Wayside

Birds of Tokyo, The Gaelic Club

The end of the 4-day week rolled around and it was time to welcome back Kathi & Irmela to Bundock-shire. After hitting up all the major Aussie tourist spots in the last few weeks, it was time to get real by experiencing the Coogee Beach Palace and a rare night of Pool form for the Fon.

Saturday showcased how messed up the weather can be from time to time, giving us around 30degree heat through till lunchtime, then within an hour, a 10-12degree drop in temperature as high winds blew us about the headlands of the Coogee to Bondi walk. We bravely fought on and made it to the Sydney suburb of 'Britannia' for a bit of late lunch. As the weather stayed cool, we jumped in a taxi and headed home for a short rest before heading out to Surrey Hills.

Into the 'The Clock' with Aaron, Todd and Brett, we got in some beers and a bit of pub grub before heading to the Gaelic Club to see an up & coming Perth-based band "Birds of Tokyo".

Now, considering I'd paid $50 for a ticket to Hard-Fi earlier in the week, tonights gig was just $20 - and was about 20times better value for money. The band were sounding sharp and were full of the enthusiasm that always seems to come with new bands. They were an absolute blast to see live, and I'd really recommend having a listen if you get the chance.

The night carried on in high spirits as we headed into the nearest sports bar to see the 2nd half of England Vs Australia in the Rugby world Cup being played in France. Not particularly bothered who won, I knew that if England lost, I could expect a huge backlash of Aussie abuse. So when England won with the narrowest of margins (12-10), I was pretty stoked... C'mon England!