Special Olympics – Swimming: Please Let Me Win

With the Paralympics own it’s timely to return to an Almanac Classic…

Kate’s sporting kite crashed at the Special Olympics Victorian State Games on Saturday, but Dips helping out at the games, says, his daughter can learn from her experience and recover from her loss to once again fly her kite high. [If you do nothing else today, read this – JTH]

Almanac Reviews: Alberton Hotel, Alberton Oval

It’s a day at the footy for Mickey Randall but before that, a pre-match beer at the Alberton Hotel.

Almanac Music: ‘Electro Melodier’ – Son Volt

Jay Farrar and his band Son Volt, a staple of the alt country and Americana scene for many years, released their new album recently called ‘Electro Melodier. Check out a track from the album.

Almanac Poetry: ‘Simon and Luka’ – Tommy Mallett

Splitting wood is a contemplative means when space and freedom from humans is needed suggests Tommy Mallet’s poem, ‘Simon and Luka’.

Almanac Footy and Community – Premiership photos

E.r was prompted by memories of his school side’s victory in 1991 and Matt Zurbo’s latest piece to bring together pictures of premiership winning teams. It might have been last week down the road or halfway through last century and a state away, no matter when or where we’d love to share your photos of premiership triumph on the Almanac.

Almanac Trivia: 101, not just about dalmatians…

Rick Newbery has a seemingly simple numerical trivia question for the Almanackers…who will work it out first?

Almanac Poetry: Her First and Second Husbands

This Monday’s poem from Kevin Densley illustrates that, tragically, lightning can strike twice in the same place.

Almanac Life: Footy and Fortune.

Breakfast in bed, thoughts about the footy, and reading ‘Botany Bay and the First Fleet’ are all part of Fathers’ Day for Dips O’Donnell.

Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Neil Harvey – The Last Invincible’

Roger Lowrey reviews Ashley Mallett’s wonderful account of a great Australian cricketer, ‘Neil Harvey: The Last Invincible’.

Almanac History – Ned Kelly the Fugitive: Three Newspaper Articles from 1880

This Friday’s column from KD is an historical piece highlighting three highly interesting 1880 newspaper reports connected to the Kelly Gang’s activities – especially Ned’s – after the Stringybark Creek murders of October 1878. One report concerns Ned and Joe Byrne being seen together in women’s clothing!

Almanac Life: Covid-19 Life and Hair

Yvette Wroby and Colin are having a bad hair Monday. Or Tuesday. Or whatever day it is….

Almanac Music: ‘Diddy Wah Diddy’ – Running Jumping Standing Still

Running Jumping Standing Still had a big hit with their version of ‘Diddy Wah Diddy’ in the 60s, and they still sound great today.

Almanac Poetry: ‘Tav Falco’ – Tommy Mallet

The guitar playing Tav Falco, and the beatnik Hepburn feature in this week’s poem from Tommy Mallet.

Almanac Life: Charlie Watts and the Ramsgate

Mickey Randall headed to Henley Beach for an evening at the Ramsgate Hotel and a chin wag on the Stones and the late Charlie Watts.

Almanac Music: Oh, Richo (and Pearl Jam)

Matthew Richardson, Pearl Jam and Docklands – they all came together to provide an experience from which John Baker’s ears are still recovering.

Almanac Basketball: Patty Mills and the Boomers, ‘Not Bad Thanks’

We were thrilled by basketball at the highest level with Patty Mills and the Boomers, but there’s another team proud of their exploits, the Not Bad Thanks team. [Ed -great gift idea for Father’s Day]

Almanac Music: When Will You Fall For Me?

We all have those songs that go round and round in our heads, and get stuck there – this can be for days on end. In this Friday’s column, KD writes about his current one.

Almanac Music: Vale Charlie Watts

The Footy Almanac pays tribute to Charlie Watts, legendary drummer of The Rolling Stones, who has passed away aged 80.

Almanac Music: The Rolling Stones’ Best 50 Songs

RIP Charlie Watts, the drummer of the Rolling Stones, who passed away in a London hospital on the 24th of August. He was 80. In this article posted earlier in August, Smokie recounted his top 50 Rolling Stones songs, more topical today than ever.

Almanac Art: Wednesday night – Disrupted

Kate Birrell’s latest, on listening to Raf Epstein during Melbourne’s latest lockdown.