Posts by David Slack
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Yes - press record for Tupperware.
I am always reminded of that scene from the movie "Go" where the protagonists believe they are being set up for "swinging", but it is actually the network marketing pitch
And really, how different is the outcome?
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but the laws of physics dictate that two instances of Slack may not occur in the same space
Bullshit. Disproving that is as easy as walking into Hallensteins and asking for.... a pair of Slacks.
Thank you. I'll be here all week.
By the way, thanks a bunch for wiping out what remaining cred I might have had with this chemical-positive readership. Would it have killed you to mention that the drugs are off the menu on heart doctor's orders?
As for the programming: two for two so far. The Maradona one was voiced (to my ear) by the same guy who narrated People's Century, which gives it ten points right off the bat. It was followed by one on Tupperware which serves as a very nice exploration of origins of today's consumer culture and the Multi Level Marketing phenomenon. Various opportunities are taken to celebrate the contribution to feminism, but the overarching sense I was left with was darker.
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I've been enthusing about the Carlaw Park idea elsewhere, although there is one aspect that I suspect has been understated, and that is the opposition you may get from Parnell neighbours. Just ask the Port how active they can get.
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Crikey. That certainly is a vastly more appealing impresson..
I would still need to be persuaded that Gordon Moller is incorrect to argue that the footprint is too large.
Not to mention the questionable economics of ripping into the country's biggest port, and the undesirability of an edifice that walls people out in such a location. (Although on that last point, this new image might make me reconsider.)
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'Staying Alive' by the Bee Gees.
Title says it all doesn't it?
Reminds me of that story about a bunch of friends discussing what they'd like people to say about them at their funeral. They variously choose:
"He was a kind person"
"He was a visionary"
"We'll never see his like again."
The last one thinks for a minute, then he says he'd most like to hear them say "Look! He's moving!"
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I want to die in summer so my friends can cannabilise me on the BBQ over a few beers.
They can play whatever music they like.
You've Got A Friend In Me by Randy Newman?
Don't Touch My Hair by The Riptones?
Great Balls of Fire?
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I'd get a New Orleans jazz funeral. Mainly cos there's one in the opening scenes of "Live and Let Die"
Yes! There's also one in Angel Heart that stays with you long after they've marched out of shot.
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This morning's news had the poignant story of a Dutch woman who died next to the grave where she wanted to be buried. In her bag they found her will, arrangements for her funeral and even the music she wanted played.
I get the feeling that the choice of funeral music is something that many people have given quite some thought. It's intriguing: is the choice of music a statement about yourself? Is it an epitaph?
A survey a little while ago carried the dismal news that James Blunt's 'Goodbye My Lover' was the song most requested at British funerals, closely followed by Robbie Williams's 'Angels'. No prizes for guessing that 'Wind Beneath My Wings' and 'Tears in Heaven' also made the top ten.
What would you play at yours?
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As for kids & live venues, our 14 year old attended an Odessa gig the other night at the San Francisco Bath House (once we'd persuaded the Mrs that it was no longer a massage parlour),
Even when it was a massage parlour it was a cool place to go as a teenager. No, not that. It was just around the corner from our flat in Boulcott St. As well as the 'rooms' it had sauna, plunge pool and a bitchin' pool table. You could while away the hours and then go next door for a steak and a stack of buttered white bread at the Casablanca. We lived like princes.
We also did whatever we felt like doing, whether the law said it was permitted or not. Kids always will.
We never really bothered with the fireworks, though. There was usually more fun to be found indoors.
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On slow days I'd just call up one of the Wood brothers, wait for them to say something outrageous and write the story ...
That casts The Dominion of the 1970s in a new light for me. I'm guessing they did much the same thing with Bob Jones.