All too often used in anger or frustration, Mickey Randall offers a far more positive, even loving appreciation of the sound of a toot of a car horn.
Almanac Pubs: A single sentence on Mystery Pub in the Warradale
November 14, 2023 by 6 Comments
Mickey Randal, In the style of Proust, Kerouac and others, recalls a mystery pub evening with friends on a very hot Adelaide day – and all told in one sentence!
Almanac Music – Harvest Rock: Beck’s Chicken Curry and the Celebrated Drumsticks of Christmas
November 6, 2023 by 7 Comments
It’s the time for festivals in the most festive of states and Mickey Randall and his Family Band were on hand to witness some musical delight at Harvest Rock.
Mystery Pub: Viva Las Vegas – The Peninsula, Taperoo
October 4, 2023 by 5 Comments
It is mystery pub time once again. This time, Mickey and Claire find themselves in Taperoo
Almanac Running: City Bay fun run – Singapore Sharks, snags and spirituality spruikers
September 22, 2023 by 10 Comments
Mickey Randall is off on another run, this time the six kilometre leg of the Adelaide City Bay fun run. As usual, Mickey takes in all the sights and sounds during his run to share with readers.
Sausage Roll Review: Platy Pie Bakery of Mount Compass
September 11, 2023 by 7 Comments
Mickey Randall tackled a monster of a sausage roll at the Platy Pie Bakery and with it the monster questions of existence, with cameos from Aristotle, The Dude and HAL from 2001 [Shame you couldn’t shoe-horn Camus in for the sake of this excerpt – Ed]
Mystery Pub: Stanley Tucci to play Greg Chappell in upcoming biopic
August 24, 2023 by 8 Comments
Claire and Mickey visited the Britannia Hotel, possibly best known for the dreadful roundabout that abuts it. The problems it caused for generations had an unusual solution applied!
Almanac Running: At Large in Largs Bay – a parkrun yarn
August 11, 2023 by 13 Comments
Mickey Randall is off on another park run taking him through the heart of the Lefevre Peninsula, Largs Bay, Taperoo presenting the sights and sounds along the way.
Almanac Dinners: Rick, Mick and Nick
July 28, 2023 by 8 Comments
It was a fabulous night at The Tanunda Club SA for the Footy Almanac Dinner with special guest, former Test cricketer Rick Darling, and Mickey Randall was in attendance.
Almanac (Mystery) Pubs: You Right There Darl?
July 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Michael Randall’s latest mystery pub visit is to one where everyone is apparently known as ‘Darl’!
Almanac Life: A Cheery Cemetery Story
July 19, 2023 by 9 Comments
Mickey Randall and Claire are deep in Mystery Day which takes them to a cemetery.
Almanac Life: Open a Kissing Gate
June 28, 2023 by 4 Comments
Mickey Randall poetically describes his Friday night travels into the countryside where he’d celebrate his birthday dinner
Almanac Running: West Beach parkrun – cocooned in this calm esplanade
June 16, 2023 by 11 Comments
Mickey Randall takes readers on a park run of sights, sounds and experiences at West Beach.
Almanac Books: The Final Frank Bascombe novel
June 7, 2023 by 5 Comments
The Footy Almanac community has brought many things to Mickey Randall but among its greatest gifts was the introduction to the fictional character of Frank Bascombe in the novels of Richard Ford. Mickey is looking forward to the final Frank Bascombe book, ‘Be Mine’.
Almanac Art: Michelangelo, Da Vinci, and the Delight of Context
May 23, 2023 by 8 Comments
One of the joys of overseas travel is visiting many of the world’s great art galleries and museums and viewing the wonderful treasures there reports Mickey Randall.
Almanac Beer: Three Italian Beers
May 16, 2023 by 5 Comments
Mickey Randall reviews three Italian beers, two he tasted in Italy, and the third back home.
Almanac Travel: An Italian Arrival
May 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Mickey Randall arrived in Milan and, in a country not known for its efficiency, all went remarkably well!
Almanac (Overseas) Life: Milano parkrun
April 26, 2023 by 6 Comments
Mickey is in Milano and enters the parkrun. He finds it’s a little different to his usual experience at the Patawalonga. Claire was there to cheer him on.
Sausage Roll Review: Linke’s Bakehouse and Pantry, Nuriootpa
April 5, 2023 by 8 Comments
Mickey Randall is Nuriootpa for work, it’s lunch time, and time for a sausage roll. Mickey puts his sausage roll to the taste test and shares his thoughts.
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