2010: The Cultural YTD

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  • Kyle Matthews,

    Probably the best thing musically to happen over the past year here in Napier has been the re-emergence of the Cabana hotel as a live music venue.

    We have a similar story over the past 18 months in Dunedin with Chicks Hotel, which used to be a sleazy, bear soaked dive, and is now the main place visiting bands book when they come into town. Part of Port Chalmers revival. Hector isn't making money there yet, but he's adding pizzas to the offerings soon and hopefully it starts to pay for itself soon.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    bear soaked

    The number one threat in Dunedin: bears.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Smarter than the average beer?

    ...which used to be a sleazy, bear soaked dive

    the perils of boo-boutique "bruin" ?
    ;- )

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • giovanni tiso,

    Stop the search. This is almost too clever to be legal.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report Reply

  • dyan campbell,

    It was really Winnie Cooper who distinguished herself after The Wonder years.

    Danica McKellar's Theorem

    Please excuse these showbiz digressions... but another little known (and equally little-believed) fact:
    Hedy Lamarr was one of the inventors of frequency hopping spread-sprectrum communications.

    auckland • Since Dec 2006 • 595 posts Report Reply

  • 3410,

    Auckland • Since Jan 2007 • 2618 posts Report Reply

  • Geoff Lealand,

    Gaylene ... She's a very solid person

    She is more than solid; she is stupendous. I rang her a couple of nights ago, seeking to set up an interview for the Australian media mag Metro (I have recently done such an interview with Taika Waititi). I rang her cell-phone, assuming she was in Wellington, but wasn't able to leave a message. Our phone rang 30 minutes later--it was Gaylene calling from the Cannes Film Festival!

    Tony Barry is tremendous in Home By Christmas and it is such an interesting film in the way it is structured.

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Smarter than the average beer?

    oh poohpooh!
    That is a boo-boo!
    (oops double-pundipping,
    sorry ref!)

    Now can we have coffins
    that are bier-crates?

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Sacha,

    The number one threat in Dunedin: bears.

    Polar

    Ak • Since May 2008 • 19745 posts Report Reply

  • recordari,

    Behold the Irish Coffin Box.

    Pull the other one. No, I mean the third from the left.

    AUCKLAND • Since Dec 2009 • 2607 posts Report Reply

  • chris,

    Kick-Ass.

    Mawkland • Since Jan 2010 • 1302 posts Report Reply

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