Ian Wilson reviews two new film releases, ‘Frankenstein’, and ‘Roofman’.
Almanac Books – Extracts: ‘The Hugamug Club’ by Andy Thurlow
November 6, 2025 by Leave a Comment
In the lead up to the launch of his book ‘The Hugamug Club’ later this month, Andy Thurlow provides a few extracts to whet our appetites.
Almanac Music – ‘Class of ’57’ by The Statler Brothers: My rendition
November 5, 2025 by Leave a Comment
RagingBull has been thinking a lot about the Statler Brothers song ‘The class of ’57’, so much so that he reworked some of the lyrics to reflect both his and his wife’s real life experiences.
Almanac Poetry: Cracker Night
November 4, 2025 by 24 Comments
Kevin Densley remembers that one night of the year – November 5th – when many parents allowed their kids the recreational use of small, dangerous explosives … (worthy of reprising – ed)
Almanac (Film) Reviews – ‘Bugonia’ and ‘After The Hunt’
November 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Ian Wilson takes us to the cinema again to review two films that attracted his attention. He wasn’t disappointed.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Race That Stopped A Nation’ by Patrick Smith
November 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Today is the running of one of the world’s greatest horse races, The Melbourne Cup. Patrick Smith recalls in verse the circumstances surrounding Damien Oliver’s win on Media Puzzle in 2002, ‘The Race That Stopped A Nation’.
Almanac Poetry: The Story of Fisher’s Ghost Creek
November 3, 2025 by 5 Comments
‘Tis the season (of sorts); Kevin Densley follows on from his spooky Halloween poem with a reprise of an older work on Fisher’s Ghost Creek.
Almanac Weather: The new BOM website
October 31, 2025 by 6 Comments
My Weather. Or The Weather. John Harms is wondering about the new BOM site.
Kelvin Templeton: On Writing ‘Collision’
October 31, 2025 by 3 Comments
We’ll be publishing a number of pieces on Kelvin Templeton and his debut novel ‘Collision’ over the coming weeks. We start today with a few words from Kelvin on his early life as a reader and his progress along the (sometimes rocky) path towards becoming a writer. [Congratulations Kelvin – from your fellow members at The Footy Almanac]
Almanac Book Preview – ‘The Hugamug Club’ by Andy Thurlow
October 31, 2025 by 2 Comments
Andy Thurlow provides us with the background that led to the writing of his latest book ‘The Hugamug Club’. See also details of the launch on November 27 in the Barossa Valley.
Almanac Poetry: All Hallows’ Eve
October 31, 2025 by 5 Comments
On October 31, for a number of years now, Kevin Densley has posted a Halloween poem on the Almanac website – here’s his latest one, written very recently. The poem offers a take on the spiritual, as opposed to gimmicky, side of All Hallows’ Eve.
Almanac Book Review – ‘Mark Waugh: the biography’ by James Knight
October 30, 2025 by 3 Comments
Cricket enthusiast Dan Hoban revisits the 2002 biography of Mark Waugh (since updated in 2023) which sets out to provide an insight into this enigmatic, wonderfully gifted player.
Almanac Music: Country Roads, Take Me Home — Again and Again
October 28, 2025 by 6 Comments
John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ is a much loved song of many people as Mickey Randall and Claire found out in Bali.
Almanac memories: Arthur Ashe’s Autograph
October 28, 2025 by 4 Comments
Ian Wilson recalls the time he obtained tennis great Arthur Ashe’s autograph.
The Gambler
October 28, 2025 by 7 Comments
As it is Spring Carnival time we reprise a selection of verse from Damian Balassone related to the pros and cons of ‘The Gambler’. The selection was first first published in 2024.
Almanac Books: An Extract – ‘Touchstone: Racing, Racing Men and Racehorses’ by RM Griffiths & MG Bird
October 28, 2025 by 1 Comment
Samuel Griffiths witnessed his first Melbourne Cup in 1877 at the tender age of nearly 12 years. His great grandson Richard Griffiths co wrote a rollicking yarn with Murray Bird about Samuel’s life in ‘Touchstone: Racing, Racing Men and Racehorses The life and times of Samuel Griffiths 1865-1937’. The Footy Almanac presents an extract from the book.
Almanac Poetry: The Horror, The Horror, And A Great Ugliness Is Born
October 27, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley describes this Monday’s poem, previously unpublished, as ‘toilet humour’.
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