Posts by Robyn Gallagher
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the one about the 0900 Trivia Quiz scam we ran so successfully that Big Ross was able to give up his day job and use the cash to set up Globule Records
Heh, at the time, I remember reading (prob'ly in Rip It Up) about this krazy band called the Tufnels who'd funded their CD production via big winnings in the 0900 quiz line. I was so impressed by this story that I bought the CD and rather enjoyed it.
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They invented flat rate here, and forced the rest of the market to follow them. The other big commercial ISPs in 1996 all wanted to charge $5 an hour, but they had to fold
1. I remember when Xtra controversally dropped their dial-up hourly rate from $5 to $2.50. Smaller ISPs couldn't compete and formed BOHICA (Boldly Opposed to Hositile Internet Corporate Activity), but didn't manage to stick it to the man.
2. I used to work at Ihug, and then I got a job at Xtra. Even though I had a free phone line and monthly $50 credit that I could spend on the Telecom services of my choosing, I still kept my Ihug flat-rate account because Xtra did not then offer flat-rate dial-up. One of my new workmates was astounded at my daring.
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Ostensibly we went to see The Able Tasmans but we got to the bar early to, well, get pissed. That's how we blundered onto the support act - The Inhalers.
Some of my happiest live music nights out in Hamilton in the early '90s involved seeing local bands that I'd just stumbled across. Some of them never even recorded anything, but they'd play live heaps and get a small following who'd treat them like rock gods. Captain Higiz!
Plus, I'm really enjoying this thread. I have a post-it note that is filling up with bands I want to look into some more (though it's hard when old stuff is unavailable to buy).
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Shame Kate Nash couldn't have dragged her shag out here for a holiday as we would have got the Cribs in on the act also.
Yeah, I was really really really hoping that the Cribs would be on the line-up. There are enough rather good bands to keep me happy with BDO '08, but I hope that the Jarman bros do make it down this way eventually.
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And television is not a contemplative medium either, something Hughes considers essential to the experience of art.
I've been watching the BBC series The Genius of Photography (as recommended by Fake Fiona), and it has many moments where the soundtrack becomes silent and the photo under discussion is presented simply and plainly in front of us.
And yet I kept hitting the space bar to pause the action, so I could contemplate the image for longer than the few seconds the programme was giving me.
It's hard to do that on live TV, but technology lets us add another dimension to the experience.
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Pictures were being taken with a waterproof camera, but not one that looked especially professional.
A Cybershot in a ziploc bag?
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On another topic entirely, viewing Hamish Keith's The Big Picture has filed me with joy.
Isn't it brilliant? I really like how the works of art are just presented square on, on your screen. There's not a lot of hand-holding, just gentle nudges along the way. It's inspiring.
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Dark Carnival reminds me of Robert Johnson wanting to sell his soul but not quite getting up the guts to do it
craigm, thanks for taking the time to compose that. It makes me want to seek out the album and listen to it. A great debut post!
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Robyn wins the internet! That ruled.
Aw, thanks, Danielle!
I loved the 3Ds. And I used to go and see the Headless Chickens when I was 17, with my dodgy fake ID, and yell out all the words to 'Gaskrankinstation'
Me too! My favourite bit was yelling out "Marry the future? Kiss my arse!" in Railway Surfing.
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By the way, don't let the length of my bit (or Graeme Downes' piece above) put you off writing something yourself. If all it takes is one sentence or one paragraph, then that's all you need to write.
Rock on, write on.