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@reddishraven

Somewhat random. Full of all the vices and none of the virtues of my Gen-X heritage. He/Him.

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Guy on the bus back from the festival started singing I Can't Help Falling In Love With You and had the entire bus joining on the chorus, quite tunefully.

07.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

More like a one-act Boiler Room.

07.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PFFF has one of these bands every year. Disco/EDM backing tracks with folk/world music instruments played by pretty young men.

Eh. It's a formula.

#PortFairyFolkFestival #AmGigging

07.03.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Radio personality and Agro puppeteer Jamie Dunn dies aged 76 Presenter who entertained children with his sharp-witted, furry puppet Agro Vation, remembered for his brash and unapologetic humour * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jamie Dunn, a veteran radio personality who unleashed the puppet Agro on Australia, entertaining both children and adults alike for decades, has died aged 76. Dunn, who was once Australia’s longest-serving breakfast radio host, died on Saturday. Continue reading...

Radio personality and Agro puppeteer Jamie Dunn dies aged 76

07.03.2026 09:39 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 6
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The Cartridge Family do a witty pisstake of country and western corn with ABSOLUTE sincerity.

And with damn good musicianship.

#PortFairyFolkFestival #AmGigging

07.03.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know there are probably more objectively loathsome creatures in the Trump Menagerie (RFK Jnr and Steven Miller come to mind), but none give me the skin-crawling revulsion as much as Hegseth.

07.03.2026 09:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me in ~2006: "I'm a computer science major, why do I have to take a class on ethics?"

me in 2026: "ah"

07.03.2026 07:28 πŸ‘ 258 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I will bring a couple of longnecks to ensure sufficient supply, tbh.

07.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SMH headline: β€œdon’t dance on Kyle and Jackie O’s grave”

SMH headline: β€œdon’t dance on Kyle and Jackie O’s grave”

Au contraire: I will dance on it, then I will piss on it - unless it is on fire, in which case I will pour petrol on it ⛽️

07.03.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

And yes, his version of If I Could Turn Back Time really is the utmost exercise in chutzpah.

07.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Paul Dempsey doing his impression of a Sunday Afternoon covers muso.

#PortFairyFolkFestival #AmGigging

07.03.2026 07:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe by the fact that he still has (highly compromised) agency by the end of the series and dies in a manner of his choosing after a mild victory lap?

07.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Odd take. Maybe defensible by Season 3 but definitely not by Season 5, where he's presented as a lethal toxin that has ripped through the lives of pretty much everyone who has ever interacted with him.

07.03.2026 06:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Had forgotten what a huge pleasure it is to see Bree van Ryk drum.

Unsung Australian music legend.

07.03.2026 05:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The two are synonymous.

Obviously.

07.03.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Darren Hanlon remains state of the art in Australian Sentimental Singer-Songwriter Country-Infused Urban Folk.

I said what I said

#PortFairyFolkFestival #AmGigging

07.03.2026 04:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Doubleplus Goodlike.

07.03.2026 04:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would definitely cheat and just have a picture of the Orange Box there to extend my slots.

07.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The majestic Bumpy in full flight.

#PortFairyFolkFestival #AmGigging

07.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hbomb is one of one (intended both positively and negatively)

07.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

people who insist that trump is the whole problem are super dangerous because they will prevent us from addressing root causes

06.03.2026 23:21 πŸ‘ 670 πŸ” 182 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 9
Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

Stoic Kristi Noem Bears Firing With Stiff Upper Lip, Chin, Cheeks, Forehead

06.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 12694 πŸ” 1865 πŸ’¬ 445 πŸ“Œ 164
Michael Koziol's report first pars under the heading 'Don't dance on Kyle and Jackie O's grave - they were the best thing on radio'. Full disclosure: I was the least famous person on the radio show that Kyle and Jackio replaced 22 years ago, when we were jettisoned because of bad ratings. I'm not celebrating their show's end as they celebrated ours, but I'll never forget how commercial radio management celebrated cruelty, rewarded cynicism and fakery, treated women as lesser beings and openly & entirely despised the audience. I was mortified even listening to some of the ugly things they wanted us to do (which we refused). Calling that shit 'good radio' is just absurd.

Michael Koziol's report first pars under the heading 'Don't dance on Kyle and Jackie O's grave - they were the best thing on radio'. Full disclosure: I was the least famous person on the radio show that Kyle and Jackio replaced 22 years ago, when we were jettisoned because of bad ratings. I'm not celebrating their show's end as they celebrated ours, but I'll never forget how commercial radio management celebrated cruelty, rewarded cynicism and fakery, treated women as lesser beings and openly & entirely despised the audience. I was mortified even listening to some of the ugly things they wanted us to do (which we refused). Calling that shit 'good radio' is just absurd.

More supine insights in these pars by the reporter, such as if you don't like Kyle and Jackieo you are a sneering inner-city- ABC-listening person who doesn't understand they were world class and 'grabbed attention' - because in 2017 NY radio host Howard Stern was jealous they scored an interview with 'troubled actor Charlie Sheen'. This guy is bringing his insight to US politics now. Good luck, everybody.

More supine insights in these pars by the reporter, such as if you don't like Kyle and Jackieo you are a sneering inner-city- ABC-listening person who doesn't understand they were world class and 'grabbed attention' - because in 2017 NY radio host Howard Stern was jealous they scored an interview with 'troubled actor Charlie Sheen'. This guy is bringing his insight to US politics now. Good luck, everybody.

This guy has taken time out from being the senior SMH & Age reporter analysing US politics to explain why Kyle and Jackieo's radio show was really great. Hoping he's also a travel reporter & can insightfully review Handbasket Inc's new one-way cruise to Hell.

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

if you think the Australians on the sub committed a crime you are wrong, if you think they were involved in a crime you are correct. These are not the same things. The question is should our forces be put in a position where they are likely to be involved in crimes?

06.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Well yes, the live cover of Lose Yourself does go rather hard.

#PortFairyFolkFedtival #AmGigging

06.03.2026 11:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby's first Guinness.

#PortFairyFolkFestival

06.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

With. You know. All the hits like...ah ... and... um... you know the one.

06.03.2026 06:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œSlurs filled a chat” is a beaut

06.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 1622 πŸ” 196 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 9

The fact that Kristi Noem's relentless plastic surgery couldn't save her job, even in the MAGAverse, signals that feminism has achieved its goals.

06.03.2026 02:37 πŸ‘ 971 πŸ” 93 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 3
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Threads thread: thriller_instinct 3d Is it okay to bully 40 and 50 year olds who are on social media just for being on it, cuz like why are you here - 254 Q 3.1K G 28 746 corporateash 18h β€’β€’β€’ My ICQ UIN is 7231680. That number is burned into my consciousness. I inadvertently learned that you could see private conversations in public chat rooms when using Telnet instead of a browser on GeoCities. I can tell you the difference in audible dial-up handshakes between 1200, 2400, 14.4 kbps modems. I needed a edu email address to join Facebook after my university was admitted. We were here at the beginning. We made social media. You wouldn't be in my Top 8. I have usernames older than you. 852 Q62 G6 72

β€œI have usernames older than you.”.
Holy shit

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