What can be more zen like than a serene motorcycle ride through the mighty Otways to the great Southern Ocean at Port Campbell as Stan Kluzek’s photos suggest.
Almanac Poetry: Beautiful Submerged Things
September 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Women, painting, literature, theatre and drowning make for a heady waterlogged mix in this week’s poem by Kevin Densley.
Almanac Music: Songs about Roads
September 22, 2023 by 74 Comments
This week’s music piece from KD concerns songs that mention roads in the title, whether they be specifically highways, streets, avenues, boulevards, esplanades or similar infrastructure.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Winter Dies Early’ – Tommy Mallet
September 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In his poem, ‘Winter Dies Early’, Tommy Mallet describes that feeling of an early morning start to work in winter.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Mid Spring Detente’
September 19, 2023 by Leave a Comment
With the weather warming up, James Walton reminds us of the hidden dangers lurking at our feet.
Mike Brady Presents: The Songs of Football’s Greatest Sons
September 19, 2023 by 12 Comments
A must have item for many a young footy fan in the early 1980s and Damian Balassone was lucky enough to get his hands on a copy after scrimping and saving his pocket money… it is Mike Brady’s ‘The Songs of Football’s Greatest Sons’. [The Footy Almanac reprises this post by Damian Balassone which in part features Ron Barassi who passed away a few days ago. – Ed]
Almanac Poetry: Love Me Tonight
September 18, 2023 by Leave a Comment
For this week’s poem, Kevin Densley has delved into his archives and found one in which, to use his own words, he ‘channels someone like Sir Les Patterson’. [Contains mature themes]
Almanac Book Review: ‘Australian Soccer from the Beginning’ – Ted Simmons OAM
September 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Ted Simmons OAM has always been the go to person for those seeking historical information about Australian Soccer. This historical information he gathered over many decades is now recorded in his book, ”Australian Soccer from the Beginning’ which has been reviewed here by Roy Hay.
Almanac Music: Extraordinary Musical Moments – Ozzy Osbourne Sings John Lennon’s ‘How?’
September 15, 2023 by 2 Comments
KD brings back his ‘Extraordinary Musical Moments’ series to discuss Ozzy Osbourne’s version of John Lennon’s ‘How?’, from the latter’s classic Imagine album.
Up the Mighty Murray! – Episode 22: Towards the Headwaters
September 13, 2023 by 9 Comments
In this the penultimate episode of Peter Clark’s magnificent series of ‘Up The Mighty Murray!’, Peter takes us on a journey towards the headwaters and Corryong. The featured match is the Grand Final of the Upper Murray Football League, Cudgewa v Bullioh.
Almanac Travel: The Train Boy – Juliaca, Southern Peru
September 12, 2023 by 13 Comments
Dips O’Donnell continues his incredible travels through South America – this time on a train in Peru, and the small boy that captures his attention in Juliaca.
Almanac Books and Music: ‘Summer Of Blood’ – Dave Warner
September 12, 2023 by 3 Comments
‘Summer Of Blood’ is musician and author Dave Warner’s new book due for release in October. A crime thriller in search of a missing young man in San Francisco during the summer of love in 1967 the book is sure to be a cracking read from this award winning author. Dave has selected a playlist of fabulous music from the era to support the book.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Small Spider’ – Tommy Mallet
September 12, 2023 by 1 Comment
Tommy Mallet returns with a new poem about an encounter with a spider as he dresses for work.
Sausage Roll Review: Platy Pie Bakery of Mount Compass
September 11, 2023 by 7 Comments
Mickey Randall tackled a monster of a sausage roll at the Platy Pie Bakery and with it the monster questions of existence, with cameos from Aristotle, The Dude and HAL from 2001 [Shame you couldn’t shoe-horn Camus in for the sake of this excerpt – Ed]
Almanac Poetry: Not Really ‘In Memoriam’
September 11, 2023 by 2 Comments
This week’s poem by Kevin Densley concerns the ‘In Memoriam’ genre. He has delved into his archives to find a poem that suggests the question: do we always need to praise the dead? Is sincerity more important than an imitation of flattery?
Almanac Music: Churches, Chapels and Cathedrals
September 8, 2023 by 26 Comments
In this Friday’s piece, part of his ongoing series on popular song, KD deals with the theme of ‘churches, chapels and cathedrals’. As usual, readers are encouraged to contribute their own choices and comments.
Almanac Music: Jimmy Buffett – a reflection
September 6, 2023 by 5 Comments
Like many, the announcement of Jimmy Buffett’s death was a surprise and shock. Daryl Schramm remembers his introduction to the music of Jimmy Buffett.
Almanac Poetry: ‘I play the perfect cover drive’ – James Walton
September 5, 2023 by 6 Comments
With the cricket season upon us, it is timely for a poem about the great sport. James Walton gets in some practice and relates his thoughts in verse of his cracking cover drive, but are his children impressed by the shot?
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