Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Oils survey - Antarctica

juliensmith at fido.ca juliensmith at fido.ca
Thu Sep 2 23:55:21 MDT 2004


Emphatic YES.

Quoting Matthew Cowdery <mcowd at mars.ocs.mq.edu.au>:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I've noticed a lot of people have listed Antarctica as somewhere they would
> love to go.
>
> I had the very good fortune to be able to go down there for 4 weeks in
> 1998-99 summer.
>
> If anyone is interested I can scan some of my photos and email them to
> people.
>
> Matt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff and Jane Scott" <jscott at iinet.net.au>
> To: <powderworks at cs-lists.cs.colorado.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:36 PM
> Subject: [Powderworks] Oils survey
>
>
> > Oh all right then.
> >
> >
> >  1.  what's your name?  Jeff
> >  2.  where do you live?  Perth, Western Australia
> >  3.  how old are you?  33
> >  4.  what do you do for a living?  Cop
> >  5.  what was the first song you heard by the Oils?  When The Generals
> > Talk
> >  6.  how old were you when you heard it?  13
> >  7.  what are your two favorite albums, from one extreme to the other?
> > Red Sails, Capricornia
> >  8.  favorite energetic song?  My Country
> >  9.  favorite slow song?  River Runs Red
> >  10.  what song(s) defines the Oils?  River Runs Red
> >  11. what song is *least* characteristic of the Oils? Poets And Slaves
> >  12.  Martin or Jim?  Like Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, baked
> > beans and farting, can't have one without the other.
> >  13.  what Oils song did you absolutely hate at first and now love? When
> > The Generals Talk
> >  14.  did you buy any Oils releases totally on faith, without having
> > heard a single song before buying it?  Most of them.
> >  15.  do you play any instruments?  Guitar, a bit of keyboards and
> > currently learning the ol' harmonica
> >  16.  if you could go to any ONE place mentioned in an Oils song, where
> > would you go? Antarctica
> >  17.  have the Oils ever inspired you to take any direct action as part
> > of any environmental/social activist cause?  I stuck the "Save Ningaloo"
> > sticker Pete gave me on the back of my car.
> >  18.  have you ever had any Oils-related dreams?  I've played onstage
> > with the band on many occasions
> >  19.  Bones or Giffo?  It took about 15 years, but I have finally
> > accepted that Bones has taken Giffo's place
> >  20.  what forgotten song deserves another spin?  Bells And Horns In The
> > Back Of Beyond
> >
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