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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2009-06-13 01:05 am

Briefly ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY [personal profile] deannawol ! All the best for the day, may it bring exactly the cake, presents and happy events you desire!

Today at work we received a letter from a woman in Queensland informing us that by running an advert for the federal government's changed laws on same-sex partnerships and benefits, we were encouraging moral perfidy and defying God's law, in support of which she provided a few semi-biblical cliches.

This neatly segued with this post from [livejournal.com profile] annafugazzi  that I read last night, in which she posted a link to a brilliant song celebrating Mad Bad Pat Robertson's infamous Sex With Ducks comments. I mentioned that they were the same girls who had written and performed the brilliant Worst Song Medley, then [personal profile] marguerite_26 , who is terribly clever, linked to this page, which contains a selection of their video clips. Sassy, sexy and very very snarky, I thoroughly recommend checking them out: Garfunkel and Oates.

After 20 minutes of everyone in the office being cranky at letter woman for being
a. a Bigot
b. an Idiot
c. unChristian, and
d. Ignorant of her religion's source material
we then had another 20 minutes of gleefully playing the 'Oh look! Tax concessions! Yes, you've convinced me! I will forswear the penis!' It may be that this month's issue will contain more typos than usual. I know who to blame.

Finally, if you are in Denmark, I would like to plug a gig that an old friend of mine (who I have, alas, not seen in ages) is performing. His name is Darren Hanlon, and while he may break out a piano accordian, his skill and whimsy make it more than worth sitting through any of his odder instrument choices (including but not limited to kazoo, banjo and balalika). He's performing as part of the Sculptures by the Sea event, which is the best Australian export since ugg boots. The website can be found here, or this may be enough for you to find him:

Australian Culture Weekend presents: Sculptures by the Sea

Aarhus, Denmark
Tangkroen
Strandvejen  
Saturday JUNE 13th, 1PM
Sunday JUNE 14th, 3PM  with College Fall


PS I dropped my Old English textbook on my head a few hours ago and now I have an enormous lump, for which I can obviously not take an aspirin. If tomorrow I start posting My Little Pony slash, send help. At least [livejournal.com profile] joanwilder  will know how to respond to that ...

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[identity profile] autumn-veela.livejournal.com 2009-06-12 04:17 pm (UTC)(link)
*completely ignores the serious stuff*

You know Darren Hanlon?! She Cuts Hair? Falling Aeroplanes? Don't Want to Pay?

I'm fangirling both you and him like mad right now *has trouble breathing*

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2009-06-12 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew him. Quite well in the old days. He used to crash at my housing co-op when he was recording in the last days of The Simpletons. Lovely lovely lovely man, one of those people who I regret not keeping up with as I should, and miss regularly.

He is one of those people who, even after not seeing for years, I would lend money, sit down for spontaneous dinner with, or let crash in my spare room for a week. Just a good soul with a great mind. And cute as a button!

For a little while we time-shared my bedroom as I was seeing J in Newcastle on the weekends, and he was down in Sydney recording on the same days. He was very clean and thoughtful, leaving fresh sheets and thank you notes!

[identity profile] blamebrampton.livejournal.com 2009-06-12 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! And happy start to your birthday! Proper post will follow later when my brain is working more effectively!