Posts by Stuart Coats
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@Kim
Nice to find another fan. I have all the albums, which makes me a somewhat irrational geek when it comes to TMBG. But that particular song (*warning: true geekiness coming up) is actually an old 1950's song. And they used to do it all the time in the old british show Terry and June whenever they wanted to escape a situation. Still a brilliant band though! -
I went and saw Maeve Higgins at Bats and she was awesome. A bit awkward at the start when she did some stuff that the majority of the audience had seen on TV a couple of nights previously, but once past that she really flew.
Having done some stand-up I can say that the hard thing is the lack of audience. I used to be part of regular Sunday night gig at the old Bodega, and the problem was that you generally saw the same peope in the crowd. So you constantly felt like you had to have some new material every week so you didn't get the chance to really hone the stuff you had. That's where songs were useful - people don't seem to mind hearing the same song more than once.
Unfortunately I'm goign to miss Ben Hurley this time around but if you get the chance go and see him. Not only is he fantastic but he works incredibly hard not just on his own stuff but on helping other comedians, so he is well worthy of your support.
Also, seeing other people mentioned Theatreview, I'd be remiss not to link to this review but I am biased! -
I don't count Morre Wilson's as a "local" - while it has excellent stuff shopping there is not a leisurely, pleasant experience.
If you're in Welli take a trip south and go to the Island Bay butcher. Especially if you want a terrific sausage. The supermarket across the road has a an excellent range of beer, as you'd expect given that the owner is the guy who makes Bennett's!
And I just splashed out and bought a suit at Mandatory. Totally worth it just to have the help of their staff. -
And when cyclists or pedestrians are in a tunnel they have no easy escape route from crazed drivers who delight in driving into them, or even from potential kidnappers or molesters.
Sorry I'm late, I was just playing Grand Theft Auto.....
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You're so right about the shoes Haydn. You'd think Adidas wouldn't let the netballers step out in anything other than their own product.
And I like the white too. If you can't have black go for its diametric opposite! -
It goes beyond the transgressions we accept and expect from student journalists, and does no good to any aspirations Oliver might have to a journalistic career of his own.
Surely all recent evidence shows that the ability to issue superflous legal documents, overreact to someone writing a blog and to try and cover one's tracks despite evidence to the contrary will stand Mr Oliver in great stead for any future journalistic career in New Zealand.
The Herald, for one, beckons.....
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Field Theory: A time of imagination,
I'd take Dhoni for cricket because he wins you games with the bat and seems to get the best out of teams that he captains. And I anticipate that he will be playing at a high level for the next 5 years minimum.
American Football I'd take Adrian Peterson because you need a good running back and he is still very young.
NBA, while you'd probably take LeBron if I didn't have first pick I'd take Chris Paul because he is the best point guard around and he's also very young and is only going to get better.
Football I'd take Kaka because not only is he a great player but every time he did something good the fans would get to shout "he's the shit!"
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Hard News: It would be polite to ask,
Or is Eric really the toast of the town in Constantinople? (Now Istanbul)
Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business but the Turks.
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Hard News: Lucinda Williams made me cry,
It's okay to sell front-and-centre seats for Simon & Garfunkel for top dollar. I doubt there'll be a clash of expectations at that show ;-)
Really? Because I totally expect that there will be some awkward frugging if they play Cecilia or even some wild interperative dance to Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Hard News: Lucinda Williams made me cry,
This would mean no more gigs there, except maybe all-seater ones......
Not necessarily. You can get auditorium seating that is relatively easy to clear. It's a question of design.
Ah, see that was my little joke.
But you are right, you can get auditorium seating that is easy to clear, and ATC would want something like that as it makes the auditorium a more flexible performing space.Mind you, you wouldn't want the seats to be too easy to move