// July 11th, 2007 // No Comments » // Partying
I have finally managed to upload the photos to my Flickr. 5 Bars in an afternoon, on the top of a double decker (or double-dicker as I like to call it) bus, on a glorious Brisbane afternoon.
// June 1st, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Home, Partying
These are some great shots of our little family of 4 (soon to be 5 when our new dog comes).
At the end of last year Mark and I had a BBQ to see they end of the year off, Sue-Ann took some awesome photos which Paul has finally given me. Have a look at a slideshow of them here on Flickr.
// April 26th, 2007 // No Comments » // Partying
We celebrated ANZAC day by having a tennis get together at New Farm park. There was a great turnout, about 20 of us enjoyed the sun, and there was even a brief monkeys wedding (sunshower). Big kudos to Scott for organising the event, and catering.
Scott & Marcus @ Tennis (watching one of Ross’s awesome serves)
// March 8th, 2007 // No Comments » // Partying, Travel
Last Thursday we dropped the cats off at the cattery for a ‘holiday’ at 8am and headed down the New England Highway. We stopped off at Glen Innes to see Australia’s Stone Henge called Standing Stones. It rained most of the way and we arrived in Wollongong at Doug’s at 10.30pm. Doug was great, but a bit shook up because he wrote his car off the night before (not his fault and no-one was hurt).
Friday was a busy day which started with a bit of shopping and then catching up with Marks Wollongong mates. Lunch with Maureen at her Versace inspired Tuscan home, and then we headed to North Gong beach for a coffee with Sonya and her daughters. The cafe at the beach is perfectly situated right in front of the showers at the beach, and we all had a great view of the local talent. A quiet BBQ at Doug’s for dinner and in bed by midnight- tomorrow is the big day.
Saturday Christine, Sonya’s daughter booked us in for a spray on tan at a local salon, I was really nervous about looking too orange and she put the tan on very thick. We then headed up to Sydney. First stop Bruno Banani in Newtown to look for something to wear (and photograph some awesome stencil graffiti) and I picked up a cute tank top. We then headed to our hotel in the Cross and checked in. This was followed by a spot of frantic shopping to find Mark an outfit to wear, and I picked up a leather harness- I decided to go with a ‘leather look’ to the party.
The parade was amazing, the crowd was much bigger than last year and there were some amazing floats. We bought 4 milk crates and stacked them 2 high, which made an awesome viewing platform above the rest of the crowd. Have a look at my pics from the parade here. See all my pics on Flickr here or a slide-show here
The Party was huge, and we had a blast. We hung out with Christine and also caught up with Janine and Amy form NZ. We finally got home on the wee hour of the next day- and did the walk of shame back to the Cross.
Sunday was spent chilling out and recovering from the night before.
On Monday morning we started the big drive home along the Pacific Highway to Kempsey to catch up with Gai, Marks mum, and had the usual delicious local Chinese for dinner.
Tuesday was the final leg home, which was started off by doing some touring arounf Hat Head and South West rocks and sightseeing at the Trial Bay Gaol and Smoky Cape Lighthouse.
We got home in the early evening and had driven over 2,300kms in total, most of which it was raining.
// February 23rd, 2007 // 1 Comment » // Fun Stuff, Partying
42 Below have just launched a new campaign entitled ‘Cocktail AID’ – it’s all about raising much needed funds for the AIDS Trust of Australia. Now you can do your bit for HIV research just by drinking 42BELOW.
“Being involved with an organisation of like minded people has created a unique opportunity for us to leverage our brand for a greater cause,” said Craig Schweighoffer, Australian CEO for 42 BELOW Ltd about the partnership.
42 Below if made by Pacific Dawn Distillers, and they are based in Ponsonby, Auckland. 42 BELOW is a little stronger than most other vodkas. It uses a process that is closest to the grain (wheat) based vodka of Scandinavia. 42 BELOW is made from GE-free wheat. The alcoholic content is not reduced to meet government tax levels, so gets a heavier tax. The name is supposed to refer to the southern latitude where it is produced just north of Wellington on the country’s 42nd parallel and also to its 42% alcohol content.
42 Below has been using gay-friendly marketing for some time, the above ad is from a campiagn a few years ago.
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// January 4th, 2007 // No Comments » // on-the-go, Partying
Last night Vera, Lisa, Gavin, Mark and myself headed all the way down to the Coolangatta Hotel to see Matt Costa perform. He put on a great show but the whole crowd was a bit ‘yobbish’, and we all got a bit irritated when there were people chatting loudly while he was performing a solo with his guitar, the venue was also not the greatest I have been to either, and at the beginning of the concert the sound was quote bad. I really hate the Gold Coast- the best thing about the Gold Coast is the Bruce Highway to Brisbane and South.
At least we were entertained by the antics of the group in front of us for most of the evening.
Just before the concert we checked out the local fare and had one of the better pizzas I have eaten, if you are ever down that way- make sure you try out Earth-n-Sea Pizza & Pasta Showcase On the Beach, Marine Pde Coolangatta, Telephone: (07) 5536 3477
// December 4th, 2006 // 1 Comment » // Partying
Last weekend Mikey and Yanni held their annual Pink Christmas Party, with a Roman Theme. I went dressed as The Pope, and mark as a gladiator. We took a tonne of pics, and I have created a set on flickr, or you can watch a slideshow.
// November 22nd, 2006 // No Comments » // Partying
Last night I went to the Cat Empire at the Tivoli here in Brisbane, and it was a great gig. I went with two of the girls Natalie and Debbie from work and their partners, I felt like a bit of a fifth wheel,with them upstairs so I head down to the front of stage and had a great time. There was a bit of mosh pit action happening during the faster songs, but I am not much of a mosher because I do not have any rhythm and it always seems that when everyone else is jumping up, I am on the way down.
The opening act was supposed to be Soul Live, but due to an illness they could not make it, so a group called Tortured Soul from NY were flown in, and they were fantastic, especially the track called Fall in Love.
That is about all the gig I have planned for the rest of the year, Matt Costa is playing next month and Gavin is trying to talk me into it, but I am not too sure yet.
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