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My curious fan relationship with Led Zeppelin

October 8, 2026 Mark
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Memories of my father

October 6, 2026 Mark
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The magic power of Triumph – a mix of prog, hard rock, vocal harmony and pop

October 1, 2026 Mark
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Brothers by Alex Van Halen Book Review

September 25, 2026 Mark
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My curious fan relationship with Led Zeppelin
Music
My curious fan relationship with Led Zeppelin
Memories of my father
Fragments of my life
Memories of my father
The magic power of Triumph – a mix of prog, hard rock, vocal harmony and pop
Music
The magic power of Triumph – a mix of prog, hard rock, vocal harmony and pop
Brothers by Alex Van Halen Book Review
Music
Brothers by Alex Van Halen Book Review
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
Fragments of my life
Summit Avenue Belmont Memories of a Simple Time
Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
Fragments of my life Music
Why Cloudbusting by Kate Bush Made Me Cry
Incandescent Rage
Fragments of my life
Incandescent Rage
Success tasted dirty stale  and repugnant
Fragments of my life
Success tasted dirty stale and repugnant
Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
Fiction
Excerpt from “Statue” from Dark Byways of Possibility
Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
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Dark Weird Stuff Excerpt From Tin Can Man
The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
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The dark fantasy story that scared me the most
The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
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The songs that inspired my dark speculative fiction juices
Politics

What is going on in Paris & why won’t the media show you?

December 3, 2018 Mark

Despite the media’s best efforts to ignore the situation, it is obvious that Emmanuel Macron is in deep shit and it is all of his own making. This arrogant little…

media Music

My reaction to the film Bohemian Rhapsody

December 3, 2018 Mark

When I see a film I usually respond to it on nothing other than a superficial level. Most films keep me entertained for the hundred or so minutes that they…

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A Land of Sleeping Brains

November 29, 2018 Mark

I loathe a scorched earth country. A land that obsesses over a former cricket captain’s hurt feelings because a journalist called him out on the culture he fostered. Who gives…

Politics

The Assange Indictment Mistake That Was Not A Mistake

November 24, 2018 Mark

I’m seriously pissed off right now about so many things it doesn’t matter. What doesn’t piss me off is the apparent “mistake” made by the DOJ alluding to a secret…

Politics Rants

How I Intend to Participate In The Great Democracy Illusion

November 21, 2018 Mark

There’s a State election this weekend in my home state of Victoria I would have cared once. Now, I’m looking forward to exercising my democratic right in the following manner.…

media Musings Politics Rants

Why People Like Michael Rowland Are More Dangerous Than Ross Cameron

November 7, 2018 Mark

Ross Cameron just lost his job on the altar of political correctness. He has been judged in the court of social media, found guilty and terminated. Those who heard the…

Sport

Revenge is a dish best served cold

September 18, 2018 Mark

Collingwood get to play Richmond in a Preliminary Final. It’s been a while. I remember last time. I was ten. It was the day I learned to hate Richmond. They…

inspiration Music

Heaven and Hell, Darkness and Light & The Search For Truth.

September 7, 2018 Mark

In my much younger years I was a frustrated wannabe guitar hero. I spent much of my time listening to and trying to emulate the greats of the time –…

media Politics

Were the connections between Rudd and Assange Coincidence or Conspiracy?

April 19, 2018 Mark

I’ve looked at this every which way and the questions persist. There already is much evidence to suggest that the CIA was involved in the overthrow of the Whitlam Government…

Mars

Remote Viewing, Mars & The CIA

April 17, 2018 Mark

The CIA scares the living hell out of me. The more I look the more I think of the Nazi SS. The documents that I found remind me very much…

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My curious fan relationship with Led Zeppelin

October 8, 2026 Mark
Fragments of my life

Memories of my father

October 6, 2026 Mark
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The magic power of Triumph – a mix of prog, hard rock, vocal harmony and pop

October 1, 2026 Mark
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Brothers by Alex Van Halen Book Review

September 25, 2026 Mark
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