it is the farewell kiss you dog

Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Collapses On Stage After Nasty Face-Meets-Water Bottle Incident

1:37PM Jess McGuire | A Mount Franklin bottle to the head isn’t fun at the best of times, but when your noggin makes contact with such an object while you’re singing onstage? Bad. And if you stop singing but the vocals keep going regardless? It can look a little Ashlee/Milli Vanilli. Pity Sneaky Sound System’s Connie Mitchell then, please. Sneaky Sound System lead singer Connie Mitchell collapsed during her performance at Rollercoaster Music Festival after being hit by a water bottle. The event in Mandurah, which featured artists such as Cut Copy, Gyroscope, The Teenagers and The Living End, was marred by the incident. A PerthNow reader describes what happens: More »

It Is The Farewell Kiss, You Dog!

12:11PM Jess McGuire | I forgot to write about this yesterday when I was in the midst of shoe-flinging fever, but better late than never! Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you’ll be aware of this story: A journalist hurled two shoes at US President George Bush on his farewell visit to Iraq on Sunday, highlighting the hostility still felt towards the outgoing US leader who acknowledged that the war was still not won. Muntazer al-Zaidi jumped up as Mr Bush held a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and shouted: “It is the farewell kiss, you dog.” Then he threw his footwear. I became obsessed with the phrase “It is the farewell kiss, you dog!” yesterday. I even started a Facebook group – here’s what I wrote in the group’s ‘Description’ bit to explain why. More »