Posts by Michael Stevens
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What a beautiful, warm, humane piece of writing. Thank you.
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How I wish we had those two squares laid out in that plan.
I walk around Queen St and the area a lot, and I like it. Yes it's shabby in places, but it's also vibrant and cosmopolitan. If it were lined with Chanel/Gucci/Prada or similar stores from the Town Hall down it would be a monumental bore
Take traffic out of High and Lorne Sts, that would be better than turning Q St into a mall.
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I'm glad you're all ok and in one piece. And sounds to me like you're still staunch. Wish I could say or do something meaningful for you all. But great to hear you're ok.
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To save you the trouble of searching for it, here is my take on the politicians and us homos at the BGO over here http://gayblade.blogspot.com
It was a lovely day. Key's response to Oates smacks of his "I can't remember" when asked where he stood on the 81 Tour.
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It's been interesting watching just who is lining up to support Mubarak. Milt Romney, The Israeli govt (one spokesman said they didn't think the Arab world was "ready" for democracy) - and John Key.
These are the times that our PM is an embarassment.
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I tried to watch it - out of duty, but couldn't be bothered. Wooden acting, dull dialogue - risible sauna scenes. Maybe if they'd got a gay man invloved in the production it would have come across as less po-faced and patronising.
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I have a plunger at home, a stove top expresso, and a percolator - all of them get used. I love percolated coffee when it's done properly and it's not left to burn - it gives a beautiful rich flavour
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My mother took me to Olivers cafe in Parnell rd in the mid 70s for my first cappucino, made with a nice big hissing Italian expresso machine. I remember her telling me this was "real" coffee, so expresso machines and coffee culture isn't that new as other have testified.
I used to be part of the co-op that ran Just Desserts, first in Airedale St (the old Island of Real building - destroyed for Mayoral Drive) then over in Khartoum Place. We made bog-standard drip coffee, but introduced "the bottomless cup" idea, thanks to Christine Herzog (co-founder with Bruce Burnett) and her US background.
We were one of the only three cafes open late in Auckland (as I recall )- along with John's Diner (the artist John Reynolds) and then The Open Late, then followed by DKD.
Starbucks is shit.
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It is hard, unimagineable for the families involved, let alone the miners themselves. And yes, it looks bleak.
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I just want to know if Prince William has a Prince Albert.