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Ask? Take the clippers in hand and do it yourself i say!

Bagofcrisps, not sure if you've been to their concert but when i was their it looked pretty obvious to me and those i was with that he couldn't remember the words. He stayed pretty much glued to the lectern till the last song "Its the end of the world". To be fair though, the rest of the band didn't exactly put in much effort either. Lucky for me, Died Pretty and Grant Lee Buffalo were worth the price of the tickets - both rocked!

I saw the title of this thread and couldnt wait to get in and complain about the price i paid for an REM ticket only to see Stipe read the lyrics from a lectern. Very unprofessional - particularly when he was quoted in the press afterwards saying he had 3 months to refresh his memory and learn the words but couldn't be bothered. Funnily enough i haven't been bothered to buy any of their CD's since then.....perhaps its time to let my grudge go. Nice to see i'm not the only one whose felt shafted by REM!

buffalo tom at the Cambridge Hotel in Newcastle on my birthday. Crowded House in front of the Opera House with half the population of Sydney - that was a truly frightening experience. You am i at a crowded pub somewhere in Newcastle. Most of my fave memories are of decent bands in intimate venues. I don't consider many of the outdoor/arena concerts i've seen to be that special.

I find it can be a useful barometer of the weather. Often The Bag has noticed and reacted long before the cool breeze on the rest of my body tells me its time to put on a jumper. Listen to The Bag!

Shimba...there's a couple of Canterbury store's in Tokyo where you should be able to buy them. There's one in Gaienmae next to Chichibunomiya rugby field that sells all that stuff.

I really like poetry. There...i'm out of the closet. I used to write quite a bit when i was younger but haven't done much for a while. I never really liked the material we studied at school simply because i didn't find it entertaining. I like poetry that tells a story and entertains the reader. The great Australian bush poets are the bees knees as far as i'm concerned. Unfortunately, not many people consider this type of poetry to be "good" from an academic perspective and hence you don't get a chance to study it at school. Shame really.

And i have scars on my face from playing cricket. Doesn't mean the other team took to me with the stumps, its just a product of being a bit slow with the hook shot. NZ look very cohesive at the moment. Most in form team from what i've seen. The wallabies are making progress but i fear we just can't fix all our problems in time for the finals - there are just too many of them. Very much looking forward to the Japan v America game. Go you good Cherry Blossoms!

Nah, i'm more of an olive man. I regularly polish off a bottle of olives in front of the tele. yummo!

Cheers Davo, i'll check it out. Thanks to the others for comments as well. Interesting that you should raise the issue of motiviation. I've never been the most motivated student, even when i was physically at Uni, so you've now got me wondering whether or not i'd struggle even more with an on-line course (my short attention span when studying Japanese is another good example). I think i'll ponder that over a beer while i watch the rugby tonight!

Great feedback, thanks Danz. The MBA course i was looking at was at Cardean and one of the big selling points they emphasise is the interaction with lecturers and other students. The only real downside i can see is the opportunity to have open discussion with other students is somewhat limited. Discussing mgnt theories via email or forum boards could get a tad tedious. Does anyone know if any Aust. Unis offer these courses online. I guess i'll have to go back to the internet and do a bit more research.

Just wondering if anyone here has done or knows someone who has completed (or tried to complete) an MBA online. Ive sent away to a couple of very big American colleges for information on their programmes and i'm now receiving the follow-up phone calls on a weekly basis. The course content looks pretty good and the flexibility of doing things online appears attractive - i'm just wondering if it all works out that way once you get started. Does anyone have any feedback?

Mr Matthews, just for clarification - i wasn't at the station. What i meant was, when she got home and told me, i fell about laughing. Or were you suggesting i give my GF a kick up the arse? Good to hear your getting sleep again, Sunrise. With all the "awake" time you've been having, did you use it to write any more songs?

I think Patrick Johnson was born in Australia db. Correct me if anyone knows any different but i think he has an aboriginal mother and Irish father? Anyway, he's quickish!

I disagree woywoy. They used to have a similar rule in swimming and it became tedious watching them all fall in the water then having to wait till they climbed out just to do it all over again. They then introduced the false-start-and-your-out rule and things got a lot better. Given a little time, athletics will improve as well.

I hate to reinforce all your bad impressions of guys, but i have to confess i did giggle at the ride-by touch up. I wonder who dreamed that one up? Some years ago when my now fiance received a run-by arse grab at the local station she was less than impressed when i fell about the floor laughing. In her case it was a 15/16 year old school kid. Of course its not really funny but school guys with their explosion of hormones do stupid things.... Good luck finding a new place. While i always look for 1st floor apartments and enjoy the discount i get for being one of the few who likes the

Wednesday picked up a win and a draw in the first two rounds (and 5 goals!). Promotion, here we come!

Good to hear your OK Sunrise, but on a serious note, i wouldn't keep a baseball bat or anything similar near the entrance. Unless your prepared to use it, and more importantly have the capacity (ie physical strength) the likelihood is that it will end up being used against you...and we don't want anything interfering with your music career Vigilance and a good relationship with your neighbours is your best bet.

Reminds me of the horrible evolution of MTV's the Real Life. Many years ago when they first ran the series it featured a bunch of ordinary people living together in San Francisco and it was surprisingly entertaining. Anyone remember it? Now they have a bunch of bimbos/himbos without a brain cell between them living in Las Vegas, doing little more than getting their shirts/skirts off as much as possible. I watched one episode and swore i'd never again. Reality TV could be good....if they'd just try using "real" people from time to time!

I highly recommend their service as well. Been helping me sleep for a couple of years now!

5 mins walk from Meguro Station.

I've always liked the: "i miss you like sleep" line from You am i's Heavy Heart. I can somehow relate to that.

The hardest part for me to understand is why they would bomb and kill their own people. At least i can understand their thinking when they bomb western countries as that's their target - but bombing your own country???? As a letter writer in todays SMH said (or similar)..."goodbye Indonesian tourism for the next decade".

You've got to wonder though....don't uni students skip class and drink beer anymore? Then again..... that could be exactly what's responsible for starting the whole thing?

Kamoshika...i think you may have confused the history of the Mr Olympia to some extent. The IOC does not run or have any influence/control/interest in the Mr Olympia. The Mr Olympia is run by the IFBB (International Federation of Body Building), under the close guidance of the Weider family corporation (the Weider family owns the rights to the Mr Olympia "brand"). Therefore, whether or not the IOC had banned steroids is irrelevant. The only issue of relevancy is whether or not they were legal in the US at the time he was taking them. I don't know the answer to that question. However, i c