“The lions came out of their cages slowly, snarling and lashing their tails. They crouched, growling while the beaters and their dogs advanced to make them go forward to be hunted by the king. Continue reading
The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz
Posted in Fiction with tags Russel Hoban., The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz on February 18, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
The Civil Rights Movement is not a Thing of the Past
Posted in Observation, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags civil rights, Dale Hansen, gay rights, Michael Sam, NFL on February 13, 2014 by Jarrod BoyleAS controversy rages in the US over star footballer Michael Sam’s brave decision to come out, a US sports anchor has delivered an amazing and inspirational speech. Continue reading
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Still the Man: Stan Longinidis
Posted in Journalism, Kickboxing with tags Adam 'Smiley' Urquidez, Altona, America's Cup, Australian Sporting Hall of Fame, Benny the Jet, Bob Jones, Christopher Chronis, Chuck Norris, Crocodile Dundee, Crown Casino, Dana Goodson, Dennis Alexio, Fame Nightclub, Gary Ablett Junior, George Konstas, Gregory Hines, Jodie Foster, Juventus, K1, Karate, Mick Matthews, Mr Lavorato, Mr T, R.J. Gilbertsons, Ron Stroud, Santiago Gaza, Stan 'The Man' Longinidis, Terry Daniher, Vanity, Williamstown, Zen Do Kai on February 11, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
International Kickboxer Magazine, Jan/Feb 2014
On October 7 of this year, Stan ‘The Man’ Longinidis was inducted into the Australian Sporting Hall of Fame. While this is no small feat for any athlete, it’s especially rare for a kickboxer. As with his other achievements, Stan is the first. Continue reading
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Home-Made Pornography OR, The Girl in the Red Photo and the Trouble She Caused
Posted in Love letters, Pornography, Writing with tags Dickens, facebook, Nietzche, Oscar Wilde, Paul Schrader, Pornography, Shakespeare, the void, Tolstoy on January 30, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
More than anything else, this piece has gotten me into a lot of trouble. And, I expect, will continue to do so. Even though it was inspired by one woman, it has come to involve a number of others, none of whom were happy about it. Continue reading
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Glorious Chaos
Posted in Music, Observation with tags Beth Ditto, Buzz Osborne, Conan the Barbarian, death metal, Dimmu Borgir, Dungeons and Dragons, High on Fire, Mad Max III, Matt Pike, Motorhead, Satanism, Scandinavia, Slayer, SoundWave Festival, The Gossip, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Melvins on January 25, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle“What I’ve always loved about heavy metal is that it’s rebel music.”
-Buzz Osborne,
The Melvins
http://www.avclub.com/article/melvins-buzz-osborne-picks-songs-by-bands-that-wer-200741
I first saw High on Fire at the Soundwave festival in 2010. Continue reading
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Zen for Violent Men
Posted in Fitness, Observation with tags Gregory David Roberts, Iron Edge, koan, Power lifting, Steve Pritchard, Zen on January 19, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Perfect Day
Posted in Fitness, Jokes with tags beach, Middle Park pier, old school, Olympia Gymnasium, Paul Johnston, perfect day, Tony Kimonides on January 14, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
Paul Johnston, proprietor of Olympia Gym, is visible sticking his head out the front door to find out why the hell I was standing in the middle of the street, staring at my iPhone.
It was 42 degrees today. I hit the weights at the great Olympia gym in South Melbourne and then went and splashed around at the beach near Middle Park pier. Perfect holidays are made of this.
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Imogen Hall – ‘Archipelago’
Posted in Observation with tags Archipelago, Fukushima, Imogen Hall, Kickstart on January 12, 2014 by Jarrod Boyle
2013 in review
Posted in Statement of intention on December 31, 2013 by Jarrod BoyleThis blog saw 18,000 views in 2013. To put that in perspective, a best-selling Australian novel sells 5,000. Thanks for your support – here’s to a spectacular 2014, folks!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt: Continue reading
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Charlie Bukowski’s Thought for the Day
Posted in Fiction, Observation, Reading, Real Men, Statement of intention with tags Bukowski, writing on December 27, 2013 by Jarrod Boyle
“The best part of a writer is on paper. The other part is usually nonsense.”
–Hollywood.
