In this Friday’s column, KD puts The Beatles song ‘Rain’ under the microscope, and concludes that it is ‘certainly one of the most influential songs of the 1960s, or maybe, the entire rock/pop era’, even if it was originally the B-side of the ‘Paperback Writer’ single.
Almanac Music: Australian Winter Songs – Name a Personal Favourite.
July 30, 2021 by 28 Comments
Summer and music go so well together, as everyone knows. What about winter and music? In this piece, KD asks Almanackers to nominate a favourite winter song, and provides one of his own.
Round 4 – Richmond v Brisbane: Defence is Trumps
April 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The best offence is a good defence, so goes the sporting truism. For Joe De Petro, the best of Richmond starts with a good defence too.
AFLW Round 4 – GWS v Adelaide: Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
February 27, 2018 by 2 Comments
Anne Cahill Lambert made it out of Canberra’s Big Wet right on time (thanks Brandon) but insufficiently caffeinated (thanks Sutton Forrest) for the Ebony Marinoff tackle-a-thon. And Blacktown’s Big Wet [Well done to those 17 people on the far side – Ed].
Almanac WAFL: Royals, Thunder reign in WAFL
July 18, 2016 by 1 Comment
Amid terrible conditions, Les Everett wraps up a quiet weekend of WAFL.
Haiku Bob – Round 15 – Steady Drip
July 16, 2015 by 1 Comment
Three straight defeats and nobody up forward “except bloody Jesse White”… the rains are falling on Haiku Bob’s Magpies.
AFL Round 16 – Geelong v Melbourne: I think I’ve gone soft!
July 15, 2013 by 6 Comments
Rain at the footy? Wally can’t believe the inconvenience in this modern world of spectator comfort.
First Test – Day 2: Not quite singing in the rain
November 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
Miss the action from the second day’s play? Gabba stalwart Mick Jeffrey brings you up to speed. (We don’t know why Channel 9 played alternative programs all day, no shortage of action here.)
The poncho ain’t pretty
July 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
You’re sitting ground level two rows from the front, on a cold Friday night at the MCG. The cold wind is blowing from the grey daunting skies and then it happens. It starts to rain. Rain is a beautiful thing especially when you are rugged up indoors wearing multiple layers and Ugg Boots watching the [Read more]
Sink or swim for Lions – they sank
May 2, 2012 by 4 Comments
Brisbane downpours have a particular soaking quality which seems to soften your bones like arrowroot biscuits. Through the window of the taxi on Wynnum road it looked like a classic. “Ya still goin to the footy? Good on ya,” said the cabbie “They only get up here once a year.” “We’ll go down Geelong Street, [Read more]
Rain in Tasmania, but training might still be on
April 12, 2011 by 23 Comments
I’d spent two days in Hobart drinking with a mate who has nothing to do with football or the bush, which was great. By the second day, though, I was champing to get back to the mountains and hard work. To the rhythm of small waves from every ute I pass and the chubby clucks [Read more]
The best game I never saw
April 5, 2011 by 4 Comments
Rotten, Gnawing, Lime-Green Jealousy. There had been record rainfall. You hear that a lot, but sometimes it’s true. My team didn’t make the finals, so, fuck it, a mate and I went for a drive. The car was facing east when we got into it, so we drove east. It was that simple. No plans, [Read more]
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