tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.comments2023-07-27T11:49:18.867+12:00Art, Life, TV, Etc.Cheryl Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-35652840661126675742020-06-14T14:05:24.259+12:002020-06-14T14:05:24.259+12:00Thanks, this is my second read of your Ring's ...Thanks, this is my second read of your Ring's piece. My Dad would sometimes take us in there, he enjoyed talking to odd characters, but Ringo was super scary to us as little kids. Like the Wizard and De Larno, long forgotten and larger than life. Thanks for keeping his memory alive.Harold Holthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326770247440535964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-74512343811480132892013-10-16T07:20:00.044+13:002013-10-16T07:20:00.044+13:00Seems to be worth the fine levied, if only for the...Seems to be worth the fine levied, if only for the delicious naughtiness that would have been had by writing down all the forbidden words first. Classic! <br />Am also honored that Fuckius Maximus is the most wickedest word you can say. In my opinion, Maximus is clearly quite good!Maximushttp://eyeofthefish.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-13007879605486306422013-08-06T15:44:42.525+12:002013-08-06T15:44:42.525+12:00Cheryl,
I've just finished reading the monogr...Cheryl,<br /><br />I've just finished reading the monograph on Lowry by TJ Clark that accompanies the current Tate show ... if it hasn't yet come to your attention I am sure you will find it a worthwhile read, whatever you think of his view of life :)<br /><br />best wishes :)Antonynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-74567133081716033792013-07-03T15:04:24.169+12:002013-07-03T15:04:24.169+12:00Reading this post, I felt the plain wonder of my c...Reading this post, I felt the plain wonder of my childhood link up with the broader worldview I have today.<br /><br />Angus' work was always among my favourites whenever I saw it in the many art gallery trips of my early years (along with the near-polar opposite Milan Mrkusich, go figure). I saw it mostly at the (old) Auckland Art Gallery and the Bath House in Rotorua. I recognised the New Barnabyhttp://jdanspsawyksui.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-4542507115114990512012-12-14T12:05:01.139+13:002012-12-14T12:05:01.139+13:00Love the way he crossed out the c word! and it'...Love the way he crossed out the c word! and it's a fiver!Emma Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-35892434687841419812012-12-14T10:22:23.602+13:002012-12-14T10:22:23.602+13:00This, of course, is the small guy's own idea a...This, of course, is the small guy's own idea and handiwork. He's saving for an overseas holiday. Effectively, it is a plan for a wealth transfer from me to him.Cheryl Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-47009898416866341572012-12-14T09:42:50.990+13:002012-12-14T09:42:50.990+13:00It would be worth it, to say Fuckius Maximus.It would be worth it, to say Fuckius Maximus.Megan Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584562106579704547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-36942470859654210892012-12-14T09:30:12.545+13:002012-12-14T09:30:12.545+13:00Maximus?Maximus?Sarb Johalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17227291853642130792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-32908315008015062372012-08-15T18:33:05.467+12:002012-08-15T18:33:05.467+12:00do not abuse Socrates
do not abuse Socrates<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-8853327423005678872012-07-09T16:14:07.598+12:002012-07-09T16:14:07.598+12:00I love Hong Kong Cinema, or rather, a certain kind...I love Hong Kong Cinema, or rather, a certain kind of HK cinema: that second-generation, post-New Wave cop dramas that either show the influence of John Woo or are made by John Woo. On the strength of this I went on holiday to Hong Kong a few years ago. I had a wonderful time but was aware both in arriving and leaving that what I was experiencing (visitor HK) and what had inspired me to go (movieMegan Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584562106579704547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-16781004958135545342012-07-05T23:38:25.258+12:002012-07-05T23:38:25.258+12:00possibly what is worse is that half those houses a...possibly what is worse is that half those houses are obviously fake demolished, so they turned them into demo sites. It's a little strange and i doubt it's like the australian version where all the neighbors say houw nice it is to see parts of the neighborhood revitalisedstylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16835364094295097490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-56124022604638866932012-07-05T16:34:36.436+12:002012-07-05T16:34:36.436+12:00Hear hear!Hear hear!Special Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547508795263653183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-7701903993744858072012-06-28T16:45:23.575+12:002012-06-28T16:45:23.575+12:00I remember William as a bright young guy around th...I remember William as a bright young guy around the Canta office at Canterbury Uni & came across his perceptive writing many times later on. A sad loss indeed.<br /><br />Andrew GintherSebastiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845399297944224743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-64452807750242294112012-06-27T07:57:30.012+12:002012-06-27T07:57:30.012+12:00awesome mum I remember thatawesome mum I remember thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-55288578930414796292012-04-12T02:54:53.504+12:002012-04-12T02:54:53.504+12:00I have only just made the connection between this ...I have only just made the connection between <i>this guy</i> and the cool dude on Twitter who knew about the mural Colin McCahon designed for Caltex in the '60s. Very sad.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-35781235318156000462012-04-11T13:19:40.040+12:002012-04-11T13:19:40.040+12:00That's a great photo of William. The world sto...That's a great photo of William. The world stood still when I heard the news of his death. While I admired his contribution to New Zealand art history I'm also thankful he introduced me to REM and told me to get over my MA thesis angst. One upon a time ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-66687282641131157782011-11-24T07:38:35.173+13:002011-11-24T07:38:35.173+13:00Xmas pressie for him: a red wheelbarrowXmas pressie for him: a red wheelbarrowTony Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-62832239218482179882011-11-24T07:29:01.994+13:002011-11-24T07:29:01.994+13:00re sand-castles, aren't the people who build s...re sand-castles, aren't the people who build sandcastles, building them in order to either a) wath the tide wash them away or b) destroy them -- passing quickly from one role to another -- the code to prove I'm human enough to comment is misheard Iggy Pop: "iggeobot" -- now it's "unpoplea"Tony Greennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-377235656797286962011-09-29T19:57:31.801+13:002011-09-29T19:57:31.801+13:00I've worked in quite few sweary offices, inclu...I've worked in quite few sweary offices, including one particularly sweary office, where new staff were warned about the sweariness in the job interview.<br /><br />I like sweary offices for what they represent. People in a sweary office tend to be more creative and fun. I'm currently unemployed and it makes me sad to think of having to work in a non-sweary office.Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278675946018423652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-50687852586552309982011-09-29T19:10:35.385+13:002011-09-29T19:10:35.385+13:00Nah, we just did it. Children know not to swear wi...Nah, we just did it. Children know not to swear with teachers. Or correct their spelling and grammar. <br />Bur the joy of getting to a desk in the morning where things are in place you left them...now THAT is a reason to go to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-73538421668865808222011-09-29T17:28:13.415+13:002011-09-29T17:28:13.415+13:00This is such a great blog post! Am passing it on t...This is such a great blog post! Am passing it on to all my childrened siblings.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125437682195078847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-25386113898634728062011-09-29T08:29:15.088+13:002011-09-29T08:29:15.088+13:00That makes me feel a little bit better.That makes me feel a little bit better.Cheryl Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-85980528267442670252011-09-28T22:10:39.629+13:002011-09-28T22:10:39.629+13:00Hah this is great! I'm living with dad at the ...Hah this is great! I'm living with dad at the moment, just around the corner for Semas and Corianders, and we've had the same damn thing happen a couple of months ago... my sister. She still maintains that we didn't give her a name or a nationality, just the rough address. I'm pretty sure we said Thai at the very least.Luke Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427410090230638301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-2080374536521923512011-09-23T22:01:51.591+12:002011-09-23T22:01:51.591+12:00A casual reader might be ignorant of just what it ...A casual reader might be ignorant of just what it entailed in terms of labour and landscape architecture, to spend ages doing one's hair in that teenaged decade, and so it's a good thing I'm not a casual reader.Megan Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584562106579704547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797264173463163757.post-50265176458673606962011-09-23T14:42:13.113+12:002011-09-23T14:42:13.113+12:00Which in turn reminds me of the time I went out fo...Which in turn reminds me of the time I went out for a dinner date as a teenager, with a new, older, boyfriend who told me that we'd 'Go Italian'. I boasted about this too, and spent ages doing my hair and dressing up for it. Only to have him park outside Spagalimis.Cheryl Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831267597649352995noreply@blogger.com