Did you watch the recent two part ABC Doco, excellent biography of Chrissie.
I never knew Little Pattie (Patricia Thelma Amphlett)) and Chrissie were related.
No, I haven't watched it yet, but I recently saw Sheridan Harbridge's "Amplified: The Exquisite Rock and Rage of Chrissy Amphlett". It's a brilliant caberet that brings parts of Chrissie's life back to the stage. As Sheridan says, she doesn't have Chrissie's voice or legs and is more Chrissie Pamphlett than Amphlett, but she still manages to convey Chrissie's energy and pathos.
Chrissie was usually introduced as Little Pattie's cousin at the start of her career.
I have never heard, or heard of, The Necks, and haven't spent much time listening to Earth Cry or The Presets. There is a bit of a common theme with most of the others but they're all worthy inclusions as far as I'm concerned.
Songs that I'd like to see added over the coming years:
Cold Chisel - Khe Sanh Redgum - I was only 19 Eric Bogle - And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda Spectrum - I'll Be Gone Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock Archie Roach - Took the Children Away GANGgajang - Sounds of Then Ted Egan - The Drover's Boy Warumpi Band - Blackfella/Whitefella Mike Brady - Up There Cazaly Divinyls - I Touch Myself
Congress has more power and scope to block Trump, but not necessarily if he is operating within the boundaries he is allowed to, and ultimately the USA is a united entity, not anit trumpist. They wont simply flip flop because the midterms have swung, it will take a new sitting president for that to be the case, and even then, they make too many flacid moves, and the public will turn on the democrats calling them week.
The ... Democrats will control the House and the Senate. That means they can end the war with Iran, repeal Taco's tariffs, investigate the financial dealings of Taco and his family, restrict Taco's use of the National Guard, increase aid to Ukraine, and commence the impeachment process.
Taco can vetoe any laws passed by Congress and he can still issue executive orders. However, Congress can overturn a vetoe with a two-thirds majority vote in both Houses. Congress can legislate to block an executive order and, as Congress controls expenditure, it can refuse to allocate funds necessary for an executive order to be carried out. The last point is relevant for the Iran war; Congress can freeze funding for the war.
The most worrying things for Taco will be Congress investigating his affairs, forcing the release of the Epstein files, and the commencement of impeachment proceedings. The Democrats have also indicated that they intend to have Whiskey Pete removed from office. However, it seems that Taco may save them the effort.
The US system of government may be antiquated, anachronistic, and far from a model of representative democracy but it is a lot more entertaining, and a lot more scary, than our relatively boring commonwealth system.
The whole world must be breathing a huge sigh of relief after the US mid terms. It will take some time before the final results are known but it is clear that the Democrats will control the House and the Senate. That means they can end the war with Iran, repeal Taco's tariffs, investigate the financial dealings of Taco and his family, restrict Taco's use of the National Guard, increase aid to Ukraine, and commence the impeachment process.
The girls need to work on their after the siren set shots. While Darcy successfully ran the clock down, even a behind could have made the difference between 4th and 5th. It would have been nice if they had nailed the torp, but a drop punt may have more chance of making the distance.
Trump said he could have won the Vietnam war in a week by targeting Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon) Well that probably would have done the trick. Saved a lot of lives.
He could probably end the Ukraine/ Russian war by bombing Kiev.
It is an absolute disgrace for the draft dodger to denigrate veterans with his ignorant, narcissistic claims about winning wars and then there’s his stolen valour AI images. Apart from his confusion over history and geography, he has no grasp of military doctrine or strategy. Despite that, he has won the war with Iran more times than anybody has ever seen before.
Then there’s his most recent narcissistic, if slightly tongue in cheek, announcement suggesting that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool becomes the Trump Reflecting Pool.
In fact, that’s probably not such an outlandish proposal; the Reflecting Pool is shallow, it leaks, turns funny colours, fills up with rubbish, and costs millions to maintain.
It is interesting to watch his electioneering appearances. There is still some moronic applause for his inane comments but it is noticeable that disbelief and/or stunned silence has become a common response.
Rebecca Henderson is on the wireless this morning and we’ve neglected to mention that she set a world record in the Marathon race walk in October 2026 in Takahata, Japan, with 3:14:52.
It is a new event but that doesn’t diminish Rebecca’s achievement.
In Italy, they tell Pierino jokes, similar nature, young boy who is a smart ass and has all the answers just like Johnny. Only difference, they tell them in any setting and they can be quite blue. I'll never forget an Italian comedian told one in public at the very first Lygon Street Festa that was very blue and I recall all the older Italians hear pissing themselves laughing.
I imagine that most countries have their little Johnny or Pierino jokes.
There’s one about little Johnny volunteering to use “contagious” in a sentence …
