Posts by Russell Brown
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Hard News: Merry Christmas, Blossoms, in reply to Hebe,
What lovely pohutukawa you have m’dear.
Not my doing, of course :-)
Amazingly, the blooms are more than 50% gone up here now. The Christmas window slams shut pretty quickly.
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Muse: Merry Darth George Hathos Day!, in reply to Sam F,
I expected a suitable capstone to a decade of trolling every reasonable person in New Zealand and I did not leave disappointed.
Actually, Darth was never a neoliberal and has at various times railed against inequality and deprivation. It's just a shame that most of the time he was blathering about homosexuals and stuff.
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Perfect day for boogie-boarding at Muriwai: high tide; small, clean surf; consistent north-easterly.
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Hard News: Te Rerenga Wairua, in reply to Joe Wylie,
About the soundtrack: It was a massive piece of good fortune that Chris Knox was able to give it a go. Not only Chris but Doug Hood. Both Chris and Doug had recently worked wonders with a TEAC 4-track on the Tall Dwarfs’ Three Songs, the Dunedin Double Ep, and of course The Clean’s Boodle Boodle Boodle ...
... It was after seeing animation from the later part of the film that Doug made the suggestion. Pure inspiration, entirely Doug’s. There are a few empty links to his name on Wikipedia, but as yet no page.
Doug's role in those days is indeed a story that needs telling. He was the guy who could do it -- run the desk, make the recording, drive the van and, later, book the tours. And, of course, in the midst of any big job, Doug's "production meetings" were legendary ...
I'll see if I can fill a few of those Wikipedia gaps over the summer.
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Nek minnit … Dress Smart lol.
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One more from the Chev yesterday, after a frankly heavenly sunset swim.
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Point Chevalier beach, looking towards the Waitakeres, same day.
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Oh, what the heck, another one. Yes, I am mildly obsessed.
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And again, down at Pt Chev beach today.
It's an HDR pic, and the tree must have moved, because it's gone a bit wacky at the top left. I quite like the effect.
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Some more pohutukawa ...
