Hey Hey, I’ve known for many years that the period 1978-1990 is and probably will always be my all time favourite musical era. I love the synthesisers, the electric drums, the passing notes, the suspension chords and the obscure lyrics that made New Wave what it was. But recently I believe I’ve decided that I can place an […]
Um… The Middle?
Hey TV fans, I took a rare deviation from my usual meal-time cable television ambience this evening and tuned to Channel 9. There I saw about 90 seconds of their latest US sitcom import, ABC’s “The Middle.” Even though I only watched it for 90 seconds, it was overwhelmingly obvious to me that this show is nothing but […]
Playing by your own rules
Avast ye matie… oh wait, sorry that was last week… hello, I’m sure by now many of you would have heard of the recent David Letterman scandal. If not, read all about it here. Basically, some guy tried to blackmail him for $2 million. Apparently Letterman has had a few flings with some female co-workers […]
Which Bank? The one with the Appalling Grammar.
Call me a Grammar Nazi. Call me a regular Nazi. Call me David M. Green. Although on the regular Nazi quip, you couldn’t be more wrong. You’d be better off calling me a communist. But anyway, I’m deviating from the big issue: Proper English, DAMMIT! Several weeks ago I was walking down Adelaide’s fabulous Rundle […]
Personal Editorial: The Adelaide Advertiser is Crap
Greetings, The Advertiser: The long established appalling tabloid newspaper circulated in and around the Adelaide metropolitan area. Oh, it’s bad. There’s no question. Oh… wait, there is. “Okay David, why is it bad THIS TIME?” Well, I’m glad you asked. Hold onto your knees, as I prepare to answer… Pick up The Advertiser on any given day and […]
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New episodes of ‘VHS Revue’ out fortnightlyish