On Chapel St. The poem is by, and the image is of, Rimbaud.
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Monthly archives: April 2012
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Art by Frankie in a laneway behind The Veggie Bar off Rose St.
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more choose your own message
More of these political message posters from around Fitzroy.
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this is not art criticism
Sarcastic criticism may amuse somewhat, but trashing someone else’s work in a way that makes it unviewable by others is not art criticism; it’s just more moronic graffiti vandalism. This is on Rose St. Some street art is not very good; some artists get better and some quickly disappear. As the audience we have no right to ‘deserve’ anything. If you don’t like it, leave it alone because someone else may.
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cocktails at Luwow on Johnston St
I’ve finally gone to the tiki bar Luwow on Johnston St. It’s so much fun!
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pulp fiction
And so we return to our regular broadcasts from the gritty streets of Fitzroy, and the disturbing sight of a pile of dumped airport novels on Rose St. Oh the shame of ever owning such things. No wonder they were dumped anonymously.
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dinner at the Green Shed in Beechworth
For the curious diner, the Green Shed in Beechworth is an enticing proposition, with a menu offering a fusion of middle eastern and Asian flavours. On my recent trip to Beechworth for the Easter long weekend it was somewhere I booked for so I did not miss out.
Having eaten to excess since Friday night, by Sunday night we were beginning to order more cautiously. We were interested in the ‘feed me’ five course tasting menu, but we asked which dishes from the menu were included and it seemed to focus on the ones we found less desirable.…
lunch at the Bridge Rd Brewery in Beechworth
While my primary drinks interest is in wine, I also love beer, and a visit to the Bridge Rd Brewery in Beechworth is a great thing to do when in the town. They were full to bursting on Easter Sunday but the staff were prepared.
They informed us that the wait for food orders was about an hour, but we could get some bread and nuts quickly and they delivered on this. Unfortunately they also could not offer their small tasting glasses, due to the crowds, so the girlfriend and I only managed to try 4 of their beers, not the full set.…
dinner at Tanswell’s Commercial hotel in Beechworth
Unlike the Stanley pub, a gastropub that has full table service, Tanswell’s Commercial hotel in Beechworth is something of a fusion between the old style of pub and the new, where you order at your table but go to the bar for drinks. On a busy Saturday night, with the town full of visitors for the Easter long weekend, we were lucky to get a table.
The girlfriend bought a strangely cute pink knitted alien with a long flexible neck that encourages head bobbing at the craft market.…