harbour town

Perth has been a hotbed of local rock music recently producing such nationally and internationally respected acts as John Butler Trio,Eskimo Joe, End of Fashion, Little Birdy, Jebediah, The Sleepy Jackson, The Panics, The Bank Holidays, New Rules For Boats, Snowman, The Fergusons and Birds of Tokyo. Whilst the Hip-Hop and R&B scene has seen rise to artists such as Che'Nelle whom has an international recording contract with America's Virgin Records.The local music culture revolves around a series of venues such as The Amplifier Bar and The Rosemount Hotel. The WAMI awards (West Australian Music Industry Awards), have been acknowledging local music since 1985. The more popular rock concerts held in Perth are the Big Day Out (nationwide) and V Festival (Australia). The city is also the setting to the Pavement song "I Love Perth". Perth has a very changeable and, at times, energetic Folk music culture. Bands such as The Settlers regularly played at Clancy's Fish Pub in Fremantle and the earlier line ups of the Mucky Duck Bush Band that now has regular bush dances in Whiteman Park. A favourite spot was the Hayloft in West Perth - home of WA Folk music in the 1970s and later moving to the Peninsula Hotel in Maylands. Perth is also home to a vibrant alternative sexuality music scene, focused especially around such nightclubs as "The Court" and "Connections". It also has a large growing electro indie scene through such nightclubs as "Cassette", the "Brass Monkey" and "Universal Bar". Perth is also known for its thriving Drum & Bass scene and is known as the capital city for Drum & Bass Music in Australia. Perth has produced several big name Drum & Bass producers such as Greg Packer and Pendulum who regularly tour overseas.

Melbourne Skyline

Melbourne Skyline taken from the western side of Melbourne 2008

Entertainment

Two Western students spent the summer riding their bikes across Canada to raise money for Sunnybrook and Women’s College Hospital’s new Breast Cancer Centre.

Lone Ranger DVD's

I collect Lone Ranger stuff and this is a couple of my DVD's

western

Stagecoach

weedy sea dragon

endangered sea dragon

Quarter Horse

Just a picture of nice quarter horse gelding.

Once Upon A Time In The West

The cover to the classic movie by Sergeo Leoni

My Bird Bath Western Garden

My bird bath and western theme garden in the shady corner of the yard.