Day 1.5 – Darwin to Nashville

Saturday 22nd. June 2013 ANA NH950 Manila to Tokyo I’m looking out the window at a big red dot on a plane wing. There’s no doubt the Japanese have got it sorted when it comes to minimalism – or maybe they just got there first. Imagine trying to design a simple logo or minimalist national…

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Day 1 – Darwin to Nashville

Saturday 22nd. June 2013 JQ79 Darwin to Manila Well the Philipines is all that they say – took almost 2 hours to get off the plane (first through customs) on the 24/7 FREE Shuttle service to Terminal 3 and check in. The free bus only cost 20 pesos so one can’t complain. Breakfast time –…

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THE XMAS ALBUM @ Happy Yess

Check out new songs written over the Xmas break in a solo acoustic show. Happy Yess, cnr. Smith St. & Harry Chan Ave., Darwin. THU 9th. Feb – 8:30pm Special Guest for this show is the wonderful Dave Spry. Here’s the tracklist: Trouble Will Find You (Pony Blues) / Just Because / Amity Christmas /…

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rewind > captain’s log day 2 & 3

alex at the helm SUN 04 SEP 2011 Pre-Production Research for Album #5 This, of course, is about when it starts to become a blur. Did I say “an early night”? Well you guessed it. The boat ride was fabulous and topped off by standing around the bar at the Boathouse with puffed up blokes…

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rewind > captain’s log day 1

Currently I live in Darwin, but last week was over in Ho Chi Minh City, staying with my brother Andrew, his wife Keiko and son Adam. It was a 9 day break featuring a lot of R & R, 2 gigs and a few visits to the dentist. Apologies for starting mid-stream, but here are…

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