Systrom and Krieger aren't known for their poetry like Burns, Wilde, Wordsworth, Tennyson and the Bard of Avon himself, Shakespeare, but they've done a lot to bring this ancient form of conversing back to life. They launched Instagram in 2010, and it is how a one of our emerging poets Chloe Frayne has amazingly gained international fame for her brilliant collection of … [Read more...] about Poetry fame for Chloe Frayne
Aim low, shoot high
South Australia was for years a leader in basketball as a sport throughout Australia, forming the first state association in 1936 in our centenary year of proclamation, hence the naming of the Adelaide 36ers in today's national league. We can boast the first indoor stadium was at Forestville. Later we had Werner Linde, rated by many as the purest shooter in Australian … [Read more...] about Aim low, shoot high
Bringing Kenny Blake back home
Every June 9 for the past 36 years a group of motorcycle freaks have met for lunch at the New Boundary Hotel in Hoddle St, East Melbourne and celebrated the life of Kenny Blake, who died on this day in 1981. Surely it is one of the most amazing and continuous tributes to a mate ever known. They come from afar to cheer this bloke, a motorcycling legend who won 11 Australian … [Read more...] about Bringing Kenny Blake back home
October 2017
A seriously good day at the races
A bloke walks past a stable and a horse says: “Hello, I'm a Melbourne Cup winner.” He turns around and says: “Oh my god, a talking horse... are you serious?” And the horse says: “No, I'm Rainbird; Sirius won it the year before.” The joke has been going around since Sirius, a 3/1 favourite, won the Cup in 1944. Racing can be like that; go to most country tracks and nothing … [Read more...] about A seriously good day at the races