Posts by Shaun Scott
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Emma- thank you so much for this post. i am in the midst of shit work, and and the soon to be demise of an old friend (minimal contact in recent years but close link with the important parts of whanau and with emotional history), and this truly made me laugh. So much so that I nearly had to leave the comforting surr0undings of Selwyn Graves - Hairdresser and Tobacconist (rest assured my friend never smoked. I say this only to absolve Selwyn of blame, not to make judgement on smokers.) Truly, in what is a fragile state, I started to shake with laughter- and did have to stop reading until post haircut. (4 on the top, 2 on the sides. always brave to hair reduce on a cold Dunedin day)
Anyway . . . a good swear is a reviving thing, I reckon. To my own shame, but continued amusement, I shouted at our daughter " you fucking shit- sneezer" when she did a "nothing but net " shot in the back yard to beat me in a sadly competitive one on one- when she was 15. It was the last point scored, as neither of us could hold a basketball credibly while rolling about laughing.
Still a family favorite- as is the more tame, and more frequently vocalised "snot-gobbler".
To my mind, both work well, and have the added bonus of being open to added expletives to enhance impact. -
Hard News: Friday Music: Roger writes…, in reply to JacksonP,
With a major hat tip to Andrew Long on Twitter, Post-Punk.com just posted the video for Tomorrow Came Today by The Cakekitchen.
this sent me on a wee Cake Kitchen on youtube last night- a pleasant way to spend an evening.
I also recently bought the recently released Winter of Discontent series of 4 EP's. As always, great stuff from Mr Jefferies.
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Hard News: The Sharing Man, in reply to Nik Dirga,
This was the front page of the herald on Monday evening. I actually refreshed the site as I thought I must have been directed to a "lifestyle/entertainment/trivial shit" section - but no, these were the three lead articles.
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Watching test cricket in Dunedin . . .
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Dunedin weather always gives a sense of place- climate can become do much a part of who we are. Two photos here showing how it can be in Otepoti within minutes. The first I had sent to my brother in the uk (and then deleted to save space, hence now a screenshot). His response was looked like a beautiful day. The second was ten minutes later
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Photos may be out of sequence for dramatic effect.
Well played! totally got my morning off to a smiling start- now about to finish my porridge, and head of to a chilly university oval with our daughter to watch some cricket.
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Capture: A Place to Stand, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
they were beautiful (and even more so in my memory now)- just to the 8 year old eye, a dandelion seed-head was not as appealing as a gyrating, colourful and noisy display of others. :-)
Great that Chch has the festival with lights. We were lucky enough to have coincidentally timed an overnight stop-off in New Plymouth some years back and really enjoyed their festival of light at the gardens. -
Capture: A Place to Stand, in reply to Hebe,
I love this photo, Hebe- and hits just like this whole theme is meant to do. It has reminded me of being a kid in christchurch, and loving seeing the colourful lights playing on fountains around the town- and always being puzzled why the ones outside the town hall were only white (cool as they were). has made me quite wistful for that time (40 years ago!). Thanks!
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Capture: A Place to Stand, in reply to JacksonP,
managed to beat the rain and get it done yesterday, but felt the Courtney Barnett lawn mowing anguish . . . although mine was more like bursting a daisy cloud than cutting grass.
"I stare at the lawn, it's Wednesday morning
It needs a cut but I leave it growing
All different sizes and all shades of green
Slashing it down just seems kind of mean" -
so many choices today for you aucklanders!
here's another one (if you are not heading to the phoenix game of course)
Age Old 2015
Lineup includes Astro Children and Opposite Sex from Dunedin, as well as LIAM FINN, MISS JUNE, NEW GUM SARN, SALAD BOYS, RACKETS, SODA BOYZ, COURTNEY HATE, JOE SAYS NO, YUKON ERA and WELLINGTON POETRY CLUB.
Kinda cool ethos they express thus - "to subvert the tenuous marriage between music and alcohol cultures, and provide a safe environment for audiences of all ages to enjoy the absolute best in alternative music this country has to offer."Starts at 4:30.
