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About Me

I despise racism and bigotry... I abhor violence... I believe in social justice and equity... I am concerned about the environment... I do what I can to make things better....I live for music... I love live bands... I like doing stuff - travel, diving, water sports in general, bushwalking, cycling... I love movies, theatre, ballet, opera, museums, art galleries, second hand shops, hardware stores, markets, garage sales, book sales, op shops...

My Interests

Sushi , chocolate, dark beer, red wine, fresh sour dough bread, chilli beans, crumbed fish & chips, New York Pizza, chicken kebabs in the valley at 2am, spicy food, Morton Bay bugs grilled on a bar-b-que, laughter, my friends... Cooked breakfast @ Satchmo's - Yeeha

I'd like to meet:

Anyone as long as they arenâ€™t racist or overtly bigoted

Music:

I listen and subscribe to 4zZz... Ska, punk, folk, world music, jazz, blues, classical... anything really... I like it original and I like it live!

Movies:

All types arthouse and blockbuster. I love science fiction & fantasy.

Television:

I don't watch TV.

Books:

Books, magazines, newspapers, T shirts, street signs, cornflake packets - anything really - I love to read.

Heroes:

Garbage men and other people that do shitty jobs day in, day out, without anyone noticing... Edgar Alan Poe, Ernest Hemmingway, Graeme Green and anyone else who writes from the heart ... Anyone who will get up in a crowd and challenge the mob view...

My Blog

reality bites

treacherous imagination wistful fantasies of what might be reality is cold and hard with a metallic taste but you can rely on it to deliver it is not what you want it is what you get ...
Posted by el_splat on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 01:58:00 PST

police state

I wish to express my deep sorrow at the loss of civil liberty in Queensland. We seem to be heading back to the "Bad Old Days" of the 1980's. Last night I was out in the valley. I was sober. I ...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:14:00 PST

Alone at Ric's

In a crowded room I sit at a table alone Nursing my beer Waiting for company to come Taking sanctuary in the silence Between each breath Breathing in the stench of humanity The sweat...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:01:00 PST

Alcohol

I hear the band They are awesome But that could just be The alcohol in my veins I see the girl And she is so pretty But that could just be The lust in my loins I smell the dope in the air I loo...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:05:00 PST

Nauchewonga

Two dollars Bro, have you got two dollars So I can send my mum home on the train Nauchewonga, story teller Fifty cents bro, so I can ring my missus She will kill me, supposed to be home by ...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:37:00 PST

Almost Famous

You don't know me but I know who you are It's not like I stalk you Rather I have consumed your public identity I have seen your web page; I have read your bio I know as much about you As a million fan...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:23:00 PST

Balloons

The morning quiet is shattered The roar of propane The creak of the rigging The morning flotilla passing overhead Who said balloons were quite What is this crap about tranquil They are as peaceful a...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:07:00 PST

Lawn

The morning breath stirs the grass The dew on its leaves glistening Little does it know that it is Being watched with a critical eye But that will change In an instant In a splash of petrol ...
Posted by el_splat on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 03:12:00 PST