I'm third from the left.
Yesterday I went to the High Noon festival in High Street, Northcote for my annual dose of bands and beer*.
As somebody who participated in the hippest festival, in the hippest street, in the hippest suburb, of the hippest city in Australia**, I thought I’d post my observation of what’s hot and what’s not*** for you – the loyal readers of this nonsense.
For teh chicks;
- The sixties look is very big this year – possibly inspired by Amy Winehouse.
- Lesbians are big.
- Big lesbians are big.
- Beer is big.
For teh blokes;
- Beards are big. Half the blokes there looked like extras from the Story of the Kelly Gang, so this bodes very well for Mr Kettle.
For everyone;
- Tatts are outsville, baby. I don’t think I saw a single person under the age of 30 with a tatt, for which we should all be profoundly grateful.
Also, after a Melbourne winter, if you put a street full of pasty-white people out in the open on a sunny spring day – said people will be all sorts of interesting shades of red by the end.
Sunburn sucks dogs’ balls.
* Although I probably have a beer a bit more frequently than that.
** I’m sorry, but we just are.
*** Although, given how fast these things move, it’s probably already out of date.
Thanks for the heads-up, Ramon. It's always good to have someone on the cutting edge who can keep you abreast of the trends.
ReplyDeleteFor teh chicks -- The sixties look is very big this year
Hmmm, I'll leave that to the more fashion conscious sisters to nut out.
Lesbians are big. Big lesbians are big.
Hmmm, I'll leave that to -- hey what happened to Catlick?
Beards are big.
As I think I said to EMS -- just so long as they're not the silly wank-beards that I see geting about on so many people's faces now. Those are silly and wanky.
Tatts are outsville, baby [...] for which we should all be profoundly grateful.
Yeah, I suppose I can see your point; but some people (who shall remain nameless) have been riding the wave and earning a little extra money doing designs. On the up side, I doubt they're going to lose their appeal with bikers any time soon.
Following from Alex... I don't *do" sixties - so I am out. I am not lesbian - so I am out. I like beer - YAY... back in again. I don't like beards - back out. I don't have a tattoo - YAY, back in....
ReplyDeleteBeing a young* inner-urbanite is stressful keeping up with the *kids*...
*Young is up to definition. In my case, young = not yet retired.
Ahh, the topsy-turvey world of Hipness, Cath.
ReplyDeleteI like beer - YAY... back in again.
ReplyDeleteI think beer has a timeless quality, Cath. It never seems to go out of style*.
*As much as I'm sure wine and spirit makers wish it would.
For teh chicks -- The sixties look is very big this year
ReplyDeleteI profess to be no expert, but I think this has been the case since Mad Men.
Dear Ramonski I am saddened (or, more accurately, abso-fucking-lutely delighted!) to report Mr Kettle has shaved his beard. Now he stands out again from the beardy hipster crowd. Thank chroist.
ReplyDeleteSo soon, Kettle? Succumb to the "itchy period", did he?
ReplyDeleteOr was it more a case of succumbing to the disgruntled other half?
Dear Alex, I gruntle not, it's not my way. He got irritated with it of his own accord; I was genuinely surprised!
ReplyDeletePfft.
ReplyDeleteWhat a piker.
...says the bloke who nixed his own growth on account of spousal, um, gruntle-ing.
ReplyDeleteAlex, yes but...
ReplyDeleteUmm...
I'll shut up now.
**Who's designing tatts Alex? Hmmmm???
ReplyDeleteOh, ah, just, um, "someone" I, ah, "know" who's been moonlighting, y'know? Not a pro-artist or anything.
I think they might be a bit sick of tribal stuff too, by the way.
What was it you had in mind, Witchy?
Try uincorns, Alex.
ReplyDeleteUnicorns never go out of style.
Unicorns were in style at some point, Ramon?
ReplyDeleteOoh, you don't have a unicorn tatt, do you?
Good God no, Kettle!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I did consider a "hammer and sickle" one, at one stage.
A hammer and sickle draped unicorn -- or a hammer and sickle wielding unicorn; now you're talking Ramon.
ReplyDeleteHow about it Witchy?
Three names displayed artistically in a 1cm x 1cm space? Not asking much, eh?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, while nobody ever accused me of being clever, you can shoot me an email with the detail if you like.
What's Google+ like? I've never used a social network tool, but since I use a bunch of other Google junk and liked the idea of having segregated "circles", I thought I might give it a whirl. Then the account suspension business put me off. What do you reckon; worth the risk?
Good God no, Kettle!
ReplyDeleteRamon I love it when you say things vehemently. I can just imagine you throwing back your Zederbaum-hatted head, bellowing out Russian-style. Gold.
Re: tatts, I'm unfashionably keen to get one but am completely paralysed by choice. How do people end up choosing a design (assuming they're sober)?
How do people end up choosing a design
ReplyDeleteMay I suggest a hammer and sickle wielding unicorn, Kettle?
Great, that's awesome Ramon.
ReplyDeleteAll that's left now is for Alex to mock up a design. Alex?
Will see how the weekend goes, Kettle.
ReplyDeleteNow, in order to wield said hammer and sickle, I foresee a unicorn with some anthropomorphic qualities. Male or female?
Grouse Alex. You're gonna want the same, aren't you Ramon? We can be hammer-and-sickle-wielding-unicorn-tatt buddies. Where are you going to get yours?
ReplyDeleteAlex re: male or female unicorn, flip a coin; that seems to be how most tatt-decision making processes run.
If you're both going to have one, I'd better do a couple.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you can now (thanks to encouragement from Witchy) contact me via Google+. How you do that, though, I have no idea.
We can be hammer-and-sickle-wielding-unicorn-tatt buddies
ReplyDeleteKettle, you know I love you like a sister but no.
Just no.
Oh, come on, Ramon; you haven't even seen what they look like yet.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWell, I'll reserve my judgement then Alex.
Hey Witchie, you've just given me a fundraising idea. When I read your comment about everyone getting your kids' names tattooed on their wrists I thought, I would if you paid me enough.
ReplyDeleteSo I'm thinking I might get a tattoo for autism, maybe even that hammer-and-sickle-wielding unicorn. Reckon it'd be worth it, if you paid my nominated autism organisation enough.
Sweet.
I'm a support-medical-research type person anyway*, Kettle, so I'd probably swing your organisation some loot without you getting a tattoo (it is rather permanent, after all).
ReplyDelete*I also give blood, and you** should too.
**And I don't just mean Kettle; everyone should.
Hello everyone. I'm back from Legian Beach and have a tattoo of a lame-looking cat and "GO CATS" written underneath on my upper arm. In henna. Mostly to piss off husband who is rabid Collingwood fan. It's his only flaw.
ReplyDeleteI've had enough Bintang to last me the rest of the year.
I'm pissed off at arriving back to Melbourne's puddles in thongs.
I'm now in my jarmies, ready to watch the game on the couch, sans beer with a nice tuna salad.
GO CATS.
Oh Witchie that is sad news. I hope your grandmother is as comfortable as possible xx
ReplyDeleteWelcome back Melbs.
ReplyDeleteYou're right Witchy, cancer does have a bloody hide on it. We buried my cousin a few weeks ago and it gave me a chill when I looked around and noticed how many rellies were there sans boobs/hair. (I said this on EMS' blog, but bugger it: please everybody, self check and don't ignore changes)
Your gran sounds like a tough old nut, Witchy. My thoughts are with you both.
Lost my Oma to cancer of the pancreas in 2000. There isn't a day go by that I don't think of her. Despite what Perseus says I find it very hard to believe that she isn't somehow looking over me . . . I can feel her prescence.
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