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Post by aj on May 6, 2008 7:50:45 GMT 10
n.b. There is a lecturer at the con in adelaide who wears a black beret and a turtle-neck jumper with the words "Jazz Le Hot" knitted across. Pretty sure it's not ironic. He may not INTEND it to be ironic.......... |
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Post by timothystevens on May 6, 2008 7:59:05 GMT 10
n.b. There is a lecturer at the con in adelaide who wears a black beret and a turtle-neck jumper with the words "Jazz Le Hot" knitted across. Pretty sure it's not ironic. New thread: 'Recent reminders that things could be worse in Melbourne' |
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Post by alimcg on May 6, 2008 10:29:45 GMT 10
Tim, you'd look great in one of those berets. Mim - where can I buy one?
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Post by mim on May 6, 2008 22:33:39 GMT 10
Make an offer to Les Millar of the Adelaide Con.
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Post by timothystevens on May 17, 2008 7:07:27 GMT 10
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Post by vickibonet on May 17, 2008 10:50:55 GMT 10
So his was converted by all those letters! Must be trying to regain some credibility. I admit I've had a slight dislike for the man since his days of writing for the Big Issue. They always ran an image of him with his byline, his face contorted in a kind of 'cool' grimace with a smouldering cigarette stuck between his lips. Yuk! Why these little things annoy so much is beyond me. |
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Post by isaacs on May 17, 2008 11:40:57 GMT 10
That's a happy ending. People who - even partially - admit they were wrong go up in my estimation anyway. Good on you Jim. And of course there's a lot more to check out than Katie, Vince and Miles' Sketches but one step at a time.
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Post by timothystevens on May 17, 2008 11:47:22 GMT 10
Worth adding perhaps that in the print version, a sidebar gives an extract from the original article, then a sample of the mail they received - letters from myself, Robert Mullens of Brighton (who calls for Schembri to be sacked), Paul, and Shannon. The letters are edited, but all the same they make their point.
Perhaps you can look forward to seeing Jim at the Town Hall on Wednesday night, Mark. Give him a fingersnap from me.
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Post by isaacs on May 17, 2008 12:12:08 GMT 10
Worth adding perhaps that in the print version, a sidebar gives an extract from the original article, then a sample of the mail they received - letters from myself, Robert Mullens of Brighton (who calls for Schembri to be sacked), Paul, and Shannon. The letters are edited, but all the same they make their point. Perhaps you can look forward to seeing Jim at the Town Hall on Wednesday night, Mark. Give him a fingersnap from me. Better I should wear a beret, it'll cover my bald spot. That's an even happier ending with The Age printing an extract from his article and the letters. Forgiveness is definitely called for. |
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Post by isaacs on May 17, 2008 12:28:34 GMT 10
Why these little things annoy so much is beyond me. Because despite your depth, humanity and wholesale rejection of bigotry you have a tendency to indulge yourself vehemently in superficial prejudices from time to time  That's what my psychologist told me anyway. |
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Post by alimcg on May 17, 2008 15:59:33 GMT 10
Maybe we should all chip in and buy Jim a beret with the word "convert" embroidered prominently...
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Post by vickibonet on May 17, 2008 17:28:55 GMT 10
Why these little things annoy so much is beyond me. Because despite your depth, humanity and wholesale rejection of bigotry you have a tendency to indulge yourself vehemently in superficial prejudices from time to time That's what my psychologist told me anyway. He/she could be on to something! |
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That's what my psychologist told me anyway.