Mickey Randall has been reminiscing about horseracing and the tracks he’s visited such as Randwick, Oakbank, and Port Augusta. But beyond Victoria Park, Clare, and Singapore, there’s one that holds a particular place.
Finals Week 1 – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows: Disco-Tex and His Sex-O-Lettes
September 14, 2015 by 15 Comments
Leadership isn’t necessarily about the big mark, the inspirational goal or a swag of possessions. Taylor Walker’s ‘unfussy beauty’ and selflessness is to be equally admired says Mickey Randall.
Volleys, Blundstones and Thongs: Life in the Shoe-Wearing States
August 26, 2015 by 41 Comments
In praise of thongs, the [time honoured-Ed] Dunlop Volleys and Blundstones. Mickey Randall salutes three Australian icons.
Round 17 – Adelaide v Gold Coast: A Pillar of (Chicken) Salt
July 26, 2015 by 13 Comments
A Mickey classic as he samples Adelaide Oval’s culinary delights and the Crows for the first time post repatriation. Would you like chicken salt with that?
Singapore and Me
July 2, 2015 by 21 Comments
Mickey Randall and family are coming home to Australia. It makes him reflect.
Round 13 – Brisbane v Adelaide: Johnny Gastev Is Playing Quite Well
June 29, 2015 by 20 Comments
Mickey Randall comes to terms with finishing his stint in Singapore by watching his Crows fall over the line in Brisbane. How does it compare with the highlights of Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral?
Round 9 – Adelaide v Fremantle: Colin Sylvia’s mother says
May 31, 2015 by 12 Comments
Is this a ‘somebody did somebody wrong song’ report from Mickey Randall? The ‘somebodies’ were Freo and Adelaide respectively. Love the use of ‘gossamer’ in this one.
Quinella Holiday: Singapore Races
May 30, 2015 by 12 Comments
Mickey Randall’s overseas odyssey takes him to the horse races in Singapore where the amber fluid flows. More shopping mall than Morphettville when Black Caviar won the Goodwood.
Round 4 – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide: He used to cut my grass…He was a very nice boy
April 27, 2015 by 15 Comments
A dog of a day for the Crows is summed up superbly by Mickey Randall.
DK Lillee, the Jumbo Prince, and that Young Mum at the Checkout
April 17, 2015 by 16 Comments
Mickey Randall reminds us that the child is the father to the man, as he looks back at some of the sporting experiences that shaped him.
A Footy Almanac Yarn about Writing Footy Almanac Yarns
March 23, 2015 by 12 Comments
“Singapore’s only no repeat work day;” Words that could only be found in a Mickey Randall yarn for the Footy Almanac. From downtown Singapore, the day when Mickey heads back to the Adelaide Oval via Glenelg looms. Go Tiges!
Almanac Wine: Songs of Sparkling Shiraz
February 18, 2015 by 24 Comments
“Sparkling shiraz is the viticultural Skyhooks. Unheard of in Europe. Never caught on in America. Yet enduringly significant and loved in Australia,” writes Mickey Randall in this cracking piece about the magnificent drop. [have had a few myself – JTH]
Hertfordshire: Harry Potter and the Cheeky Half Pint
February 5, 2015 by 18 Comments
If you’ve ever wondered where the name St Albans came from – indeed if there even IS a Saint Albans, Mickey Randall is here to help. Now with extra Harry Potter, and recollections of youthful exuberance in Ol’ Blighty.
Football in London: Who took the jam outta your doughnut?
January 30, 2015 by 18 Comments
Standing on a time-honoured patch of dung, yarning with the rank and file and giving the opposing lads some stick. Mickey Randall extolls the virtue of the grass-roots soccer lover, away from the bright lights of the Premier League in Old Blighty. Whether it’s Wealdstone or Wangaratta, some things seamlessly hurdle continents and cultures.
London: Good Service on the Piccadilly Line
January 23, 2015 by 26 Comments
Mickey Randall is a terrific observer. He was recently in London, again.
Paris: Je Suis un Rock Star
January 19, 2015 by 12 Comments
Mickey Randall’s European holiday continues. “Returning to Europe, but with the boys, is to visit the continent afresh, and see everything as if for the first time.” Warning: may create an insatiable desire to travel Europe by train.
Local English soccer: Wealdstone v Hemel Hempstead
January 17, 2015 by 4 Comments
Mickey Randall went to the soccer in North London.
Munich: Ferret Club is Cancelled
January 16, 2015 by 5 Comments
Mickey Randall introduces his sons to the joys of a ‘white Christmas’ – German style
Adelaide Test, Australia v India – Day Two: Mitch Johnson’s Moustache Releases Album of Boney M Covers
December 10, 2014 by 10 Comments
With access to Channel Nine’s pictures and England’s SkyTV commentary for the Australia V India Test series, have Mickey Randall and Singaporean cricket fans got it too good (with bonus points for references to Tintin, pixelated ‘Escape to the Country’ cleavage and An American Werewolf in London in the same piece)?
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