Mick Jagger performed a supposedly ‘secret’ promotional concert at The Corner Hotel in 1988 for his solo album. Matt Zurbo was lucky enough to be there.
Almanac Music: Keef’s obit (just on the odd chance he might predecease me) – Anson Cameron
August 11, 2021 by 12 Comments
Keith Richards’ death has always been with us, says Anson Cameron. Yet, “immortally moribund,” he’s still kicking. Best, then, to pay your respects.
Almanac Life: Which one are you?
August 11, 2021 by 16 Comments
Roger Lowrey wonders why we often choose one item over another, but as he states, it’s all because of an invisible fault line that goes beyond chocolates.
Almanac Music and Photography: A remarkable photo after the Rolling Stones press conference, Sydney, 1973.
August 10, 2021 by 6 Comments
Col Abbott took this photo when the Rolling Stones were on their 1973 tour of Australia.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Country’ – Tommy Mallet
August 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Nothing like some country music playing on the ute radio reflects Tommy Mallet in his poem, ‘Country’.
Almanac Life: Not a care in the world!
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The life of a swan on Albert Park Lake seems quite carefree compared to our rollercoaster lives at the moment thinks Jan Courtin.
Almanac Olympics: First Olympian almost a hero
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Edwin Flack is a name familiar to many for his exploits at the re-birth of the Olympic Games some 125 years ago. Harold Peacock has uncovered another who might well have left Flack in the shade on the track, but achieved great deeds elsewhere… [This is well worth a read – Ed.]
Almanac Music: She Passed By Me At The Fair (Song Lyric)
August 9, 2021 by 6 Comments
Something a little different from Kevin Densley – his most recent song lyric, written only weeks ago. ‘With Irish ancestry on both sides of my family, this lyric for a traditional-sounding Irish folk ballad was bound to come out sooner or later. Imagine these words in a brief, melodic song, wistfully sung.’
Almanac Life: Crossing The Road
August 9, 2021 by 21 Comments
Some musings from Dips O’Donnell as he moves into lockdown mode once again.
Almanac (Cartoon) Life: Covid conundrums
August 6, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Yesterday she nailed the travails of Saints’ supporters; today it’s a series of reflection of Covid in the spotlight. Again, no words needed.
Almanac Music: Favourite Songs of the Half-Remembered Kind
August 6, 2021 by 4 Comments
Do you have songs you really like but, for an extended period of time, can only partially remember them? In this Friday’s post, KD asks Almanackers this question, and puts forward an example of his own.
Almanac Book Reviews – William Westerman’s ‘Merger’ by Jamie Simmons
August 6, 2021 by 6 Comments
Jamie Simmons read William Westerman’s recent release ‘Merger’ on the events of 1996 between Fitzroy and Brisbane and here shares his thoughts.
Almanac Music – More of Vanilla Fudge: ‘Eleanor Rigby’
August 5, 2021 by 4 Comments
Following on from Col Ritchie’s earlier post on Vanilla Fudge, his fellow fan Ian Hauser offers a few more thoughts about the band’s eponymous 1967 album.
Almanac Life: More Things I Like
August 3, 2021 by 11 Comments
Mickey Randall has come up with another intriguing list of his favourite and important things in life.
Almanac Poetry: ‘Piece Rates’ – Tommy Mallet
August 3, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The beauty of a tall dead tree rising through the fog is a welcome distraction from the hard slog of tree planting Tommy Mallet’s poem ‘Piece Rates’ points out.
Almanac Poetry: Triptych
August 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Kevin Densley’s poem reworks a classic 19th century French painting into an imagined three-part contemporary picture that critiques today’s consumerist society.
Almanac (Footy) Life: Kid-wrangling and Coach-wrangling
July 31, 2021 by 3 Comments
Collingwood put their fans out of their misery early this season but the footy joy is still there to be experienced – at Auskick, writes Nicole Kelly. Even if it did feel like -2.2 degrees in Beaufort.
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