Author: cottonward

Go the Gittins

Brilliant article by Ross Gittins about how democracies can work best. Which is why newspapers are best because they give space for analysis. Radio lifts the newspapers’ hard work and discuss it. Free. At least it’s being discussed further.
Then commercial news bulletins often get off-track with spin.

NSW public transport

I hate how it takes a full hour to travel only 3km in Sydney to get to my workplace in Pyrmont.

The parking is hugely expensive too – $20/day at Star City Casino.

The State Govt should get its act together on public transport before it discourages cars. We’re all time poor so who can spend an hour to travel 3km?

This problem could be fixed by a bus running down King St Newtown directly to Pyrmont.

The Inner West line to the City is also stuffed – there’s a 20-minute wait between trains at peak hour! Incredible.

You’re not even allowed to drive electric bicycles either – which is insane considering how hilly Sydney is.

ABBA reunion for ABBAWhirl opening?

After ABBA’s appearances at Glastonbury and singing at William and Kate’s Royal wedding, the busy singer Agnetha Faltskog — who usually loves silence and sitting quietly amid nature — is rumoured to be attending the opening of ABBAWhirl in Australia. Oh, and the rest of the group is coming, too!
ABBAWhirl, an intimate exhibition of an Australian fan’s recollections, is rumoured to have asked Agnetha the mandatory ABBA question on the occasion of her recent 60th birthday: “Will you ever reunite?”
Agnetha allegedly replied something in Swedish, which we translated as: “Of course, I’d love to come to the opening of ABBAWhirl! I haven’t discussed this with the other members yet, but I’m sure they’d be thrilled to come too.
“I have a feeling that it would be great to come together and talk a little about old times and maybe do a performance together. But that would only take place once. At ABBAWhirl!”
Agnetha also allegedly said she finally felt able to fly to Australia, as she had undergone therapy for her phobia and had recently flown to Majorca with her family, three hours of flying!
She confirmed she would definitely wear her favourite leopard-print jumpsuit and fluffy pink ostrich feather wrap she was recently photographed in for M magazine.
As for gourmet pleasures, Agnetha told M magazine: “I gladly eat a sticky bun every day and I’m a total icecream monster.”
ABBAWhirl promoter, Cotton Ward, said Sydney fans could provide “plenty of sticky buns and icecream” for ABBA’s visit.