Fitzroyalty » detritus http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty Hyperlocal news about Melbourne's first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:16:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 curated rubbish http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/29/curated-rubbish/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/29/curated-rubbish/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 14:35:59 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=11163 On George St south of Johnston St last week. The ‘free’ sign appeared less weather worn than the rest, suggesting it was placed there deliberately.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/29/curated-rubbish/feed/ 0 pulp fiction http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/16/pulp-fiction/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/16/pulp-fiction/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:42:31 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=11114 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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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/04/16/pulp-fiction/feed/ 1 size http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/03/27/size/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/03/27/size/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:47:54 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=11036 Two opposing views about body image in Fitzroy. On Rose St someone has thrown away their scales, but around the corner on Smith St someone is not so happy…

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/03/27/size/feed/ 2 bin art http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/02/13/bin-art/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/02/13/bin-art/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:52:17 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=10916 On Rose St behind Shag last week.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2012/02/13/bin-art/feed/ 0 riposte in yellow http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2011/09/10/riposte-in-yellow/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2011/09/10/riposte-in-yellow/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:28:49 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=10365 A while after the green bicycle appeared on Brunswick St, a yellow one has appeared diagonally opposite on the corner of St David St. In the meantime, the green one was stolen, removed, found abandoned further up the street and returned to its original position.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2011/09/10/riposte-in-yellow/feed/ 7 art is rubbish http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2011/05/02/art-is-rubbish/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2011/05/02/art-is-rubbish/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 02:17:34 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=9820 Art as rubbish in a Fitzroy laneway. Or is that an installation? Who can tell?

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/10/30/abandoned-aniseed/feed/ 0 freebagging http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/10/23/freebagging/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/10/23/freebagging/#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:13:02 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=8565 In the laneway outside the Standard hotel someone decided their underwear was superfluous.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/10/23/freebagging/feed/ 0 the invasion is not going according to plan http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/09/04/the-invasion-is-not-going-according-to-plan/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/09/04/the-invasion-is-not-going-according-to-plan/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:04:53 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=8243 I was about to say ‘take me to your leader’ but then my batteries died and I felt like lying down in the sun on Brunswick St North Fitzroy. Can I finish the invasion of Earth later?

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/09/04/the-invasion-is-not-going-according-to-plan/feed/ 0 in the pink http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/08/30/in-the-pink/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/08/30/in-the-pink/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:06:09 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=8266 A splendid time was had on Rose St on a recent Friday night judging by the evidence left behind on Saturday morning.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/08/30/in-the-pink/feed/ 1 dislocated http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/06/19/dislocated/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/06/19/dislocated/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 02:12:03 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=7743 On Kerr St at the corner of Young St.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/06/19/dislocated/feed/ 0 garage sale gone wrong http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/03/garage-sale-gone-wrong/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/03/garage-sale-gone-wrong/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:05:35 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=7326 Fitzroy looks more like a dump than usual at the moment. Why are so many people incapable of cleaning up after themselves? This looks like a garage sale gone wrong on the corner of Argyle St and Fitzroy St. Photographed on Good Friday.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/03/garage-sale-gone-wrong/feed/ 3 we’re not a dump http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/01/were-not-a-dump/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/01/were-not-a-dump/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:02:25 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=7311 A note to rubbish dumpers in a Fitzroy laneway. Judging by the immediate surroundings, no one is paying attention. Don’t you know dumpers are very fussy about the spelling and grammar of passive aggressive notes? It’s a similar story in Darlinghurst, NSW.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/04/01/were-not-a-dump/feed/ 0 the naughty corner http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/23/the-naughty-corner/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/23/the-naughty-corner/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:12:55 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=7106 This sofa abandoned on the street outside Bimbo Deluxe amused me for a moment over the weekend. Is this where their security staff send people they eject from the premises?

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/23/the-naughty-corner/feed/ 0 iron chef http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/02/iron-chef/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/02/iron-chef/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:04:28 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6672 On the footpath on Young St, January 2010.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/02/02/iron-chef/feed/ 0 cracked under pressure http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/01/31/cracked-under-pressure/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/01/31/cracked-under-pressure/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:03:05 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6107 A broken chair abandoned on the corner of Greeves and Fitzroy streets.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2010/01/31/cracked-under-pressure/feed/ 0 big http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/26/big/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/26/big/#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:12:51 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6298 A sign on Brunswick St on Sat 5 December. I started wandering down Argyle St but found no garage sale.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/26/big/feed/ 0 incomplete without you http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/20/incomplete-without-you/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/20/incomplete-without-you/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:12:50 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6255 The only bad thing about the popularity of cycling is the popularity of theft and vandalism of bikes. Every time I see a bicycle skeleton I imagine an unhappy person having to walk home…

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/20/incomplete-without-you/feed/ 2 enjoying the sunshine http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/13/enjoying-the-sunshine/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/13/enjoying-the-sunshine/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:05:32 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6264 Sneakers swinging in the breeze on Smith St.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/12/13/enjoying-the-sunshine/feed/ 2 I don’t like housework http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/30/i-dont-like-housework/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/30/i-dont-like-housework/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:18:06 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6087 I can’t tell if this is rubbish dumping or performance art. This abandoned ironing board on Exhibition St looks too neat and tidy to be random.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/30/i-dont-like-housework/feed/ 0 the distressed look http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/14/the-distressed-look/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/14/the-distressed-look/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:25 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=6119 This was the wall of Bimbo Deluxe on Thursday morning. The render seems to have come away in large chunks overnight and a tradie was assessing the damage as I walked past. I hope no one was injured when it fell. The distressed exterior is popular with several pubs in the Collingwood / Fitzroy / Carlton area, but in this case it’s taking it too far.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/11/14/the-distressed-look/feed/ 3 a snapshot of irony http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/08/a-snapshot-of-irony/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/08/a-snapshot-of-irony/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:12:33 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=5485 This glove, used to increase hygiene when handling food, is ironically now a piece of refuse in a laneway behind a well known cafe. When bins are collected and emptied some rubbish falls out. This is an unfortunate fact but I think Fitzroy businesses could spend a few minutes ensuring that their immediate surroundings are not littered with their own waste.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/08/a-snapshot-of-irony/feed/ 11 I can work but I can’t spell (or recycle) http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/07/i-can-work-but-i-cant-spell-or-recycle/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/07/i-can-work-but-i-cant-spell-or-recycle/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:20:43 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=5531 The dumping of old CRT televisions and computer monitors on the streets is a huge problem. It’s not difficult to call the City of Yarra to have a free hard waste removal done, or to drop your old unwanted electronics off at the City of Yarra’s recyclable materials drop-off point on the corner of Roseneath St and Gray St, Clifton Hill. Dumping your problem on Brunswick St for other people to deal with is lazy and stupid.…

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/07/i-can-work-but-i-cant-spell-or-recycle/feed/ 12 my best days are behind me http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/06/my-best-days-are-behind-me/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/06/my-best-days-are-behind-me/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:05:12 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=5472 An abandoned trolley and jacket on George St.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/09/06/my-best-days-are-behind-me/feed/ 0 multiculturalism on Fitzroy St http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/24/multiculturalism-on-fitzroy-st/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/24/multiculturalism-on-fitzroy-st/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 14:24:12 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=4668 Two bottles sitting on a wall, apparently discarded after a house party or street drinking. One Australian beer and one mango juice with Arabic writing. A definition of multiculturalism in action.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/24/multiculturalism-on-fitzroy-st/feed/ 0 waiting on a friend http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/16/waiting-on-a-friend/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/16/waiting-on-a-friend/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 14:07:01 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=4620 This washing machine abandoned on George St a couple of weeks ago seemed forlorn yet proud. For some reason the lyrics to the Rolling Stone’s ‘Waiting on a Friend’ came to mind:

A smile relieves a heart that grieves
Remember what I said
I’m not waiting on a lady
I’m just waiting on a friend…

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/05/16/waiting-on-a-friend/feed/ 1 focaccia installation http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/02/20/focaccia-installation/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/02/20/focaccia-installation/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:15:04 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3966 Photographed on Saturday 14 February 2009 on the fence on the east side of Young St between Victoria St and Greeves St. It appeared fresh. Why?

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/02/20/focaccia-installation/feed/ 0 I’ll be here when you need me http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/19/ill-be-here-when-you-need-me/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/19/ill-be-here-when-you-need-me/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 01:11:56 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3567 I can’t tell if this chair has been abandoned or if its owner has stepped around the corner to get a drink and will return to their place in the afternoon sun.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/19/ill-be-here-when-you-need-me/feed/ 2 bicycle skeletons http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/17/bicycle-skeletons/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/17/bicycle-skeletons/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:19:44 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3556 I’m seeing more and more stripped, vandalised bikes on the streets. More people are riding, but more parasites are making life difficult for them by stealing wheels and other parts. When I see yet another ruined bike, where the owner has not come back to retrieve their helmet, I wonder why they often don’t salvage what they can? I also think fondly of the voluntary extinction movement. If this petty stupidity is all that humanity is capable of, I want no part of it.…

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/17/bicycle-skeletons/feed/ 2 we used to be good together http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/13/we-used-to-be-good-together/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/13/we-used-to-be-good-together/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:04:38 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3586 This abandoned sofa on Fleet St looked good enough to be rescued when I saw it, but there must have been something wrong with it because the street recyclers are usually so efficient at removing anything worth taking.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/13/we-used-to-be-good-together/feed/ 0 in the beginning there were antlers http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/11/in-the-beginning-there-were-antlers/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/11/in-the-beginning-there-were-antlers/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:27:38 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3467 This appears to be a very early work by Ghostpatrol with glitter and worshippers. Nearby in the same laneway is more random detritus.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2009/01/11/in-the-beginning-there-were-antlers/feed/ 0 you’re so like analogue http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2008/12/29/youre-so-like-analogue/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2008/12/29/youre-so-like-analogue/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:08:28 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3185 No one wants to be analogue in a digital world. The dumping of analogue tube televisions on the streets seems to be increasing. Their value has crashed and it’s not worth taking them to a pawn shop anymore. Many are in working order complete with remote control for your convenience.

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]]> http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2008/12/29/youre-so-like-analogue/feed/ 0 it’s too late to change your mind http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2008/12/15/its-too-late-to-change-your-mind/ http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/2008/12/15/its-too-late-to-change-your-mind/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:22:31 +0000 brian http://indolentdandy.net/fitzroyalty/?p=3207 Another nameless laneway, another aimless walk exploring the invisible places, not knowing what I’ll find.

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