Four items 1. This whole Mike King vs Newsboy thing is very entertaining. The cartoon that offended Mike King so much was in part made by two complete bastards/top blokes I know, Andy and Karl. I’m so very proud of them. The deal is, there was a cartoon on “Eating Media Lunch” where a dog [...]
I’ve discovered I’m actually young enough to audition for NZ Idol. I’m a mere 28 days under the upper age limit, so theoretically I could show up and belt out a shitty version of “I was made for loving you baby” in front of (rumour, rumour) Dave Dobbyn. Except it wouldn’t really be worth it. [...]
“Hey, Robyn, how was Samoa?” Oh, I’m glad you asked! It went a bit like this… Friday I left New Zealand on Saturday and arrived in Samoa on Friday. Samoa is, at the moment, exactly 24 hours behind New Zealand. You know how some people brag that New Zealand is the first country in the [...]
Ok, I’ve taken down everyone’s details, so postcards will be forthcoming. In about half an hour I’m going to head to the airport. I arrive in Samoa at 4.30 am on Friday morning. There will apparently be a traditional Samoan greeting. I’m not sure I can handle that after only a few hours sleep. I’ve [...]
I’m going to Samoa on Friday and I’m going to be there for a week, hanging out, doing nothing in particular. Excellent. Because the lovely town of Apia on the lovely island of Upolu isn’t a huge tourist destination, there’s not going to be much to do there, but that’s exactly how I want it. [...]
My feet have high arches. Normally this doesn’t mean much when I’m buying shoes, unless I’m buying slip-ons. About three years ago I bought a pair of slip-on shoes. They seemed to fit ok in the shop, but when I wore them for the first time on the street, I discovered, to my horror, they [...]
I saw a bit of “Behind Australian Idol” tonight. It showed Guy and Shannon planning what songs they would be singing for the grand final. I can’t remember what Shannon’s picks were, but Guy was working on “I’ll be there” and “Crazy in love”. “I’ll be there” is a traditional sweet ballad, which he’s sure [...]
Today I heard on Mai FM that Scribe’s debut album “The Crusader” has gone double platinum. In New Zealand this means sales of over 30,000. Victoria Beckham was dropped by Virgin records after her debut album sold less than 50,000 copies. Her new single will be a double A-side with one pop and one hip-hop [...]
Sometimes I wish New Zealand had a slightly hotter and drier climate so that fireworks would be banned. I am so sick of fireworks. For the last week or so there have been various pops and bangs echoing around the ‘hood. Then tonight it was a total fireworks extravaganza, and stuff is still being let [...]
I saw “Kill Bill” today. Unlike the trailer for “Pulp Fiction” which, when I first saw it in 1995 was incredibly cool, thrilling and exciting, the “Kill Bill” trailer seemed like a mediocre movie made by some recent film school graduate who wanted to make a Tarantino film. Fortunately the film itself is a million [...]