spunk Alert 15: Tyson Beckford

They say nothing soft comes from the Bronx...make that nothing soft but very hot...Meet Mr Tyson Beckford

Started as model - yes usually the hot guy in a Tony Braxton Film Clip...does a bit of film & Telly...usually with his shirt off (thank god)

Naomi & Tyson - can you imagine the children!

Modelling for Polo...Bless Ralph

And the obligatory butt shot - well he is that hot!

You Tube: Catherine Tate

OMG - I have found the funniest UK woman...Ms Catherine Tate...Enjoy one of her characters...Gran...more to follow

Melbourne Moment

The Old Shot tower at 'Melbourne Central', dusk.

You Tube: Last ever Footballers' Wives

This is one trashy glitzy soap that I loved - I was really pissed off ITV never made season 6 to wrap up the series... so this skit from UK Sport Relief does...