At last count there are 3,000 people who as life time supporters of Adelaide United fought and died in Two World wars, never voted for any politician who is responsible for the travesty of them not getting a ticket to the coming Asian Champions League match against Gamba Osaka at Hindmarsh Stadium. These people are all related to the other 100,000 people in Australia who also support teams who make finals in any given year who also fought and died in Two World Wars for this right and had at least one leg bitten off by white pointers while rescuing baby Harp seals from the culling clubs.
Without doubt it is obvious that as the author of the preceding comments and what follows, my affiliation to Al Quaida is certain. To be so un-Australian to be speaking out that the carry on from these fans who missed out on getting tickets, bore the living daylights out of me. If there was this much concentrated whining and whinging by a group of passengers in the bow of the TiTanic the iceberg would have shattered. Nor can the oversight of the State politicians over the past fifty years who have not built an inner city sports stadium be left out. It is imperative that $150 million be immediately made available to construct this vital piece of infrastructure or the State of SA will sink into obscurity.
Obscurity is the least of the problems associated with the lack of a premier stadium. As long as this is lacking, children will starve, the hole on the ozone layer will get bigger and those poor fluffy Harp seals that survive being hit over the head will be sold off to make fillet burgers at your nearest fast food restaurant.
Thankfully it has been obvious among the many comments online at The Advertiser site, soccer (football) fans are far more realistic about the lack of tickets than AFL fans. Among those who missed out on getting tickets venting their disappointment is a great swathe of balance from others. many suggesting that missing out on the ticket does not mean they can miss out on the coming A-League games including the Final replay against Melbourne Victory this Friday. Many comments referring to the 6000 empty seats in the game against Perth Glory last week. Where were these passionate fans ( "their beloved REDS, who they fought and died for in Two Wars" ) during this game as the REDS came from 1 goal down to win 2-1.
Sport is great fun, my passion for it is tempered a little these days. In fact some sports that once I played and followed, now make me turn away from on the TV or change channels. To be honest it is not the sports in fact that turn my head. It is the often embarrassingly incompetent Australian sports commentators, "at work, doing their job."
The desire to bury my head in a bucket of Vegemite until I lose consciousness almost overwhelms me. The tiresome, "wide-eyed Australian experiencing something foreign" act is the worst of all. As in touch with reality as the sight of "walking down the street amid a crowd of heads clad in hats with corks bobbing to keep the flies away." In 2001 there was an estimated 1 million Australians overseas at December the 31st 856,000 living and 250 thousand visiting http://www.southern-cross-group.org/statistics/stats_ausos.html Australians would on the average be very aware of international experience more so than many nations. Yet our lame sports casters persist in the cliche portrayal.
I am all for sports and the entertainment it provides. I even have three sports blogs plus a video series on YOUTUBE during the AFL season. All for the enjoyment the truly dedicated fans get from their passion, but absolutely no time whatsoever for the tiresome rants on Sport is more important than life... because it bloody well isn't.
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
How much can you create, to entertain...
http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening G'day All, A supposedly casual day of rest as usual does not happen. Admittedly since 2006 I have probably had about 10 months of R and R in my opinion. It would be more apt to call it creative development time so there is no guilt. A lot of time is spent creating developing and producing the next projects to do.
It is just that "doing nothing' does not sit comfortably with me and that is simply an observation in hindsight has not been the case. Developing a new round of creative projects unleashes this awkward feeling of frustration in my mind as the bits all coalesce into a body of work. Success does not just happen the result is always highlighted when it happens but that is a very small part of what has taken place to get a result. Even when something does not succeed to expectations the same amount of work is put into a creative project and the most valuable quality to have is patience with a dash of confidence.
The added commitment of Jury Service during October put a bit more mental pressure on me. In a round about way though, concentrating on the case as I sat in the Jury Box was a good thing and helped me relax. taking me out of the self generated enclosure of the work in hand was a bonus. When the individual bits form into the body of the idea and what has to be done to create it that is all I am focused on. It is very easy to forget to eat, clean and socialise when I am buried in the moment.
Roll on 2009 hahah I am sure I will get everything done.
October has been the month on the rise for me Now the 3rd ranked comic on REVERBnation out of 560. ABC2 TV's "Fanging It" are doing a feature on my films and career. And "Footyhead" is in the running for a tv gig as well. Plus tonight I am doing a live to air radio interview with a Queensland station.
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
It is just that "doing nothing' does not sit comfortably with me and that is simply an observation in hindsight has not been the case. Developing a new round of creative projects unleashes this awkward feeling of frustration in my mind as the bits all coalesce into a body of work. Success does not just happen the result is always highlighted when it happens but that is a very small part of what has taken place to get a result. Even when something does not succeed to expectations the same amount of work is put into a creative project and the most valuable quality to have is patience with a dash of confidence.
The added commitment of Jury Service during October put a bit more mental pressure on me. In a round about way though, concentrating on the case as I sat in the Jury Box was a good thing and helped me relax. taking me out of the self generated enclosure of the work in hand was a bonus. When the individual bits form into the body of the idea and what has to be done to create it that is all I am focused on. It is very easy to forget to eat, clean and socialise when I am buried in the moment.
Roll on 2009 hahah I am sure I will get everything done.
October has been the month on the rise for me Now the 3rd ranked comic on REVERBnation out of 560. ABC2 TV's "Fanging It" are doing a feature on my films and career. And "Footyhead" is in the running for a tv gig as well. Plus tonight I am doing a live to air radio interview with a Queensland station.
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Does your career "title" mean anything to you?
It is possible that I am still a stand-up comic. Of late this has became a point of consideration for me in fact. You see the point was that way back about 32 years ago the idea came to me that I wanted to write books. At the time I was halfway through one of Gerard Durrel's books where he was in Sth America collecting animals. This was something that had been considered before but this was the definative moment when I decided I was going to do that for a career. The nt thought was, I don't know anything to write about. Simple, just get out in the world and live. That will give me the knowledge and experiences to write about. Along the way to here and now I did a lot more than many and less than some. Among all the experiences and jobs I have been a publisher, editor journalist, poet, standup comic, spruiker, actor, radio announcer, copywriter and a film maker.
The list is not the point, it is the titles that are being given me in my work. When I did jury service last week for occupation I put down entertainer. In an interview with the Fanging It host and discussions with the producer they kept refering to me as a film maker, the journalist from The Advertiser called my occupation standup comic and actor in her article. A couple of my mates besides using a variety of colourful adjectives to call me aside from my given name have started refering to me as an artist.
On REVERBnation where I have my recordings loaded I am in the COMICS Charts and catagory. Since the begining of October I have gone from being the 87th ranked Comic to No. 4 out of 550 or so international acts. http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening Follow the link and go check out my page and I heartily endorse registering on this site if you record any of your work as audio or film. Virtually every music style has charts and sales through digital downloads through itunes, amazon etc are all available to any one if a member of REVERBnation. Not only that you will be paid a montly royalty by Reverbnation if u join the artists sharing program. If you join become a fan of mine and I will return the support and share my existing fan base with you as well.
I have no idea what the readers of my blogg do or think and identify with. That is part of the joy of writing here. What do you define yourself as?
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
The list is not the point, it is the titles that are being given me in my work. When I did jury service last week for occupation I put down entertainer. In an interview with the Fanging It host and discussions with the producer they kept refering to me as a film maker, the journalist from The Advertiser called my occupation standup comic and actor in her article. A couple of my mates besides using a variety of colourful adjectives to call me aside from my given name have started refering to me as an artist.
On REVERBnation where I have my recordings loaded I am in the COMICS Charts and catagory. Since the begining of October I have gone from being the 87th ranked Comic to No. 4 out of 550 or so international acts. http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening Follow the link and go check out my page and I heartily endorse registering on this site if you record any of your work as audio or film. Virtually every music style has charts and sales through digital downloads through itunes, amazon etc are all available to any one if a member of REVERBnation. Not only that you will be paid a montly royalty by Reverbnation if u join the artists sharing program. If you join become a fan of mine and I will return the support and share my existing fan base with you as well.
I have no idea what the readers of my blogg do or think and identify with. That is part of the joy of writing here. What do you define yourself as?
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Jury Service.....
Last week I had to turn up for jury service orientation. I guess like most people, for me, being involved in the justice system is not a regular occurence in the day to day living experience. When the letter turned up in the post, my first thought was good grief how the devil could I get a speeding ticket, even the scooter only just hits 65kph.!? Well the relief at not being caught for speeding was replaced with "I have to do this." once the letter was opened and it was my Jury Service notification. In fact the first thought/emotion was an odd one to put into words. How to describe a feeling/opinion of onus, obligation, right, and priviledge that comes from being an Australian Citizen to myself is the best way to explain why I thought, "I have to do this."
Make no mistake Jury Service for the next month is a serious inconvenience for me with a 240knm round trip to the court, together with October being a month where I have a lot happening work wise. I am sure if I put on enough of an act as to the inconvenience it would be possible to be excused. But that would make the words that ran through my mind, "If I was in court, I'd like someone like me on the jury" a total lie. Being a chest beating patriot full of national fervour for Australia is not one of my traits, that does not mean I do not love our country and all it has been through and what those experiences contribute to our national ethos.
I have two past family members who were casualties of WW 1 and WW II, I believe that I owe their memories something in action, besides acknowledging ANZAC Day and Remeberance Day. Then there is that Aussie phrase "getting a Fair Go" The crimes that had many convicts transported to Australia even though the social standards and conditions of the era were far removed from the conditions we live in. It would be right to say they did not get a fair go. A lot of Australia's social policies and services in place today, I feel are a reaction to what people had to live through way back then.
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Today a week later I have just returned home after being selected to serve on a jury for a case. The selection process of numbers being drawn out of a box and waiting to hear the numbers was quite an experience. And I did not call BINGO when mine came out. If anything, the thing about being involved is the UNKNOWN, you don't know what is going to happen when you turn up and now I am sitting in a jury all is fine.
The court staff are tremendous, from the orientation day to now the assistance and availability to inform the jury members of what is happening and the finer points of jury service. Most important is not to discuss the case or be put in a position where it may be considered this has been done outside the jury room. I am amazed at some of the actions that have been described as examples of what past jurors have done and causing trials to be cancelled.
This is not a social gathering around a coffee table discussing an item of interest or gossiping about someone. The whole point of the court is for a decision to be made in the system that represents part of the foundation of personal rights for citizens. It is no tv show with drama and plot played by actors. Yet in the past some dills (I have some far more appropriate epithets I could use) have treated it as such.
This bloggie is actually my words on the experience and is very cathartic and beneficial for me after getting home from the court today. There are a few more days to go yet and this is my way of getting into the routine. I know that thinking is one of the major parts of my day to day life. Creating ideas and exploring the progress and possible outcomes of my work require that. In jury service that is part of my nature that assists me in doing it properly. Yet thinking up a film plot, standup comedy show and professional idiocy have a finite point. Once the film is made or the act is off the stage their reality is finished because they are just creations for entertainment and to sometimes plant a seed of another point of view. This is real life.
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Noostar dress rehearsal starts today
October must be the month of everything is going to happen so get ready for it. Have a full day planned and was going to be up to date as possible before heading of tommorrow morning for Jury Service. Instead I am behind and trying to catch up after receiving an email from Noostar http://www.noostar.com/performer/geoffdenning
This was from a casting call I auditioned for several months ago. I vaguley recalled getting an email 2-3 months ago informing me that I had been selected to go the next level. Following is teh email from Noostar that has thrown my day out at the minute. dear readers click the link to my profile above and have a look at my page during this 'dress rehearsal' week. And PLEASE Rate my video.
At some point in the last six months you answered a call seeking performers for a new online talent site. You were one of a select handful chosen by Gina Lyons at So Televisionto come on board. Thank you for sending us your clips, or visiting Gina to be filmed,we've been beavering away building the site and we're almost there. Between Monday 13th and Friday 24th we are testing the new site - it's our dress rehearsal. To make things easy we have taken the performances and profile information you sent through to Gina and uploaded them to the Noostarsite. http://www.noostar.com
Next, upload any great new performances you have recorded and update and tell the audience more about yourself by fleshing out your profile. All of this can be done via the 'Upload' and 'My Account tabs. The final, most important, thing is to tell the world to go to www.noostar.com and vote for you! As a Noostar performer you have your own address e.g.www.noostar.com/performer/johnsmith - mail this to your friends and they will see you directly. The more votes your performances receive the higher up the chart you'll climb. At 4pm each Friday the voting will close and we'll have our first winners! So go straight to www.noostar.com and see if you can get to number one. See you in the hall of fame !
Love and hugs The Noostar team
P.S. if you have any problems or feedback about the site please e-mailus at helpdesk@noostar.com with your contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
This was from a casting call I auditioned for several months ago. I vaguley recalled getting an email 2-3 months ago informing me that I had been selected to go the next level. Following is teh email from Noostar that has thrown my day out at the minute. dear readers click the link to my profile above and have a look at my page during this 'dress rehearsal' week. And PLEASE Rate my video.
At some point in the last six months you answered a call seeking performers for a new online talent site. You were one of a select handful chosen by Gina Lyons at So Televisionto come on board. Thank you for sending us your clips, or visiting Gina to be filmed,we've been beavering away building the site and we're almost there. Between Monday 13th and Friday 24th we are testing the new site - it's our dress rehearsal. To make things easy we have taken the performances and profile information you sent through to Gina and uploaded them to the Noostarsite. http://www.noostar.com
Next, upload any great new performances you have recorded and update and tell the audience more about yourself by fleshing out your profile. All of this can be done via the 'Upload' and 'My Account tabs. The final, most important, thing is to tell the world to go to www.noostar.com and vote for you! As a Noostar performer you have your own address e.g.www.noostar.com/performer/johnsmith - mail this to your friends and they will see you directly. The more votes your performances receive the higher up the chart you'll climb. At 4pm each Friday the voting will close and we'll have our first winners! So go straight to www.noostar.com and see if you can get to number one. See you in the hall of fame !
Love and hugs The Noostar team
P.S. if you have any problems or feedback about the site please e-mailus at helpdesk@noostar.com with your contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Sunday, October 12, 2008
New CD album coming in 2009
After a couple of weeks I have finally had that moment of creative inspiration and written a new performance piece for The ABC 'Poetry Slam" video submission. To be honest it has been a while since any verse pieces have came from my pen and although it was not difficult the skills were a bit rusty to say the least. Mind you I am not an especially talented poet, just able to turn out a piece af average verse is the limit of my ability. It is another form of performace and that is my drive in enjoying poetry.
Tommorrow it will be sitting down and tidying the piece up and getting ready to film it. That will take a little bit of work and concentration in fact, been a long time since I have done a "Poetry Slam".
http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Tommorrow it will be sitting down and tidying the piece up and getting ready to film it. That will take a little bit of work and concentration in fact, been a long time since I have done a "Poetry Slam".
http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
FANGING IT success has me gobsmacked...
After 3 months of auditions I was shortlisted twice as a Co-Host and Director for the new ABC2 program Fanging it.Travelling home today I recieved a phone call from the producers thanking me for my Film submissions and auditions. Then I was told that although I missed out narrowly each time the producers of ABC2 Fanging It will be putting a feature page on me on the website and I will be doing a featured interview on the program. As all performers know it is a tough gig whatever the art form you do in entertainment. All I can say is never give up and keep on producing the best you can because you never know when it is going to hit the spot.
Further great news and I am passing this on to the performers in particular. Having your work available for sale as a download is a must today and it can be expensive and difficult to do this. I am a member of Revebnation an independent music hosting site. Not only do I get paid a royalty for just being there, now REVERBnation have arranged it so members of this site can have their music/recordings available for sale now you can Get your music on 10 MAJOR MUSIC STORES (including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, and eMusic), KEEP 100% of the Royalties, and get FREE PROMOTIONAL TOOLS! Setup your albums for FREE and pay only when you decide to release them. ALL By being a member of REVRBnation! Free to join the site as well. I have included a link here; http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening join up as a fan of mine AND I WILL RETURN THE FAVOUR of course and take advantage of this great performers tool.
Best Wishes to ALL
Regards Geoff Dening
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
Further great news and I am passing this on to the performers in particular. Having your work available for sale as a download is a must today and it can be expensive and difficult to do this. I am a member of Revebnation an independent music hosting site. Not only do I get paid a royalty for just being there, now REVERBnation have arranged it so members of this site can have their music/recordings available for sale now you can Get your music on 10 MAJOR MUSIC STORES (including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, and eMusic), KEEP 100% of the Royalties, and get FREE PROMOTIONAL TOOLS! Setup your albums for FREE and pay only when you decide to release them. ALL By being a member of REVRBnation! Free to join the site as well. I have included a link here; http://www.reverbnation.com/geoffdening join up as a fan of mine AND I WILL RETURN THE FAVOUR of course and take advantage of this great performers tool.
Best Wishes to ALL
Regards Geoff Dening
Thankyou for your time and attention, Geoff
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