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wtf? Have you found Prince's ftp site?

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:33 (twenty years ago)

Changing thread while I was driving home? You had me all discombobulated!

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:37 (twenty years ago)

we've been painting the tv room. it is a fucking pain in the arse cos its all panelled. chose a lemon colour - but it looks...green. also wnet shopping and bought yvonne a lamp for her birthday which is tomorrow. its called the koni mother and child.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:39 (twenty years ago)

They are Veves - voudou icons, that come out of the native icongraphy of West Africa, Catholic symbology and the ironwork so often found in 18th and 19th century french colonies. They function both as symbol and way of contacting the loi, gods/avatars relating to different aspects of everyday life.

That first one was for Papa Legba, the kind of gatekeeper to the Voudoun pantheon - you need a favour from someone, you gotta ask him first.

The second, yours, was that of Erzulie, the loi or goddess/aspect of love. Awww.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:40 (twenty years ago)

Pics. And happy birthday to Yvonne.
[xpost]

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:40 (twenty years ago)

thnx adam. i have to go back to work tomorrow so be prepared for the "return of the endless gaz drivel". hope yr all ok btw. missed a lot over the hols...cos i haven't been on ilx shockah!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:43 (twenty years ago)

I feel for you Mully, I get to be unhappy next week.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

so...short precis pls? whats been happening? did adam and/or mikey get a job writing? how is haitch's new job? is Trayce still frustrated by work? is gem still my favourite poster? when is kate coming to sydney?

how are everyones arms?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:46 (twenty years ago)

did adam and/or mikey get a job writing?

I did! I'm working on my first piece now. My arms are good.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:47 (twenty years ago)

whaaaa? fuck! thats great! is it that gaming mag? will we be able to read it?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)

No, I'm a lost cause.

I'm going to try to start writing a story tonight.

What's your piece about, if you don't mind, Adam?

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:48 (twenty years ago)

We'll see Gaz. House goes on the market next week, although I think my brother is going to buy it.

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:50 (twenty years ago)

is it that gaming mag? will we be able to read it?

If it's printed, yes!

Mikey, it's about gaming stuff, but I won't get into details until it's in print :) :)

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)

Right, of course.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:56 (twenty years ago)

kate: sold! do they expect a discount?

mikey you are so not a last cause. that first weeks post after you finished work were headspinningly good! i think we all need to find that space outside worrying about the 9-5 to flow.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:57 (twenty years ago)

Sorry Mikey, just want it to be a surprise for whomever cares. :)

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 04:58 (twenty years ago)

Yes, my brother wants a discount, which is fair. It would be pretty low of us to sell it including a real estate agents commission since there isn't one.

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:02 (twenty years ago)

this

http://www.wilsonsalmanac.com/images1/erzulie_f_veve.gif

would make a very nice tattoo i think

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:03 (twenty years ago)

beep

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:08 (twenty years ago)

are you swearing at me jim?

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

no expletives have at least three e's

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:09 (twenty years ago)

hehe

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:10 (twenty years ago)

three e's in a four letter word?

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:10 (twenty years ago)

Damn, I just had the best salad. Big leaves of basil, coriander, mint. Cucumber, tomato and dressing with lime juice, chilli and fish sauce.

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:11 (twenty years ago)

yuppie

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:12 (twenty years ago)

yummie

― gem (trisk), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:13 (twenty years ago)

Ha! I'm so not a yuppie. I think to be a yuppie you need money.

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

I just honked down on a chunk of Grano Padano. A yuppie snack? :)

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:25 (twenty years ago)

i don't even know what that is

― haitchaeturist (haitch), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:28 (twenty years ago)

My story is the first installment of something larger, in which our protagonist is tapped on the shoulder by a mysterious figure to take a very lonely, very dangerous job. However, job perks include a prolonged lifespan, the chance to meet interesting people from many different cultures and an excellent knowledge of the most happening places in town.

This strays nowhere near the spy/sci-fi genres. I wanna play around a bit with folklore, superhero tropes and horror cliches.

If anybody knows about the legend of the tzadikkim, I'm drawing inspiration from that. I'm aiming to replicate the kinds of worlds Neil Gaiman has a hand in, without the very english/twee patina.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:28 (twenty years ago)

give it an aussie larrikin patina!

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

hey gaz I'll be sending a PACKAGE tomorrow

― there are twelve people in the world the rest are haitch (haitch), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:31 (twenty years ago)

Well, yeah, I hope that it will come through as very Australian.

I'm also pushing the multicultural voibe with it.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:32 (twenty years ago)

haitch ok good i been out of it i believe i can get yours off this week. if i try.

― mullygrubbr (bulbs), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:34 (twenty years ago)

Ahhhhh Neil Gaiman.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

is that an order?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:42 (twenty years ago)

The man has talent, but he is responsible for a lot of awfulness.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:43 (twenty years ago)

I got a lot of love for American Gods and parts of Sandman, but there is some tripe!

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:46 (twenty years ago)

Stardust is fantastic. American Gods, meh. Neverwhere, awesome.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:47 (twenty years ago)

Oh and Good Omens. Best book evar.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:47 (twenty years ago)

He's good friends with Tori Amos I hear.

― Product of Australia / Kate (papa november), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:48 (twenty years ago)

She was good once.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:49 (twenty years ago)

We agree on Good Omens. I've yet to read Stardust. Yeah, Neverwhere was good. I'm going to read Coraline to my kids.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:50 (twenty years ago)

I'm warming to her. Cait loves her.

Yeah, the man can build a world - that's what I'd like to take from him.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:51 (twenty years ago)

Me too. He's got the knack for black comedy in fantasy. More please.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:54 (twenty years ago)

Well, Anansi Boys will be out soon.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:56 (twenty years ago)

Good. It's been too long between feasts.

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 05:58 (twenty years ago)

The boy is in town at the moment, but I am disastrously poor at the moment.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 06:00 (twenty years ago)

The boy is in town at the moment

Euphemism?

― Hotman Paris Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 06:00 (twenty years ago)

WHY TWO MOMENTS? MY BRANE!

Neil Gaiman's shortly to arrive in Australia, I believe.

― Mike Stuchbery (Mike Stuchbery), Tuesday, 12 July 2005 06:01 (twenty years ago)

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hmm actually i wonder if my sister still has the one i bequeathed to her many years ago

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

yeah older ones have the nicer sound

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:10 (twenty years ago)

best weird percussion loop I've heard lately = remix of "lean back" with the beat replaced by sampled "thwock!" and shoe-squeaking from a game of tennis!

― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:11 (twenty years ago)

all my mongrels don't dance
they just pull up their pants
and do the roc-a-way
so lean back
lean back
lean back
lean back

― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

i like electric ones too.

the secretary in the cubicle behind me at the clerkship i did had an electric one for doing up envelopes etc and it took me about a week to work out what it was as i am now so unfamiliar with the sound. eventually the curiosity got the better of me and i had to poke my head over the partition to find out.

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

if the whole things-other-than-drums-as-percussion thing was handled in a less gimmicky way i'd think there was massive untapped scope there..

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:12 (twenty years ago)

I don't think Aimee would be impressed if I sent it down with her :)

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

haha probably not :)

vvvvwip click ding!

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

It actually came from savers in dandenong!

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:14 (twenty years ago)

I will make a copy of that golden circles cd for her to give you though.

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

I could conceivably get copies of proper sound effects cd libraries from Nick - his dad works in AV.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:21 (twenty years ago)

cool thanks! xpost

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:29 (twenty years ago)

All this talk of sound effects has me imagining you making some bo-selecta artful dodger garbage james.

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:30 (twenty years ago)

haha unlikely. i don't think i'd use sound effects for anything other than percussion, possibly drone. it will all end up smothered with gauzy guitar and twee melodies

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:31 (twenty years ago)

Now that sounds more like it.

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:36 (twenty years ago)

the Baker's Delight girls at my local usually fall into the inappropriately fanciable category too. there's one girl who has really big startled-looking eyes and rosy cheeks, and I always worry for a second that I've creeped her out before I realise she just looks like that.

d'you go! to Go! Team e-o?

(Mid-State were fine but not especially whelming Jim. Though they noted at one point that it was the first time they've played in seven months, so it's quite plausible that they're usually much better. the drummer of Gaz's co-worker liked 'em though!)

― kit brash (kit brash), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:48 (twenty years ago)

i hope at least one of you east coasters went to go! team. i am very sad they overlooked perth.

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 01:49 (twenty years ago)

I didn't. I had to work late-ish and couldn't get up to Sydney in time :( boo hiss etc.

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 02:19 (twenty years ago)

i may get to go! to go! team. my bassman is mixing MSO at the melbie gig and may be able to schwang a door slot

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 02:56 (twenty years ago)

yair to be honest i think MSO are better on record than live, but i think that of most bands really

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

Melbourne symphony orchestra? Yeah I've seen those guys, they suck live.

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:04 (twenty years ago)

haw! imagine if indy bands started getting classical supports. there'd be hell toupee

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:05 (twenty years ago)

I'm so not funny today...and you're still the devilchild.

― In the springtime of the year / Kate (papa november), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:09 (twenty years ago)

\m/ \m/

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:11 (twenty years ago)

I went Gem, I just only talked about the first support.

The Grates were good too though, turned out I knew and sort of liked a whole THREE of their songs. then I queued up for 20 minutes to buy their CD and it was only four tracks in a cardsleeve and cost ten bucks and I was peeved.

― kit brash (kit brash), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:41 (twenty years ago)

grate

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:47 (twenty years ago)

the grebts

― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:49 (twenty years ago)

i like the grates. i'd like to see them live too.

― gem (trisk), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:51 (twenty years ago)

what's with all these britishers labels signing up all the aussie bands all of a sudden? is it something in the water?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 03:58 (twenty years ago)

they want some of that sweet sweet Jet money

― kit brash (kit brash), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:11 (twenty years ago)

heheh "britishers"

― haitch (haitch), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:22 (twenty years ago)

i almost spat out my tea when i saw 4AD had signed wolf & cub

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:29 (twenty years ago)

what next? kiosk on kill rock stars? (answer: yes)

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:29 (twenty years ago)

Oh, this is bad, this is really bad! You work, and you slave, and you steal just enough for a sweet lick of that shiny brass ring... don't I get a lick? Doesn't Jimmy get a lick?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:30 (twenty years ago)

I wonder if there could be a new thread soon because this one is taking ages to load.
I don't want to be presumptuous.

― estela (estela), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

presumptuous estela and the new thread makers

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:31 (twenty years ago)

new title ideas anyone?

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:34 (twenty years ago)

here we go

Several Species Of Small Furry Mongrels Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With a Sheepfuxor

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 27 July 2005 04:37 (twenty years ago)

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