Ed Carmine can’t work out who owned the shorts previously or why they were so inexpensive when he spied them on Sydney Road!
Almanac Food: KD’s Kitchen – The Napoletana Pizza
October 23, 2020 by 4 Comments
What better way to utilise time during Covid-19 than to hone up on one’s culinary skills as Kevin Densley has done.
Almanac (Footy) Poetry: Fred Swift
October 23, 2020 by 3 Comments
Fred Swift captained Richmond’s premiership team in 1967, his last quarter goal-square mark a precursor of Leo Barry many years later. But was he over the goal-line? Bill Wootton captures it all in verse.
Finals Week 2 – Haiku Bob – a bit of life ends
October 21, 2020 by 1 Comment
Haiku Bob reflects on the end of Collingwood’s season.
Almanac Book Launch – ‘Lament’ by Nicole Kelly: A time to toast!
October 20, 2020 by 12 Comments
The social gathering limitations imposed by COVID-19 might be a wet blanket for some, but for Nicole Kelly it provides an opportunity to invite the whole Almanac community to the online launch of her novel ‘Lament’ next month.
Almanac Music: Dave Kimber – Herb Alpert, Buffy St Marie, and deer antlers!
October 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
More wonderful musical tales from Dave Kimber during his time at the Guitar Centre in Los Angeles, including Herb Alpert and a deer.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Whitsun Weddings’ – Philip Larkin
October 20, 2020 by 1 Comment
‘The Whitsun Weddings’ is another much loved poem by Philip Larkin.
Almanac Music: The music of New Orleans – Allen Toussaint
October 20, 2020 by Leave a Comment
During his lifetime, Allen Toussaint was a dominant and legendary figure in the music of New Orleans, that still continues to this day.
Almanac Poetry: In a Kelly town museum
October 20, 2020 by 6 Comments
In today’s poem, Kevin Densley goes ‘a bit abstract’, to use his own words, with a Ned Kelly theme about going to a museum in Kelly Country as a kid and seeing two particularly interesting artefacts side by side.
Almanac Footy – Famous VAFA Club XVIII/Clubbies footballers
October 19, 2020 by 4 Comments
Kevin Pollard keeps working his way down the Victorian footy leagues tree of individuals with notable careers who had a crack at playing – this time in the VAFA’s Club XVIII league or ‘Clubbies’. Can you add any more names to the list?
Almanac Art: A prelude to the 2020 AFL Grand Final from DJ Williams
October 19, 2020 by 2 Comments
They’re the last teams standing in 2020, but as the artwork of Darren ‘DJ’ Williams shows, Richmond and Geelong have been standing for a very long time.
Almanac Music: Iris DeMent – What a voice!
October 16, 2020 by 1 Comment
Iris DeMent is a favourite singer of Col’s. He first came across her performing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay about twenty years ago and was hooked!
Almanac (Local) History: Three Geelong Vignettes
October 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley continues his occasional series of history/memoir prose pieces about his home town, Geelong.
The Half-Back Flankers
October 15, 2020 by 3 Comments
‘The Half Back Flankers’ is a poem from Damian Balassone’s recent publication, ‘Strange Game in a Strange Land’.
Almanac Music: Dave Kimber and the Palamino Club
October 13, 2020 by 1 Comment
Dave Kimber remembers The Palomino Club, world famous cowboy suit maker Bill Nudie and his cars, and ‘Tiny’ the bouncer.
Almanac Poetry: Propinquity
October 13, 2020 by 6 Comments
One thousand, nine hundred and forty one years ago – almost to the day, according to some recent research – Mt Vesuvius’s most devastating eruption occurred. This week’s poem from Kevin Densley, ‘Propinquity’ deals with that catastrophe.
Almanac Poetry: ‘In Memoriam’ by Martin Johnston
October 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
A new selection of poetry by Martin Johnston (1947 – 1990), ‘Beautiful Objects’ has been released on the thirtieth anniversary of his death.
Haiku Bob: The 2020 AFL Grand Final Haiku Kukai
October 11, 2020 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob is back to remind everyone of the upcoming Grand Final Haiku Kukai – get involved!
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