Monthly Archives: April 2012

Two Quotes

Posted on April 27, 2012 by rustichello

The first quote is from The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade by Peter Weiss (aka Marat/Sade) in its final overture. To the tune … Continue reading →

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relictual joy

Posted on April 25, 2012 by rustichello

A couple of weeks ago I hinted at my long, and deep, affection for the Models (the new wavey, indie-ish, Sean Kelly-led pop group out of Melbourne in the early and mid eighties). For many the central charm of the … Continue reading →

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on the outskirts of town…

Posted on April 21, 2012 by rustichello

No chit chat today, saving that up I guess, but here’s a snap from last week’s roadtrip to Broken Hill. You can just see The Chook skipping toward me sitting in the Blue Bus: The country around Broken Hill provoked … Continue reading →

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what am I expected to do? shout man overboard?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by rustichello

In 1985, as part of the Live Aid extravaganza, there were a series of concerts in Australia that took place about twelve hours before everything got underway at Wembley and Philadelphia. I didn’t see Live Aid at the time, or … Continue reading →

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cracks in the pavement

Posted on April 3, 2012 by rustichello

I have a thing about Edmund White. There’s a moment when you’re about nineteen or twenty and you read something and you know that that’s how you want to sound on the page, and then you spend years trying to … Continue reading →

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