It’s also time to
… kick up our heels,
… enjoy a few drinks,
… start the jukebox … and party like it’s 1926 …
All brought to you by your bar staff extraordinaires, the elegant C@tmomma and the suave Bushfire Bill:
(Photo credit: Time Out Chicago)
Moi iz fixing ahem, looking after the Raffle, and will join you in the festivities when moi’s work here is done.
Have a good evening, everyone!
THE PUB 
CK Watt,
Many thanks.
Fiona,
Sincere condolences to you and yours.
I have not heard anyone mention Fridays Lateline which had the weirdest interview I have ever heard. It had Emma laughing in disbelieve. Newman said that he heard that people in the ‘beltway’ (American?) had told him that the only reason that PMJG wants to bring in the Gonski and NDIS is to paint him in a bad light for the coming election. Emma told him that the inquires into Gonski and NDIS was started before he was elected so how could she see that far into the future to use them against him. More waffle!!! Weird.
Fiona
Condolences to you and your family on the passing of your father
xxxxx
CK
[my daughter]
That must have been a big hit.
Janice & Victoria,
Thank you.
Fiona
Condolences on your loss.
Cliff
Here is the Campbell Newman segment. Tinfoil hat stuff
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2013/s3741387.htm
Ian,
Thank you.
CK Watt,
My every sympathy.
Another good piece from David Donovan at IA
http://www.independentaustralia.net/2013/politics/the-dead-cat-revival/
suggesting that the PM and McTiernan may be belling a cat (Murdoch). I think Ian put up a similar idea here some time back.
It leaves a big challenge via the new media, though. I’m using Facebook already; maybe I’ll have to learn Twitter.
NEW THREAD: An Old Newspaperman’s Lament
Comments here close with this tribute to my father performed by his favourite singer: