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	.: So Hot Right Now...

date: 18th March 2005
columnist: Margaux Carlos

So Hot…
AUSSIE FRIGGIN HIP HOP
Channel [V] has identified Queensland’s best undiscovered MC. Seventeen-year-old MC Recon took out the South Queensland heat on Sunday in Tweed Heads, and has gone on to become Queensland’s overall champion. He will be flown down to Sydney to represent his state at the final MC battle on the 18th April at [V] HQ, Fox Studios. As well as the MC search, Channel [V] are proud to present performances on the day from Australia’s best Hip Hop acts – HILLTOP HOODS and KATALYST.

New South Wales heats up this weekend as the Channel [V] crew head south for the next three rounds:
Friday 18th March Foreshore Park Newcastle
Saturday 19th March James Ruse Reserve, Parramatta Sydney
Sunday 20th March Stuart Park Wollongong

Aussie Friggin Hip Hop Final Battle:
Monday 18th April Channel [V] HQ, Fox Studios, Sydney (4pm-7pm)

For more information on Aussie Friggin Hip Hop and Detour: www.channelv.com.au

CURRENT RAVES
Ryan Bags: Handmade in her kitchen by Brooklyn designer Ryan Green, these may just be the perfect bags for city girls. Available in roomy slouch or tote bag styles, the stylish (and affordable) bags come in all kinds of fabrics ranging from silky gold metallic to tweed and denim and are big enough to lug around a backpack worth of daily “essentials”. We love the heat transfers of birds, horses, and cats. Check them out before you can’t afford them anymore.
www.ryanbags.com

The Pod: Bricks, wood, aluminum siding, 90 degree angles. These are things that come to mind when many think of building a home. But for an adventurous few, there are a number of other choices when it comes to the place we call home. Microsoft alum Steve Ponder took one of his ideas from drawing board to production, boasting a water-tight, earthquake resistant, extruded plastic DIY geodesic dome that dedicated followers can put together in a day. Although originally created as a low cost temporary shelter, these futuristic pods might just show up on rooftops, campgrounds and backyards sometime near you.
www.icosavillage.com

Jaqua Bath & Body: The Jaqua sisters were so inspired by their favorite local bakeries and coffee shop in their home town of Santa Barbara, California that they created a line of bath and beauty products named after them. The Jeannine's Bakery collection includes body butter, facial masks and sugar scrubs named after scrumptious bakery treats like Lemon Meringue and Buttercream, while the French Bulldog Cafe collection has products inspired by coffeehouse drinks like Marshmallow Cocoa and Steamy Chai Spice Latte. The only bad thing about them is they smell so good you want to eat them!
www.jaquabeauty.com

MACROMANTICS LAST SYDNEY SHOW BEFORE HEADED O’SEAS!
Macromantics got ants in her pants. She is headed off to The United States once again for a bunch of shows, including West Coast dates with Melbourne ensemble Architecture In Helsinki. But before going anywhere she will perform a Bon Voyage show at The Mandarin Club on Thursday 31st March in SYDNEY. This show will also double up as the launch for the brand new weekly Popfrenzy night.

Joining Macromantics for this special fare-thee-well affair will be two great Melbourne bands – those fun lovin post-punk kids OH BELGIUM, as well as one man synth punk band LAKES. Completing this completely wonderful line up is Sydney’s own UNKLE HO featuring Kaho from The Herd + Senator Jim on trumpet, melodica, theramin(!) and effects. The Ho’ster is also about to drop his first solo album Roads to Roma in April thanks to the good people at Elefant Traks.

POPFRENZY + PENNY DROP PREZZENT
MACROMANTICS
OH BELGIUM (MELB)
UNKLE HO (THE HERD)
LAKES (MELB)
+ DJ Anna Log

THURSDAY 31st MARCH
THE ORIENTAL ROOM at THE MANDARIN CLUB
Level 4, 396 Pitt Street, SYDNEY
DOORS AT 8PM
8 bucks

FRESH FM PRESENTS FRESH AIR
1997, three young friends were holidaying in Melbourne and heard a youth station there & knew immediately that Adelaide needed its own youth radio station. An association was formed and a team of volunteers came together forming a dynamic organisation - Fresh FM! Fresh FM commenced broadcasting as a "Temporary Community Broadcaster" on March 17, 1998 and on Thursday, August 22, 2002, Fresh FM was granted a permanent 24/7 licence. Fresh FM is a unique radio station that exposes electronic music and youth issues to a wide audience, while at the same time creating a buzz in Adelaide that has seen many opportunities arise for community awareness.

Fresh FM now has over 200 volunteers including the cream of the Adelaide DJ & club scene & recently signed subscriber number 10,000 (paid supporters of Fresh FM) and are South Australia's only Youth dedicated radio station and Australia's leading electronic music focused broadcaster. Now the station presents "FRESH AIR" a collection of songs that have been taken straight from the airwaves of one of the stations most popular shows of the same name. Made up entirely of local talent FRESH AIR is the culmination of thousands of requests & listener demands to get their hands on huge trax the show has aired. Featuring 19 trax made from local DJ's, producers, Rappers & bands this CD really does showcase an amazing array of talent across a broad spectrum of dance music styles & cements Adelaide as one the THE places to watch in the future. For more info, http://www.freshfm.com.au/

NEW REALITY SHOW FOLLOWS PEOPLE WITH REAL PROBLEMS
There’s a new reality show on the scene that has people talking already and it doesn’t involve plastic surgery or a panel of critical judges. A&E’s latest series “Intervention” is a new documentary series that chronicles people with various addictions, ranging from drugs and gambling to shopping and cutting. Each hour-long episode candidly follows two addicts with different addictions and unbeknownst to the them, concludes with an intervention by family, friends, and a professional interventionist. With more “junk food” reality shows seemingly popping up every week, the reality TV genre is showing no sign of slowing down. However, it seems that maybe viewers are becoming increasingly interested in "transformation" shows that are more about making significant improvements in people's lives - especially people who are in serious trouble.

So Not…
DODGY ALTERATIONISTS
Who has not returned my phone calls on whether I’ll ever see my pants again…

DODGY SISTERS
Who still hasn’t paid her rent but is quite happy sponging off others…

NOT HEARING ALARM CLOCK
You know you’re not off to a good start in the day if you check out the time and you’re trying to figure out if it’s really 8:28AM and you start work at 8:30AM…

NOT GETTING TO WASH MY HAIR
Pity can’t wear truckers at work…

NOT REALLY HAVING SUCH A BAD WEEK
So I have nothing much to bitch about in this column!

So What…

What the?

Here are some actual exchanges between lawyers and witnesses in the court room. Perhaps they ain't so bright after all.

1. "Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"

2. "The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"

3. "Were you present when your picture was taken?"

4. Q: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?" A: "No." Q: "Did you check for blood pressure?" A: "No." Q: "Did you check for breathing?" A: "No." Q: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?" A: "No." Q: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" A: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar." Q: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?" A: "It is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."

5. "Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"

6. "Did he kill you?"

7. "How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"

8. "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"

9. "How many times have you committed suicide?"

10. Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?" A: "Yes." Q: "And what were you doing at that time?"

11. Q: "She had three children, right?" A: "Yes." Q: "How many were boys?" A: "None." Q: "Were there any girls?"

12. Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?" A: "Yes." Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"

13. Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?" A: "I went to Europe, Sir." Q: "And you took your new wife?"

14. Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?" A: "By death." Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"

15. Q: "Can you describe the individual?" A: "He was about medium height and had a beard." Q: "Was this a male, or a female?"

16. Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?" A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work."

17. Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?" A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."

18. Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?" A: "Oral."

19. Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?" A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.." Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?" A: "No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy."

20. Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?" A: "I have been since early childhood."

"Men are men. We're dirty. We're nasty. We're guys.”
-Nick Carter

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