Thedook71

LATEST ARTICLES ( 64 )

• V/Line Fine

  

  For some reason, the Covid pandemic made me nostalgic for public transport, and possibly as a result of some form of delirium, I decided that a trip on a... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2024 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Pen of Destiny

  I like to think of myself as a rational human being - I don't believe in ghosts, I don't think celestial bodies have any bearing on personality types and I don'... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2018 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come Said The Boy

  

  'Come Said The Boy' was a chart-topping song released by the Australian band Mondo Rock in the year 1983. It is the creepiest song ever written! Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2018 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Far Can Too Fargo?

  

  For such a tiny place, a lot of big things seem to happen in the town of Fargo.After the successful Cohen Brothers movie, audiences could be forgiven for... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2017 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Arrested Development

  

  I went down to the Coburg RSL recently on the premise of seeing some local bands. Secretly, I think I just didn't want to watch the Federal election coverage... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2016 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beetlejuice

  

  It's amazing how standards can slip over time. I once said I'd never participate in the American tradition of Halloween, but I eventually succumbed along with... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2016 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Goodbye Cody

  

  One of my earliest memories of our dog Cody was watching him sliding across the polished wooden floors of our house in Lutwyche. He was about three months old... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bad Taste

  

  Recently I've been looking around at household furnishings and have come to a startling conclusion - I have terrible taste!I 'm not appalled by this insight. I'... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Night at the Footy!

  

  The zombie horde on the way to the MCG.I've lived in Melbourne for eight years now and have never had the inclination to go to an AFL game - until now! Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hard Rubbish

  

  I feel guilty sometimes for missing a time when nobody cared about the environment. Especially when I fondly recall family trips to the dump in the days of my... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Supanova

  

  Whenever I discuss my high school days with friends, I always try to explain that, whilst I was never one of the 'cool' clique, I was also never a social pariah... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lost Things

  

  I achieved a minor victory today as a parent. I managed to get my daughter Clementine to voluntarily throw out a small fraction of the myriad of toys she has... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My First Share House

  

  I was talking to my workmates in the lunch room a couple of weeks ago about the terrible neighbours I have. My workmates had similar tales of woe. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Escape (The Pina Colada Song)

  

  Rupert HolmesI read a review recently of the soundtrack to the film 'Guardians of the Galaxy' which astutely observed that it's a soundtrack for people that lov... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Show

  

  I've been living in Melbourne for many years now, but this is the first one where I dared to venture to 'The Royal Melbourne Show. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dan

  

  When I was in grade eight, my music teacher was a swaggering, saxophone playing, jazz aficionado. For the sake of this story, let's call him Mr Jones. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• No Time Wasters

  

  If you were to believe most of the ads looking for musicians posted on the board at Skinny's records in the early 1990's, then 'no time wasters' is what most... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sicko

  

  Jerry Seinfeld was right when he said 'If your body was a car - you wouldn't buy it.' The maintenance required is ridiculous. Especially after the age of 40. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Archaeology

  

  All around me people seem to be going on exciting overseas adventures. My wife is currently in America touring with her band The Zebras, while I spend three... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

  

  We bought a new car from a car-yard about six months ago... well, it was new for us, but second-hand technically. It runs pretty well now, but trying to get... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2014 CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION