Michaeloops

Michaeloop No. 81 The 1930s gangster Ray “the engine” Saunders – so called because he once hijacked a steam train – was one of the more caring of his kind. Whenever he broke into, and robbed, a private residence, he always left as his calling card a bunch of top quality ripe bananas, with a... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 77 David Lee Roth is coming to Townsville! It cost me $1,100 for the ticket – I got a bank loan – but I know it will be worth every cent! Before coming Down Under, his one person show received rave reviews in the US: he begins with an a cappella version of “California Girls”, then... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 73 The seagulls are the captains of this planet. I know this because I have pretty much mastered seagull language. It’s no co-incidence that they are found in the best locations – by the coast – and I know from speaking to a few of them that they regard we humans with thinly veiled... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 69 Everyone who has pre-school aged children, and most of us who haven’t have heard of the smash hit TV kids show “Wasselcurdle and Bump”. In case you haven’t heard of them, they are talking bricks. A typical conversation goes: Wasselcurdle: “can you count to three?” Bump: “no, I’m a... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 65 Another of my favourite sports is the gentle, and highly skilled, sport of bagel skimming. Instead of skimming a stone across a lake to see how many bounces you can achieve, you skim a bagel. Like competitive diving, there are degrees of difficulty, depending on the type of bagel.... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 61 Did you know that the Holy Grail is being housed in a small museum in the English town of Scunthorpe. It was donated anonymously in 1857. The glass display cabinet it’s in is badly in need of a dust, but the whole museum is so unprepossessing that any potential thief wouldn’t give... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 57 Astrud Gilberto and Stan Getz move aside, there’s a new version of “The Girl From Ipanema” in the charts. David Hasselhoff is on glockenspiel and vocals and David Lee Roth is on balalaika and harmonica. I’m one of millions the world over who are totally captivated. So much so that... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 53 Doesn’t it some time seem that the best die young. Candle Johnston, the most wonderful piano accordion imitator you’re ever likely to hear, died at 27, choked trying to swallow a salmon canapé on the set of his first feature film, “The Piano Accordion Imitators,” an homage to the... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 49 I am a card carrying member of the Humane Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Cashew Nuts. Of all the nut family, cashews are the most sensitive. I can almost hear a squeak when anyone crunches a raw one between their teeth. Please join us: we are demonstrating this Saturday... Sign in to see full entry.

Michaeloop No. 45 I share my birthday, March 11, with quite a few famous people down through history. The one I’m most fond of is Borislav Petrov (1621 – 1698), “The Bulgarian Geppetto”. He didn’t carve the original Pinocchio – although some hardcore members of the Bulgarian wood carving community... Sign in to see full entry.