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Post by maarts on May 30, 2004 7:43:05 GMT -5
Scotts! Saw the convo regarding South Australia and your German heritage on the Welcome-board. It immediately made me think about the album I was playing yesterday at work by the Scared Weird Little Guys...this ditty is especially for you  [glow=red,2,300]The South Australia Song[/glow]: When the settlers came here, many years ago They saw sharks and snakes and flies and lots and lots of crows They said, "What shall we call this place, what name will really fit?" "Let's see, we're in Australia and we're in the southern bit." Let's call it South Australia, it's bigger than South Dakota Here in South Australia, the home of the pie floater. When Colonel Light surveyed the land, he thought to himself, "Gee this place looks pretty crap, let's build it somewhere else." (*points*) So he found the site for Adelaide and said, "Here we'll build the mall." "But you know what this joint really needs? some giant silver balls." Roll on South Australia, you've got what it takes Here in South Australia, with your really salty lakes. Your churches are so numerous, you must have lots of faith. Though there are lots of murders here, sometimes we feel quite safe. We love your marijuana laws, we love your Coopers ales But you know what we love most of all, you're not New South Wales! Cause you're South Australia, you're wine vats are a churnin' Here in South Australia, there's lots and lots of Germans! Du bist (German for 'you are') South Australia, there's so much to explore Here in South Australia, gateway to the nuther bore Gateway to the nuther bore |
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Post by kats on May 30, 2004 8:37:32 GMT -5
hahahaha. i have this;
sung by the penrith legless emu's. sigh.
Penrith Legless Emus
THEME SONG
1st Verse
Does it rain in Melbourne?
Does an Aussie like a pie?
Does a woman dance backwards?
Is the Nullabor dry?
Does the Kookaburra make a row?
Would you like to play for Penrith now?
2nd Verse
Is a woman called a sheila?
Does an Aussie like a root?
Have you ever known a virgin?
Is the esky in the boot?
Does the old lady still know how?
Would you like to play for Penrith now? (this line not sung if the 3rd verse not sung)
3rd Verse (not usually sung)
This game they play in heaven,
Puts the old bones to the test,
And I've had another good day,
But I'm feeling like a rest,
So would you please pass the port round now,
And raise your glass to _____________ (name of visiting club) now!!
4th Verse
Would you
Like to play for Penrith,
Like to play for Penrith,
Like to play for Penrith, NOW!!
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Post by ScottsyII on May 30, 2004 19:21:22 GMT -5
Kat! I love that song!!! I have actually heard them perfom that too... a couple of years ago they came out for the Adelaide Fringe Festival and they did a darn good rendition of that!
They also played a song about an Adelaide suburb called "Hove", claiming it to be the most unremarkable suburb they have ever seen! T'was classic, and those dudes are incredibly funny!
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Post by RocDoc on May 31, 2004 8:41:27 GMT -5
Consider me signed-on for the kat-stylee Adelaide Art Tour! God, that'd be a ball!
Reservations for 3 please...
Layla, somehow you've missed my family tree(and relations and travels)convo, eh? A-haaaaaa! ;D
Both my parents are Lithuanian, fled to Germany(separately)during the war, met in Philly, went to Chicago, got married.
My wife, who travelled to the states not long after the January 13th 1990 killings of 15 protesters by the Russian Black Berets in her city, Vilnius, is fully of Lithuanian parentage as well. Her folks and her brother and his family still all live there and they're the ones we primarily have gone to visit in 2 years intervals since we were married in Las Vegas in '97(7th anniversary's coming June 21st!) ....tho I've still got LOTS of family there myself.
I simply hadn't seen ANY of them until our first trip to Lithuania in '98.
Outside of one cousin who'd finessed herself a rare visa to visit here circa 1985...sems that she had strong enough family ties back 'there' that they felt she wouldn't 'defect'....lovely system, eh?
The first trip was simply a mindblower....we also were there for a 'church wedding' to supplement the civil wedding' we'd had....so it was arranged for Vilnius's cathedral. The capital city, my wife's hometown.
But we also flew through Rome...and stayed there 3 days before flying to Vilnius. Oh. My. God.
My first steps in Europe could not have been in a more significant, more impressive place....and believe it or not, in a miniscule 3 days we saw MAJOR shit!
No cabs for us, instantly we learned the Metro and we walked TONS! There's one great thing my wife and I are perfectly suited for, it's travelling and exploring...we want to see everything and we're not at all lazy...
...so without the details...
The 2001 trip was 3 days in Copenhagen(also a fantastic city!)then on to the loveliest Lithuanian springtime setting for 2-3 weeks in June.
Then 9 / 11 / 01....(*deep breath*)
This past year(Sept of 2003), we decided to fly through Paris, but spent 20 days in Lithuania FIRST, then spent five full days in Paris....
Again it was 'Oh. My. God.'
Incredible city and an incredible time we had there...
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So, bottom line....Lithuania's been 'done' for us top to bottom, quite comfortable with it for the most part....but we haven't really yet gone to the neighboring countries yet, prob due to the fact that we LOVE to spend time doing stuff with her family in the limited time we're there. And tho there was one trip where we were supposed to go to some sort of naturally pristine Baltic islands off of Estonia w/my maniac bro-in-law(which never happened, that time), we go basically with whatever they suggest, "nearby" so we can still spend time with them....but 'our' country is still FULL of attractions and cool things to do, so in the approximately 60 days that I've spent there, I know I've just scratched the surface.
Besides Paris, the last trip's highlight was seeing the country go basketball-mad when 'we' won the 'World Basketball Championship'(all of the world's best pro players, except the US's) over the 3 weeks we were there....it was just like living in Chicago during the Bulls championships. A very unique experience and I was SO happy for the Lithuanians accomplishing something so cool, if simply for their morale...
So now, expecting our first child, a son, mid-July...our travel trips will be unavoidably up in the air....til we see what sort of a little character we've produced. Her Mom is coming to spend a few months with us, so this time Lithuania is coming to US.
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Post by maarts on May 31, 2004 9:04:42 GMT -5
Kat, that's a classic indeed. Legless Emus indeed..they still get hammered every saturday arvo at Nepean Park!
So Scottsy, so seen these Legless Emus or the Scaredies, who happen to have a board on this proboard-site as well....?
Things Maarts is gonna do in the upcoming weeks/months:
* Become a citizen
* Look for another job
* Celebrate his birthday with a mate at the Chocolate Cake-gig!
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Post by kats on May 31, 2004 9:57:40 GMT -5
rnr, sorry...can't promise you an adelaide tour...as i live in sydney adelaide is a pokey little down down in the state of south australia. more murders than anywhere else in the country. pies with peas in them. weird things like that. maarts, i can imagine so! gasp, shock, horror...I HAVE a date tomorrow. Whodda Thunk it? |
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Post by mellie on May 31, 2004 10:49:53 GMT -5
I just need a VISA for Australia, then I can work on the citizen thing...
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Post by mellie on May 31, 2004 10:50:58 GMT -5
And Kat the South Australia song was hillarious...
I hate it when Scotts internet isnt working. I mean, he texted me on my phone and everything, but the day just feels ALL WRONG when I dont wake up to a huge email from him. Stupid freaking internet providers...
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on May 31, 2004 20:45:27 GMT -5
I became an Aus citizen when I was 18. It was funny, I was there getting my citizenship & my accent is broader than anyone elses! They were like "You sure don't sound Colombian, young lady..." Don't give up your Dutch passport Maarts. That was a great read, Rocdoc, yer family history/travels. I have to admit I know very little about Lithuanian culture, but the thought of getting married in one of those old churches is very nice. Are you orthodox? I love the imagery & iconography of that religion. And I'm sure your son would love to go back & see "the old country" one day. His name is Lithuanian in origin, isn't it? Now theres so many cities/countries I want to see, I don't know if I'll be able to afford it. I've already run up $3000 on my visa (I'd only saved up $18K for the trip so the visa has been a godsend) & before I left my silly bank felt fit to offer me a new limit of $6000. Like I'd say no to that. And if it means I can see extra countries, you know I'm going to run up another $3000 in debt. Meh, I'll pay it back later. And Copenhagen, that is one of my destinations. My ex boyfriend lives there at the moment & the Danish love Aussies. And Paris, that'll be our last major stop before we hit London (where I'll be for a few years). We're leaving Spain in 2 days, hitting Italy, then Greece & then all of mainland Europe in an anti-clockwise route (about 2.5 months) & back down to France, staying in Paris for a few weeks then London. This is the real start of our travels for me, b/c before this (Thailand, India, Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Spain) we've been in hotels & having an easy time. But from here on in its scuzzy backpacker cheapness all the way! I'll keep you posted on my luck getting to eastern Europe - should I stop in on your family & say "the Rocdoc said to say HI". haha And now I'm off to get Mellie an Oz visa. |
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Post by ScottsyII on May 31, 2004 21:14:36 GMT -5
We'd be forever thankful if you could do that Layla!
Maarts, thats great about getting citzienship! I take it you can get dual citizenship and keep your dutch passport too, that would be so cool!!!
What kind of job are you looking at Maarts?!
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Post by maarts on Jun 1, 2004 6:46:06 GMT -5
Please don't go to Holland, Layla! I don't think they could cope with you!
I do intend to hang on to my Dutch passport...somehow I don't think my parents would forgive me if I would give that document up. They still harbour some hope in me returning to the Netherlands.
I completely forgot to give RocDoc the kudos for his ripping yarn indeed.
About the job- I love what I'm doing but I must admit that I'm getting a bit fearful over my future. Can I stay in my position until the ripe old age of 65? Besides I'm getting sick and tired of pushing papers, memos and faxes around. I don't want to be a manager, I want to be busy with music or journalism or, even better, both. This job gives me a lot of satisfaction but also a lot of headaches as to the administrative side. So I'm gonna look around.
Had stocktake today and I'm done as a steak fryong for twelve hours. Bleh!
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Post by kats on Jun 1, 2004 9:15:05 GMT -5
maarts, the sydney morning herald has had a freeze on hiring for the past seven years..a lot of paperwork and headhunting to fll positions. now, they are reviewing that and trying to get in some 'young blood'. i know it's all trite and situational...but now is the time to send in any freelance topical music stuff you have to sydney morning herald...they may print it in metro. now is most definitely the time to do it...but in order to work for the herald, you're going to have to invest in some emo glasses, beatles inspired haircut and a pin stripe suit with a t shirt underneath i know you're a telegraph reader, but thought i might pass along this industry tidbit. they don't often take things, so now would be the time to send in reviews, etc. |
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Post by kats on Jun 1, 2004 9:19:49 GMT -5
if you happen to ring them, btw...don't mention the freeze on employment. i was told in confidence. eep. good old kat and her loyalty.
what exactly are you doing in journalism at the moment?
scotts, everyone..i didn't post the south australia song. that was maarten. i posted a song about my local area.
today was awkward, at best. i am quite possibly the most awkward person ever.
this was our goodbye;
)after considerable silence)
him: well, peace out.
me: yeah, see you later MATE.
when the hell do i ever say mate? i must have said it about five times before in my life, so god knows where that came from.
tim rogers and the temperance union were fantastic. brilliance.
and seriously upset a mature age student today. we were talking about beckett
her: i don't know if there is anyone in the world with such a bleak world view that they want to slit their wrists...
me: you don't know many nihilistic eighteen year olds, do you?
so, of course, she takes this as an attack on her age. whatever. it was a witty retort, recognise..or something.
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Post by kats on Jun 1, 2004 9:30:39 GMT -5
my last four assignments; -a tutorial presentation on samuel beckett which was just me rambling, fun...but i don;t think that my tutor was much of a fan and i went five minutes overtime. -an essay on frankenstein whcih i got right into, and the course co ordinator ended up approaching me and we haven't even had it handed back yet...and commended me. also fun. - i get to write a paper to the american government telling them why they suck...and get assessed on it!! the wonders of university!! - write an article on my friend. - write a opinion piece for radio on ANYTHING i like. FUN FUN FUN and then there's the fact that i'm currently failing that grammar course, but we can overlook that. eep. |
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Post by RocDoc on Jun 1, 2004 16:28:44 GMT -5
Rats! I saw Adelaide repeated a coupla times above referring to those lyrics/poems(the legless emu-stuff)and totally spaced that you're in Sydney, went with the, er, generic Auzzie-sounding name...aiiee! Sorry  ~ The people in the Baltic Republics are(I'm pretty sure)90% Roman Catholic with 8-10% Lutheran and then a few others mixed in...notably what remains of a formerly(circa WWII)quite large Jewish population which dwindled very quickly as the Nazis and the Russians would conquer, then lose, then conquer and lose Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Byelorussia, Ukraine....that region was over-run by those twin fuckups of the world roughly 2 and a ½ times, with the Russians being the final squatters for apx 50 years after the war. It's sorta odd for that part of the world, I guess but there's no 'Lithuanian Orthodox' sects...which is FINE by me, since I don't care to stand for a Sunday service for some kinda crazy 2 and a ½ hours the way they do... When you get to Copenhagen, get the 'Bellisima'(or WeverTF it's actually called)-brand of ice cream at Tivoli Gardens....the shit is simply unbelieveably good! One night there, we went BACk to the kiosk to have another after having a really healthy helping about an hour before. It's 'bella-something' and I just spent an hour Googling 'Ice Cream Tivoli' and not finding the damned name, which useta be on the tip of my tongue, oh, back in 2001 at least. Heavenly, that stuff, I swear! They had it at Tivoli and at a indoor mall-type thing down the street, but I don't think we saw it anywhere else....richrichrich flavor...god, I want ice cream now! |
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