Wednesday 27 November 2013

.. to Baldessin, Ballet and Boofheads.


G’day Possums,


No: 1 daughter and I went back to “the-other-side” last weekend and visited an exhibition in St Andrews.
On the way we stopped off to look at the first Wombat burrow in Hurstbridge, which sadly, time and present occupant/owner seem to be taking their toll.

If you have the time next weekend, visit Baldessin Print Gallery in St. Andrews. 90 Shaftsbury St.  Saturday 30th Nov and Sunday 1st December
There is a tantalising mix of photography, photo-gravure and mixed media with works by Silvi Glattauer, Karen Goldfinch, Tess Williams and Paul Hails where the artists approach to image making is very stimulating.
(My apologies for the reflections on these pics of mine.)

Karena Goldfinch Artist and..a knitter for the Leadbeater Possum

Karena Goldfinch

Paul hails

Silvi Glattauer

Tess Williams

Then, I went off to photograph an early rehearsal for a new ballet “The Red Sails” a fairy-tale work that had me thinking “Red-Shoes” meets Federico Fellini in St. Petersburg.
It has, even at this unfinished stage, a dreamlike quality and an exuberance, which indicates that the cast enjoy the choreography and the story line which augers well for a performance that I’m looking forward to photographing.
Ballet Theatre of Australia, 19th December, 7:30pm
Phone: 9243 9191 for bookings.

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet

The Red Sails, Ballet


      Wombat Droppings or the Low-down on Oz politics


Having insulted the Indonesians, Malaysians and Papua New Guineans when in opposition, prime miniature “Rabbott”, now unable to grasp the fact that leadership is his, continues in his thuggish ways and makes matters so much worse.
It is interesting to note how many times Bogan behaviour and the Liarbril party and its apparatchiks seem to coincide.
Piers “Toad-Hall” Akerman’s recent slagging off at Labor deputy leader Tanya Plibersek’s warranted verbal disdain of Scott “Drone” Morrison’s inability to democratically answer questions in parliament was he said, the rantings of Labor’s. “…Shrew-de-Jour”. Hmmm….his arguments may have had more weight  if  “Toad-Hall” hadn’t been “done” for allegedly sexually harassing his 5 female staff  earlier in his “career” and having to pay costs to another woman (Shirley Stott Despoja) on a similar matter.
Then there was the defamation action of $200,000.00 awarded against him for "The inaccuracies of fact by the defendant [Akerman] on this topic are gross". “The Drone” Morrison,  (his nasty side already mentioned in another post) Steve “slit-her-throat” Ciobo,  Cory “Beastiality” Bernardi and “Rabbott” himself and his misogynist, bullying Uni behaviour… and Liarbril “strategist” Mark Textor’s brilliant soothing of international tension with his Boganisms.
This is not a government but a right-wing-bogan rabble.

Liarbril, Fellow-Traveller from the ABC, Leigh “Hissy-Fit” Sales continues her own inept frolic, this time trying to divert attention from Pyne “The Whyne’s" lying over breaking promises on Gonski school funding by conflating and badgering/blaming Labor leader Shorten over “Rabbotts’ foreign policy stuff-ups; showing all the manners of an Australian cricketer and then, like the love-child of Alan “Bondi” Jones, shutting down loquacious “far-north” pollie, Bob Katter when he refuses to further the mantra she wanted to run.
And lets not discuss another lacklustre Q and A with a celebrity…. an American Comedian who, in answer to a very dull question said, “…some people might not find me interesting…”.
He was correct.
Sales’ interview was so riveting, I can’t remember his name!

I imagine that with her wit, empathy, charisma and objectivity, Sales is being groomed as a possible Liarbril candidate to further the tradition of Sophie “Pit-Bull” Mirabella.

Here in the “Tardis-State” (Where-All-Goes-Backward), Pretend Premier, Dennis (Inutilus Rusticus) Napthine allowed his chief mouthpiece for concreting parkland, destroying homes, habitat and communitys for a one-shop-solves-nothing “East-West” tunnel folly, on talk-back radio to bat for his side.
Poor chap had quite a few talk-back maidens bowl him over and he only convinced many that something really, really STINKS with this whole project.

Geoff “Fiddles” Shaw, alleged rorter of govt. car allowance (ex Liarbril) berates parliament, “… as being a rabble”… geez Geoff, isn’t that “Pot calling Kettle “black-bum”? And how about using your parliamentary privlege, Geoff, to attack the Magistrate deciding your case? Ethical use of seperation of powers?

Inutilis-Rusticus’ Speaker, sends two Labor pollies on a six day holiday (in a five day parliament) in order to restore democracy… and not to avoid speakers'  manifestations of competence…or otherwise... hmmmm. Louise "Dozy" Asher manager of Government businee said,"Look over there, a Rabbit"

Once upon a time, Liarbrils were Assistant-Managers to “Big-Business”.
Now, I’m afraid they are rather less than Office-Boys.

And let’s not discuss IBAC’s interesting turning over of turds from Peter “I-Know-Nuffin” Ryan’s tenure as Police Minister…..or the fifth Chairman of the Building Authority to resign in two years… or the Ambulance crisis… or the hospital waiting lists….or the court waiting lists…or the shambles of appeals tribunal. Ahh,  Liarbrils… such Good Managers, so Economically Responsible….
     Can anyone with half a brain, really believe this any more?

Cheers fellow Echidnas, the bad news is… It’s all too late!
Shane



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