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Hard News: TV list show in "doesn't suck" shock!

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  • Rogan Polkinghorne,

    I've met Karyn through working in Radio, and in person she's really engaging and knowledgable...I just found her presenting last night to be really really...awkward.

    A-town • Since Nov 2006 • 105 posts Report Reply

  • Steve Withers,

    Rogan: For many people, Karyn Hay was a sex symbol. Be gentle with our past goddesses of TV. They live in a safe and quiet space in our memories, untarnished by time or revisionism. My wife and I used to watch Radio With Pictures religiously...and Hay was part of the fun. Her "style" was typical 80's flat-cool....(my own term, freshly minted).

    Auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 312 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart,

    I felt like a proper senior citizen when Rock The Nation explained what the "ReadyTo Roll" television programme was. And then Petra Bagust called it "RTR Countdown", which was its late '80s incarnation, and that made me feel less a senior citizen and more middle-aged.

    I can remember being four or five and thinking 'Mull of Kintyre' was the theme tune to Ready to Roll. Every night, it'd get to the end, and that's what they'd play.

    I like to think this makes me not so much 'old' as 'possessed of an excellent memory'.

    Karyn Hay was ace. I had her hairdo for a while.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • Jim Cathcart,

    From my understanding, one of the active ingredients in "pure" crystal meth is not available to the general public. In the case of Japan, most of the "shabu" or pure meth comes from North Korea. Doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo were a large supplier for the Yakuza before they got taken down.

    One would think that the pure meth is imported into NZ, so $1000 a gram is not out of the question. On the streets of Osaka, it used to be readily available for as little as 10,000 yen ($120) per gram.

    Since Nov 2006 • 228 posts Report Reply

  • Kyle Matthews,

    One would think that the pure meth is imported into NZ, so $1000 a gram is not out of the question. On the streets of Osaka, it used to be readily available for as little as 10,000 yen ($120) per gram.

    Based on all the labs that the police keep finding, I think it's the missing raw ingredient that is snuck into the country, a fair bit of manufacture takes place here.

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report Reply

  • Danielle,

    the theme tune to Ready to Roll

    I only recently discovered that the actual theme tune was 'Machine Gun' by The Commodores.

    (Warning: intense Soul Train awesomeness starts 20 seconds in. Cheers, Lionel! You were a total badass before all that 'Dancing on the Ceiling' palaver!)

    RTR. Ohhhhh, the excitement on Saturday afternoons, when you could see - gasp! - music videos! (Radio With Pictures was a little past my bedtime. Yes, I had a bedtime at that age. Quite a strict one, actually.) My American husband refers to my 'grey, stalinist' childhood in early 80s New Zealand, but I prefer to think of it as a time when we really appreciated the miniscule amount of pop culture we received...

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report Reply

  • Shep Cheyenne,

    Karen Hays best line ever was after watching one clip, turned to camera and said, "there won't be a dry seat in the house.." - gold.

    Since Oct 2007 • 927 posts Report Reply

  • Simon Grigg,

    Cheers, Lionel! You were a total badass before all that 'Dancing on the Ceiling' palaver!

    What what I understand Lionel always wanted that sort of palaver, it was the others in the band who wanted the fonk to continue. They made a couple of killer funk records in the mid eighties after Lionel ran off to make that excruciating video with the blind person.

    Just another klong... • Since Nov 2006 • 3284 posts Report Reply

  • Jim Cathcart,

    <quote>

    Based on all the labs that the police keep finding, I think it's the missing raw ingredient that is snuck into the country, a fair bit of manufacture takes place here.

    </ quote>

    I very much doubt most (if not all) of the labs are "pure" crystal meth. There's no point in smuggling the active ingredient into NZ for manufacture. You might as well smuggle the real thing. Also, I understand that to make "real" meth cannot be done with the chemistry sets you find in suburban NZ. It's a bit more sophisticated than that. I imagine the stuff you found cooked out in Glenfield must be heinously toxic.

    Since Nov 2006 • 228 posts Report Reply

  • MikeE,

    "From my understanding, one of the active ingredients in "pure" crystal meth is not available to the general public."

    Well, if yopu mean ingredients are imported, then yes they are. But it can be cookedout of stuff which is pretty much over the counter or presectiption based... not hard.

    "One would think that the pure meth is imported into NZ, so $1000 a gram is not out of the question. On the streets of Osaka, it used to be readily available for as little as 10,000 yen ($120) per gram."

    Meth is imported as well as locally produced, there have been some significant busts where stuff has been found in containers originiatiing in China.

    I do however think you are getting mixed up with the precursors for MDMA rather than Methamphetamine however.

    Washington DC • Since Nov 2006 • 138 posts Report Reply

  • Jim Cathcart,

    Mike,

    I was pretty sure there was a big difference between "pure" crystal meth and the backyard variety commonly found in NZ. Sorry I can't put my finger on what the difference is, but I did thing I had something to do with the ingredients. Perhaps it has something to do with the coedine. Obviously, if you can get hold of it in its undiluted, unprocessed state, it's going to be "more pure" than deriving it from OTC tablets.

    Since Nov 2006 • 228 posts Report Reply

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    I found Karyn to be painful ...I don't know what she used to be like a presenter (a bit before my time), but I'd struggle to think of a more uncomfortable, un-energetic T.V host!

    Something else to keep in mind - before Karyn Hay turned up on the telly, most TV presenters - even for youth-oriented TV - spoke in BBC perfect English accents, which they had to learn.

    Karyn spoke in her natural New Zealand accent, and this upset some viewers because, well, it was different. So we have her to think for helping to break down the cultural cringe. Choice.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report Reply

  • Danyl Mclauchlan,

    'Pure crystal meth' is what you get before you dilute your product with caffeine or glucose, or whatever.

    You can make it with commonly available over the counter cold-pills so long as they contain pseudoephedrine but if you've bought any of these in the last couple of years you know you have to provide your address and drivers license.

    Since this makes it hard to obtain the main precursor in bulk (and cold medication is also very expensive) manufacturers smuggle in raw pseudoephedrine and then cook it into speed in country.

    They import the precursor instead of the drug because you can legally buy it in bulk in India and China.

    The Australian drug information sites suggest that pure speed sells for about $200 AUS per gram which sounds a bit more realistic - I can't see any reason it would be five times more expensive over here.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 927 posts Report Reply

  • Shep Cheyenne,

    RNZ has an add running about being the voice of NZ & yet every second presenter is a pom?!

    Since Oct 2007 • 927 posts Report Reply

  • Emma Hart,

    I only recently discovered that the actual theme tune was 'Machine Gun' by The Commodores.

    Brilliant. Best use of pink fake feathers in a non-pron video ever.

    Christchurch • Since Nov 2006 • 4651 posts Report Reply

  • Jim Cathcart,

    Thanks Daryl. You sound like you know what you're talking about. As to why the street price is so high in NZ, it could be a reflection of supply. $1000 for a gram of P. What an utter waste of money.

    Since Nov 2006 • 228 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    <quote>Brilliant. Best use of pink fake feathers in a non-pron video ever.</blockquote>

    Somewhere on You Tube there's an awe-inspring clip of Patti Labelle in what I can only describe as a headdress that resembles a fluorescent Emu that exploded after attempting to mate with her 'fro.

    Who the hell needs salvia when you have YouTube and disco fashion?

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • Danielle,

    I don't know if this is the correct one, Craig, but Labelle's costumery, as a group, was uniformly Teh Awesome.

    I've never seen them looking anything less than stellar.

    Simon, that Lionel info is illuminating. No wonder he went to hell in a handbasket so rapidly.

    Charo World. Cuchi-cuchi!… • Since Nov 2006 • 3828 posts Report Reply

  • dubmugga,

    Be well keen on hearing the NZoA debate on 7 but don't have freeview. Any chance of youtubing it ? Bummer Chris Hocquard isn't repping for the underdog tho and woulda been nice to get Simon Grigg in on that too...

    ...funniest thing was Dick Drivers 'do' from whatever it was he was on. They were brave times for the fashionistas indeed.

    the back of your mind • Since Nov 2006 • 257 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    Be well keen on hearing the NZoA debate on 7 but don't have freeview. Any chance of youtubing it ?

    It's on YouTube and in various formats via TVNZ. I'll link to it all on Thursday.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • FletcherB,

    Be well keen on hearing the NZoA debate on 7 but don't have freeview. Any chance of youtubing it ?

    Where have you been? :)

    Every episode has been available at TVNZonDemand, Youtube, and pod-cast, direct from the manufacturers (ie. not a dodgy upload by a private individual) approximately the morning after first broadcast...

    Enjoy them all!

    West Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 893 posts Report Reply

  • dubmugga,

    shottage !!!

    Are you taking public questions for BS ???

    if so, can you ask when he's going to step aside and let some fresh blood take it to the next level but maybe find a nicer way of putting it...heh

    the back of your mind • Since Nov 2006 • 257 posts Report Reply

  • dubmugga,

    Where have you been? :)

    uh yeah sorry for not being a total slave to the 'puter :P

    the back of your mind • Since Nov 2006 • 257 posts Report Reply

  • Damian Christie,

    Speaking of drugs, did anyone else watch Lisa Owens rather hysterical drugs story on TVNZ last night in which the outraged wrath of the TVOne news crew was visited upon a witless rural dairy owner who was selling (perfectly legal) speed precursors?

    I watched it Danyl, and I actually thought it was pretty bloody good. Yes the things she bought were vaguely commonplace, but in that combination and quantity?

    As the story progressed, it just got better and better. The dairy owner knew all too well what the guy was buying it for, and as he stated "it's got nothing to do with me..." but "be careful". He then offered a bulk discount, and said he can't order the bigger containers because "the bloody cops" will be all over me.

    As far as hidden camera stuff goes, IMHO, it was a beauty.

    I'm pretty sure I heard Owen claim that P sells for $1000 dollars a gram. Now I have little to no experience with the stuff, but since cocaine retails for about a third of that price

    So you admit you know nothing about it, but take the opportunity to have a crack at the journalist anyway?

    I know often the media grossly inflate the dollar value of drugs (I think the police do too, so it's all a lot more scandalous) but in this case she's roughly correct. In fact, given that most dealers will put a lot less than a point (0.1 of a gram) into the average point bag, you can probably get a bit more than 10 x $100 point bags from each gram.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1164 posts Report Reply

  • Idiot Savant,

    giovanni: don't say that, or we'll have Jim Anderton trying to ban gnocchi as drug paraphanalia...

    Palmerston North • Since Nov 2006 • 1717 posts Report Reply

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