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Melcat

When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.

About Me

Tiki Freak/ Noise Addict/ Art Fiend/ Pirate Queen

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My Interests

Lomo, taking photos of neon signs/ pinball tables/ rollercoasters. Seeing live bands, lowbrow art, beer drinking, cheese tasting, TIKI TIKI TIKI! culture, Googie and 50's architecture, b grade horror films, strange and extremely loud music, making jewellery, making bad jokes.

Founding member of the Atreides Amateur Camera Club. Taking pictures of randomness since 2001.

I'd like to meet:

Circus freaks, fans of a good box social and amateur photographers who appreciate old signage & abandoned party balloons.

Music:

Fantomas, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Robert Johnson, T-Rex, Don Caballero, Bambi Molesters, Blue Stingrays, Medeski Martin & Wood, Negativland, Naked City, Death From Above 1979, Black Dice, Toto, The Tigerlillies, Dureforsog, Mogwai, Frank Zappa, John Zorn, Les Claypool, The Captain's Package, That1Guy, Van Halen, The Rivingtons, The Tubes, B-52's, Ministry, Front 242, TKK, Buzzcocks, Weezer, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Romantics, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, TISM, They Might Be Giants, Nurse With Wound, +/-, Richard Cheese, Elton Motello, Kransky Sisters, Ween, Huey Lewis, Mojo Nixon, Third Eye Foundation, Aphex Twin, Battles, Fourtet, Robert Palmer, Elvis Costello, Devo, Gary Numan, The Clash, The Cramps, XTC, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, Willie Bobo, Sparks, Dr John, The Fendermen, Bauhaus, Mal Jennings Big Band, absolutely all crap 80's.

Movies:

Fear and Loathing, Withnail and I, Lost Boys, The Aristocrats, Dead Man, Paris Texas, Ed Wood, Akira, Dellamore Dellamorte, Leon, La Femme Nikita, Less Than Zero, Delicatessen, Goodfellas, Face Off, Salton Sea, Lost In La Mancha, Theatre Of Blood, The Shining, Ghost World, Christiane F, The Breakfast Club, Mystery Train, Abominable Dr Phibes, Freaks, Life And Death Of Peter Sellers, The Prestige, Shock, Clerks 1&2, Perdita Durango, Big Lebowski, Spinal Tap.

Television:

The Mighty Boosh, Wondershowzen, Extras, Carnivale, Freaks & Geeks, Phoenix Nights, Mr Show, Degrassi Jr High, Ren & Stimpy, Manimal, Voltron, You Can't Do That On Television, Black Books, Young Ones, Kenny Vs Spenny, The Goodies, Amazing Medical Stories, No Reservations, A Cooks Tour, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Dr Who.

Books:

Perfume - Patrick Suskind, Dreamland - Todd Schorr, Taste Of Blood Wine - Freda Warrington, The Book Of Tiki - Sven Kirsten, Like A Velvet Glove Cast In Iron - Daniel Clowes, Written In The West - Wim Wenders, Beatsville - Martin McIntosh, Coles Funny Picture Book, Banksy - Banksy, The Circus Comes to Town - Jim Greaves, In The Groove: Vintage Record Graphics - Kohler, New Burlesque - Katharina Bosse, Worn Tuff Elbow - Marc Bell, Dear John - Richard Berry, What Is Goth - Voltaire, Too Much Coffee Man's Guide To The Perplexed - Shannon Wheeler, Meet Mr Product - Warren Dotz, Worlds Most Fantastic Freaks - Mike Parker, Luna Park - Sam Marshall, Hallelujah Anyway - Patrick Woodroffe, Freaks, Geeks & Strange Girls Sideshow Banners of The Great American Midway - Randy Johnson/ Johnny Meah, A Treasury Of Great Recipes - Mary and Vincent Price.

Heroes:

Vincent Price, Terry Gilliam, Jim Flora, Ray Harryhausen, Tim Biskup, Mike Patton, Charles Burns, Dave Cooper, Bob Flanagan, David Tennant, Greg Simkins, Jim Woodring, Rolf Harris, Vince Ray, Mark Ryden, Invader Zim.

My Blog

QLD beautiful one day, Mick Doohan rollercoaster the next!

We all know there's nothing I like better as summer approaches than planning the yearly Surfers Paradise jaunt to ride the Rollercoasters and eat the 'world's greatest hot chips' from The Fish Hut at ...
Posted by Melcat on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:51:00 PST

30th Birthday Pics

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Posted by Melcat on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:37:00 PST

R.I.P Old Sydney Town

Anyone who has been in my vicinity while I'm on a beer fuelled rant will know there's two things in the world I despise, Bono and theme parks going bankrupt then being knocked down for AV Jennings nig...
Posted by Melcat on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:41:00 PST

The Vines support Triangle @ The Annandale 27.7.06

Gig of the month: Triangle, National Bird and The Vines.After 2 years working on a macadamia farm in far north Queensland, The Vines decided to give it a go for Australia at a secret show under the na...
Posted by Melcat on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 06:07:00 PST

Supercat Poppy pics and specs

Our beautiful old nanna, dressing up for tuna again!! .. NAME: PoppyBREED: BurmeseAGE: 17 years youngNICKNAME: Golden NuggetFAVE FOOD: Chicken Pad Thai, Serendipity Ice Cream (Hokey Pokey flavou...
Posted by Melcat on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 05:15:00 PST

Superman Escape Rollercoaster Pics & Specs

Some photos I've taken of the Superman ride at Movieworld. Zero to 100km in two secs...YEAH!! Severe bruising from badly fitting shoulder harness...HELL YEAH!! Dizziness and headache from ridin...
Posted by Melcat on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 06:52:00 PST

Photo blog of Mr Mutgash Lewis' 30th

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Posted by Melcat on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:10:00 PST

MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS

Monster Trucks..... not since Brandy Alexander or Directors Cut have two words worked so well together. Unfortunately it was in Gosford but hey, I've yet to see a rally advertised at Redfern oval o...
Posted by Melcat on Mon, 15 May 2006 10:33:00 PST

MTV Australia video music awards

MTV Australia video music awards (to quote Beck,'made me wanna smoke crack') It's great to finally see for real life something you get sucked into watching every year on television and thanks to Sm...
Posted by Melcat on Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:38:00 PST

Arty Schmarty

If yer going to The Great Escape Festival over easter and find the prospect of listening to Bernard Fanny warble on about nothing as exciting as a juice enema, go see the sculptures and installation...
Posted by Melcat on Fri, 07 Apr 2006 07:28:00 PST