Holy Smoke

You can smoke cones on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in broad daylight.

6.27 in the pm to be exact.

God doesn't care and neither do The Filth apparently.

Rock on.

Melbourne Knievel

To the motorcyclist that mounted the pavement on the corner of Little Collins and Swanston Street tonight, and proceeded to coast down the pavement so he could do a right hand turn into Collins Street - what were you thinking?

That you'd get away with it?

Cause you did.

Well done you!

This kind of reckless behaviour on the streets of our fair city would normally make my blood boil, but I was left impressed by this guys sheer gumption.

Don't do again but, OK? Someone might get hurt.

All I Want for Christmas

Dear John So,

Christmas is in December and is to do with Jesus. I'm not too fussed about the Jesus part but can you please not close down the CBD in mid-November to start celebrating this festival of consumerism?

You could at least do the decent thing and wait til December 1st.

While you're at it, for Christmas I would like Swanston Street to be closed to everything but trams and pushbikes. If you sort this, I'll forgive you about the November bit OK?

Yours In Anticipation
Melbourne Eyes

Tonight We're Gonna Party Like...

Only in Melbourne could you walk into a launch party where there is a naked male stripper "dancing" on a table, a midget in a cowboy hat on the bar, AND the drinks are free.

I love this town.

Takes One To Know One

From my vantage point in the park yesterday I could see people in the drug rehab centre having a group therapy session. They were laughing, they looked happy, even though they seemed a little wrung out.
It was sunny in their room and it gave off the feeling of safety.

Perhaps therapy should be called something else and then maybe more people would do it. Before things got so bad they needed to do it in sunny rooms in rehab centres. Safety in numbers I guess.

Holy Connex Batman

Riddle me this ticket inspectors?

Why do you fine children wearing school uniforms at Flinders Street station yet let adults get away without buying tickets? Clearly they are studying, hence the uniform. Forgetful maybe, breaking the law by not having their concession card? I think not.

The man I saw jump the barrier this week right in front of you was not pursued.

The pack of women passing one ticket back and forth to let 4 of them through did not seem to warrant your attention.

Pick on someone your own size and punish those that deserve it.