I abandoned plans to go to Waxy Oconnor’s as I heard there was a private party, and went to what is probably the most Australian place in London, Walkabout at Shepherds Bush. Walkabout is a notorious chain of Australian pubs, known to be a bit mad at the best of times, any day of the week. While Shepherds Bush is commonly known as THE place for Aussies to live in London. So combining the two with Australia Day, it was going to be special!
We arrived a bit late, about 4.30pm (most non-Aussies were shocked at how early this was), and it was already packed inside. A live Cover Band was playing loads of Aussie tunes, with a DJ filling in breaks. Everyone knew all the songs, but in true Aussie style only actually knew the chorus to each one. Even when the played the Australian Anthem it was only the first verse.
I went with my house mate and a few Japanese friends (nice introduction to real Australia for them! 
), and met many Aussies of course.
VB, Fosters, Bundy Rum, Toohey’s etc were all available. The place was so busy people were just dropping their glasses when they finished their drink, walking on more glass than floor! But very happy and friendly vibe!
Great fun.
GO AUSTRALIA!
JTV – Jan 2008 »« Heath Ledger, 1979 – 2008
Heath Ledger has been found dead in a New York apartment. Jan 22, 2008.
Heath was a bit of a champion. Born in Perth, Australia, April 4, 1929. A true Aussie. He starred in “Two Hands” (quality), “10 Things I hate about you” (which I have probably seen 10 times), “The Patriot”, “A Knights Tale” (Awesome), “Brokeback Mountain”, among others. He was even in “Home and Away” back in the day.
He also plays the Joker in the soon-to-be-released “The Dark Knight”, the next tale in the Batman Saga, which I am very keen to see.
I very briefly met Heath while working on the video clip for NFA’s “Seduction is Evil” track, which he directed.
I’m not writing anything about the cause etc, just a simple RIP.
Cya Mate.
Australia Day @ Walkabout, Shepherds Bush »« MIKA @ the Fiat 500 Launch Party, London
Naomi scored a couple of tickets to the Fiat 500 Launch Party. The idea was at 8pm, exactly 500hrs into 2008, the car would “arrive” at the London eye and make its debut to the UK. It was named the European Car of The Year, with one of its best features being the lengths you can customize it, with over 500,000 combinations apparently!
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Heath Ledger, 1979 – 2008 »« Avenue Q
Musicals are about as high on my fun radar as books, but Jon convinced me this one would be worth seeing.
Think Adult Sesamea Street meets RENT. Completely politically incorrect. And Very funny.
The cast of 7 has a male and female lead who perform most of the puppets voices, and use facial expressions and actions to match the puppet they are controlling. The main set stays on the whole show, but is reworked for various scenes and reveals a few hidden secrets. There’s also an introduction and bits presented as 2D animation on flat screens that lower from the roof.
The characters are intentionally stereotypical: a black guy aka “Gary Coleman”, a closet gay guy, a ball-breaking “Oriental” wife, and a struggling Jewish Comedian.
There are non-musical bits, but of course its all about the songs, and with jingles such as “It sucks to be me“, “Everyone’s a little bit racist“, and “The internet is for Porn“, you won’t be disappointed. These also give you an idea of the the direction of this show.
This is a pretty crap trailer and doesn’t do it justice, but you can get the idea at least.
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MIKA @ the Fiat 500 Launch Party, London »« The Jet Club – R.I.P
