walls and beds...

bluey and shagga popped on in to lend hand in the garden. a retaining wall behind the potting bench as well as the garden bed infrastructure were on the agenda and all were achieved.

everyone agreed that is was noice not to get trashed on this occassion although I came pretty close to it saturday night (sleep being my saviour) and bluey still managed to leave with an injury.

Saturday entailed getting the retaining wall up and running followed by shagga's famous "kulbayaka" for dinner.

Sunday saw the garden beds materialise, the planting of the ceremonious King Shatoot White Mulberry as well as a wander around the eco village followed by a dip in the creek.

Not bad for a weekends work and thanks must go to the bluemeister and shaggatron for coming along to hang out and lend a hand.. you folk rock...

Global Gathering

Been waiting anxiously all week to discover which ‘world renowned international festival’ will be coming to Australia before the end of the year? The UK mega-festival Global Gathering will be making its way across Australia this November, meaning we’ll get to experience one of the world’s most loved dance and live music events before 2008 comes to a close.

The Australian debut of Global Gathering will be a joint venture between festival founder Angel Music Group, alongside Future Entertainment and Ministry Of Sound Australia, and the respective parties claim the tour could very well be “the biggest venture of its kind in Australia to date,” as well as “a milestone for festival culture in Australia”. Will it live up to the unbeatable reputation attached to its UK counterpart? Details are scarce at this stage as far as dates, venues and lineups are concerned, but the organisers promise all will be revealed over the coming weeks.

The legacy of Global Gathering is known to more than a few Australian dance music fans, with storming live sets having been broadcast worldwide since its launch in 2001. It really is looked to as the pinnacle of international dance festivals. Every year over 50,000 excited punters congregate at the Long Marston Airfield in the final weekend of July, making it the biggest dance weekender of the European summer. The Angel Music Group are coming hot off the heels of their most successful event yet, with attendance exceeding 55,000 at the 2008 event, and a smokin’ lineup that saw Kanye West, Moby and Mark Ronson playing live, along with DJ headliners like Armin Van Buuren, John Digweed, Roger Sanchez, Above & Beyond and many, many more.

Global Gathering has made the pilgrimage to six different countries outside the UK this year, and Angel Music Group promise that special care will be taken with each international event to mould it to the local market, meaning it’ll offer the best possible lineup of musical talent, the highest production values and an party that’s a true reflection of the original UK festival. Roger Sanchez had this to say after playing this year’s UK event; “Simply the best electronic music festival in the world, bar none.”

Global Gathering lineup:

Kraftwerk
Mark Ronson & The Version Players
Gorillaz Sound System
Sasha (excluding Perth)
Above & Beyond
Felix Da Housecat
Fischerspooner
DJ Sneak (excluding Sydney)
The Orb
Dirty South
ATB
LA Riots
Larry Tee
The Potbelleez (excluding Sydney)
Kazu Kimura
Tydi
& more still to be announced!

If anyone would like tickets at the opening price of $95.00 drop me a line as I have 15 tickets.

Prices are currently $115.00 with over 10,000 tickets sold last week so this festival will sell out.

Thanks Wayne

Went to Lang Park last night and would have to say it was one of the most gut wrenching experience since those cheating Italians knocked the Socceroos out of the World Cup.

After a disappointing build up to the game where the media's sole focus was on off field dramas instead of the collosus battle about to erupt. Wayne and Tunga's possible last game for the Broncos ensured this game would be viewed with high emotions.

Melbourne never looked like beating the Broncos so to have the game stolen in the last 30 seconds was a cruel blow to the gutted 51000 crowd.

New Global Underground Tunes

For those of you who like the Global Underground series... check out their myspace site as well as http://www.globalunderground.co.uk/. I think there are a couple of good albums being released.
Any other music tips greatly appreciated too...
Ciao for now!

Bets

Here an other update on the betting front...

What a turnout!!!

Next week, half of the fixers will be eliminated, that's if the little co-pilot is showing off his or her bits! But I am sure it will put a show on for us especially with a mother nicknamed 'sweet lips'.

goodbye hazlewood...

a few parting shots of a house that served us so well.
its funny how a room/deck can look so bare and desolate when everything is removed that made it special. this is the place that held so many great events from the spur-of-the-moment catch-ups to the full on parties and yet it is just any old deck looking at it now.
shagga lending a hand. 5 nights and two full days it took to clean that place.... it was bloody cleaner when we moved out than we we moved in.... full bond back. thanks for all yer help shags..

a great wall...

a few of the clan came over to lend a hand in the construction of retaining wall behind two of our water tanks. thanks must go to mr and mrs harvey plus the dog-a-log. we really appreciated your assistance and whilst it aint the great wall in china it certainly is the great wall in currumbin as looking at it will remind us of the laughter, sweat and tears that went with the day...
loading the back fill into the barrows before the relatively steep journey up the hill to the back of the property. there is no need to point out that after the 20th trip your bones start to ache. there was never a light load...
rusty providing some much welcomed assistance to the hound..... the finished product. let it rain i say... funny enough it is now and those tanks are 85% full.
we are compiling a few shots of the house inside and out and will be posting them shortly. stay tuned...

Calling on...

Calling on Mickus Wickus, Shagga, Bear Skinrug and all other mutant fixers ... put your bets in ... the sex of the little co-pilot will be revealed soon!