Solid gold creativity

Posted in Philosophy and culture | Tagged saltwater people, Warumpis | 6 Comments

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1. on 26 January, 2010 at 3:50 am | Reply Phil

   Did you, or will you, drink on this happy day many pints of Foster’s Lager, which I understand is the national drink of Australians.

   Drink an extra one for me, will ya?

   
   
   • on 26 January, 2010 at 7:02 am | Reply solidgoldcreativity

     No worries, mate!

     
     
2. on 28 January, 2010 at 12:07 pm | Reply Thomas Stazyk

   Happy Australia Day. Hope you had a fun day.

   Ominously, I’m currently reading Underground by Andrew McGahan.

   
   
   • on 28 January, 2010 at 6:06 pm | Reply solidgoldcreativity

     Thanks, Thomas. I don’t know about Underground. What’s it about? I think McGahan is the guy who wrote “Praise” … is that right? When my brother was reading it he had me read the bit about the narrator’s first heroin hit and we were amazed. Made you want to run out and try it immediately.

     
     
     • on 28 January, 2010 at 7:02 pm | Reply Thomas Stazyk

       I don’t want to give it away but Underground is a sort of apocalyptic view of a near future in which the war on terror has been used to enable the superpowers to consolidate complete control over the world by keeping the population in a constant state of fear. The US president and the Aus PM are the two guys who make it happen, which is the scary part. It’s been an interesting read.

       
       
       • on 28 January, 2010 at 8:33 pm | Reply solidgoldcreativity

         Sounds great. McGahan’s got to have been thinking about our previous PM. Thank god he’s gone; was last heard of petitioning to get the position he’d wanted far more than hat of Prime Minister or George W’s handmaiden: head of international cricket. Will look out for the book. Thanks.