Roffy and Rupert on i-tunes

Yes, these two boofheads have made it to i-tunes - $1.69 for 'The game they play in heaven'

And... if you're in Brisbane, the song is on the jukebox at the Storybridge Hotel!!

I pick the Wallabies over Russia this weekend.

Luke and Lily's rugby

Just thought I'd share a couple of shots taken at the rugby games Luke and Lily played in for the Armidale Blues. As the season wore on Lily got the hang of it and actually scored a couple of tries. Being the youngest child and having 2 rough brothers, she has been put in a headlock from a young age so getting tackled and stomped on didn't seem to worry her. Because I scanned the photos they are a bit crooked, sorry.

Other exciting rugby news is that Damian won the national anthem singing contest on the plane trip to New Zealand yesterday with his mate Jon Hawthorne. What a champion he is doing his country proud, but when the cat's away the mice turn into rats, don't they????

Great to see Woodlawn do so well at the state final for Tournament of Minds in Sydney last weekend. They won 2 sections and got honours in another, so they are obviously doing something right. Well done Glenn!!! We will look forward to seeing you and Sue in the holidays.

I am off to a meeting of all NSW exchange teachers in Sydney this coming Friday which will be great as I hope to meet some others going to Canada and maybe to Calgary as well. There is also a dinner that night, so I have managed to farm out the kids for sleepovers and I will stay the night with Daniel and Alaine before flying back to Armidale on Saturday. This much notice should give them time to clean the house!!
Cheers
Jenny

Missed opportunity

Here's a nice picture of me, my daughter and the woman who could have been "Mrs Rowan Roff" if that idiot Brett Maher hadn't intervened. How can a person who was named after an oil storage tanker in the North Sea (Brett Maher, Brent Spar, whatever) be so important that he can get in the way of the path of true love? Anna is the daughter-in-law Ash and Cath really wanted. I hope you and Brent will be very happy in the future, Rowan, but never lose the image in your mind of Anna crying herself to sleep after that fateful telephone call...

Two great men, soul mates, brought together by fate on one cold September night...

So I was trying to have a quiet beer on Saturday night (not easy for me to do these days) when up walks triple olympic, triple NBL first-team, triple NBL championship winner and dual grand-final MVP winner Brett Maher who wanted to get a quick picture taken with me. Anyway, we gots to talking and it turns out that we are similar in many ways, from our height to our total domination of all competitors in our respective fields. Thus, a new friendship was forged.



I can already feel Nick and Dom's jealousy from here as they are two of the biggest Brett Maher fans going around. I also told him about Anna Marnock's unkind words towards him (which previously led to our hypothetical break-up) and he was equally as unamused as I was.

You gotta love Radelaide!

Guest Horse

Guest Artist! – A Little Horse!

by Wild Horse on September 11, 2011 at 11:55 pm

Posted In: Comic

This precious jewel comes in from a young man known as Dominic, or “ominic” for short. It tells the tale of a horse fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world in which the icecaps have melted, dry land is rare, and outlaw “smokers” rule the seas. Or something.

Dom is a pretty cool dude. I would put him on par with Sylvester Stallone when deciding who I would invite to my birthday party. He plays in a band, goes to university, his favourite beverage is a slushy and his biggest aspiration is to one day own yellow pants. He also fully embraces all that “poor starving student” vibe which I think we can all agree is pretty rad. His only downfall is that he is so “hip” that he is constantly obsessed with being on the cutting edge of every latest trend. This often leads him into strange situations. For example, one afternoon I accidentally half rolled up one sleeve of my t-shirt. The next day Dom had done the same thing. One afternoon I wore my pants backwards. The next day so was Dom. I suppose I could have kept going with this thing but I figured it would only end in a lewd disaster.

One of Dom’s biggest claims to fame, prior to this comic, was that several years ago he was a ball-boy at the Australian open. This was great for me as a spectator because I got a free ticket and access to an unlimited supply of gatorade. I also got to hear all the ball-boy stories about how Andy Roddick often consults them for strategic match advice, and how Juan Ignacio Chela is a jerk. From what I saw, Dom had all the hallmarks of a good ball-boy. He was quick, had good hand-eye coordination, and had good focus. The fact that he wasn’t selected to be a ball-boy in the singles finals was an absolute travesty, and something that still haunts him to this very day (I assume).

Thanks for the comic Dom! If any of my other readers wanna make a comic, do so!

(eds- sorry for stealing content wild horse, i am trying to drum up some more traffic for you!)

Amy's solo and choir

Amy's local Choir sang the iconic "In Flanders Fields" at a concert last week and it sounded so wonderful I had to share it on the blog. Amy has a solo at the start and according to Damian, who lent over to whisper to me, "she nailed it" - she does sound beautiful.
Cheers
Jenny

Xmas Draw

Hi all. Plse find following Xmas draw for 2011. Even though we don't see everyone on the 'off' year it's a lovely pleasure to "buy for / receive from", so add your person to your list (if over 50) and your I-phone if young and techno! Cost $30. PS. The Damian Roffs will be gone OS by 26/12 so early gifts (of I-tunes for all of them as a suggestion) might be the go. Love Sue. PS I have no idea how much of this 'post' will happen (and I'm in Jake's password) so be patient. It might come in a couple of batches!!!

Glenn buys for Liz /

Sue for Annika /

Jake for Nick /

Kelly for Andrew /

Naomi for Lilly /

Tom for Grant /

Joe R. for Luke /

Sar for Stu /

Grant for Joe R. /

Julia for Alaine /

Adam for Jenny /

Amanda for Cathie /

Annika for Jake /

Nick for Tom /

Dominic for John /

Stu for Ash /

Marianne for Rowan /

Daniel for Naomi /

Alaine for Cal /

Harry for Amanda /

Vicky for Glenn /

Milly for Julia /

John for Daniel /

Jan for Sarah /

Kate for Amy /

Joe P. for Sue /

Zac for Harry /

Liz for Vicky /

Ash for Dominic /

Cathie for Marianne /

Andrew for Kelly /

Rowan for Damian /

Damian for Joe P. /

Jenny for Kate /

Amy for Adam /

Cal for Zac /

Luke for Jan /

Lilly for Milly/

Love to all, Sue.

The 30th

The Birthday Boys

Tood and his least favourite daughters

Before things got out of hand

After things got out of hand

When Paris wasn't allowed in, everyone went to Paris

The many faces of Daniel Stuart Roff

Marianne cutting a rug

Megan cutting a rug

Jesse doing alright

R-Dids doing alright

Sausages doing alright

Egg winning Gold

Highlight of the night...Wild Horse Conga!

It was a great night that finsished up at 6.30am for many, and 8.30am for some.

Daniel proved to his younger cousins that whilst he is old, he can still back up.

A Day in Wyong Feels Like a Lifetime

I haven't been on the Roff Report for a while, so here be a few thoughts:

1) Happy Birthday to all those people who have recently had a birthday. I'm talking Lily, Sue and others. And thankyou Sue and Glen(n) for your thoughts;
2) Harry, you need a shave. Beards are only for hipsters who live in the inner suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne and who wear thick-rimmed glasses. Like me. But even I don't have a beard at the moment because that is the new cool. Having seen the photos I think Damian is right: The Pinnacles do seem to be a great concept. Does the Bunnings in Gero offer a BBQ on Saturday and Sunday?;
3) Big shout out to all those who came to the 30th. It was an honour to yet again party with Adam, Megan, Andrew, Harry, Vicki, Annika, Nick, Rowan, Dom, Amber, Greg, Anny, Jesse and Lara. I would have partied with Paris but he wasn't allowed inside;
4) The following week we all went out for the N-man's 18th. He'd been flown in from (R)Adelaide for the event. I learned I can party better than an 18 year old. But I recover like a 30 year old. And that is not well; and
5) Amy and Jake, I like what you're both doing. However, each of you needs to include a six minute and 42 second guitar solo. With a reverb effect.

Daniel.

Matriarch Feast Day - Holy Day of Obligation

Happy Birthday Sue. You share a Birthday with Shane Heal who originally came from Box Hill.

The game they play in heaven

This song was penned by Rupert McCall, musicalised by me and realised by Mick Seage and his guitarist mate Sponny. I flew to Sydney a week or so ago and spent the night vocalising and drinking.. the magical moment coming at half time in the winning Wallaby match - Anyone who watched it would attest to the fact that it was the best half of Rugby the Wallaby's have put on for 10 years. Mick was pumping out his final mix, and Sponny and I were on our 6th beer. Does it get any better?

The song is only just out there, so the only highlights thus far have been; The song was played on local Lismore radio this morning making me a pseudo local celebrity, and Tim Horan replied to my 'Tweet' with "Great Stuff"

Go the Wobblies!!

If any computer / digital download literate fam would like to buy the song Mick and I would love the support.

$1.69 on www.cdbaby.com/cd/roffyandrupert2

Tournament of Minds

Amy's team won the Language and Literature section at the North West Tournament of Minds regional finals on Sunday. Their challenge was to crate a 5 minute trailer for the Academy Awards based on a movie from the given list. Their choice was of course Freaky Friday, but with a twist!
Glenn, I will see you there with your team(s). Any tips I can pass onto my students?
Cheers
Jenny

Harry's Visit to Gero

So Harry and I went back home (Geraldton) for the weekend to visit Dad for Fathers Day and to do some sightseeing. We ended up seeing the Sydney HMAS memorial, visiting surrounding towns, seeing the wildflowers and the infamous Pinnacles :) here are some pics:










Liz

Happy fathers' day

Dom made an excellent Melbourne-cafe breakfast of toad-in-a-hole with fried cherry tomatoes sprinkled with basil and lightly fried button mushrooms. I know what an effort it was for him to get up before 9.00am. Adam got in early by posting a graphic novel titled "Lars, the last Viking, goes to the end of the world". It's by his mate, Matt Taylor, who signed the first page with the note that "the Viking lifeblood is strong". Viking lifeblood is why I have Dupuytren's Contracture, but it's the thought that counts.
Disappointingly, Nick arrived for lunch without the tradtional Shell Car Wash kit. Had he followed tradition, I would now have a complete set of 12. He claims he chucked in for the present Annika is going to give me tonight. I had a dream last night that she gave me a red tractor. Fingers crossed...
Amanda is excused as she's on foreign assignment but as I'm actually her father, I know she'll be thinking of me. I'm not Julia's father but she set the mood for the day by letting me read the first part of the Sunday paper before she did - a first.
Happy fathers' day to all the Roff, Seage and Forrest fathers. With the possible exception of Stuart, we've all done really well.

The Game They Play In Heaven

Hi all. This post was previously a 'Support me on Twitter' post. I can't work it out though. It says I'm a member, but if you search for me (@RoffyAndRupert), I'm not there. Any young cous support for the old King?

I'll put the song on the blog next week once mastered.