Monthly Archives: February 2008
I Like What They Say
I saw Nada Surf play at the Scala this week. Their 2002 album ‘Let Go’ has been a constant companion. I love a lot of music, but this is one of the very few records that I am always listening to. My friend Simon gave me this album out of nowhere. He had an advance […]
My heart won’t stop
I am so tired. I’ve had a biggish night of dinner and laughing at a tv, some walking and of course a long day at work. I am utterly exhausted. And I can’t sleep. It’s 2am, and I have been lying here for three hours. When I close my eyes my brain still feels wide […]
Everybody here comes from somewhere
The new single by REM, Supernatural Superserious, is fantastic. Biases on the table time. I’m a huge REM fan. I can’t think of the moment where this band got me. At my age, they were already all over the radio by the time I was aware of them. The One I Love, End Of the […]
Quit this crazy scene
This is the counter argument. I am in a very, very small town in Germany. My guide tells me you can walk from one side to the other. Its a cool little modern place. All the mod cons. It reminds me of my though that I won’t move back to Sydney but to Perth, or […]
In (possible) Germany
I’m in Cologne. This place is not new to me as an idea. I even thought I might come here years ago. Now it’s something else. I am thinking of the David Malouf idea that your body regenerates itself entirely in 7 years. So the person I was seven years ago, all the things I […]
The Internationalist
I have a dream that one day I will see a truly internationalist city. London does pretty well. This weekend has been, just for example, I went down to Soho to see Chinese New Year’s festivities. I met people in an Irish bar and had Vietnamese noodles on Greek St. Got some Indian takeaway for […]
The Emotional Middle Class
We are the spoiled.The emotional middle classes.With our minds in the washer,And our heads up our asses. When there’s so much to be doingBut we just stay indoorsTaking things as a signWhen they never mean more. Circling around the airportWe are never going to landBecause our feet can’t touch the groundTil someone understands. We should […]
