A Potted History

WWE RAW It’s been said that the wrestling business is ‘cyclical’ meaning that it undergoes peaks and troughs in popularity and relevance to popular culture.  When I was a kid, Hulk Hogan and Rock N’ Roll wrestling was a staple of Eighties pop culture.  It then underwent ten years in the wilderness before being revitalised again by Steve Austin and ...

I was very pleased to learn that my favourite band of all time Def Leppard will be returning to Australia for a tour in October of this year.  An Australian tour is a rare thing for these guys – prior to this occasion, they had only been in town twice in twenty years. I was there for the 2008 show ...

Last night was the night of the big Super 15 Final between the Reds and the Crusaders.  Although it’s the third sporting final I’ve had the good fortune to watch this year, it didn’t make me any less nervous on the day.  Probably the best idea that afternoon was when Dom suggested we go kick the ball around in the ...

It is all about the Grand Final this weekend. It doesn’t get any bigger or better in club rugby than the Reds versus the Crusaders.  The two teams are packed with stars at the peak of their game and this is definitely a dream match for the inaugural Super 15 final. The Crusaders have won seven grand finals in the ...

So it seems several news stories broke all at once in the U.K. News of the World were email and phone hacking dozens of celebrities, sports personalities, royalty and famous victims of crimes.  Most notably, it has come out that they deleted voicemail messages from the phone of a family who was the victim of a child murder.  Comprehensive list ...

DISTILLERY Glenmorangie TYPE Single Malt ALCOHOL 40% REGION Highlands COLOR Pale gold NOSE Light floral aroma and I swear to God…bananas (?) PALATE Sweet, primarily tastes of vanilla, oak and grass.  Definitely a flavour that is refreshing and evocative of summer. FINISH Goes down easy. Maybe a little too easy (hehe). SCORE 80 out of 100 NOTES After last weeks ...

I am just a little bit hyped for the Super 15 Grand Final on Saturday against the Crusaders. Just a little.

One thing you have to give credit to FIFA for – they are consistent in their corruption and ability to find the worst referees in the world, no matter the gender of the players in the game. Equitorial Guinea are a team of some notoriety in the Womens World Cup.  They have been accused of playing men in their side ...

I can still remember getting a BluRay player about five years ago and thinking ‘Lord of the Rings will probably look really sweet in high definition.’ Well, it took nearly half a decade for the definitive Extended Edition to get released but here it is at last.  I watched Fellowship of the Ring tonight with Jen and it was fantastic.  ...