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Monthly Archives: February 2012
A year on
Interviewing one of the unsung heroes of the earthquake on National Radio “Well yeah, we strapped this guy on the roof of a police car to get him to hospital because there was no ambulance, but I heard that he … Continue reading
Dill soup
Can’t fault the Green Dolphin in Kaikoura. Quality, presentation and service are immaculate. Dill soup was a bit thin, though….
Posted in Away, Don't ask me
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Tunes for a Tuesday – 21 February 2012
Before You Accuse Me – Bo Diddley – His Best: the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection [Listen] Guy Steven’s Blues (blues jam) – Free – Tons Of Sobs [Listen] How You Survived the War – The Weepies – Hideaway [Listen] I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Mixtape, Music, Tunes for a Tuesday
Tagged 10-Mar-02 Part 2, Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble (Unsung Heroes & Ty feat. Bries), Before You Accuse Me, Bernard Butler, Bo Diddley, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Free, Friends..., Ghost of a Dog, Guy Steven's Blues (blues jam), Hammersmith Lyric, Hideaway, His Best: the Chess 50th Anniversary Collection, Hometowns, How You Survived the War, I'm A Loser, ivor cutler, Jay Reatard, Luciana, Marianne Faithfull, No Easy Way Out, Right Here in Front of You, The Green Room 003: (Ear)Th, The Rural Alberta Advantage, The Weepies, Times Like This, Tons Of Sobs, Try My Ears, Watch Me Fall, Wounded
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Local interest
Put “Kiwi” or “Nelson” on the cover of a book and it’ll sell like hotcakes around here. (“Can I have my money back, please? This book’s all about South AFRICA, not NELSON…”)
Poetry in “The Listener”
Tony Jackson is my cousin Shirley’s husband. He wasn’t joking. This was the 360˚ view from the top of what used to be their garden. What he doesn’t say is that a) the hillside stopped at his backdoor, with a … Continue reading
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