What was Noelle McCathy on about today with Garry Moore?

She was talking of private security guards in the Streets of Christchurch hired by the local firms. Garry didn't know what she was on about & neither do I.

Possibly something like this:

Central Christchurch landlord Anthony Gough said business owners…

What was Noelle McCathy on about today with Garry Moore?

She was talking of private security guards in the Streets of Christchurch hired by the local firms. Garry didn't know what she was on about & neither do I.

His privious…

I have yet to find the Dunedin equivalent of La Porchetta for a cheap pasta meal, or Pete's Pies for inexpensive pie chips and salad..although there is a pie shop called "Who Ate All The Pies" 5 minutes walk from where I live that makes divine, but expensive, pies.....

Can't…

I scored the Ramones Weird Tales Of... 4cd / dvd box-set for only $25, plus Joy Division deluxe editions, Scott Walker, assorted Flying Nun goodies and more.

Scott Walker... The ex-Walker Brothers guy who always sings in augmented 5ths? I gotta say he was way more entertaining when he were…

Where, if not on Lorne Street, was Simple Cottage then?

High Street! (Not that I ever went there.)

As I recall, yes. Downstairs from where Vivace is now.

I'm pretty damn sure it was where metropolis is now.....or did it move there later in the game?

Where, if not on Lorne Street, was Simple Cottage then?

High Street! (Not that I ever went there.)

As I recall, yes. Downstairs from where Vivace is now. They were hippies. Dominos were glam vegetarians, and also served espresso coffee well before it was common. I quite miss these places.…

Where, if not on Lorne Street, was Simple Cottage then?

High Street! (Not that I ever went there.)

I still recall the perfect Scotch eggs from the downstairs snack bar of James Smith's in Wellington in the 1960s. (The little one outside the haberdashery notions department – belt buckles and so forth. ) So…

I'm not vegetarian, but I still hanker after the tofu burgers that we used to get at the wee place on Lorne St, in the 80's. Does anyone remember it's name?

Dominos. And yes, they were nice — most of the food was, as I recall.

That all sounded really appealing until I realised you were talking about scoffing down lard. That's enough to nearly make me retch, and I'm from yorkshire for feck's sake!

(And, it's worth mentioning, vegetarian. So I suppose that disqualifies me – but eating lard is still totally rank, sehriusly!)

Not…

The first two pages are largely a rhapsody about being fed thin strips of lardo — the fatty back of a pig — specially cured by Mario himself and taken from a very fat pig that had spent the last months of its life eating apples, walnuts and cream. The…

The most gorgeous morning and afternoon – sitting happily in our new little bit of paradise ...

You've got space!!

That house looks really lovely, but you should knock out both sides of the serving hatch from the kitchen. Cooks like to socialise too. And you can't need that much storage…

What a flash feed you had! Hand stretched mozzarella and vine ripened tomatoes? Olive oil? Where's the pipi's?

The pipis aren't good for my gout unfortunately — and there were none handy anyway (have you noticed how live mussels with their constant shower have disappeared from supermarket?).

The mozz was…

That was my inner brown person, sorry. She pops up in my conscious mind from time to time, particularly when issues such as race relations or food are mentioned. That's the same…

Hugely impressive.

And bleak. Whew. As I was watching it I thought 'this is so wonderfully grim that I'm actually exhilarated by it!' It was a weird feeling.

If you eat duck for Christmas, you don't have to worry about it drying out. You *do* have to worry about all…

it was screened in america a couple of weeks ago.
torrent already available. its quite stunning. a multi layered, moving and damn funny triumph.

Watched it last night. It's definitely all that. Hugely impressive.

Well done, that man.

drizzled with Paul Holmes olive oil from Mana Lodge

It's bloody good olive oil. I think the old fella has found his true calling.

I worked Chrissy this year and got sent to Gisborne for my troubles. 30 degrees at the Wainui beach, pumping surf, kids splashing in the shallows…

I scored the Ramones Weird Tales Of... 4cd / dvd box-set for only…

Don't forget the Extras Christmas Special (Thursday, December 27, 9.00pm – BBC One). Should be on a torrent the next day

it was screened in america a couple of weeks ago.
torrent already available. its quite stunning. a multi layered, moving and damn funny triumph.

spoiler

george michael in a…

Don't forget the Extras Christmas Special (Thursday, December 27, 9.00pm – BBC One). Should be on a torrent the next day.
Ricky ends up on Doctor Who....

That's me four years ago! Sleeping in till 12 at the backpackers', lunch from KFC, humble indeed, and very un-northern-hemisphere.

Not long till I grace Aotearoa's shores again – four weeks to go.

Lovely christmas post Russell, very poetic too you soft…

Noah's Ark: The Horror

The War on Christmas nonsense regrettably spreads to Britain.

The already copious Voyage of the Damned Wikipedia article (SPOILERS!!)

And if anyone can find a link to Steve Braunias's wonderful meditation on parenthood in last weekend's…