Posts Tagged canberra
The Canberra Parsifal
Posted by The Hound in Social Commentary on November 9th, 2008
The most fun thing about CBR is …
OK, so we’d never get away with calling it CanVegas or hosting an Olympics… but while we get strangled in red tape from the federal spool- do we have to asphyxiate our image further by our own looms?!
ABC1′s Stateline issued a challenge to production agencies to develop a creative to counter the unpopularity vote CBR recently received. I won’t even repeat how the two houses attempted to address the brief. It was a cringe-worthy, Giant Leap Backwards.
It’s tough enough in this town, with a hopeless land release agency and an equally hopeless planning and land approval ‘authority’. Et tu, “creative” houses and TV?
CBR lacks investment in Creativity. This Hound is a big believer in networking and surrounding oneself with inspiring sources. Where is the Fountain of CBR’s Creativity? Find that Parsifal, and the fun shall runneth over.
The Hound is onto you!
Now playing: Death [White Lies] “Yes this fear’s got a hold on me”
A Bitter Fluff
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on June 19th, 2008
There are many benefits to travelling to the other side of the world, not least of which is that you can potentially skip an entire Winter, which I am happily doing as we speak. I haven’t had a tan like this since I was a kid in Newcastle, where burning oneself to a crisp each summer was totally acceptable behaviour.
However, an unexpected drawback has surfaced in the form of Hayfever x 2. Anyone who works, lives or walks though Canberra’s Civic in Spring will have cursed those trees that drop the seed balls which break up into a fluffy like substance, ripe for breathing in on a windy day. I often wondered who the hell thought it was a good idea to plant those trees. Imagine my shock and horror as I swallowed some fluff yesterday from the same species of tree. In our current temporary abode in Bloomsbury, London the parks are full of them – as are the gutters full of their cough inducing fluff. Ah well, nothing like a reminder of home to alleviate the home sickness.
Tree Nerds may be interested to know that the tree in question is called “London Plane” (Platanus
Aero Bar
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on August 17th, 2007
After working out at the airport for a couple of years now, I’ve discovered something about myself. I really, really like aeroplanes. Since working out there I’ve seen some massive planes like the Russian Antanov (that brought the two big Elvis Skycrane helicopters to Canberra inside its guts), and the Globemaster C-17 (purchased by our Defence folks for some unspecified peacekeeping purpose). But you know what I really like? Jumbo Jets! I wanna have my head shaved by one as often as possible… and they do land at Canberra Airport on the odd occasion. That’s right, working out at Brindabella Park is like working in Seven-Four-Heaven.
Film Crew
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on October 10th, 2003
Looks like it’s back to winter today… what the H has happened to the weather? Walking to work this morning I noticed there’s a heap of ‘film crew’ semi-trailers and caterers and such up in Braddon. Does anyone know what the go is there? Have they finally taken my advice and begun filming a fourth chapter of the Matrix in the ACT – the one where I take Neo and Agent Smith to Gus Café for a nice vanilla latte and suggest that we all ‘just try to get along’? If anyone really knows what’s going on there, flick me an email…
Kangaroos
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on July 4th, 2003
Every time you hear stories of what the Americans know about Australia, it’s always suggested that they think kangaroos hop down the main street (just think about that Simpsons episode… “I see you’ve played knifey-spooney before!”). I grew up in Newcastle, and found the idea of kangaroos living among us pretty hilarious – I think I saw one wild kangaroo once, up in the mountains, and we lived right next to the bush.
However, when I moved to Canberra, my whole perception of Aussie fauna changed when I locked up the brakes on my old Datto to avoid a huge kangaroo crossing the road in front of me on the main road in Bruce. A girl at work recalls watching in amazement as traffic was brought to a crawl as a kangaroo hopped down Northbourne Ave. It topped it off for me just the other week walking home from work we passed a grazing kangaroo in Haig Park, Braddon.
So there you go… there is at least one cliché about us Aussies that may resemble the truth. For some reason this reminds me of a joke I loved when I was a kid: What are jelly babies most afraid of? Jelly dingoes.
Subaru Rally
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on April 24th, 2003
If you like cars that go “Ptt-shhhhh” (imagine a car sneezing) … or you just enjoy bright colourful things whizzing past your eyes, then the Subaru Rally of Canberra might just be something you would enjoy this weekend. If you’re in Garema Court this evening, you can meet the drivers, see the cars and be part of the official start of the rally. The official rallying bit kicks off around lunchtime on Friday, but for actual event details you can find out all you’ve ever wanted to know at www.roc.com.au
And, after all that hard spectating, you can celebrate with the stars at the Subaru Rally of Canberra Afterparty at Insomnia on Sunday from 10pm.
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The Buzz
Posted by sketchy bill in Social Commentary on April 26th, 2010
Ok, so the bee was wrong. Or was it? Many, many things have happened since the day of
The Omen, and here I am back in Canberra for at least the time being. Some say I am a more well rounded individual, which I tend to blame on British beer and roast dinners and a feeling of perpetually being on holiday. Can you believe it has been almost a year since my last post on sketchycrew? There have been so many things I have wanted to share, but nothing more urgent than my horror at the Australian ad where the woman cleans her kitchen bench with a chicken breast. As soon as I can remember who the ad is for, and as soon as I can be bothered, I may send that company an email of scorn. That’ll learn ‘em.
Hey, where is everybody else???
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