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Some Random Aussie Bloke.....

The Last King Of Velvet

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G'dayI am an Aussie bloke living in North Carolina with my wife, H, the cats (Nugget and Jemima) and the dog (Mackenzie). We moved to NC after getting blown out of Louisiana by Hurricane Katrina. I sell high end eyewear (Blinde & Kieselstein-Cord) for a living and travel the east coast of the USA and Canada. I came to the USA in 2000 after growing up in Melbourne, Australia. When I first got here I lived in Tampa, Florida for a while before heading to the UK and Canada. I got back into the States in 2001 and spent a little time in Seattle before heading south to Florida again. A short time later I moved to Atlanta for a job and met a bunch of the best Aussies, Irish and Americans playing footy for the Atlanta Kookaburras! After 2 years in the ATL I moved back to Florida for another year in Tampa before finally meeting H and moving to Hammond Louisiana.The rest, as they say, is history. The hurricane changed our lives and many others so now we find ourselves in North Carolina putting together a new life and adventure!My hobbies include full contact backgammon, nude volleyball, olympic line dancing, playing twister in the rain and karaoke shuttlecock. I am a closet rock god. I also like cashews........oh......and velcro!This page has been made completely out of old toothpicks, jam tins and greaseproof lunch paper...cool eh? Everybody needs a Trunk Monkey! The Darth Vader Canteen Incident....thanks Abbie!

My Interests

Australian football, music - guitar/harmonica, cricket, soccer, drinking VRB's with my peeps (mainly Geno and Timmy), getting outdoors, travel, Morgans Bar (NYC), Jersey diners, the beach, cowboy boots, hangin' out with Piggy, Biggsy, Polly and all my other mates from the Atlanta Kookaburras, Lee Oskar Harmonicas, CJ's Landing (ATL), Fishing with Mike, Western Bulldogs, Tommy's pizza, Benny's Bar in Hammond Louisiana, okay yes...Mariner's too, Churchill's in Greensboro, Morgan's in NYC, Gav & Jonesy - my best mates back in Oz, Eight Mile Creek in NYC, crawfish boils, The Espy (St Kilda), Blinde Sunglasses, Lake Ponchartrain, The Bob Inn (Chicago), hot jam donuts, The Rainbow (Melbourne), brunettes, Gretsch guitars, The MCG, H's cooking, The Playwright (South Beach), quality anything, The Tabernacle (ATL), salt water, Chrome Hearts, endless coffee, The W Court NYC, Shanikas Berwick (yo Robbie), Sofitel Montreal, Buckhead ATL (my home once), Virginia Highlands ATL (Aussie HQ), crumpets, crunchy peanut butter, honesty

I'd like to meet:

Tom Waits, Bo Diddley, Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Paul Kelly, Sharon Stone, Peter Garrett, Kylie Minogue, Andy Prieboy, Johnette Napolitano, Mike Scott, Jon Stewart, Shane MacGowan, Brian Setzer, Bill Maher, Kate Beckinsale, Sinead O'Connor

My good mate DAVE giving some REAL NYC advice!!!! ADVERTISE ON MY SITE AND YOU WILL BE REMOVED WITHOUT REGRET OR HESITATION UNLESS I REALLY LIKE YOU :)

Music:

Pete Wells R.I.P....we will never forget you!Waterboys, Pogues, Tom Waits, The Models, Powderfinger, Slim Harpo, Bo Diddley, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, James, Jimmy Reed, Pretty Things (especially John Stax my Dad), Rolling Stones, Chris Wilson, Hothouse Flowers, Steve Earle, John Hammond, Madness, Grant Lee Phillips, Paramount Trio, Concrete Blonde, Sisters Of Mercy, Chris Whitley, Andy Prieboy, Midnight Oil, Luka Bloom, The Killers, Johnny Cash, Shawn Smith, Stray Cats, The Horrors (especially 'cos my mate Timmy is Spider's DAD!), Cruel Sea, The Black Sorrows, Paul Kelly, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Brian Setzer, Hunters & Collectors, Eddie Cochran, Roy Orbison, The Pixies, G W McLennan, Bryan Ferry, The Church, INXS, Spencer P Jones, Chris Isaak, Neil Finn, The Living End, Edwyn Collins, Dire Straits, Sonny Boy Williamson, Neil Young, Simple Minds, Chuck Berry, Arcade Fire and The Landlords (featuring my cousin Josh)

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Movies:

Lawrence Of Arabia, Rabbit Proof Fence, Pulp Fiction, Snatch, Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Layer Cake, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Heat, Once Upon A Time In America, Two Hands, The Castle, Gallipoli, The Proposition, Breaker Morant, Whale Rider. Actors - Ray Winstone, David Wenham, Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Guy Pearce, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robert De Niro, Heath Ledger, Daniel Craig, Toni Collette. Tim Armstrong - Into Action Cruel Sea - Better Get A Lawyer G W McLennan (R.I.P.) - Lighting Fires (Grant was truly a gift to Australian music)

Television:

Weeds, Rescue Me, Life On Mars, The Riches, Hex, Big Love, Homicide Life On The Street, Dog Whisperer, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Heroes, Meadowlands, Kath & Kim, Flight Of The Conchords John Butler Trio - Treat Your Mama Eddie Vedder & Mark Seymour - Throw Your Arms Around Me.....STUNNING!!!!

Books:

Forever, Lord Of The Rings, The Fatal Shore, The Odyssey, The Iliad, Jennifer Government, Syrup, anything by Jack Higgins or Max Barry.

Heroes:

Musical Inspirations....Guitar Heroes Roy Orbison Chuck Berry Bo Diddley John Lee Hooker John Butler Eddie Cochran Alex Burns Gene Vincent Mike Scott Johnny Cash Robert Johnson Muddy Waters Brian Setzer Chris Cheney Billy Duffy................Harmonica Men Chris Wilson Sonny Boy Williamson Junior WellsSlim Harpo

My Blog

New Baby Pic!

Go to my pictures for a photo of Keegan!
Posted by Some Random Aussie Bloke..... on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:09:00 PST

Melbourne 80's Night Out........?

Okay then....I'm just gonna put it out there and see what you guys reckon'? Let me just say that there was a certain number of places that I had been known to frequent back in the old days. I'm sure t...
Posted by Some Random Aussie Bloke..... on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:47:00 PST

You know you're truly an Aussie when......

1. You're familiar with Neighbours, Home and Away, Playschool, A Country Practice, Norman Gunston, Barry Humphries, Blue Heelers, Ray Martin, Bert Newton, Lisa McCune, Jon Burgess, Number 96, Molly Me...
Posted by Some Random Aussie Bloke..... on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:32:00 PST

Baby Announcement!

H and I are having a BABY! I still really can't believe it but I am so stoked to soon be a Daddy.......how crazy is it for this poor child to be with Cajun/Australian parents....is that a new minority...
Posted by Some Random Aussie Bloke..... on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:07:00 PST

Golf?........I don't really care......

Don't get me wrong....I like golf. Do I play a lot?....No....I own clubs and really enjoy the game even though I am, at best, an average player. Golf for me is less about winning against others than i...
Posted by Some Random Aussie Bloke..... on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:23:00 PST