Wild Horse is go!

Round 10

Alaine 7, Dan and Lolcats 6 each were the big movers. Rock becomes a feather duster in the space of a week. Did you know that Will Minson speaks fluent German?

Bangalow is gearing up for the launch

Wild Horse Grand Opening

So Wild Horse! will be up and cranking on Friday next week! I've done a bunch of comics that are just sitting on the website at the moment, and I have at least 30years worth of ideas for the future. The website is located at: www.wildhorsecomic.com . For those of you who are facebook literate, I made a page Here. Invite your friends!

Navigating this in between my other commitments of winning the tipping competition and responding to late night Melbourne/Sydney Roff calls I have been a busy dude, so rest assured this wouldn't be happening without Andrew's help. Yes, the dark horse of the Radelaide Roff's came through.

P.S: Annika, could you ask the delightful Anna if I can use her Wild Horse knuckle tattoo picture on the site? I have a section for fan photos which is currently only occupied by a guy with a horse painted on his forehead (despite the immense horse body art that has been drawn on limbs and torsos all around Australia - if anyone has any other photos let me know). Anna is still not returning my calls after the "Brett Maher incident".

Eat More Chocolate Already!

today Amy was watching 'lord of the rings'
i sat next to her, and she asks hey mum whats dumbeldore doing?
i said '' dont you mean gandolf?''
Amy replied " gandolf, dumbeldore, uncle Grant- same thing.

Jen

Happy Birthday No Hands!

Joe's Birthday last week and we forgot it! Sorry Joe. Top 3 presents for No Hands;
1. Boxing gloves
2. Mittens
3. Worry Beads

Whopper for the Rock!

The Rock 8 out of 8! straight to number 2. Consistent dizzle gets his usual 6 and retains lead. Lily, Gandalf and Daniel only tipped 3.

Ukes

Captain Manas

Ukes album launch

Here's another example of modern technology at work: I'm going to write a few paragraphs and Adam is going to add pictures when he sees this. Miracle.
The Ukes' album launch was full of sound and colour. It was held in what is normally a bar and restaurant which was closed for the event. It had a capacity of around 200 and unless you had your name on the door, you couldn't get in. (Actually, there WAS a way of getting in - anyone who slipped door-bitch Nicholas $40 got access.)
Our table was up the back but everyone moved towards the front when the Ukes were playing so there were no bad spots. Dan Kelly joined the band for one number and among the crowd were plenty of Melbourne's A-listers including most of the Drones and interstate celebrities including Jake Roff.
Highlights of the night included two exotic dance troupes (one with Annika as a member) that interpreted a couple of the Ukes' songs.
Dom, Nick, Jake and Annika all did spells on the door and Adam took plenty of photographs. Cathie Murray was down for the event so, along with the Lemmings MC featuring Dave Morley, our table was full.
Those of you who pre-ordered the CD will receive it in the next couple of days although it's probably already on high rotation in the Jake/Kelly household. Jake, Nick and Adam partied on afterwards and Adam was still in bed the following Sunday. It seems Jake didn't bother much with the waste of time that is sleep, either.
The other big news of the night was that Amanda was accepted into Berkley University in California for a semester of her honours year. It's the academic equivalent of getting a knighthood. She leaves in late July for, I think, five months.

Round 8 update

TLR was one off a Whopper, let down by the Dockers. Dizzle had a poor round by his standards (4) but retains the lead. Will Minson (who apparently can play the saxophone) made up some ground and shares second with Lily. The Rock had another poor round. Go Cats!, Go Dogs Go (an excellent book if you get the chance to read it).

A photo montage of Lachlan Roff's first goal

Round 7 Update

Gandalf was the top tipper (6) with margins. Pretty good as he was still faithful to the Dogs. Mr Lolcats continues his charge up the ladder. Lainey was the big improver, TLR and Dan the big losers (forgot to tip). Lily moved to outright second and unfortunately R- Pizzle got his usual 6 and extended his lead. Dizzle never backs Adelaide teams. Box Hill Roffs are true to Dogs, Armidale Roffs are Swan faithful but Dizzle has no loyalty. He should have to take Crows and Power every week! Any comment by Will Minson on Will Minson's performance v Swans?

Ukes in your loungeroom

For those who can't make the Uke's CD launch (everyone except Jake) you can have 24 minutes with them in your loungeroom! They performed for a bunch of mums on mothers day for the ABC on Alan Brough's (Spics and Specs Alan) Sunday morning show. Cathie and Jules both get a mum's day mention, as do family, cousins and the Lemmings MC. They also perform four songs. If the link below doesn't work, google "The Ukeladies", find "News for the Ukeladies", click on Happy mothers day with the Ukeladies and then click on the purple banner that says "Listen to the Ukelaides 24 minutes. Hopefully, the link below will work.

Right click to Download. Or just click to play in your browser.

Wiener Schnitzel...

Last days in Vienna and the opp for a quick report!! It is ridiculous to think that John and Zac could holiday in a place with class, culture, orchestras and operas - thankfully Jan, Kate and Canadian Joe lent the quality and espri de cor!!
It is a terrific place and we really enjoyed it...taking in an opera (not just any opera-THE opera (Don Giovanni)), a Mozart/Strauss concert, the Vienna Boys' Choir, the Vienna Philharmonic, performances of the Requiem and Vivaldi's Four Seasons plus buckets of coffees and cakes...and having a great time with the kids. We hired a car to do a bit of touring and walking but having a central unit to stay in is the go.

Here's a few of our favourite shots...

Lost while hiking:


The Brady Bunch do Vienna:


Gargoyle Zac:


No evil:


Who knows?



cheers
Rock and Jan

3 years olds and Patagonia

Ukes CD launch

Anyone with more money than sense is invited to the Ukes CD launch. We have plenty of room at the Box Hill HQ for a sleep-over. Thanks to all who bought a CD in advance and allowed the project to proceed. I've prepared a speech and a couple of songs but, somehow, I appear to have been left off the poster. Watch this space for a full report.

Round 6 Update

Trivial post compared to a South America trip but has to be done. Unfortunately R - Drizzle has extended his lead and has taken to bragging on the wall. Grant made up some ground and Lily moved up to equal 2nd. Alaine forgot to tip and only managed 1. Luke remembered to tip and only managed 1. Dogs and Swans disappointing. Crows beat Saints, did anyone tip that?

Patagonia

To follow up Glenn's Inca trail pictures here are some pictures of our trek in Patagonia. Massif Torres del Paine (the Blue towers) was awesome and spectacular and the walking was really enjoyable. Our "W" trek involved three incursions into the Massif via two valleys and along the side of Lago Grey to see a spectacular glacier meeting the water.


We had to rough it. The toilets in Chile tended to be of the "squat" variety and this is a picture of Glenn demonstrating the required technique.


Glenn standing in front of the Blue Towers. We walked up and into the mountains to eventually stand at the foot of the towers.

On a boat before the mighty Lago Grey glacier.

Yes I was there too. The "local" where the Patagonian beer was a highlight.

Everything's big here. The foxes are as big as dingoes.

A tricky moment. I managed to save Glenn this time but I couldn't watch him 24/7.

Somehow I started to feel like the 'big" brother.

Thank goodness we could retire to the comfort of our eco-friendly yurt.

Finally we made it back to Santiago. Glenn sought out the biggest religious symbol he could find. Sorry, no big pencils.

Ash