W.A Almanackers: The Bush Footy Exhibition is currently on at the Mossenson Gallery in Subiaco, Perth. Les Everett has more details…
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The path to enlightenment: sport v art
November 13, 2014 by 6 Comments
Tinsel Tony Wilson, Ange Pippos and I were definitely wearing the white shorts for this one. The debate at the Ian Potter Museum of Art attracted a terrific audience (very responsive). But we got flogged by Robert Nelson, Alicia Sometimes and Justin Heazlewood (hearty congratulations). Thanks to Dave O’Neill for sitting in the chair.
Stereo Stories
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Almanac Kick-to-Kick: Wednesday 2 July
July 1, 2014 by 5 Comments
There’s an Almanac Kick to Kick session on Wednesday 2 July at 2pm. Brunswick St Oval. Phil Dimitriadis and Vin Maskell look forward to seeing you there. BYO boots, shorts, footy jumpers (woollen preferably), sliced oranges and bravado. Skills optional.
Almanackers at the Willy Lit Fest
May 30, 2014 by 10 Comments
The Williamstown Literary Festival is on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June. Several Almanackers will be panelists. Gideon Haigh will be there. Don’t miss it.
How to watch footy, part 17: FIDA, Freo and flags at the Fearon
July 18, 2013 by 3 Comments
The Williamstown Seagulls hosted the CBC Freamantle All Abilities team in the FIDA interstate derby. Top notch football ensued.
How to Watch Footy (part 16): Innocence lost
July 4, 2013 by 1 Comment
If the first cut is the deepest, what is the first goal kicked against you? And the second and the third and the fourth and the fifth? How deep is the cut when you’re eight goals down at quarter-time and you’ve hardly got the ball into the forward line?
Knackers to the fore in new footy book
June 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Five Almanackers are amongst the 50 contributors to Australia’s Game, a new book just published by Slattery Media. The book is an updated version of the 1988 book The Greatest Game, edited by Ross Fitzgerald and Ken Spillman
Tim Boyle on Footy Town
June 6, 2013 by 3 Comments
Tim Boyle launched Footy Town at the All Nations last Friday with this entertaining speech on country footy.
Friday: Kick to Kick with The Footy Almanac
April 29, 2013 by 18 Comments
The Footy Almanac has started its monthly kick to kick sessions – now in two brilliant locations. All welcome.
The broken wedding bat
January 12, 2013 by 6 Comments
A broken Century International cricket bat holds many memories for Vin and Julie Maskell.
Essential cricket gear
January 4, 2013 by 8 Comments
Secret Cloke list revealed
August 1, 2012 by 18 Comments
The following clubs have yet to confirm their expression of interest in the services of Mr T Cloke, footballer. Aberfeldie Junior Football Club Brunswick Bocce Club Creswick Croquet Club Donald Darts Club Elsternwick Elderly Citizens Club Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club Geraldton Golf Club Hopetoun Hookey Club Ipswich Football Club (U.K) Jurien Junior Football Club [Read more]
Voulez-vous footy avec moi?
June 13, 2012 by 8 Comments
Forty years on, Vin Maskell recalls the dedication of a classmate during French lessons In 1973 we had French before footy. We had masculine and feminine nouns before running around on the Frere Jacques Hamilton Oval. We had singular and plural verbs before scratch matches amongst the boys of Form Three at le college [Read more]
Write Line Fever
April 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Discussions on sports writing. 8 – 9:30pm on Wednesday May 2, with Gideon Haigh, John Harms and Vin Maskell, at Williamstown CYMS Sporting Club, Fearon Reserve, Gardiner St Williamstown. A part of the Williamstown Literary Festival.
Almanackers take on the Big Issue
February 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
by Vin Maskell It looks like there are two Almanackers in the current edition of The Big Issue. Andrew Starkie has a story set in Warrnambool in the mid 1980s called Pick Your Battles, about school-bullying and boxing lessons from Dad. Not sure if it’s already been published on the Almanac site. Here’s how [Read more]
The flat white chord
February 7, 2012 by 14 Comments
by Vin Maskell At first I thought the voice was coming through the speakers of the large, neat café, trying to be heard above the burble of lunch orders and the boiling, bubbling and steaming of the baristas at work. Then I wondered if a busker, carried away mid-song, had strayed in to take [Read more]
“First Dog on the Moon” Art Exhibition
January 25, 2012 by 2 Comments
“First Dog on the Moon” Art Exhibition: A must see, and it ends on Saturday 28th January. by Yvette Wroby Yesterday, I decided on the hot Sunday morning to pretend I was overseas and holidaying and do what one does on holidays and go for adventures. So I jumped on my trusty tram and [Read more]
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