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As they say in the classics "I'm too old for this shit".
That said, I live in sunny Brisbane (Australia), forging a career in advertising / marketing whilst enjoying life as it comes.
I take photos on my iPhone, listen to (a lot of) music on my iPhone, and like Star Wars. So yes, I'm a geek.
That's about it.
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Only one more sleep until Prince blows the roof off the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. I can’t wait!
Fingers crossed he’ll play She’s Always in my Hair, Mountains, and (this is pushing it) It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night.
What about U? R U going? What do U want 2 hear?
PS: I’m live tweeting the show if U can’t make it: https://twitter.com/stephenaxlscott/
darthambiguous asked: Oh Mr Ambiguous, you are so big and strong and handsome.
Your point being?
There you go. Photographic proof of my geekiness.
Darth Vader carry case chockablock full of Star Wars action figures.
Taken seconds ago with my iPhone … because I keep them next to my computer so I can play with them.
Prince is coming back to Australia! I’ve got my tickets to the Brisbane show, and now just have to get in the mood. Here’s my Prince playlist 4 2day …
When Doves Cry
Gett Off
Violet The Organ Grinder
Joy In Repetition
It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
Tick, Tick, Bang
Superbowl XLI Medley
My Name Is Prince
Let’s Go Crazy
Mountains
Take Me With U
She’s Always In My Hair
Girls & Boys
Nothing Compares 2 U
Purple Rain
Kiss
Housequake
Alphabet Street
F.U.N.K.
Play In The Sunshine
Little Red Corvette
1999
Sexy M.F.
Thieves In The Temple
Sign “☮” The Times
Erotic City
Baby I’m A Star
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
I Wish U Heaven (Part 1 2 3)
New Position
Pop Life
Musicology
Le Grind
The Human Body
U Got The Look
Chelsea Rodgers
She’s Always In My Hair (12” Version)
Kiss (Extended Version)
Shockadelica
It
Let’s Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix)
Pop Life (Fresh Dance Mix)
Hot Thing (Extended Remix)
Delirious (single version)
Paisley Park
Let’s Work (Dance Remix)
Little Red Corvette (Dance Remix)
Fury
Controversy
Raspberry Beret (12” Version)
Starfish And Coffee
Letitgo
Black Sweat
Christopher Tracy’s Parade
Raspberry Beret
Cream
1999
Loose!
U Got The Look (Long Look)
When You Were Mine
Hot Thing
I Feel For You
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Peach
Partyman
3121
Batdance
America
Thunder
Daddy Pop
Diamonds And Pearls
Push
Glam Slam
I Wish U Heaven
7
Life Can Be So Nice
Anotherloverholenyohead
I Would Die 4 U
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
If I Was Your Girlfriend
Lolita
Erotic City 12”
Alphabet St (This Is Not Music This Is A Trip)
Sexy Mutha
2 Whom It May Concern
My Computer
Guitar
Hello
Lovesexy
Sometimes It Snows In April
The Beautifiul Ones
Darling Nikki
Let’s Pretend We’re Married
D.M.S.R.
I Wonder U
Sign “☮” The Times (album)
Anything I’ve missed?
TEGAN: I know the Tardis is huge, but it can’t be taking them this long, surely. What’s a Zero Room anyway? The Doctor said something about null interfaces.
NYSSA: I suppose it’s some sort of neutral environment. An isolated space cut off from the rest of the universe.
TEGAN: He should’ve told me that’s what he wanted. I could’ve shown him Brisbane.
Just watching Castrovalva (30 years after I watched it for the first time), and apart from getting all of the references to previous companions, this exchange had me ROTFLMFAO. And yes, I’m watching this in Brisbane ;P
Top Ten Songs
1. Giving Me A Chance - Gotye
2. Cold and Happy - Brendan Maclean
3. Put Your Hands Up - Nerina Pallot
4. Why Don’t We Do Something? - Hey Geronimo
5. Tattoo - Van Halen
6. Let’s Roll Like We Used To - Kasabian
7. Easy Way Out - Gotye
8. Spare Change - Ingrid Michaelson
9. All I Know (extended) - Eagle and the Worm
10. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
Top 10 Albums
1. Making Mirrors - Gotye
2. Velociraptor! - Kasabian
3. A Different Kind of Truth - Van Halen
4. Memories of a Beautiful Disaster *my ep edit- James Durbin (*tracks 7-11, the first 6 are very average)
5. Format - Pet Shop Boys
6. Her Best - Etta James
7. Stone Rollin’ - Raphael Saadiq
8. Moonfire - Boy & Bear
9. Pajama Club - Pajama Club
10. 21 - Adele
What’s in your high rotation ATM?
Wow:
1. My Telstra / Brick post was featured in the “History” tag
2. My account got hacked (someone submitted spam under my name)
3. My “Baby Who” post is less than a week away from 10,000 notes
4. I actually gained followers instead of losing them for the first time in a month
5. There is no “5”
fandom-menace asked: Hope ya don't mind your iPhone snap being used on the Courier-Mail homepage. Oh, and Merry Christmas!
Hmm, guess I’ll allow it.
How exciting (It’s the “Appy Snaps” shot)! Ah, a Merry Christmas to me - and to all a good night!
PS: The original shot is the second in this photoset on Looking Through a Glass Cumquat.
My Top 20 Albums of 2011
Special mention to Michael Buble’s Crazy Love & Raphael Saadiq’s The Way I See It, both of which I bought this year, and both released in 2009, and both of which I love.
My Top 25 Songs of 2011
Growing up in the 70’s & 80’s, my two constant companions were Doctor Who and Countdown. They were there for me (almost) every Sunday night on ABC. Over time the Doctor changed, but over at Countdown there was always Gavin Wood’s enthusiastic voice-over and the odd-ball Ian “Molly” Meldrum steering the ship.
Molly’s passion for music was obvious. When he was introducing an artist he was obviously in love with, it showed. Big time. He introduced and championed artists that radio couldn’t care less about: Abba, Skyhooks, Prince, the Models, the Eurythmics, Split Enz … even Iggy Pop.
Courageous & Contentious Covers - presented by Sonos
I for one prefer k.d. Lang’s version of Hallelujah over Jeff Buckley’s, and I really don’t think Jimi Hendrix’s “All Along the Watchtower” should be on the “most faithful” side of the covers.
Notable ommisions: “Twist & Shout” by The Beatles (original by Top Notes), “A Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker (original by The Beatles), “Stand by Me” by John Lennon (original by Ben E King), “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers (original by Todd Duncan), “Mrs Robinson” by The Lemonheads (original by Simon & Garfunkel), “Proud Mary” by Ike and Tina Turner (original by Creedence Clearwater Revival), “Venus” by Bananarama (original by Shocking Blue), “Mickey” by Toni Basil (original called “Kitty” by Racey), “Nothing Compares 2 U” by Sinead O’Conner (original by The Family), “Common People” by William Shatner (original by Blur), “Jealous Guy” by Roxy Music” (original by John Lennon), “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding (Original by Ray Noble/Bing Crosby), “Take Me TO The River” by Talking Heads (original by Al Green), “Always on my Mind” by Pet Shop Boys (original by Brenda Lee), “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” by Urge Overkill (original by Neil Diamond), “Money” by The Flying Lizards (original by The Beatles), “American Woman” by Lenny Dravitz (original by Guess Who), “Everytime You Go Away” by Paul Young (original by Hall & Oates), “Everybody’s Talkin’” by Harry Nilsson (original by Fred Neil), “Kiss” by Art of Noise feat Tom Jones (original by Prince), “Higher Ground” by Red Hot Chilli Peppers (original by Stevie Wonder), “Killing Me Softly With His Song by The Fugees (original by Lori Lieberman), “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” by Simply Red (original by Harold Melvin & Blue Notes), “Got My Mind Set on You” by George Harrison (original by James Ray), “Suspicious Minds” by Fine Young Cannibals (original by Mark James), “Everybody Knows” by Concrete Blonde (original by Leonard Cohen), “Live And Let Die” by Guns N’ Roses (Original by Paul McCartney & Wings), “Real Wild Child (Wild One)” by Iggy Pop (original by Johnny O’Keefe), “Istanbul (not Constantinople)” by They Might Be Giants (original by The Four Lads), “Red Red Wine” by UB40 (original by Tony Tribe), “Gone Daddy Gone” by Gnarls Barkley (original by The Violent Femmes), “I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself” by The White Stripes (original by Dusty Springfield), “Hazy Shade of Winter” by The Bangles (original by Simon & Garfunkel), “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan (original by Prince), “Billy Jean” by Chris Cornell (original by Michael Jackson).
And the worst?
“My Generation” by Hilary Duff (original by The Who), “Our Lips Are Sealed” by Hilary Duff and Haylie Duff (original by The Go-Go’s), “These Boots are made for Walkin’” by Jessica Simpson (original by Nancy Sinatra), “I Love Rock & Roll” by Britney Spears (original by The Arrows), “True Faith” by George Michael (original by New Order), “It’s my Life” by No Doubt (original by Talk Talk), “I’m a Believer” by Smash Mouth (original by The Monkeys).
Anything missing?
That’s probably where “the black dog” nickname came from. It’s always by your side. Trotting along next to it’s master / mistress, an unwitting carrier of fear, confusion and angst.
If I hadn’t finally bit the bullet and talked firstly to my wife, then my GP, and then to a psychologist, I’d still be in the dark about this monster.
I’ve suffered from depression at varying degrees since my early teens. That’s over 20 years of suffering that could have been avoided if I’d only cried out for help earlier.
Depression is debilitating and harrowing. It’s not like measles or a broken arm. You can’t see it. So naturally society is afraid of it.
And sufferers quietly continue their daily lives in fear of being “outed” as the freaks they must be.
I’m sick of the Steve Jobs hating … and the over-the-top worshipping.
No. He did not invent the mp3 music player, or the smartphone. But what he did to them, and what he did in the thirty years prior will give you an idea on the impact Steve Jobs had and will continue to have on our lives.
This isn’t the exact history of Steve Jobs, but as someone who lived through it, it’s my memory of the events.
Want a better recollection? Buy the approved biography when it’s released. Until then, read on …
Before the success of the Apple II, no-one believed that the home computer market was a viable consideration. Did Steve invent it or build it? No - that was Woz’s role. Steve sold it. He believed in it. He worked incessantly to sell it to the world.
This drive, and the Apple II’s success, helped inspire others to delve into this new, unexplored world.
Eventually there would have been a home computer market, but Steve, Woz & Apple got there first, and probably pushed the advent of home computing forward by a decade or two.
Just stop and think about it: less than 30 years ago no house had a computer.
