Jun
03
2011
Every generation thinks that it’s all new and then you see something that comes from the past in the case of this from 1940 reminding us that nothing changes and the same issues are around today as have been part of civilisation for a long time.
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Tags: Dictator, Great, Inception, Speech, War
Jan
30
2010
I’ve been messing around a little taking some long exposure shots of Brisbane, the River and the Freeway at night but my good friend Adam (@gtowna) found this stunning footage and it’s worth sharing. It’s just the thing with Brisbane that the climate and the weather makes it so attractive that with this skill …
Tags: Brisbane, River, Video
Jan
03
2010
While watching Michael Moore’s Sicko tonight on YouTube I discover the name of Tommy Douglas (1904-1986), regarded in 2004 as The Greatest Canadian. Now I don’t care who they are but if a country names a single person, particularly a politician, The Greatest in that country I think there is something probably going for …
Tags: Community, Sicko, Tommy Douglas
Nov
06
2009
It’s taken some time but I’ve finally finished the video of my trip to Buenos Aires in July. It amazing how long video takes to edit but it’s now here.
Like everything in this world of online media production I’m continuing to learn and yet again there are many things that I would do differently, …
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Tango, Travel, Video
Sep
22
2009
It started about two years ago when I heard that a new coffee maker was coming on the market. So curiously I followed the links to discover the beauty that is the new OTTO Stove Top Espresso Coffee Maker.
Since then I’ve been on a mailing list, receiving irregular updates as to how the development …
Tags: Art, Atomic, Coffee, Coffee Makers, Espresso, OTTO, Review, Stove Top
Jul
13
2009
While walking through La Boca in Buenos Aires with Bernard and Heather we had one of those experiences of travel where an opportunity grabs you, that insists that you experience something unique.
We were checking out the numerous market stalls and engaging with the roving cafes and restaurant hawkers who constantly encourage us to come …
Tags: Buenos Aires, La Boca, Music, Personal, Tango, Travel
Jul
03
2009
Yesterday I had the good fortune to have my first lesson with Pablo Nievas and Valeria Zunion. I’ve heard, over the last couple of years a great deal about this professional couple and their amazing tango skills but until now I hadn’t had a chance to take a lesson with them despite the fact …
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Personal, Tango, Tango Lesson, Travel
May
30
2009
Welcome To Episode 37 of Your Story. Today we talk with Adrian Fabila known professionally for his outstanding musical performances as Tjupurru. This is an episode that I wanted to produce two years ago, before the launch of Your Story, when I saw a live performance of Tjupurru at the Brisbane Power House.
Tjupurru …
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Didjeribone, Didjeridu, FaceBass, Podcast, Tribe
Mar
15
2009
Welcome To Episode 32 of Your Story.
Today we talk with Andrew Leavold who has an alternative video store with nearly 20,000 tapes and DVD’s supplying all the odd, eccentric and obscure videos that have ever existed in all the genres imaginable.
Trash Video is the video version of the dusty old High Street Bookstore full …
Tags: Alternative, Film, Podcast, Trash Video, Video, Wang Wang