Monthly Archives: April 2008

>Roll with it

Posted on 19 April, 2008 by jb

>This is how Tim Bavington sees Oasis’s Roll with it . Each note has a colour, the length of the note defines the width and the bass line runs along the bottom. Part of the excellent SoundWaves exhibition at the … Continue reading →

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>Calisthenics

Posted on 15 April, 2008 by jb

> Steve Fullmer is explaining his sleep-inducing calisthenics. “You stretch your legs waaaay out so they touch the door, but you have to keep your bottom on the bed” I do a doubletake and shoot a quick look across the … Continue reading →

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>Don’t ask me…(about cosmetics)

Posted on 14 April, 2008 by jb

>I claim to know little (if anything) about these things, but anyway… There’s a new cosmetic product on the market and the womenfolk around here tend to prick up their shell-likes when “new” is involved. Luckily, this Snowberry outfit has … Continue reading →

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Shave for a cure

Posted on 12 April, 2008 by jb

A year or so back, I got involved in Bloggers For A Cure, raising money for cystic fibrosis research. Jeff Giles over at Popdose kicked it off to support Scott Malchus, a fellow blogger whose son Jacob is living with … Continue reading →

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>True Story

Posted on 11 April, 2008 by jb

>French Customs officer goes into a patisserie and asks “Have you got anything to d’eclair?”

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>East meets West

Posted on 10 April, 2008 by jb

>A wheat beer (nominally from Germany) and a Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (guaranteed from New Zealand) rub shoulders on the patio at Moonshadows overlooking the Pacific in Malibu. If it just wasn’t for the bloody song. Couldn’t get it out … Continue reading →

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>Those moon-faced looks

Posted on 9 April, 2008 by jb

> My first thought was “Oh, Tommy Hilfiger’s a VERY equal opportunities employee. Hiring all those hearing-impaired kids. Good on them”. On closer inspection, it turns out that they’ve all got these dinky little walky-talky things with a Secret Service-type … Continue reading →

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>Knock, knock

Posted on 8 April, 2008 by jb

> “Who’s there? “Hi!” “Hi who?” “Hi Drangea” Stunning example of the species in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

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>Beer is good for you. Discuss.

Posted on 8 April, 2008 by jb

>Beer is not only healthy – lots of fluid, chock full of vitamins and yeast etc – but it can save you from financial ruin. Which is something not to be toyed with in these trying times…. Jones the Grocer … Continue reading →

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>I have a friend who’s an artist

Posted on 5 April, 2008 by jb

> Which sounds suspiciously familiar to Richard Feynman’s “Ode on a flower“, but anyway. She’s very direct. If she sees something she doesn’t like, it “shouldn’t be on the planet”. If you call her on the cellphone and the call’s … Continue reading →

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