The winner of the Furphy Literary Award was announced on Saturday night at an event in Shepparton.
Almanac Comedy: John Cleese’s Final Live Act
August 1, 2023 by 5 Comments
John Cleese is one of the great comedy writers and performers of our time. Ian Wilson reviews John Cleese’s recent live show at Hamer Hall in Melbourne.
Almanac Poetry: Rewriting, Reliving
July 31, 2023 by 3 Comments
This week’s poem from Kevin Densley addresses the issue of our past: can we ever relive it, to try to make what happened then better?
Almanac Dinners: Rick, Mick and Nick
July 28, 2023 by 8 Comments
It was a fabulous night at The Tanunda Club SA for the Footy Almanac Dinner with special guest, former Test cricketer Rick Darling, and Mickey Randall was in attendance.
Almanac Life (and the Rick Darling Dinner): Community
July 28, 2023 by 8 Comments
Andy Thurlow attended the Almanac dinner for Rick Darling at The Clubhouse in Tanunda last night to find himself in the midst of a very rich community.
Almanac Music: Australian Place Name Songs
July 28, 2023 by 52 Comments
This week, the theme in KD’s ongoing series concerning popular songs is ‘Australian Place Name Songs’; in other words, any song highlighting an Australian place name is relevant. As usual, readers contributions are warmly welcomed.
Almanac Music: David Bowie’s Live Genius
July 27, 2023 by 4 Comments
Ian Wilson only came to fully ‘get’ David Bowie’s brilliance after Bowie’s death. The recent release of a tribute film added to our writer’s appreciation of the chameleon artist.
Almanac Music – Springsteen in Europe 2023: Pilgrimage (Part 1: Music)
July 27, 2023 by 8 Comments
Peter Baulderstone and Mary the Avenging Eagle report from a European pilgrimage to see their musical hero Bruce Springsteen pay tribute to his musical heroes.
Dunkeld Writers Festival
July 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
An exciting four-day writers festival is being organised in Dunkeld, Victoria. Friends of The Footy Almanac Bernard Whimpress and Gideon Haigh will be in attendance as Panellists and Chair for various sessions discussing media in sport, testing your cricket knowledge and also joining other thought-provoking and engaging speakers in a variety of topics. Tours, catering and drinks are all on offer, visit here for more information on how to book.
Round 19 – ‘winter grin’: haiku bob
July 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Another nail baiting win for Collingwood is recounted by haiku bob in verse.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Go see Joe’
July 26, 2023 by Leave a Comment
In his aviators, Smokin’ Joe from West Altona is the epitome of cool implies Pards in his verse.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Pearl’ for Miriam Dunn
July 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Jane Greenwood’s third poem here at the Almanac is ‘The Pearl’, which she wrote for her teaching colleague and friend, Miriam Dunn.
Almanac Life: Hangin’ on the telephone
July 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Why is it that the music you’re forced to listen to while ‘on hold’ on the telephone is so invariably awful? But there’s an exception to every rule, as Ian Hauser discovered recently.
Almanac (Mystery) Pubs: You Right There Darl?
July 25, 2023 by 2 Comments
Michael Randall’s latest mystery pub visit is to one where everyone is apparently known as ‘Darl’!
Almanac Life: A lesson from (Brother) Robo
July 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
John Nugent recently told the story of meeting (and selling newspapers to) John Coleman. He follows up with a piece about a childhood influence.
Almanac (Prose) Poetry: House by the Sea
July 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This week’s poetic proffering from Kevin Densley is a rich, evocative and enigmatic prose poem.
Almanac (Cricket) Poetry: ‘These Baggy Greens’ by Patrik Klika Dempsey
July 20, 2023 by 2 Comments
The reputation of the Baggy Green has taken a battering during the current Ashes series. Prague-based journalist, philosopher and poet Patrik Klika Dempsey offers this reflection.
Almanac (Pub) Life: My Humpty Doo Hotel
July 20, 2023 by 15 Comments
Grace Mackenzie is the inaugural Kevin Densley Scholar. She loves being in pubs, and working in pubs. This year she’ll tell the story of a few she loves. A Territory girl, now living in Melbourne, she starts her series with the famous Humpty Doo Hotel just outside of Darwin.
Almanac Cricket (and travel…and poetry): The Greeks play cricket?
July 20, 2023 by 1 Comment
Cruising the Dalmatian Coast, Andy Thurlow discovered that the Greeks play cricket – and successfully at that! It also twigged a memory of a poem he wrote during lockdown.
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