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More Alan Dale

More Alan Dale

You can talk about ex-Neighbours actors going on to greater success; Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Guy Pearce, Natalie Bassingthwaite and Delta Goodrem for example. But here at mrtrivia.net we believe the real success story of the vintage Aussie soap opera is New Zealand actor, Alan Dale. From 1985-93, Dale played the character of Jim Robinson. Jim was a linchpin parental character of the early...

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Mothering For The Win

Mothering For The Win

A blog buddy and tweep of mine The Not Drowning Mother or @TheNDM for short, runs a very tight weblog called Not Drowning, Mothering. ...

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Mr Trivia’s Music

Mr Trivia’s Music

Hey folks, Enjoy Mr Trivia’s Music in this soul searching new YouTube commercial. As I wrote on Google Buzz at the time (remember that?):”Finally I can grow as an artist. I thought about starting a band, but realised that in all likelihood we’d grow apart as artists and eventually split. So I made this...

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RKM 003

RKM 003

Hey there, ever tried translating a chunk of Lorem Ipsum? Here’s a paragraph I got from the “Lorem Ipsum generator”: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Integer neque orci, eleifend eget elementum nec, commodo vitae mi. ...

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RKM 002

RKM 002

Welcome to a second edition of Relentless Killing Machine, my friends, excellent to have you in our patch of Ocean....

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Gabbling

Gabbling

My friend Miss Pink is playing the part of Aunt Julia in a production of  Hedda Gabler.  I was excited by this because I studied Ibsen at school and Uni. I remember thinking Hedda and A Doll’s House was great stuff.  Now, I’m worried that I might have ruined the Ibsen experience for myself in the last fortnight....

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RKM 001

RKM 001

Here’s the first edition of Relentless Killing Machine. Following in the grand tradition of the static one-panel webcomic, here is yet another. ...

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Sleuth 101

Sleuth 101

Australia (Television) Series 1: 8 x 30 minute episodes Creators: Anthony Watt, Bruce Kane Writers: Matt Parkinson, Anthony Watt, Brendan Luno Director: Jon Olb Host: Cal Wilson Rating: 6/10 Caught up with the first episode of new ABC comedy game show SLEUTH 101 last night. It has elements of THANK GOD YOU’RE HERE but the premise is different in that the show requires its guest to play...

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Filmmaker of the Century (Feb 2007)

Filmmaker of the Century (Feb 2007)

Three years ago, huh?  Remember our hopes and dreams? Remember thinking we could understand LOST?...

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30 Minutes of Sith

30 Minutes of Sith

Despite being known in my tiny circle as somewhat of a Star Wars heretic -  that is to say: I don’t love Star Wars with every fibre of my existence; can see some flaws even with the first three movies; have never said and never will say that Empire Strikes Back is the best of the original trilogy; and I don’t give a Womp Rat if Greedo shot first – setting aside all this blasphemy, I am...

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