Posts by Clem Bastow
People
1:30PM Clem Bastow | Well, we were just talking (in a round-about manner coughcoughXENUcough) about James Packer this morning, so what a surprise to see him pop up in the news this lunchtime – either we’re plugged into the collective unconscious, or I don’t know what. Anyway, it would seem that the junior Packer has been showing Seven CEO David Leckie what a winning way he has with words.
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James Packer Charms Seven CEO With His Wit And Verve
1:30PM Clem Bastow | Well, we were just talking (in a round-about manner coughcoughXENUcough) about James Packer this morning, so what a surprise to see him pop up in the news this lunchtime – either we’re plugged into the collective unconscious, or I don’t know what. Anyway, it would seem that the junior Packer has been showing Seven CEO David Leckie what a winning way he has with words.
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People
12:00PM Clem Bastow | Things seemed to be going quite swimmingly for “our” Peter Andre in the aftermath of his rather high-profile divorce from Katie “Jordan” Price, so it was only natural that things would end up hitting the skids sooner or later. Enter, stage left, Katie’s gay friends.
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Peter Andre “Targeted” By Katie Price’s Gay Army
12:00PM Clem Bastow | Things seemed to be going quite swimmingly for “our” Peter Andre in the aftermath of his rather high-profile divorce from Katie “Jordan” Price, so it was only natural that things would end up hitting the skids sooner or later. Enter, stage left, Katie’s gay friends.
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Big Screen
10:52AM Clem Bastow | Here’s a little something for our Fearless Leader this morning: a couple of years ago, a friend and I got very excited about the film Gypsy 83, which we’d stumbled upon while scouring the internet for Stevie Nicks-related fantasy art. I duly ordered the DVD from Amazon and we sat down to soak it in while burning purple candles and wearing spiderweb lace. In short, it was amazing.
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A Must For Any Fleetwood Mac Attack: ‘Gypsy 83′
10:52AM Clem Bastow | Here’s a little something for our Fearless Leader this morning: a couple of years ago, a friend and I got very excited about the film Gypsy 83, which we’d stumbled upon while scouring the internet for Stevie Nicks-related fantasy art. I duly ordered the DVD from Amazon and we sat down to soak it in while burning purple candles and wearing spiderweb lace. In short, it was amazing.
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People
9:40AM Clem Bastow | One stalwart of the Hey Hey salad days who was noticeably absent from the pair of reunion shows was Malaysian-born Aussie crooner Kamahl, whose “Why are people so unkind?” cry became something of a punchline for the variety show. While he always appeared to take the show’s comedy-at-his-expense on the chin, he has now decided – after an endurance-testing 25+ years of their hazing ribbing – to speak out.
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Kamahl Gives Up On Wondering Why Hey Hey Is So Unkind
9:40AM Clem Bastow | One stalwart of the Hey Hey salad days who was noticeably absent from the pair of reunion shows was Malaysian-born Aussie crooner Kamahl, whose “Why are people so unkind?” cry became something of a punchline for the variety show. While he always appeared to take the show’s comedy-at-his-expense on the chin, he has now decided – after an endurance-testing 25+ years of their hazing ribbing – to speak out.
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9:20AM Clem Bastow | The answer to that question is, naturally, “Why, yes – yes I would!” In which case, you are in luck, as the lovely Ms Warhurst today begins her tenure as a columnist contributing to The Age. Let’s hold hands and skip over the jump for a sneak preview:
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Would You Like To Read A Lovely Column By Myf Warhurst?
9:20AM Clem Bastow | The answer to that question is, naturally, “Why, yes – yes I would!” In which case, you are in luck, as the lovely Ms Warhurst today begins her tenure as a columnist contributing to The Age. Let’s hold hands and skip over the jump for a sneak preview:
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Small Screen
9:00AM Clem Bastow | Do you remember, way back in the olden times of July 2008, when then-Australia’s Next Top Model host Jodhi Meares mysteriously disappeared from the live finale, because she’d apparently “never agreed to do a live show of that scale”? She swiftly disappeared from TV full stop after the kerfuffle, making way for new AusNTM host Sarah Murdoch, seemingly never to be heard of again. Until…
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Jodhi Meares Plans TV Return, With Help From Agent And Xenu
9:00AM Clem Bastow | Do you remember, way back in the olden times of July 2008, when then-Australia’s Next Top Model host Jodhi Meares mysteriously disappeared from the live finale, because she’d apparently “never agreed to do a live show of that scale”? She swiftly disappeared from TV full stop after the kerfuffle, making way for new AusNTM host Sarah Murdoch, seemingly never to be heard of again. Until…
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Small Screen
8:44AM Clem Bastow | Hopefully soon Australia will work out exactly what it is about blackface that is offensive and racist, but in the meantime, team of “intelligent” doctors that made up “The Jackson Jive” continue to amuse/horrify with their naive quote-spewing. Are you ready to LAUGH?
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‘Jackson Jive’ Spokesman Wins Pulitzer Prize For Comedy
8:44AM Clem Bastow | Hopefully soon Australia will work out exactly what it is about blackface that is offensive and racist, but in the meantime, team of “intelligent” doctors that made up “The Jackson Jive” continue to amuse/horrify with their naive quote-spewing. Are you ready to LAUGH?
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Flotsam & Jetsam
5:43PM Clem Bastow | Are you an average true-blue Aussie keen to comment on a news item regarding last night’s Hey Hey/Red Faces gaffe? Do you, like many average true-blue Aussies, think that “blackface” just means “pretending to be African American, like Robert Downey Jr. in that funny movie about the Vietnam war”?
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Blackface: A Guide For The Average Australian
5:43PM Clem Bastow | Are you an average true-blue Aussie keen to comment on a news item regarding last night’s Hey Hey/Red Faces gaffe? Do you, like many average true-blue Aussies, think that “blackface” just means “pretending to be African American, like Robert Downey Jr. in that funny movie about the Vietnam war”?
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Big Screen
2:55PM Clem Bastow | Saw this yesterday and laughed, so, to borrow Fearless Leader’s turn of phrase, REET! REET! This just in from the Day Old News Desk: In what must be the professional understatement of the decade, Saw actor Kostas Mandylor has admitted to finding the “torture porn” series’ latest gorefest “too much” to watch.
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‘Saw VI’ Star Surprised To Find Film Gory, Unwatchable
2:55PM Clem Bastow | Saw this yesterday and laughed, so, to borrow Fearless Leader’s turn of phrase, REET! REET! This just in from the Day Old News Desk: In what must be the professional understatement of the decade, Saw actor Kostas Mandylor has admitted to finding the “torture porn” series’ latest gorefest “too much” to watch.
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Flotsam & Jetsam
2:00PM Clem Bastow | Amidst the horror that was last night’s blackface Red Faces routine, the happier moments of the Hey Hey reunion have been lost like dust in the wind (dude): one of them was seeing just what cute lil’ Nathan Cavaleri has grown into (mix Jack Sparrow with Limp Bizkit and you’ll have a vague idea).
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
2:00PM Clem Bastow | Amidst the horror that was last night’s blackface Red Faces routine, the happier moments of the Hey Hey reunion have been lost like dust in the wind (dude): one of them was seeing just what cute lil’ Nathan Cavaleri has grown into (mix Jack Sparrow with Limp Bizkit and you’ll have a vague idea).
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