Monthly Archives: May 2012

“Country Style” Nissan – Great Aussie Trek Series

4×4 Australia : Nissan – Great Aussie Trek Series, August 2003 “Country Style” [PDF]

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Wednesday WIN (2012-May-30)

This IS the future of music Overnight the @amandapalmer Kickstarter topped 1 million, with over 21,000 backers. Tom Dickins – Sad For The Weather A crowd sourced song: A few weeks ago – I asked twitter for suggestions for song … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2012-05-28)

In brief: * Amanda Palmer: Update #7: COUNTDOWN WEBCAST PARTY IN BROOKLYN, hold the DATE! and ALL ABOUT “THE BED SONG” BOOK. [Kickstarter] EVERYBODY (YES, EVERYBODY) save the DATE!!! next Thursday night NEW YORK TIME (may 31st), in the final … Continue reading

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Music Monday #105 – Eurovision 2012

The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest. The two semi-finals were held on 22 and 24 May 2012, and the final was … Continue reading

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Music Monday #104 – I’m Game

The last few Music Monday’s have been a tad serious, and although we have a few candidates for this week, we’ll lighten the mood for this post with some gaming parodies; because just like parfait – everybody likes gaming parodies. … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2012-05-21)

In brief: * Children need freedom to roam online (2012-May-18) [The Age] The important thing, boyd points out, is to give the kid the ability to handle choices, assess risks and take what she calls “strategic” risks, or calculated risks. … Continue reading

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Wednesday WIN (2012-May-16)

Monday gets *Music Monday*, Friday gets *Follow Friday* the weekend is well *the weekend* and poor old Wednesday gets dumped with “hump day”. Well Wednesday needs no longer sit in the corner pouting because here is **Wednesday WIN** #WW. Karen … Continue reading

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QuickTime 7.7.2

QuickTime 7.7.2 (2012-May-07) Apple released Quicktime 7.7.2 on 15 May 2012 for Windows PCs to fix a total of 17 security vulnerabilities (most issues don’t affect Mac users as the patches have been included in OS X software updates). All … Continue reading

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**Winter Reading Challenge – 2012**

The Aussie Readers group on Goodreads has the **Winter Reading Challenge – 2012**; Winter is once again upon us, and the best way to make it bearable is to snuggle up, be warm and cosy, and READ!

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Music Monday #103 – Donald “Duck” Dunn

Vale Donald “Duck” Dunn Donald “Duck” Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) was an American bass guitarist, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.’s and as a session … Continue reading

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