because he likes giving me words of wisdom disguised as lectures

1. if you want something to happen, you've got to make it happen
2. stick up for yourself, because no-one else will
4. you're your own bitch, not someone else's
5. life is a sociopath off its medication and out of therapy, it will fuck you over unless you're on top
6. there is always an infinite better than you, worse than you, and the same as you
you're never alone and you're not unique
7. if you really want something, then fight for it with sound logic, reason, and justification
10. always have a plan - always, always, ALWAYS - have a goal, set the objectives required to reach the goal, then make the steps
11. DON'T WORRY WHAT OTHER THINK OF YOU OR ARE DOING..FUCK THEM ALL TO THE COLD PITS OF HELL
worrying about what others think slows you down and prevents you from doing what you really want to do
12. never settle for soemthing when you know you could get better
13. pick your friends - having a small group of really close good honest friends is much better than a horde of drones and clones
14. always be honest to others and speak your mind, especially be honest to yourself
15. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT - yell, scream, voice yourself, make yourself heard
DIG YOUR LEGS IN
19. TAKE INITIATIVE
20. learn from others' mistakes - saves you time
22. life is not fun, work is not fun, it is not meant to be fun
25. you will most likely have to do a lot of un-fun things in order to find purpose and meaning in life


i don't usually enjoy or take part in any formulating of wishlists for my birthday or for christmas, but there's a few awesome things that i've really wanted in my possession over the last week and it seems like nice timing.
ever since my class was made to analyse the lyrics to a Paul Kelly song in grade 11 English, i've had growing respect for the man. my parents own a Greatest Hits album and the songs included in that compilation are all that i've really ever listened to by Paul, but for me its enough. over the last six months in particular i've started enjoying and respecting him more and more and more.
another bout of perfect timing was Triple J's initiative in creating a tribute evening in late 2009 to mark the 30th anniversary of Paul's contribution to long-lasting local and international musical heritage. on this evening a number of talented young Australian musicians teamed together and played their favourites of Paul's hits from over the years. when i first heard about the idea i was stoked - although of course i didn't and couldn't attend - and then upon actually hearing some of the songs played on those nights i was blown away. so so so so fantastic.
i dreamed that the live sets would be recorded by the Triple J live music team and released for sale, but when they were aired for two nights live on the radio i assumed that that would not be the case.
ALTHOUGH, some days ago a cd/dvd set from that night HAS indeed been released. and i want to own it more than..most things, right now.
and so behold, the Before Too Long Triple Js Tribute To Paul Kelly 3-cd set (i think there's an alternative set that involves at least one DVD, too, but not too sure):
CD 1 PAUL KELLY TRIBUTE – SET A / FIRST HALF OF CONCERT:
* ASH NAYLOR - Before Too Long
* BOB EVANS - Love Never Runs On Time
* BOB EVANS - From St Kilda to Kings Cross
* MEGAN WASHINGTON - Everybody Loves You Baby
* MEGAN WASHINGTON - Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air
* PAUL DEMPSEY - Your Lovin’ Is On My Mind
* DAN KELLY - Down To My Soul
* DAN KELLY – Crosstown
* KATY STEELE - Every Fucking City
* DAN SULTAN - Give In To My Love
* DAN SULTAN - Look So Fine, Feel So Low
* JAE LAFFER - They Thought I Was Asleep
* CLARE BOWDITCH - Deeper Water
* CLARE BOWDITCH - To Her Door
CD 2 PAUL KELLY TRIBUTE – SET B / SECOND HALF OF CONCERT:
* JAE LAFFER - When I First Met Your Ma
* OZI BATLA – Careless
* OZI BATLA - Sydney From a 727
* ADALITA - Everything’s Turning To White
* ADALITA - Sweet Guy
* Intro for - Most Wanted Man In The World
* KATY STEELE - Most Wanted Man In The World
* PAUL DEMPSEY - Dumb Things
* MISSY HIGGINS – (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed
* MISSY HIGGINS - If I Could Start Today Again
* JOHN BUTLER - How To Make Gravy
* Intro for - From Little Things Big Things Grow
* JOHN BUTLER, DAN SULTAN & MISSY HIGGINS - From Little Things Big Things Grow
* Intro for - Leaps and Bounds - by Paul Kelly
* PAUL KELLY - Leaps And Bounds
CD 3 PAUL KELLY ORIGINAL RECORDINGS:
* PAUL KELLY – Before Too Long
* PAUL KELLY – From St Kilda To Kings Cross
* PAUL KELLY – Everybody Loves You Baby
* PAUL KELLY – Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air
* PAUL KELLY – Down To My Soul
* PAUL KELLY – Give In To My Love
* PAUL KELLY – Look So Fine, Feel So Low
* PAUL KELLY – They Thought I Was Asleep
* PAUL KELLY – Deeper Water
* PAUL KELLY – To Her Door
* PAUL KELLY – When I First Met Your Ma
* PAUL KELLY – Careless
* PAUL KELLY – Everything’s Turning To White
* PAUL KELLY – Sweet Guy
* PAUL KELLY – Most Wanted Man In The World
* PAUL KELLY – Dumb Things
* PAUL KELLY – (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed
* PAUL KELLY – If I Could Start Today Again
* PAUL KELLY – How To Make Gravy
* PAUL KELLY – From Little Things Big Things Grow

last night i finally watched the movie the Boat that Rocked and it concreted the fact that musically, (along with many other factors) i was born for the sixties.
over the last 2-3 years in particular, i've accumulated a 50+-page document of websites to visit, people to google, quotes i've enjoyed, movies to watch and books to read, labels to shop for and to look up on the internet, and page upon page of artists, bands and songs to look into in the smallest font that is still read-able. i'm forever trying to work my way through it, before again adding to it once more.
so many of these artists that i have written down have hailed from the sixties through to the nineties, rather than being outnumbered by their more modern counterparts..and although many are still yet to be looked into or purchased, a great deal that i have been looking up on youtube lately have been from the swingin' sixties. i just love what i've heard from that period so far.
a day ago i first listened to Marianne by Leonard Cohen, and sweet jesus. so. good.
i've near played it to death already but i don't mind in the least.
i especially love when the back-up female singers come in, they sound like angels.
but to cut to the chase, that song was featured in the movie - and i nearly cried from joy when i heard it.
i'm shattered, its the one major song within the movie -there's about 8 +/- others also - that don't feature within the 2-cd soundtrack.
i really really really really really really desire that soundtrack aswell as Paul Kelly's cd set..absolute heaven for the ears.
in the movie, when one of the characters (i've forgotten his name already, poor fella D:) sings along to Stay with Me by Lorraine Ellison, for me, it made the movie. such a magical moment that managed to break my heart while forcing me to crack a wide smile.
here's the soundtrack, albeit in accordance to Wikipedia:
Disc one
1. "Stay with Me Baby" - Duffy - 3:52
2. "All Day and All of the Night" - The Kinks - 2:23
3. "Elenore" - The Turtles - 2:30
4. "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred and His Playboy Band - 2:52
5. "Dancing in the Street" - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - 2:36
6. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys - 2:23
7. "Ooo Baby Baby" - Smokey Robinson - 2:45
8. "This Guy's in Love with You" - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - 4:01
9. "Crimson and Clover" - Tommy James & The Shondells - 5:24
10. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" - Jeff Beck - 2:53
11. "I Can See for Miles" - The Who - 4:07
12. "With a Girl Like You" - The Troggs - 2:07
13. "The Letter" - The Box Tops - 1:54
14. "I'm Alive" - The Hollies - 2:25
15. "Yesterday Man" - Chris Andrews - 2:32
16. "I've Been a Bad Bad Boy" - Paul Jones - 2:20
17. "Silence Is Golden" - The Tremeloes - 3:09
18. "The End of the World" - Skeeter Davis - 2:39
[edit] Disc two
1. "Friday on My Mind" - The Easybeats - 2:53
2. "My Generation" - The Who - 3:19
3. "I Feel Free" - Cream - 2:54
4. "The Wind Cries Mary" - Jimi Hendrix - 3:21
5. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - Procol Harum - 4:00
6. "These Arms of Mine" - Otis Redding - 2:33
7. "Cleo's Mood" - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 2:42
8. "The Happening" - The Supremes - 2:50
9. "She'd Rather Be with Me" - The Turtles - 2:21
10. "98.6" - The Bystanders - 3:19
11. "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks - 3:34
12. "Father and Son" - Cat Stevens - 3:42
13. "Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues - 4:26
14. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield - 2:49
15. "Stay with Me" - Lorraine Ellison - 3:33
16. "Hang On Sloopy" - The McCoys - 3:52
17. "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" - The Isley Brothers - 2:51
18. "Let's Dance" - David Bowie - 4:06

some images from a semi-recent Sonia Rykiel show, as drawn from the beautiful Zurich-based blog Fashion Bits and Bobs:





..yes.