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- Fri May 10, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
90,000 at the MCG last Friday might disagree… I would say that Friday night is the best time slot for attending a game of anything in Melbourne… if the interest was there. You can’t compare footy to rugby. Especially not Collingwood v Carlton. Rugby should be focussing on family. Slimey doesnt like...
- Fri May 10, 2024 6:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 484
Re: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
He is truly underground now ........ :shock: :lol: In Utero was a sonic disaster, the biggest band in the world at the time deserved better than that shambolic demo level production. No it's not artsy maaaaan, it's lazy and stupid. RIP though. They were so far from the biggest band in the world at ...
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:03 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 484
Re: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
And this is a classic read...
https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-problem-with-musicThe Problem with Music
Imagine a trench filled with decaying shit.
- Fri May 10, 2024 2:01 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 484
Re: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
Kurt, Dave and Chris: First let me apologize for taking a couple of days to put this outline together. When I spoke to Kurt I was in the middle of making a Fugazi album1, but I thought I would have a day or so between records to sort everything out. My schedule changed unexpectedly, and this is the...
- Fri May 10, 2024 1:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
I am guessing a lot of people wfh on Fridays and wouldn't want to go back into the city after work. Even if you do work in the city, can be a hassle wrangling the kids from home, especially if the wife is not interesting in going etc etc 90,000 at the MCG last Friday might disagree… I would say tha...
- Fri May 10, 2024 12:24 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Rebels would get much better crowds if we pooh didn’t exclusively play on Friday nights I love the Friday night game. Why do you think it’s an issue in Melbourne? I am guessing a lot of people wfh on Fridays and wouldn't want to go back into the city after work. Even if you do work in the city, can...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bands you are off to see live
- Replies: 1560
- Views: 211709
Re: Bands you are off to see live
:lol: OK then OK, thank you for that counterpoint. Enjoy… Boy & Bear. I will Im not deriding your list which you seem hurt about, Im not Bungle but if you think that is a great list of touring bands compared to what used to come these shores then youre clueless. Not enough… Foo Fighters? Hey, Pearl...
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Thu May 09, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 10117
- Views: 338042
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Will Harrison apparently off to Japan, and Jake Gordon to Perpignan.
Carter Gordon potentially to the Tahs if the Rebels fold…
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-u ... 5imq5.html
Carter Gordon potentially to the Tahs if the Rebels fold…
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/rugby-u ... 5imq5.html
- Thu May 09, 2024 11:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Nah. It’s hard enough building momentum and a fan base with only half a dozen home games a year. 3 or so would be suicide. Call them the Melbourne Brumbies and be done with it. Play all games in Melbourne, or maybe 1 in the ACT like the Reds do with Townsville every other year. Shit on the ACT crow...
- Thu May 09, 2024 11:38 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bands you are off to see live
- Replies: 1560
- Views: 211709
Re: Bands you are off to see live
Nah, it's quite the opposite. This year... Dinosaur Jr Calexico Mogwai Mr Bungle Melvins Aroof Aftab Cymande Dirty Three Kim Gordon Deerhoof Sleater Kinney Tinariwen Alain Johannes I'm probably forgetting a few, but there's been a considerable uptake in quality touring acts in the past year. :lol: ...
- Thu May 09, 2024 4:26 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Rebrand as the Southern Brumbies, with half their games played in Canberra and half in Melbourne? Nah. It’s hard enough building momentum and a fan base with only half a dozen home games a year. 3 or so would be suicide. Call them the Melbourne Brumbies and be done with it. Play all games in Melbou...
- Thu May 09, 2024 3:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bands you are off to see live
- Replies: 1560
- Views: 211709
Re: Bands you are off to see live
Nah, it's quite the opposite.
This year...
Dinosaur Jr
Calexico
Mogwai
Mr Bungle
Melvins
Aroof Aftab
Cymande
Dirty Three
Kim Gordon
Deerhoof
Sleater Kinney
Tinariwen
Alain Johannes
I'm probably forgetting a few, but there's been a considerable uptake in quality touring acts in the past year.
This year...
Dinosaur Jr
Calexico
Mogwai
Mr Bungle
Melvins
Aroof Aftab
Cymande
Dirty Three
Kim Gordon
Deerhoof
Sleater Kinney
Tinariwen
Alain Johannes
I'm probably forgetting a few, but there's been a considerable uptake in quality touring acts in the past year.
- Thu May 09, 2024 2:45 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 484
Re: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
moosehead wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 2:05 am Cool watch....
Steve Albini's "Conditions" For Becoming Nirvana's Producer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGfloIbd7eM
HIs studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwkF3-JmSeA
Pure coincidence I watched that first video last week in the middle of some late night Youtube roulette.
- Wed May 08, 2024 11:48 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 484
Re: Steve Albini Appreciation Thread
Shocking news… Shellac have a new album coming out, and they were set to tour.
RIP one of the greats.
RIP one of the greats.
- Wed May 08, 2024 12:26 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
"The Terrorists" are their elected government who have an explicitly genocidal charter that was written centuries before Israel ever existed. Jew-hatred is an institution in that part of the world. "The Terrorists" are widely supported within Palestine - easily a majority support - as are the Janua...
- Wed May 08, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
Mog coming in with the hot takes…
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:56 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
Bonecrusher wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 4:49 am So you agree they are f**ked by oppression and starved by Hamas in Gaza
No, only the ability to use the quote function is worse than your comprehension.
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
I'm sure whatever LGBTQI community is left in Gaza is celebrating their oppressor's equal rights approach to murder and starvation...
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:25 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: 2024 U20 Rugby Championship
- Replies: 134
- Views: 5367
Re: 2024 U20 Rugby Championship
These two examples being fifteen years apart...
- Wed May 08, 2024 4:11 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
Pretty simple If you were a person that : enjoyed democracy and wanted the ability to vote Is a woman that wants rights Is a gay person to be able to live with out being thrown of a roof Is someone from another minority religion that would not get executed Has the ability to protest lead a parade w...
- Wed May 08, 2024 1:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
Pretty simple If you were a person that : enjoyed democracy and wanted the ability to vote Is a woman that wants rights Is a gay person to be able to live with out being thrown of a roof Is someone from another minority religion that would not get executed Has the ability to protest lead a parade w...
- Tue May 07, 2024 7:23 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
Hamas probably want completely unreasonable things though, like an actual end to the war. And some guarantees that Israel won't just round up another 7 people for every Palestinian prisoner they release. And have probably turned down completely reasonable requests such as all standing out in an ope...
- Mon May 06, 2024 11:18 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Bands you are off to see live
- Replies: 1560
- Views: 211709
Re: Bands you are off to see live
I rarely post in here, but coming soon and end of year round up… Mr Bungle and Melvins in March… Tentpole Festival in February with Dinosaur Jr, Calexico and Mogwai… Recently saw Eugene Chadbourne… Kali Malone (w/ Stephen O’Malley), Mudhoney, F*** me I getting old, I genuinely haven't heard of any ...
- Mon May 06, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Timely... https://www.theage.com.au/national/ato-targets-directors-over-2-5-billion-in-unpaid-super-gst-employee-income-tax-20240505-p5foz7.html The Tax Office is ramping up action against company directors as it chases $2.5 billion in unpaid taxes from businesses that have failed to pay superannua...
- Mon May 06, 2024 7:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Timely... https://www.theage.com.au/national/ato-targets-directors-over-2-5-billion-in-unpaid-super-gst-employee-income-tax-20240505-p5foz7.html The Tax Office is ramping up action against company directors as it chases $2.5 billion in unpaid taxes from businesses that have failed to pay superannuat...
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:27 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
So essentially Duff (based on his recent increased interest in posting on the topic) is far more angry about the protesters protesting against the mass murder of children than he is about the actual murder of the children themselves.. Truly a position you'd be proud to tell the grandkids about. [/w...
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:03 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 10117
- Views: 338042
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
I agree. There are very few players from outside the Reds and Brumbies I'd pick in the 23. Kaliea , Tupou, Kellaway, maybe Rodda and BPA. I think too early for him. What about Bell, Holloway, Swinton, Harrison, Foketi? Bell injured Swinton is behind Wilson Wright and Valetini Holloway maybe I guess...
- Sat May 04, 2024 3:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 10117
- Views: 338042
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
What happend to Tom Hooper? Last year he was definite starter in the pack. Now he's not even in the conversation. Hit by Towny's curse? I thought Hooper looked pretty good tonight... I would be more concerned about Nick Frost... has been smashing it the past couple of years, but on form alone would...
- Sat May 04, 2024 5:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Israel Gaza war and protests
NYPD Issues statement after clearing operations at Columbia University. Officers from the New York Police Department went to two different universities on Friday morning to clear out anti-Israel agitators and break up demonstrations they held on campus. Officers first cleared an encampment at New Y...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:36 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
I'm sure they won't just waive this away, but they are realistic...they'd prefer to receive some money than none. They could agree to some plan to pay off the debt slowly no? They could, but as I understand it, they will only do so if they are convinced the ship will be righted and there is a path ...
- Fri May 03, 2024 6:39 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Rebels still alive for now… The directors for the Melbourne Rebels have secured a major victory against Rugby Australia after creditors voted to support a rescue deal to save the debt-laden Super Rugby club. The proposal was put forward by a private equity-backed consortium led by business heavyweig...
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Do you work from home?
- Replies: 90
- Views: 2023
Re: Do you work from home?
No, I can't... with the exception of a few times over summer when we're just taking the piss.
Partner almost exclusively works from home, only ever going into the office once in a while.
Partner almost exclusively works from home, only ever going into the office once in a while.
- Fri May 03, 2024 2:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
- Replies: 1014
- Views: 55425
Re: Melbourne Rebels... faaaaarked!
Alrighty, just a few hours until we find out the Rebels' fate...
Creditors meeting at 2pm with a vote on whether to liquidate the club, which is what RA will be voting for.
Creditors meeting at 2pm with a vote on whether to liquidate the club, which is what RA will be voting for.
- Fri May 03, 2024 1:34 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses
Oh, you need to invent casualties by the 10’s of thousands. Well done. By invent you mean pass on what is commonly reported. Or perhaps I should adopt your style and respond with. "Note, there is not one person listed as missing and presumed dead under the rubble now." But unlike like you dishonest...
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
- Replies: 10117
- Views: 338042
Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Angus Bell getting his foot reshaped as he eyes off a Bledisloe return...
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/injured-w ... urn-202452
https://www.rugby.com.au/news/injured-w ... urn-202452
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:40 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses
She wasn’t out protesting against the Hamas kidnappings rapes and murders was she. Join the dots kid. Do the dots form a giant straw man? Hardly. He claimed that she’s out protesting the mass murder of civilians and that doesn’t make her a leftie. She was in her hole. She wasn’t out protesting agai...
- Thu May 02, 2024 5:08 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses
The funniest one was the old dear crying “I’m a professsor” as she got arrested for being a stupid leftie fuckwit Oh ffs.. They're protesting the mass murder of civilians... Something literally everyone can agree is abhorrent.. how the flying f#ck does that make someone a lefty?... Makes you sound ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:43 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
- Replies: 9864
- Views: 332530