Have Cyril in your home. ‘Cyril’ is up for auction! Bidding on Naomi Le Get’s striking cover art is now open. You have until Friday Dec 18 to bid. It is a very impressive piece.
Almanac Art: ‘Four of the Best’ by Susan Sutton
December 8, 2015 by 1 Comment
‘Four of the Best’ is artist Susan Sutton’s painting depicting the 2015 AFL finals series. It is available for purchase.
Almanac Art: Kate Birrell’s ‘Cyril’
December 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Check out Kate Birrell’s lively, fun painting ‘Cyril’ (which is up for sale).
Never Mind the Ballcocks – Where’s the Sealant Gun?
December 4, 2015 by 13 Comments
Swish Schwerdt is a liability on the home maintenance front. Don’t judge him.
Almanac Music: The Revolution Starts at Closing Time (a short history on the band ‘Serious Drinking’)
November 27, 2015 by 2 Comments
Dennis Gedling’s got a mate from East London who has introduced him to some bands, some old, some new. Serious Drinking is but one of them.
Tex Perkins and Tim Rogers – Sat 29th Nov at the Memo Music Hall
November 26, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Almanackers – Sunday 29th of November at The Memo Music Hall promises to be a grand event. After a decade apart, local legends Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins (author of a foreword in this year’s Footy Almanac) come together on the same stage for a cause close to their hearts… Legendary local footy club St Kilda [Read more]
January 1933 – The Empire Strikes Back
November 24, 2015 by 6 Comments
Sit back and make yourself comfortable. Peter Warrington has an idea to share. And he’s made a magnificent start, with an account of the cultural and sporting events of January 1933 as reported by the Sydney Morning Herald [A mighty effort – Ed].
My Saintly brothers and sisters … in Jake, we must now trust!
November 22, 2015 by 11 Comments
Jen Muirden asks that her fellow Saints give Jake a go.
On The Outer – The Metro Farm Footy Club is being revived
November 9, 2015 by 5 Comments
Shane McGrath is an artist with a profound interest in lost vernacular cultures. He is reviving the Metro Farm Herefords football team that played out of the middle of Melbourne’s sewerage farm from the early to mid 1900s over the next two weekends. Here’s how you can be part of it.
Witnessing Greatness
October 30, 2015 by 4 Comments
An interesting reflection by Wesley Hull, in which he looks back at the greats he has been fortunate enough to see live; and in which he also ponders whom of the current crop will one day be considered greats.
US Sport, Cigars and New York City
David Griffin takes a waft of the New York sporting landscape and exhales with a unique experience.