Dave Kimber meets Sammy Davis Jr in Australia, swaps drum solos with him, is told some great stories about Frank Sinatra, and sells Sammy some Yamaha keyboards.
Almanac Music: Dave Kimber – A Musical Weekend With Sammy Davis Jr. in Australia
September 29, 2020 by 3 Comments
Almanac Poetry: ‘Do not go gentle into that good night’ – for Deano and Max
September 29, 2020 by 2 Comments
Dylan Thomas says we should fight, rage and ‘do not go gentle’ when facing death. Sometimes we have no choice.
Almanac Rugby League – NRL 2020 Round 20 wrap: Action aplenty as three veterans bow out
September 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
The final round of the NRL season saw several big scores, a stunning defeat for the Roosters and the last hit-out for three veterans of the competition. Liam Hauser presents his wrap.
Almanac Music: Theme Time Radio with Bob Dylan
September 29, 2020 by 1 Comment
Bob Dylan has returned to the radio waves with his ‘Theme Time Radio Hour’ in a special episode related to the theme of whiskey. This program was first broadcast a few days ago. Check the details for listening in.
Almanac Rugby League: What happened to the Brisbane Broncos in 2020?
September 29, 2020 by 4 Comments
Brisbane Broncos fan and Almanac regular Liam Hauser, a long-time Brisbane Broncos fan, offers his thoughts after his team ‘won’ their first ever wooden spoon.
Almanac (Footy and Netball) Books: Minyip-Murtoa FNC’s ‘Glory Days’
September 28, 2020 by 2 Comments
The mighty Minyip-Murtoa footballers and netballers won the double premiership in 2019. The club has put a souvenir publication together: a fantastic book of stories and photographs.
1981 Revisited – Epilogue: ‘Tainted Love’
September 28, 2020 by 2 Comments
After all is said and done (again) Stainless wraps up his odyssey through the annals of 1981 superb history.
Season and player review: Richmond (Part 1)
September 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Jill and Sophie Fitzsimons pause to consider the 2020 Richmond home and (mostly) away season through a thorough player review from number 1 to 50, starting today with Nick Vlastuin through Jason Castagna.
Round 18 – Haiku Bob: the other side of the clouds
September 28, 2020 by 3 Comments
Haiku Bob turns his gaze to the last game before finals
Almanac Music: Stateless in the Lockdown State
September 27, 2020 by 2 Comments
A new U2 music video has stirred Brian the Ruminator into remembering the role music has played in his life up until the current COVID restrictions in Victoria.
Almanac (Holiday Cricket) Poetry: Deano and the endless summer
September 27, 2020 by 7 Comments
E. regnans remembers summers at the beach when Dean Jones was in his prime. R.I.P. Deano.
Almanac (Horseracing) History: The greatest sporting contest ever
September 27, 2020 by 1 Comment
Great sporting contests have long centred on Queensland. This is an amazing story of a crazy horse race over 150 years ago in the Ipswich district.
Almanac (Cricket) Obituary: Dean Jones – my cricket hero.
September 26, 2020 by 14 Comments
Luke Reynolds opens his scrapbook and pays tribute to his childhood cricketing hero, Dean Jones. [This is an expression of genuine affection and sadness. Thanks Luke. – JTH]
Almanc (WAFL/W) Footy: More finals for Freo Oval by Les Everett
September 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Les has the latest on the WAFL and the WAFLW.
Round 18 – St Kilda v GWS: Saints are finals bound after nine years and my first finals experience
September 26, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Yoshi is excited that St Kilda will be playing in the finals for the first time since he began following AFL footy.
Almanac (Cricket) Obituary: Dean Jones – remembering a showman who laid the platform.
September 25, 2020 by 6 Comments
With the death of Dean Jones, Sean Mortell remembers a great Australian cricketer renowned for his dash as a batsman, and passion for the game of cricket.
Almanac Cricket: Remembering Dean Jones in the Tied Test (an extract from Mike Sexton’s book ‘Border’s Battlers’)
September 25, 2020 by 1 Comment
Dean Jones died in September 2020 while in India, the country where he played (arguably) his greatest innings. We relive this innings and the Madras (now Chennai) tied Test through these two extracts from Mike Sexton’s fine book ‘Border’s Battlers’. Vale Dean Jones.
Almanac (Cricket) Obituary: RIP Dean Jones – the player we wanted to be
September 25, 2020 by 8 Comments
Cricket lovers everywhere have been shocked by the untimely death of cricketing legend Dean Jones. Andrew Else remembers a much loved cricketer.
Almanac Life: The Glass Highway
September 25, 2020 by 13 Comments
It was to be the Dawson family’s first summer holiday. But it ended in despair on the side of the Cunningham Highway.
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