Rick Newbery has a seemingly simple numerical trivia question for the Almanackers…who will work it out first?
Almanac Poetry: Her First and Second Husbands
September 6, 2021 by 2 Comments
This Monday’s poem from Kevin Densley illustrates that, tragically, lightning can strike twice in the same place.
Almanac Life: Footy and Fortune.
September 5, 2021 by 5 Comments
Breakfast in bed, thoughts about the footy, and reading ‘Botany Bay and the First Fleet’ are all part of Fathers’ Day for Dips O’Donnell.
Almanac Book Reviews: ‘Neil Harvey – The Last Invincible’
September 4, 2021 by 2 Comments
Roger Lowrey reviews Ashley Mallett’s wonderful account of a great Australian cricketer, ‘Neil Harvey: The Last Invincible’.
Almanac Life: Covid-19 Life and Hair
September 1, 2021 by 2 Comments
Yvette Wroby and Colin are having a bad hair Monday. Or Tuesday. Or whatever day it is….
Almanac Poetry: ‘Tav Falco’ – Tommy Mallet
August 31, 2021 by 1 Comment
The guitar playing Tav Falco, and the beatnik Hepburn feature in this week’s poem from Tommy Mallet.
Almanac Life: Charlie Watts and the Ramsgate
August 30, 2021 by 6 Comments
Mickey Randall headed to Henley Beach for an evening at the Ramsgate Hotel and a chin wag on the Stones and the late Charlie Watts.
Almanac Poetry: In the Heartland
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Politics can be funny at times, and members of the electorate can express themselves in a variety of ways. Kevin Densley recalls a time when George Bush Senior, on the US Presidential campaign trail, was mooned by an entire family!
Almanac Music: Oh, Richo (and Pearl Jam)
August 28, 2021 by 8 Comments
Matthew Richardson, Pearl Jam and Docklands – they all came together to provide an experience from which John Baker’s ears are still recovering.
Almanac Basketball: Patty Mills and the Boomers, ‘Not Bad Thanks’
August 27, 2021 by Leave a Comment
We were thrilled by basketball at the highest level with Patty Mills and the Boomers, but there’s another team proud of their exploits, the Not Bad Thanks team. [Ed -great gift idea for Father’s Day]
Almanac Music: When Will You Fall For Me?
August 27, 2021 by 5 Comments
We all have those songs that go round and round in our heads, and get stuck there – this can be for days on end. In this Friday’s column, KD writes about his current one.
Almanac Music: Vale Charlie Watts
August 26, 2021 by 5 Comments
The Footy Almanac pays tribute to Charlie Watts, legendary drummer of The Rolling Stones, who has passed away aged 80.
Almanac Music: The Rolling Stones’ Best 50 Songs
August 25, 2021 by 25 Comments
RIP Charlie Watts, the drummer of the Rolling Stones, who passed away in a London hospital on the 24th of August. He was 80. In this article posted earlier in August, Smokie recounted his top 50 Rolling Stones songs, more topical today than ever.
Almanac Art: Wednesday night – Disrupted
August 25, 2021 by 1 Comment
Kate Birrell’s latest, on listening to Raf Epstein during Melbourne’s latest lockdown.
Almanac Books: ‘Neil Harvey: The Last Invincible’ – Ashley Mallett
August 24, 2021 by 1 Comment
Ashley Mallett tells the wonderful story of Test great Neil Harvey’s illustrious cricket career in the recently released, ‘Neil Harvey: The Last Invincible’.
Almanac Life: A Covid-19 walk with Colin and a mask….
August 24, 2021 by 2 Comments
Yvette Wroby is out and about walking her dog Colin. She has created some drawings of their walk.
Almanac Poetry: ‘These Shifting Greys’ – Tommy Mallet
August 24, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The bush may be tough when there’s work to done but its natural beauty cannot be denied as Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘These Shifting Greys’ implies.
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