Well Allo everyone...
I've just tuned in to discuss a topic I that is ver close to my heart. Socialising... I know that sounds crazy because I have a habit of pissing off for months... to a year at times... then turning up purely to steal everybodies drinks, and throwing up in the entry ways of their tents.
But what it comes down to is that I favour, over the digital medium, is talking to people in person. And the first mitteneers can attest, that when excited I am a real motor mouth.
I have just been informed that there is NO aussie mittens... I think that is sad... and i believe we should rectify this TERRIBLE tragedy.
Okay everybody who is an aussie raise their hands... mention where they are, when in the year they could get time off... their favourite idea of a meeting point... And then lets get together and have a Jolly good time.
with drinks, entertainment, BAD karaoke, video games, showing off, maybe an amusement park... and partying like its nineteen ninety five...
I'll go first.... *waves hand* I am in Melbourne, I can make myself free, and i'll go anywhere (except perth... or darwin... cos they are holes) :D :D
I'm in Geelong. Any time during the school holidays. Sydney is always good for a laff.
I'm in Brisbane and can go... somewhere around Brisbane! Somewhere not too far, and it also needs to be before August for me ^_^; Given these two conditions, I probably won't be able to make it. Still, that's me.
Brisbane would be nice... preference on brisbane over sydney... sydney is a little bit icky for me....
personal reason, due to my exish-girlfriends ex boyfriend...
I just think Sydney sucks :P I hate that place.
I cant really get out of Sydney, I have one week off every 3 months, and that's it, my last day off this quarter is tomorrow. haven't even noticed I've had a break with easter in there.
Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 30/03/2005 13:21:18
I just think Sydney sucks :P I hate that place.
Please, that coming from a Brisbanite
In all seriousness though, it doesn't seem like any of the aussies who frequent here have the time to organise this properly.
I'd say it would be easier for people who live nearby to organise meetings with each other (and not just australians)
Byron would have been really nice, but obviously no one had the time to organise it or someone would have stuck their hand up, which is sad, but understandable as I have no time either (or relative with an available cottage).
have fun if anyone gets together, and have a beer for me
I'm in Brisbane. Can go anywhere in Brisbane. Byron sounds nice, though I've never been. But I want to sometime soon.
Glad you suggested it, Kandy.
Get with the program, mates, mittens will be in athens this year.
You can call your lousy meeting something else.
Like...hm...the lousy...down-under...-meeting.
DownUnderPants
It's good that you guys are goin with an "Australiens"! The aussies are big in the community, and they deserve to kick it as a group, even if that bitch, Pumaman, ain't going...
Quote from: Kinoko on Wed 30/03/2005 13:21:18
I just think Sydney sucks :P I hate that place.
Why?! It has that awesome opera house! You could guys go there and stuff...
Sydney would only really have been on the agenda if foreigners were coming, but not enough had the commitment to the Mittens ideal.
For shame rest of world.
What would Australians do there except bleed money?
DownUnderPants... Sounds good... I like it :D
mmmmmm... how many aussies are there? there is DG, layabout, kinoko, me, las.... ummm oranges. But who else is there??
Cos the last time i looked the I couldn't get bloddy ags map to work...
There's Me! And I sure am cool - cooly,cool,cool!
Probably can't make it unless it's in VIC though - so I'm not quite that cool.
But if you guys figure something out then maybe I could get some time off or somethin'.
p.s. Life Aquatic rules!
Theres me too, but I'm not sure if I could make it. I have uni commintments, as well as work and stuff. I live in Wollongong btw, which is fairly close to Sydney.
I guess alot of us ausiies are too lazy to organise stuff :=
I'm in Brisbane! Can go... TO BRISBANE! Yay! To travel any further for me would jeapordize my work, which I'd rather not do at this point in time.
I could take you all out on a fabulous night clubbing in The Valley. Of course, at some point I'd end up dragging you all along to a gay club (The Beat, most likely)... They're not bad, though. Not like what you see on Queer as Folk. In all honesty, if you were to walk into The Beat, you'd think we homosexuals were actual normal people with actual normal souls. None of these pole dancing queers. Just good dancing, good music and good alcohol. The scariest part is probably the one or two drag queens that show up. Why am I talking about this like it's already been decided?
Of course, if the clubbing scene is overrated then I'm up for most anything else. Except 'bloke' stuff. I refuse to go to the motor show for fun. Theme parks, bars/pubs, arcades, all that stuff is fine. Just don't make me look at an engine
I prefer sitting around, eating junk, drinking beer, drinking beer, talking about stuff, having fun, drinking beer...
Dude... "BLOKE" stuff... yeah as if, not gonna happen, I hate cars and motor sports... plus we all have a rather nerdy side hence the adventure games... though I think as a rule you would have to be dragged up to some titty bars. I'm sorry thats just the way it is, if you make up go up to gay clubs, then you will have to live through a night at an aussie hooters equivilant.
clubbing is possible. Although i am offically the worlds worst dancer, i think i just lost out on audiotion for a six month gig on a cruiseship because I move better on fire than to music.
Get this, singers get passenger status, their own private rooms, access to all facilities... only work every second day, for an hour only. Accomodation and meals provided (not alcohol unfortunately) and get paid a thousand dollars a week TAX FREE.
WHY THE %^&$ would i stay on dry land...
(For all not aware, for the last 4 months I have been planning to be a jazz lounge singer, and have to two highly trained singing teachers pushing me to do it .... Whhhhhheeeeeeeee!!)
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm beeeeeeeeeeeeer :D
Actually, count Layabout out. He's buggered off to the UK.
now you guys get a whole other year to plan for aussie mittens. and if i get a whole year to save for an australian mittens, then that may be possible. definitly have your downunderpants, but next year, we'll see if we can get some of the upper hemisphere to come over.
Titters clubbing? Hmm... you COULD get all that The Beat. Endless girl on girl action, there. Okay, maybe not endless...
Yeah, I'm totally happy to go wandering to straight clubs. I was simply warning you that at SOME point, i AM going to walk past the beat and say "shut up and go in!"
Free entry before 10:30 pm, super-cheap drinks 'til 11. Still-really-cheap-drinks after. Awesome music and good clothes! What more could you want?
What's super-cheap by your definition? I for one abhore the price of drinks out. If it equals $2 a bottle of Strongbow, I'm there ^_^
okay, well, basic spirits are $3 normally (up until 11pm, where it, goes up to $4.50, I think?) which I know isn't SUPER cheap, but it's not bad. However they have $1 shots on Thursday nights. And with FREE entry 7 nights a week (before 10.30), that does work out pretty good, really. Water's only $1.50, and I think soft drinks are about the same (I've never bought soft drink there, though) so if you're not up for drinking big, then you can still have a fun night and stay cheap.
[Edit] I might head out one Monday night soon, play a game of bingo and try to win one of their $50 bar tabs. THAT'S a good prize
I'm used to my $2.50 schooners on wednesday nights...and $2 shots...
And you have to pay for water?
I like free stuff, and it's always free! It has to be! [clubs are shit, or maybe jsut Queensland clubs].
Funny thing though, since I frequent the music/"counter culture" pubs, if I drink the water whislt wearing a shirt of an obscure band, people imedietly assume I'm straight edge, and say things like "Straight edge dude" whilst giving me rock horns.
Quote from: Las Naranjas on Fri 01/04/2005 05:05:29
And you have to pay for water?
I like free stuff, and it's always free! It has to be! [clubs are shit, or maybe jsut Queensland clubs].
You'll find it with most dance clubs in Queensland. The E trade is pretty heavy here. Most clubs make their money on bottled water since everyone is so dehydrated from taking so many Eccies. And a lot of these clubs refuse to give free glasses of water.
Also, in some clubs they only have warm water in the bathrooms for washing your hands -- that way there's no cold water so people don't refill their water bottles and are forced to buy a new bottle each time they want water. Hooray for consumerism!
Don't know about NSW, but my guess is it's a similar situation in Sydney since the drug trade is similar (if not heavier) there.
I prefer my Uni bar where the drinks are cheap, the pool tables are well-maintained, and they have a working pinball machine. Oh yeah, and a jukebox with some decent music.
QuoteAlso, in some clubs they only have warm water in the bathrooms for washing your hands
Hadn't thought of that - but I may as well address it. The Beat has COLD water, so if you buy a bottle, then you CAN just go refill it at the basin. And yes, they ARE sanitary. Completely seperate from the toilets and exposed to the bar and dance floor, just to make sure people don't 'experiment' with them...
They also have pool tables.
And the club has a distinct 'straight' area. Gay people wander through to get from one part to another, of course, but they've got the "Wrecker's Street Bar" which is mostly used by straight people who play pool, drink cheap beer, and want to have a crack at the break-dance floor.
And then there's Crystal's - an off-shoot building from The Beat (same premises and everything, it's about a five meter walk from one room to the other) for the more...um...guess you'd say "non-personal" people. The lighting there is a bit darker, it's a little smaller, and is usually not as busy as the main Beat dancefloor. Good for if you want to have a dance with someone, but don't really want them to be able to see your face.
The few clubs I've been to had free water, but I know there's a law that limits the price of water where it is charged for, since alcohol on it's own dehydrates you.
Incidently, whilst we're talking about gay venues, I might as well relate the story of the Star Hotel [as told of in the Cold Chisel song of the same name] which, in the late 70's, managed to simultaneously be a venue for the sailors, bikies, drag queens and punks of Newcastle at the same time.
In those old unenlightened times, you still had all those groups hanging around with no internal conflict.
Of course, when they closed it a riot happened, I think the largest riot ever to occur in Australia.
C'est la vie.
I far prefer pubs to clubs. I like to talk to people, not just rub up against them in the darkness.
Quote from: DGMacphee on Fri 01/04/2005 06:20:36
Don't know about NSW, but my guess is it's a similar situation in Sydney since the drug trade is similar (if not heavier) there.
I don't know about the hot water in the bathrooms, I haven't noticed it where I've been but that's pretty full on.
As I'm sure with every city there's different pubs and clubs with different scenes. and Sydney is fairly diverse, but you'll find most sub groups all take the same drugs, but the trendy thing is for the last few years for clubs is E's.
An interesting study I've heard (but have no evidence to back up) is that australians mix drugs more than other countries.
Eg. Smoke some pot, (not feeling up enough to go out) take some speed or coke, while in the same night someone offer's you an E, so you take that too, and of course alcohol is always involved, then get back home, smoke some more pot. and that's just a tipical night for some.
what ever happened to LSD, it's just not cool anymore since E's came around.
you'll find more of the younger age group (usually uni students 17-23) are more into the party drugs.
My local pub isn't cheap, about 3.30 for a schooner of standard tap sludge, but in the city you'll pay 4 to 5 bucks for these silly things called schmiddies, which are inbetween a schooner(425ml) and a middy(250ml)
If you ever go to Sydney it's always good to go to The Rocks, which is probably the oldest part of the city, with a huge variety of pubs, and people from everywhere (well mainly the UK and Germany) just keep pub crawling till you find one you like, and maybe a pub you like too. It's expensive to drink in the city though.
RSL's are always good for cheaper than average drinks, but they should be even cheaper with all those damned pokies
QuoteI far prefer pubs to clubs. I like to talk to people, not just rub up against them in the darkness.
Then you'd love the Wreckers Street Bar at the Beat. That's what it is. Just a great place (free entry ALL night) with cheap beer, not-too-loud music and other straight people who aren't going to frisk you every 2 minutes.
I seem to be getting more and more determined with every post, no? Maybe I should just go and get it out of my system...
Quote from: Peter Thomas on Thu 31/03/2005 14:22:19
I'm in Brisbane! Can go... TO BRISBANE! Yay! To travel any further for me would jeapordize my work, which I'd rather not do at this point in time.
I could take you all out on a fabulous night clubbing in The Valley. Of course, at some point I'd end up dragging you all along to a gay club (The Beat, most likely)... They're not bad, though. Not like what you see on Queer as Folk. In all honesty, if you were to walk into The Beat, you'd think we homosexuals were actual normal people with actual normal souls. None of these pole dancing queers. Just good dancing, good music and good alcohol. The scariest part is probably the one or two drag queens that show up. Why am I talking about this like it's already been decided?
Of course, if the clubbing scene is overrated then I'm up for most anything else. Except 'bloke' stuff. I refuse to go to the motor show for fun. Theme parks, bars/pubs, arcades, all that stuff is fine. Just don't make me look at an engine
Just to comment on your 'comments' about the Beat... I disagree with you. That place scares me. And I've been in there a few times. I've been propositioned too many times in there. Scary.
And a friend of mine got raped in their toilets.
wah, 4-5 for a schmiddie? I've never paid more than $2.50 for one, and when I usually drink them [on wednesday nights again] they're $2.
Lay, yeah, if you're a good looking guy of course you're going to get propositioned. Just as I - walking into a straight club - am often approached by preppy girls in too-short skirts, wanting to get at my belt buckle. It's just a simple matter of saying "no". I don't know why you'd be scared of the place, though. About 50% of the people I know there (meaning people I actually talk to on a regular basis, not everyone in general) are straight. They often come because it's such a great, relaxed atmosphere.
Of course, I could take you to The Wickham instead, filled with delightful men (none of whom are under 50), all wanting to rub their scraggly beards against your belly...
Quote from: Peter Thomas on Sat 02/04/2005 02:11:50
Thanks, Daniel *rolls eyes*
If you rolled your eyes at her after she told you she'd been raped in The Beat's toilets, she would kill you.
And I'm a little offended too. What's the roll of the eyes supposed to mean? Do you not believe me? Or do you think I'm blowing it out of proportion?
If the former, trust me, I'm not joking, she got raped in their toilets. And The Beat did squat about it.
If the latter, I only mention it as a point of interest. I'm not saying anyone who goes into their toilets will get raped. But regardless it did happen. And I mention it to say I'm not a big fan of The Beat.
But what I can't abide is someone rolling their eyes at a friend of mine who had something very traumatic happen to her. It's made me lose a lot of respect for you, Peter.
DG,
Why don't you PM Peter Thomas about this and not make it into a public thing since it's specifically between you and he?
Cause my time was a little scarce when I wrote that. I was at work and didn't have a great deal of time to think about what and where I was writing it. Yes, in hindsight, I should have PMed. Thank you for bringing me up on that, eric.
And it was probably a misunderstanding on PT's behalf. But it still irked me.
Anyway, let's not turn this into another teh dramah.
Oh, sorry Dan, I had no idea you were being serious. I thought it was just a made-up thing trying to scare the others away. Humble apologies, for sure. I assumed incorrectly, it was stupid of me. I've just never heard of anything like that at The Beat.
I suppose it may best to get rid of these last few posts? Anyway, I'm right on top of editing my last post
Don't worry about it. Having thought about it a little more this afternoon, I could see it was easy to misinterpret what I said, especially when I give no elaboration. But it's something I shouldn't talk about much because it happened to a friend, not me, so I didn't want to say too much.
Anyway, let's forget about this and get back to arranging something.
QuoteAnyway, let's forget about this and get back to arranging something.
Too right...
What? No one wants to come out with me all of a sudden? What on earth for...?