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20 OWKWARD TV MOMENTS


10. Paul 'Ocker King' Hogan
11. Melrose 'how tragic' Place
12. Bert 'I Like the Boy?' Newton, vs Mr Ali
13. Survivor - meltdown over a naked body
14. Laura 'Wrapped in Plastic' Palmer - let's get surreal, people
15. Prisoner - it had everything, violence and women
16. Gordon 'F-merde' Ram-shitt-ay
17. Diana dishing the dirt to Martin ;) Bashir
18. 96 degrees of Nudity (at 8.30pm!!!)
19. Sara BB's Bumdancer in Bunny Ears (2.6m watched her eviction)
20. Tom 'Crazy on the Couch' Cruise (and Paramount ends 14yrs of film)

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At last, happy 70th Bert Newton, and a 20-to-1 i can enjoy: MUSIC.

20. The Most influential and outrageous of music videos, starts with
Cher: a bit of gaff tape, a cork and a body stocking. When them sailors thawt
all their shoreleave came at once. Shot on the MSS Missouri, at 43 yrs old.
''If I Could Turn Back Time''
19. Fatboy Slim, and Christopher 'man he can dance' Walken
''Weapon of Choice'' with the vox of Bootsy Collins. The man can tap.
18. ''Subterranean Homesick Blues'' behind London's Savoy Hotel.
- there WASN'T a real video clip before this, in my mind. And yes, it is rap.
17. ''Let's get Physical'' - ON-J, who will play next month in Syd.
Naughty, risque... loads of studs looking at each other.
16. ''bohemian rhapsody'' - queen's greatest
I remember playing this on a highway side jukebox with family... at 14.
15. britney ''hit me baby one me teen time' spears
- yeerrrrrk. sexualized music videos would never be the same.
14. ''Jailhouse Rock'' - simple set, best hit for Elvis Presley.
- amazing voice, presence, enhanced for a clip by dancers galore.
13. ''Close 2 u'' - The Cure - played on a comb? mebbe not.
it was about space, finger puppets, the closet... i agree with Jabba too.
12.
hammer.....

11. freedom - george michael
- up yours, sony
10. get back - live on top of the roof
- farewell the fab 4, who got pulled only after 3 performances, no SMS, just a buzz
9. u2 do it as well, rooftop style with The Streets Have No Name
- pulled even sooner

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Happy Mothers' Day (hmmm.. where SHOULD that apostrophe go....).

Before I forget to do so, I really need to log my latest obsession: Fanpages @ Facebook.
What better way to keep the memories alive, and to keep the fandom active, than by creating a free page in their honour. I'll let you know if I hear from any of the subjects - the closest I've had so far is from the flatmate of Shawnee Smith. Here's the latest list of pages that I created, along with their current membership:

1: Australia, You're Standing In It (abc tv, from '83)
1: Australian Movies
2: the Zucker brothers
2: Brian Nankervis (aka Mr RockWiz)
2: Quark (70s sci fi comedy)
3: The Big Knights (animation)
4: Fear of a Black Hat
4: Cosgrove Hall (British animation legends)
4: Doofpedia (Sydney 1996-2000)
4: Pets (adult tv comedy with puppets)
6: 1$t (that's me as a visual artist)
6: Paradigm Shift (2SER radio show)
7: Killakast (defunct, one of the first pages)
9: boots n remixes (aka BnR, ex b-n-r.com)
10: b00mb0x.org
10: Nicola Scott (DC comics)
12: Spraci (spraci.net, spraci.com)
13: Stella Street (impersonation classique)
12: Tug Dumbly (aussie poet)
17: Strummer Remixed (yay for us DJs)
23: Deee Lite
34: Shawnee Smith
40: Metal Mickey (he's coming back to british tv in 6 weeks!)
43: Stupid Stupid Man (more great Aussie comedy)
57: Logan's Run
56: Raverpedia (Sydney 1991-1995)
63: Meet The Feebles
82: The Lexx
110: Andrew Denton
213: Peggle (addictive puzzle game)
and my pride and joy a la moment...
504: DAAS - Doug Anthony All Stars (yes, Paul and Richard and Tim)
- this fanpage was 300 strong only a week ago*
-= * stats updated the following Sat - this is fun...

Labels: actor, facebook, fanpage, movie, music, television

18th July, 1990
Food, glorious food.
Nope, in all honesty, there's just nothing like gulping down yet another plateful of your favorite cuisine. Be it pasta, seafood, meat or vegie, food just can't be beat for good old nourishment.
Then again, there are those in this unfortunate world who have no food*. Many people will never see the wonders of lasagne on their dusty bowl, or tuck in to fish'n'chips. They will never feast on hearty roast pork, or understand what traditional homecooking means. Their mouths will never water at the thought of a fetticine extravaganza, or drool at the sight of a watercress salad in hot summer. It's true. Straight up.
So, next time, you sit down to a sizzling steak with salad, or a perfect pastry from paris, just imagine what would be like to never know these delights. Some (ie hundreds) people's idea of a reat for a meal is a fresh roll with cool milk.
Think, ponder, and give what you can/will/should to the underdeveloped masses. It's no-one's fault - but it can be cured.

* (Please visit www.thehungersite.com every day - Free click to donate)

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9. Thelma & Louise (Susan Sarandon & Geena Davies)
both really cute.
8. Mahatma Ghandi (Ben Kingsley from 'Ghandi')
very well written and produced - he nailed the art of reincarnation of an icon.
7. Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas from 'Wall Street')
Is there an inherent evil within money? We'll never know...
6. Nurse Ratched (Louise Fletcher from 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
when woman hath no heart, only fury, this is when it gets good.
5. Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck from 'To Kill A Mockingbird')
and yet, you can still find it in the bargain shelf of your supermarket
4. Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson in 'The Shining')
A classic, do I need to tell you how much this movie makes it ok to bring blood into the mainstream?
3. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather')
...i'm naive to the whole thing - i MUST watch the lot in one go.
2. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill in 'Star Wars')
Easy - he was young, fresh, and surrounded by action.
1. Robin Hood (played by dozens)
The simplest and the best. Errol Flynn, also the best.

Heroes?..... Villains?..... a bit of both? (thankyou Channel Neuf)
-= with my thoughts =-
20. John McClane (Bruce Willis in 'Die Hard' series)
I would probably watch all of these in one go, one weekend, and be done with it.
19. Max Cady (Robert de Niro in 'Cape Fear')
Oh yes, this is a must-see for the thriller style.
18. Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormid in 'Fargo')
I've only seen it once... someone lend it to me, please. The backbone of the Cohen library.
17. Jaws (7ft2, beartrap bite from James Bond 'Moonraker', i think)
Again, anyone ready to run a Bond weekend? i need a rinsing.
16. Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep from 'The Devil Wears Prada')
Dammit - another one i need to see...
15. Mick Taylor (John Jarratt in 'Wolf Creek')
Didn't see it alone, but did see it cinematic - worth it. Turn the lights out - Aussie terror!!!
14. Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller in 'Zoolander)
Yeah, a big giggle - but i've had enough of people doing Blue Steel, or whatever.
13. Aaron 'Roy' Stampler (Ed Norton in 'Primal Fear')
Schizoid stuff - go the acting.
12. William Wallace (Mel Gibson in 'Braveheart')
och aye.
11. Clubber Lang (Mr.T in Rocky)
The best crossover from ring to film, ever. And now, he's doing Snickers ads.
10. Guido (Roberto Benigni from 'Life is Beautiful')
...should i?

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