tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post8722456043827054069..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: Want to kick the old possum skin around? - levremanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-69636207517031031662007-03-09T07:08:00.000+00:002007-03-09T07:08:00.000+00:00Mondor - I am gratified to hear that!Mondor - I am gratified to hear that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-32400541961195893482007-03-09T02:07:00.000+00:002007-03-09T02:07:00.000+00:00Good piece Mance.Nice to see the bloke I went to s...Good piece Mance.<BR/><BR/>Nice to see the bloke I went to school with has matured into a thoughful champion for our indiginous peoples. Love your work.<BR/><BR/>MOUTH, Lev best described as a mix of Carl Rackermann, Boof Lehmann and Paul Hogan. No oil painting :)Mondorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694673581569474195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-58609487739702783672007-03-04T10:47:00.000+00:002007-03-04T10:47:00.000+00:00Yes - me too. A fine sentiment on which to end thi...Yes - me too. A fine sentiment on which to end this interesting digression.<BR/><BR/>Any news from the Doc re the Fantasy stuff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-24003548309303263572007-03-04T09:40:00.000+00:002007-03-04T09:40:00.000+00:00Mouth - I couldn't really do an article on Jimmy K...Mouth - I couldn't really do an article on Jimmy Krakour, not on the negative aspects of his nature anyway, its time to let the guy be. I hope he comes back like TJ did and coaches because he has a lot to offer.levremancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711102216307672905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-74192382724997027142007-03-04T09:05:00.000+00:002007-03-04T09:05:00.000+00:00Lev - The Jenner comparison is a good one as is th...Lev - The Jenner comparison is a good one as is the remark that talent can promote forgiveness (SK Warne springs to mind). Good to hear that the crowd welcomed him back.<BR/><BR/>I have noted with a heavy heart a diminishing of the generally admirable trait of Brits (and Aussies I take it) to let a man / woman serve their time and be acknowledged as having paid their debt for their crimes. <BR/><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-36940455262091182062007-03-04T08:40:00.000+00:002007-03-04T08:40:00.000+00:00Mouth - Sorry I'm still getting used to reading bl...Mouth - Sorry I'm still getting used to reading blogs in this set up. <BR/><BR/>Jimmy Krakour did 9 years (I googled) for trafficking speed as I recall. He's out now. His son debuted for Richmond last year and Jimmy was there. The commentators and the crowd seemed to give him a good reception. Personally, the talent he and his brother had forgives a lot. He's done his time.<BR/><BR/>Terry Jenner levremancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711102216307672905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-58241781480239823862007-03-04T07:48:00.000+00:002007-03-04T07:48:00.000+00:00Apologies for double-post. Perhaps andrewm or Ebre...Apologies for double-post. Perhaps andrewm or Ebren might delete one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-77371803382149245302007-03-04T07:46:00.001+00:002007-03-04T07:46:00.001+00:00Lev - Just read a little more about the Krakouer s...Lev - Just read a little more about the Krakouer saga. It's not a 500 word limit piece is it! More like a tragedy from Ancient Rome. <BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in how this story is playing out in Aus. They must have faced a lot of difficulties and one cannot excuse the conduct proved or alleged, but how do Aussies see the context in which all this has happened and is happening? <BR/><BR/>Ah, I'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-40542831911931599162007-03-04T07:46:00.000+00:002007-03-04T07:46:00.000+00:00Lev - Just read a little more about the Krakouer s...Lev - Just read a little more about the Krakouer saga. It's not a 500 word limit piece is it! More like a tragedy from Ancient Rome. <BR/><BR/>I'd be interested in how this story is playing out in Aus. They must have faced a lot of difficulties and one cannot excuse the conduct proved or alleged, but how do Aussies see the context in which all this has happened and is happening? <BR/><BR/>Ah, I'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-76749381576427535712007-03-04T07:15:00.000+00:002007-03-04T07:15:00.000+00:00Lev - It was me who was asking about those brother...Lev - It was me who was asking about those brothers and I think you have hit it! Was one called Jimmy Krakouer? I'll google it in a minute, but I'm sure your suggestion is right!<BR/><BR/>Good to hear that both Kevin Sheedys have done good for their games.<BR/><BR/>Lev - I've just googled Jimmy Krakouer and (a) it was definitely him as his brother I was dredging up from 20 odd years back; and (b)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-4267402028984646882007-03-04T04:24:00.000+00:002007-03-04T04:24:00.000+00:00Mouth - The Aussie K Sheedy is Essendon and thus a...Mouth - The Aussie K Sheedy is Essendon and thus an arch enemy of Collingwood. However he is a good man who's done more than most for indigenous football development.<BR/><BR/>Mimi - Indigenous players are renowned for their speed and skill so its hard to say who you saw, maybe the Krakour brothers at North Melbourne.levremancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711102216307672905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-19744827491394424462007-03-03T17:35:00.000+00:002007-03-03T17:35:00.000+00:00And, if I'm not mistaken, the two Kevin Sheedys!And, if I'm not mistaken, the two Kevin Sheedys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-79199259164606413272007-03-03T17:26:00.000+00:002007-03-03T17:26:00.000+00:00I love reading stuff about Aussie Rules: here and ...I love reading stuff about Aussie Rules: here and on the official GU blogs. It reminds me of years ago when C4 used to show the games on a Saturday morning and I with my Aussie house-mate would sit with a slab of VB and get quite raucous. I've always thought it a strange coincidence that 2 gods of 2 very different types of football should share the same name. Raise a toast to the Garys Ablett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-79249240550904402602007-03-03T12:12:00.000+00:002007-03-03T12:12:00.000+00:00Lev - Pleased to hear it about the AFL. Haven't se...Lev - Pleased to hear it about the AFL. Haven't seen much Aussie Rules, but 20 years or so ago they showed some on British TV and all I can remember were a couple of young, slight aboriginal lads who looked like they had come directly from the set of "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith". Two things stood out about them: when one got hit with an elbow or knee, the other one was there to wade into the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-66959734405648349332007-03-03T10:11:00.000+00:002007-03-03T10:11:00.000+00:00Mouth - Australia's indigenous people call Austral...Mouth - Australia's indigenous people call Australia day "Invasion Day" so I guess that sums up what they think of it.<BR/><BR/>But if it wasn't the British it would have been the French and who knows how that would have gone. <BR/><BR/>Most of the 1868 Aboriginal cricket team eventually succumbed to diseases they had no resistance to.<BR/><BR/>Nowadays Australia is a very wealthy land but we levremancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711102216307672905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-29533091862543497482007-03-02T23:38:00.000+00:002007-03-02T23:38:00.000+00:00Lev - Colonialism wasn't very pleasant anywhere, b...Lev - Colonialism wasn't very pleasant anywhere, but as an Englishman from a port city, I console myself that it would have been preferable for the Locals to see the red ensign flying from the strange boat as it hove into view than be greeted by Snr Cortez for example, but I doubt that the Aboriginal people of Australia thought (or think) that.<BR/><BR/>And I suspect I'm wrong about the Brits Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-47490693362748381682007-03-02T22:37:00.000+00:002007-03-02T22:37:00.000+00:00Andrew, Bluedaddy, Mouth - thanks for the praise. ...Andrew, Bluedaddy, Mouth - thanks for the praise. It would be a tough job being a selector on Big Blogger. Thanks to Ebren for publishing this here.<BR/><BR/>On the aboriginal cricketers, its amazing the talent has been neglected, when Tom Wills built a team from nothing that performed well all those years ago. <BR/><BR/>When I was writing this article I couldn't help thinking about what was lostlevremancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711102216307672905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-43800481600958726942007-03-02T22:08:00.000+00:002007-03-02T22:08:00.000+00:00Lev - this is lovely stuff and really informative ...Lev - this is lovely stuff and really informative about a key issue in Australia (I recall Ashley Mallet's anger at the lack of aboriginal players' promotion to the national cricket team for whatever reason).<BR/><BR/>How can this not win over the Hero piece and Henman stuff (good though they are)? I thought this about Ebren's piece and I expect I might think it about all the posts as I work up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-47935744951450198852007-03-02T20:58:00.000+00:002007-03-02T20:58:00.000+00:00Really liked this piece levremance. It's a pity it...Really liked this piece levremance. It's a pity it didnt make the final three because I think it provokes thought (colonialism in sport's origins, innate human need to kick a ball/play sport) and therefore discussion, and it would have been nice for you to be able to add to the original piece in response to posts. Best of all I learned something. CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-73159498643947316412007-03-02T14:08:00.000+00:002007-03-02T14:08:00.000+00:00Levremance, glad to see you got an honourable, alt...Levremance, glad to see you got an honourable, although based on what they printed this week there's no doubt you should have won. I now know far more about the sport than I did when I began reading.<BR/><BR/>Quality.Frankie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726994229958279318noreply@blogger.com