Fishoutofwater Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, J. S. Bach said: So, just who am I (unfortunately) looking at? The faces mean nothing to me (and maybe to others, also). Look closely at the one on the left (all in white). clue: he is a railway modeller too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: So, just who am I (unfortunately) looking at? The faces mean nothing to me (and maybe to others, also). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart He picked a nice day for it!... Edited March 29, 2023 by monkeysarefun 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted March 29, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 29, 2023 3 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: So, just who am I (unfortunately) looking at? The faces mean nothing to me (and maybe to others, also). The one on the left is a chap who models US outline HO, amongst doing other things... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2023 I know the name but not the face; his is not my kind of music. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 29, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29, 2023 Visited that shop myself .. Nice people! Bad 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 48 minutes ago, J. S. Bach said: I know the name but not the face; his is not my kind of music. Maybe you'd prefer his model rail(road). All his own work, except the electrics. Takes tools etc with him on tour and models in between gigs etc. 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 Hmmm, I am trying to determine the scale. Looks a little like O, but ........................................ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 30, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 7 hours ago, J. S. Bach said: So, just who am I (unfortunately) looking at? The faces mean nothing to me (and maybe to others, also). The one on the left spends most of his time in the US and has featured in Model Railroader and Railway Modeller, for obvious reasons. The others are the owners and staff at the retail shop, apparently visited by the former on his Australian tour. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, kevinlms said: The one on the left spends most of his time in the US and has featured in Model Railroader and Railway Modeller, for obvious reasons. The others are the owners and staff at the retail shop, apparently visited by the former on his Australian tour. As it hasn't been mentioned explicitly yet, I'll put in a plug for https://woodpeckermodelrailways.com.au/. Usual disclaimer. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRman Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, St Enodoc said: As it hasn't been mentioned explicitly yet, I'll put in a plug for https://woodpeckermodelrailways.com.au/. Usual disclaimer. I was chatting to Marilyn just recently on the phone to get some decoders from Woodpecker. She and the late Alan Lee, and latterly their son Steve, have always offered friendly and helpful service. My wife and I dropped in there one Saturday while we were in Sydney many years ago, and they offered us cups of tea and coffee while we browsed. I hadn't realised they closed at 2.00pm on Saturdays, so we were happily chatting with them and looking at things well after 2.00, when I suddenly realised the rest of the customers had all gone. Alan and Marilyn knew we had come from Melbourne so kept the shop open just for us because we had come so far. Very nice people. See: not everything in Oz is bad or dangerous!! 😁 Edited March 30, 2023 by SRman 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 30, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 Perhaps the federal government should just hand this bloke a cheque?https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-30/clive-palmer-to-sue-australia-for-300b-over-iron-ore-project/102166246 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 5 hours ago, SRman said: not everything in Oz is bad or dangerous!! 😁 I'll remember that the next time anyone suggests my hobby is bad for me or dangerous!!! Not looking at anyone in particular at all, Dr. SWMBO 🤣 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB-AU Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, kevinlms said: Perhaps the federal government should just hand this bloke a cheque? Why? He has lost literally every civil case he has ever brought against anyone, ending up paying costs. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 30, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 30, 2023 1 hour ago, DavidB-AU said: Why? He has lost literally every civil case he has ever brought against anyone, ending up paying costs. Did you notice who is on his legal team? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2023 Sorry Andy but ths guy is a dick!! Mike 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted March 30, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 minutes ago, kevinlms said: Did you notice who is on his legal team? Yes........Oh Mr Porter...........Hmmmmmmm 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 hours ago, ikks said: Sorry Andy but ths guy is a dick!! Mike He's got to recoup the $160 million he spent on the last two elections - theres still one or two of his posters up around here from the 2019 election. The scary thought is that about 1 in 20 voters thought he was the best guy to run the place. LIves in Singapore and wants the case heard in Switzerland. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 13 minutes ago, monkeysarefun said: The scary thought is that about 1 in 20 voters thought he was the best guy to run the place. How is his toy boat coming along? 😉 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Ozexpatriate said: How is his toy boat coming along? 😉 Went the way of the dinosaur - the " Palmersaurus." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-03/clive-palmers-dinosaur-park:-a-jurassic-idea/6276588#:~:text=Clive Palmer's dinosaur theme park,"world's largest dinosaur park". Edited March 30, 2023 by monkeysarefun 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 31, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 31, 2023 17 hours ago, Ozexpatriate said: How is his toy boat coming along? 😉 As per Paul Keating's quote. 'All tip and no iceberg'! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 19, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2023 Not good for Barry Humphries. https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2023/04/19/comedian-barry-humphries-hospital/ 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 22, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 19/04/2023 at 23:00, kevinlms said: Not good for Barry Humphries. https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/2023/04/19/comedian-barry-humphries-hospital/ Now he's gone! 😢 Just as well, he gave up law! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/barry-humphries-dies-aged-89/102236144 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/barry-humphries-comedian-behind-dame-edna-everage-dies/6962192 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-22/barry-humphries-dame-edna-les-patterson-sandy-stone/102239018 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted April 22, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2023 A friend of ours, who first came to the UK as his dresser, described him as “a genius but the worst person to work for”. Adding “cantankerous” and other words to her justification for walking away from his tour and taking up UK residency. Which is how and where she met us. She retained some affection for his stage personae but not for the man himself. Goodbye, possums. 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted April 22, 2023 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted April 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Gwiwer said: A friend of ours, who first came to the UK as his dresser, described him as “a genius but the worst person to work for”. Adding “cantankerous” and other words to her justification for walking away from his tour and taking up UK residency. Which is how and where she met us. She retained some affection for his stage personae but not for the man himself. Goodbye, possums. Not uncommon from some 'personalities'. 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozexpatriate Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 4 hours ago, Gwiwer said: ... described him as “a genius but the worst person to work for”. Adding “cantankerous” ... A university classmate arrived late to one of his performances, date in tow, and headed to their seats near the front. My classmate was excoriated for his tardiness with what can only be described as a vulgar, misogynistic and racist remark about his date's ethnicity - not uncommon then, but well beyond the pale by today's standards. I am pretty sure I encountered the late gentleman on a hike at Noosa Heads National Park some decades ago. (I think it was the same day I spotted a koala in a tree hanging over a cliff with a magnificent ocean view.) I did not interact with him any differently than any stranger on a hiking path. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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