Swifty cops a beating, reveals the findings of his investigations to his antagonist and more in his search for the missing child in Episode 7.
Almanac Footy Documentaries: ‘Carn the Chinese!’ @ MIFF 2026
May 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Angela How’s documentary ‘Carn the Chinese’ has been included in the MIFF 2026 program.
Almanac Song Lyrics: My Beautiful German Ex-Girlfriend
May 25, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Instead of a poem, this Monday it’s a song lyric from Kevin Densley. He says the song is about ‘youthful love’. [Shades of Dolly Parton too, perhaps. Ed.]
Almanac Music: Dylan Cover Songs – International Style #11: Dylan’s Favourite Dylan Covers
May 24, 2026 by 7 Comments
To celebrate Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday today, Part 11 of Karl Dubravs’ incredible ‘Dylan Cover Songs – International Style’ series features cover versions of Dylan songs that Bob himself acknowledges as his favourites.
Almanac Music: Mike Rudd, Spectrum and the Enduring Power of ‘I’ll Be Gone’
May 23, 2026 by 3 Comments
Along with many other Mike Rudd fans, Richard Griffiths attended Chris Franklin’s documentary ‘Someday I’ll Have Money’ and presents a review of the event.
Almanac Music: 33 1/3 Reasons Why – Aladdin Sane (or just a bit fed up with it all?)
May 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Hearing David Bowie speaking about his creating of music has Greg Andrew pondering his own feelings towards the music of the superstar.
Almanac Life: The mail must go through
May 23, 2026 by 1 Comment
A surprise package in the post has Citrus Bob Utber recalling how his nickname came about and his return to writing.
Swifty Taylor and the Missing Child – Episode 6
May 22, 2026 by 6 Comments
Swifty settles in to listen to a confession.
Almanac Music: ‘You’ve got a friend’ – Songs Referencing Friendship
May 22, 2026 by 207 Comments
In this week’s installment of his long-running series on popular song themes, KD deals with songs referencing friendship. As is always the case, readers’ song choices and comments are warmly welcomed.
Tilt
May 20, 2026 by 17 Comments
Damian Balassone’s poem celebrates ‘Tilt’s’ (Rod Carter’s) “only bloody goal in thirteen years.”
Round 10 – Brisbane v Geelong: A Haiku Review
May 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
A great win by Geelong over Brisbane inspired Marcus Holt to respond with an account of the match in haiku verse.
Almanac Poetry: White Cockatoo
May 18, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley, previously unpublished, is about our showoff friend, the cockatoo.
Almanac Nostalgia: When boxing was king
May 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
Rummaging through some old boxes of ‘stuff’ Citrus Bob Utber came across an old boxing photograph reminding him of a time when boxing was king.
Almanac Tennis: The Ant Hill Mob – Remembering Mal Anderson
May 16, 2026 by 1 Comment
Michael Sexton remembers Mal Anderson former Australian tennis champion who has recently passed away.
Almanac Footy: The Melbourne Football Club – Recollections and Reflections (Part 1)
May 15, 2026 by 2 Comments
Richard Griffiths was Development Officer, Recruiting Manager and Football Manager of the Melbourne FC from 1988 to 1996. In Part 1 of his Recollections and Reflections he looks at some of the players recruited to the club during his time there, in particular David Schwarz and David Neitz.
Swifty Taylor and the Missing Child – Episode 5
May 15, 2026 by 4 Comments
When you play with matches, you might end up getting burnt. Will Swifty suffer this fate?
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