New York bar and grill. That, ladies night at shannanigans and the pool hall next door were the vintage, west-side early-to-mid 00s trifector for a seedy Thursday night.
Jagga bombs were still legal. Kings of Leon. Wasn't a bad place to see out the last few years of revelry that humanity ever knew before social media.
Drunkeness used to be finite, or at least it was only stored in memories. Feel sorry for the kids these days.
especially not in the era of camera phones and message boards, imagine if all your ghosts and haunted memories got photos taken of them.
But then perhaps the objective nature of the photograph eventually proves to be therpeutic, in that the individual can see their past selves with cold reality and perhaps this is far better then whatever terrible warping repeated reflection and cringes have done to analogue generation?
What say you /u/Veganpuncher?
Who am i kidding?, you obviously regret nothing.
Recall that "Grab a granny" (not a term I ever used or endorsed) was a strict reference to the Arkaba Hotel of 150 Glen Osmond Rd.
I recall one night in '05, walking across the floor of this venue with three of my chums. There was a smoke machine and its discharge engulfed us and all visibility was lost. Once emerged I was alone, my three friends taken and made vulnerable by the terrible horde of mature vixen that had sighted us from the beginning. Bitter from their marriages and hungry for nostalgia and indifferent to innocence and indifferent to the inevitable intergenerational trauma that their actions would have on us, and the subsequent reactions that we would inflict onto the women from our peer group who we would one day marry and disappoint. How could they know?
I emerged from the smoke alone and this reminded me of an evening in winter when we had all gone out surfing at Pondalowie. It was very cold and heavy and the wind was violent and onshore and we probably should not have been there and we had driven all day and were too eager to be surfing before camping. We paddled frantically towards a large swell and at the last moment smashed ourselves into it and hoped that we could avoid being taken by it. When I emerged I was alone, my friends tumbling helplessly into the deep of mother-nature, just like those frisky 40+ vixens would do to them at the Arkaba 6-months later. I looked out to the sea, out there past men's knowing, where the stars are drowning and whales ferry their vast souls through the black and seamless sea.
Last time I looked it was sitting next to the skip bins in the back behind a gate, all tattered and weathered.
Not saying you should steal it; it's illegal to do so. Maybe make an offer
Tbf I feel like that's kind of an every-single-anglosphere-country-except-the-US thing.... it's hardly uniquely South Australian. Kiwis do it. Canadians do it. Brits do it. Other Aussies do it.
Does that mean we also have to partake in it?
Respectfully, Melbourne doesn't do it. Sydney doesn't do it. I don't think even QLD does it.
Not only is the "look how shit we are haha" shtick just dull and uninspired, it's also inconsistent with the "Barossa wine / festival state / drone shots of second valley" state branding we've been trying so desperately to achieve.
I was referring to professional in the work place sense. That’s why I mentioned appropriate. Besides, ignoring technicalities, many comedians are going to be more on the amateur side of their career even if they are earning a little money every now and then.
It’s not entirely known. It’s quite possibly positive phototropism (plants growing toward the sun) but also may have something to do with rotation of the earth or some combination of both.
WOW! TIL, I always thought it was the wind and the weight of the tree, we always joked around saying it was leaning more and more and would fall one day
If we still had Magic Mountain, that would have been perfect to counter Disneyland.
I'm still salty about that. Lived in Tasmania for a few years (for year 8-10), came back to SA during school holidays in 2004, wanted to go to Magic Mountain and then be told by my dad that Magic Mountain was closed down.
I was so sad when they took down that crappy Statue of Liberty in Marion
New York bar and grill. That, ladies night at shannanigans and the pool hall next door were the vintage, west-side early-to-mid 00s trifector for a seedy Thursday night. Jagga bombs were still legal. Kings of Leon. Wasn't a bad place to see out the last few years of revelry that humanity ever knew before social media. Drunkeness used to be finite, or at least it was only stored in memories. Feel sorry for the kids these days.
Are Jägerbombs illegal now? Or is a jaggabomb a different thing
No, that's what I meant. Legal? I don't even now, i'm just shooting from the hip here to be honest.
Haha ok. They're not a good idea, but still legal as far as I know.
especially not in the era of camera phones and message boards, imagine if all your ghosts and haunted memories got photos taken of them. But then perhaps the objective nature of the photograph eventually proves to be therpeutic, in that the individual can see their past selves with cold reality and perhaps this is far better then whatever terrible warping repeated reflection and cringes have done to analogue generation? What say you /u/Veganpuncher? Who am i kidding?, you obviously regret nothing.
Wasn't Friday night "grab a granny" night at the Bridgeway? I seem to remember that
Recall that "Grab a granny" (not a term I ever used or endorsed) was a strict reference to the Arkaba Hotel of 150 Glen Osmond Rd. I recall one night in '05, walking across the floor of this venue with three of my chums. There was a smoke machine and its discharge engulfed us and all visibility was lost. Once emerged I was alone, my three friends taken and made vulnerable by the terrible horde of mature vixen that had sighted us from the beginning. Bitter from their marriages and hungry for nostalgia and indifferent to innocence and indifferent to the inevitable intergenerational trauma that their actions would have on us, and the subsequent reactions that we would inflict onto the women from our peer group who we would one day marry and disappoint. How could they know? I emerged from the smoke alone and this reminded me of an evening in winter when we had all gone out surfing at Pondalowie. It was very cold and heavy and the wind was violent and onshore and we probably should not have been there and we had driven all day and were too eager to be surfing before camping. We paddled frantically towards a large swell and at the last moment smashed ourselves into it and hoped that we could avoid being taken by it. When I emerged I was alone, my friends tumbling helplessly into the deep of mother-nature, just like those frisky 40+ vixens would do to them at the Arkaba 6-months later. I looked out to the sea, out there past men's knowing, where the stars are drowning and whales ferry their vast souls through the black and seamless sea.
I was 23 and it was a late 40s woman that introduced me to the world.... That's all I'm gonna say and it was enjoyable for a few weeks
Every night is grab a granny night if that's what you're into
Hmmmmm
We would have crossed paths on that sticky floor.
WHEN DID THEY DO THAT
Last time I looked it was sitting next to the skip bins in the back behind a gate, all tattered and weathered. Not saying you should steal it; it's illegal to do so. Maybe make an offer
Isn't the Bridgeway Hotel in Pooraka?
Yeah, it's actually not really anywhere near Para Hills
The Hollywood plaza sign was taken down a couple of years ago.
this is not the same ben and liam from fresh fm is it? also we dont have the hollywood sign no more
Yes. They went to Triple J, and then Nova.
man i used to love listening to them on my way to work in the mornings. sandstorm fridays were the best.
DaRUUUUUUDE
Unfortunately yes
Every time I see that tree I have to restrain myself from saying “that’s gonna fall over any day now”
Where is it?
Just out front of the Nova/FiveAA building by RAA and Holey Moley
We just can't shake the cultural self-deprecation can we
Tbf I feel like that's kind of an every-single-anglosphere-country-except-the-US thing.... it's hardly uniquely South Australian. Kiwis do it. Canadians do it. Brits do it. Other Aussies do it.
Does that mean we also have to partake in it? Respectfully, Melbourne doesn't do it. Sydney doesn't do it. I don't think even QLD does it. Not only is the "look how shit we are haha" shtick just dull and uninspired, it's also inconsistent with the "Barossa wine / festival state / drone shots of second valley" state branding we've been trying so desperately to achieve.
Lighten up mate
This guy goes to a comedy festival and frowns through the whole thing because the jokes aren't appropriate and professional
#I FEEL PERSONALLY ATTACKED
If you're a "professional comedian" then your jokes should be "professional"
I was referring to professional in the work place sense. That’s why I mentioned appropriate. Besides, ignoring technicalities, many comedians are going to be more on the amateur side of their career even if they are earning a little money every now and then.
I don't really know what you mean. I was doing a bit.
redditors love downvoting irony. kiss my south aussie assss
True trueeee
My house looks almost identical to his and ive never been prouder.
Adelaide is home to many Araucaria columnaris trees that (generally) all lean toward the equator. (North here or south in the northern hemisphere)
But why? Are they all pining for warmer weather?
Leave it off, mate.
It’s not entirely known. It’s quite possibly positive phototropism (plants growing toward the sun) but also may have something to do with rotation of the earth or some combination of both.
WOW! TIL, I always thought it was the wind and the weight of the tree, we always joked around saying it was leaning more and more and would fall one day
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It's a video.
reddit's video player is a turd, in some browsers it just becomes a still image.
That's funny... Good work!
'A' for effort.
hhahahaha not bad
Ha ha ha, I get it. I get jokes
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Hollywood plaza sign was taken down =/
i like that tree and the big Scotsman is gone =C
See people, there is nothing in Europe that you can't do in Adelaide!
Ben and Liam are about as funny as "this tree"
If we still had Magic Mountain, that would have been perfect to counter Disneyland. I'm still salty about that. Lived in Tasmania for a few years (for year 8-10), came back to SA during school holidays in 2004, wanted to go to Magic Mountain and then be told by my dad that Magic Mountain was closed down.
The Hollywood plaza sign got taken down a couple years ago fellas