Haiku Bob on Friday night’s rain-soaked game
AFL Round 4 – Richmond v Collingwood: Hunters and Collectors at the Palais
April 14, 2014 by 5 Comments
Luke Reynolds is faced with a difficult choice. Footy or music? Music or footy? In the end his (magpie) Hunters triumph over the (timid tiger) Collectors.
Variations on a Theme
April 11, 2014 by 4 Comments
Steve Duffy fills us in on the finer points of poetry – footy style. Has Haiku Bob found a match?
Footy Art (thanks to Warwick Green and the Herald Sun)
April 11, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Check out the footy art that Warwick Green highlights in this excellent piece in the Herald Sun.
Jack Clancy: man of substance
April 9, 2014 by 7 Comments
Ray Wilson’s tribute to Jack Clancy who was involved with the Melbourne Uni Blacks for six decades. Jack Clancy, Ray says, had a profound influence on so many people.
Jack Clancy 1934-2014
April 9, 2014 by 3 Comments
Jack Clancy – footballer, philosopher, writer, teacher, bon vivant – was one of the characters of Melbourne life. John Timlin (no slouch himself) spoke at the recent celebration of Jack’s life.
AFL Round 2 – Collingwood v Geelong: Haiku Bob – Down to the Wire
April 8, 2014 by 2 Comments
Haiku Bob ponders another losing performance.
AFL Round 2 – SK v GWS, WB v NM: My Favourite Things
April 3, 2014 by 2 Comments
The Saints have a 100% winning record after two rounds and rather than getting ahead of herself, Yvette just floats along for the ride. Between art, footy, baseball and family, her life continues to be full to the brim.
AFL Round 2 – Sydney v Collingwood: an extra second
April 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
It’s all Pendlebury; all Collingwood.
Almanac artists will paint you the world’s most personal gift
March 26, 2014 by 12 Comments
Looking for a brilliant gift? Get one of our artists to knock up a portrait.
WWRAD: a guide for moral decision-making (or How Rick Astley can change your life)
March 25, 2014 by 15 Comments
Sean Curtain argues the case for Rick Astley as a modern-day guru cum prophet. [May prompt a diverse reaction – Ed]
haiku bob – bits and pieces
March 20, 2014 by 8 Comments
Haiku Bob was in Melbourne (from Sweden) to submit his thesis on the history of Australian haiku. He is caught in a bidding war between the producers of My Kitchen Rules and Biggest Loser for the rights to the mini-series. He also went to Docklands to see his beloved Pies on Friday night.
The tweeted selfie: is it a new low?
March 19, 2014 by 13 Comments
Peter Zitterschlager contemplates the age of the tweeted selfie.
Book Review: A Mouthful of Flies
March 18, 2014 by 15 Comments
Anne Myers offers a perceptive and heart wrenching review of Almanacker Sue Currie’s memoir of her time as the sole community nurse in a remote aboriginal settlement. (Compulsory reading – Ed.)
Movie: The Day of the Broken
March 16, 2014 by 2 Comments
Simon Dutton and Ange Pippos have launched their feature film, The Day of the Broken.
Trucker Slim’s Best Fairy Bread
March 15, 2014 by 5 Comments
Rick Kane selects his Top 10 acts from the recent Port Fairy Music Festival. Some oldies; some newies; all goodies. Do yourself a favour and catch these acts when they come to your neighbourhood.
Long Weekend
March 14, 2014 by 3 Comments
Kate Birrell kicks back on the deck for a gloriously technicolour weekend of backyard cricket.
Listen Now – In Praise of Libraries
March 9, 2014 by 7 Comments
It’s been a lifelong love affair with local libraries for Swish Schwerdt. And not just for the cricket books. So when Almanac banter found him ignorant on a topic, he knew what to do. If you haven’t checked out your own local library lately, let Swish persuade you to step on in.
Exile on Adelaide Oval: Stone[s] the Crows
March 4, 2014 by 40 Comments
Growing up in a dusty town, The Rolling Stones were the band. So Mickey Randall had to see them in 1995 when they played at Footy Park. Now they’re playing at Adelaide Oval during Round 1, and it’s got him looking back, in a true Aussie yarn.
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