Posts by Paul Rowe
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My boys (4 and a half and 3) use Doh when they get frustrated with something (or fall over).
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Marvelous Jolisa, wonderful to read. My grandfather served in the Royal Navy, and his brother George in the Royal Naval Patrol Service. George was lost when his ship, HMS Fratton (a ferry converted to minesweeper duties) was hit by a torpedo from a German S-Boat. He was a stoker, in the engine room when they wer hit, so he had no chance to escape. We still remember them, but the stories are lost as our elderly pass away (Grandad died last year). It's a rewarding thing to research these histories, the best source is family. You've got to get it while you can, cos once it's gone, it's gone forever.
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but it's an utter hail mary pass
We may need a judges decision on this one, sounds like an Americanism to me.
(I believe hospital pass is the appropriate term in New Zealandese)
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What Neko Case video? Where? (despite owning all her albums I've yet to see a video...except her live in Texas dvd)
Well a bunch of live clips, but only one music video (but I'm not really a fan of the song) I'm aware of:
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood wasn't on eMusic, so I haven't heard it, but I do like Furnace Room Lullaby & Blacklisted. Some other Info
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Then there's that vile urine-colored beer that's supposed to be accompanied by a slice of lemon, when it's obvious that even a slice of beetroot would improve the wretched stuff. That's what Michael Laws reminds me of - flat warm Corona beer with beetroot. Thanks Craig.
My nomination for comment of the day. Priceless.
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Compare Picasso’s Guernica with Jesse Owens performances at the 1936 Olympics, you cannot separate these actions from the politics and complexity that surrounded them. Each in its own way was beautiful, profound, historical and dare I say it misunderstood at times.
Mr/Ms 81, that is amongst the most beautiful things I have ever read. Having visited Sofia Reina to see Guernica, and being given Lichtenstein as an added surprise, I doff my cap to you, sir.
Haydn, even for a philistine as myself,this is a marvelous discussion. I wonder what Mr Benaud would say to such a question.
To Paul Litterick, anyone who can post a Neko Case video, has already proved his worth as a blogeur. In return (for those who haven't found it already), I link to this fine gentleman, with an example of the finest art:
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Art is scripted, controlled and predetermined at the behest of the artist. Art is like wall paper, you choose the pattern you want to your preference. Art at its absolute best is can be a catalyst around which human interaction may occur.
Come off it Angus, art is different for every viewer, and is (in my experience) different with every viewing. Why else watch a film more than once, or listen to a record over & over. Even viewing a painting changes as you understand more about its context, history etc.
Sport is not art, cos as the esteemed Dr Litterick says, it is not intended to be so. To choose from a favourite example of Craig's, a Mapplethorpe photograph of one bloke with his fist up another's fundament is art, because it was intended to be so. One of the reasons sport is so popular on TV is because of its repetitive nature. not a repetitive outcome of course, but the patterns tend to be similar game to game, and the notions of derbies or grudge matches give the conflicts a pattern.
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Nope, any more than a funny hat or snobby relations does.
I don't see your point I/S. You don't think the democratic process counts for anything?
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What if the Maori Party hadn't been the last cab off the rank?
To be fair, I would think Labour were last cab off the rank or Tariana at the time too.
Who knows? Perhaps if the Greens had brought the Maori Party onside (all things remaining equal) she would have jumped with them. To contradict my statement above, it's impossible to separate the personalities in such circumstances.
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Also: Is Helen now regretting going with Peters instead of the Greens? Inquiring minds want to know...)
Helen had no choice if she wanted to form the government. Dunne refused to go into coalition with the Greens, and NZ1 & UF had more votes combined than the Greens could muster.
I've said it before. Labour didn't screw the Greens in 2005. The Greens were unable to deliver Labour a majority in the House.