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HARTBALME

My earliest memory is…Falling off the slide at kinder while showing off my first fishing rod.

ROSY

Name-rosy

Age- Almost 18 with 32 years experience 

Location- N/E Victoria, the good country.

Occupation- Retired chef turned farmer

My earliest memory is…Hiding behind the couch when visitors came

My earliest football memory is…Saturday night replays on black and white BTV6 where Richmond always won and we had fish and chips for tea.

At school I…was too busy playing to eat at lunchtime so I hid my sandwiches under the doctors hedge on the way home.

My mother and father always told me…to stay at the table until I eat my pumpkin.  I still have nightmares about it.  Ugh.

I wish I had…liked sloppy mashed pumpkin…. Nah I wish I’d remembered the stories my father-in-law told me.  There’s a lot of history all but gone from this district with his passing.

I wish I hadn’t…teased my best friend and made her cry when Richmond defeated Carlton in a premiership.

My most humiliating moment was…coming out of a public toilet cubicle to be faced by a line up of men at the urinal.

My happiest moment was…having my 3 wonderful children goes without saying.  My brother squeezing my hand when he was in a coma in intensive care to let me know he was aware of my presence.  He didn't remember it when he finally regained consciousness but it certainly lifted my spirits and gave me hope.

My last meal would be…anything as long as my family were there.  Ok seafood and salad… with my family.

I’d love to have a yarn with…Jack Dyer and Mother Theresa

My favourite Tiger is…Tommy Hafey.  I don’t think any one other person shows as much passion for the club he brought so much success, Those premierships seem so long ago.

It’s not fashionable but I love…lazing around on Sundays in my flannelette tiger jamies or daggy trackys, reading papers and drinking coffee.

What I don’t find amusing is…Arrogance, greed, dishonesty, bad manners and abuse…. oh and stalkers.

I’m always being asked…What's for tea.

If I were an animal I’d be…a dolphin swimming on the Barrier Reef and dining on seafood every day.  I'd love to soar like an eagle but I don't fancy their diet.

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…The Kimberley region of WA.  Would like to see Africa one day but could spend forever exploring Austraila.  Love the outback, the mountains and rivers.

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…A photo of Drew Kettle, a family friend who walked Australia raising money for charity, walking along an outback track.  He's clad in his dryasabone with billy in hand and dog by his side.  Love the solitude.

My favourite quote is… and in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…
Lou Reed-Berlin
Neil Young-After the Goldrush
Gram Parsons/Emmylot Haqrris GP/Grevious Angel
Grateful Dead-American Beauty
Andrew Pendlebury-Don’t Hold Back That Feeling 
Ted Hawkins-The Next Hundred Years 
Bluestone-Bluestone
Pink Floyd-Obscured By Clouds
Steeleye Span-Storm Force 10
Emmylou Harris-Wrecking Ball Janis Ian-Aftertones Carole King-Tapestry Rita Coolidge-The Lady's Not For Sale  ..(what my time's up?  I was just getting warmed up)

I often wonder…if I’ll ever attend a Richmond premiership win and if there will ever be world peace and happiness…and if I’m a good girl and eat my pumpkin will Johnny scrap the GST.

People dont want to see my photo.......I could never go out in public in my limo again

My earliest memory is...my first bank account

My earliest football memory is...A flogging

At school I...Counselled the teachers as to why they ended up where they did

My mother and father always told me...you're the greatest

I wish I had...more servants

I wish I hadn't...opened post 95 wine

My most humiliating moment was...when the bank sent me a green credit card instead of gold

My happiest moment was...when the gold card arrived

My last meal would be...Anything as long as it served to me

I'd love to have a yarn with...George Bush

My favourite Tiger is...Any one who doesn't turn it over

It's not fashionable but I love...telling it like it is

What I don't find amusing is...turn overs

I'm always being asked...For my advice

If I were an animal I'd be...A lion

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Paris

My favourite photograph or piece of art is...self portrait

My favourite quote is...The rich get richer

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are...
1 only for me: ABC classics listening

I often wonder...When the day if ever may come when the ferals don't need me

ANDURIL
                                                                            
Name Anduril
Age 50s
Location Caulfield
Occupation  Teacher

My earliest memory is…When it snowed in Melbourne, can remember Dad carrying me outside to see the snow falling

My earliest football memory is… Dad taking me to the MCG when we played an away game against Melbourne..that was in the 50s and they were in their golden era and always flooged us. Took me years to get over my intense dislike of Melbourne!

At school I… Was a goody two shoes...till I got to Secondary

My mother and father always told me…they were proud of me

I wish I had…said "yes" when a present day AFL coach asked me out, it might have been fun

My most humiliating moment was…don't really have one I remember

My happiest moment was… Will be when we beat St Kilda

My last meal would be…Roast lamb and vegies

I’d love to have a yarn with…Elizabeth I, J R R Tolkien, W A Mozart and John Curtin

My favourite Tiger is…Darren Gaspar

It’s not fashionable but I love… Classical Music and Opera

What I don’t find amusing is…The way we,  as a society, don't care for the most vulnerable.

I’m always being asked…Where my christian name comes from and what it's short for.

If I were an animal I’d be… a cat.

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…Middle-earth

My favourite photograph or piece of art is… Don't really have one, though I prefer the Impressionist movement in Australia.

My favourite quote is…Illegitimus non carborundom.

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…
Beethoven- Symphony 7
                    Piano Concerto 5
Mozart - Don Giovanni
              Piano Concerto 23
Vivaldi - Gloria
J S Bach - Mass in B minor
Mendelssohn- Midsummer Night's Dream
Dvorak - Symphony 9
Handel - Messiah
Sibelius- Violin Concerto

I often wonder… Why men spit.
 

Name GeoffryPrettyBoy/Chris, Age 41, Location Northern Melbourne, Occupation Human Resources Co-ordinator

My earliest memory is...as a 3 year old, tying mums tea towel around my neck and jumping in the air pretending I was Superman.

My earliest football memory is...1968, a game against Carlton, sitting in the northern stand and crying when the crowd yelled when a goal was kicked.

At school I...always got the strap in Grade 2, that really changed by attitude for the remainder of my schooling life.

My mother and father always told me...at the end of the day it's your decision, you have to live with it.

I wish I had.become... a chef

I wish I hadn't...bludged at school.

My most humiliating moment was...wearing leg warmers when they were trendy with the girls.

My happiest moment was...visting my parent's homeland (Greece) and meeting my grand parents.

My last meal would be...Lobster & Prawns

I'd love to have a yarn with...Lou Richards & (Jack Dyer)

My favourite Tiger is...who else but Geoff Raines

It's not fashionable but I love...My red robe

What I don't find amusing is...Racism, Dole bludgers rorting the system, the price of diesel

I'm always being asked...for my advice

If I were an animal I'd be...A dog, to a family that loves them

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Africa

My favourite photograph or piece of art is...any sort of photo with lightning, Vincent Van Gough - I Girasoli (Sunflowers in vase).

My favourite quote is...No child will live in poverty, by Bob Hawke

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.
MeatLoaf - Bat Out of Hell
AC/DC - Back in Black
Led Zepelin - Led Zepelin IV
U2 - Achtung Baby
The Doors - The Doors
Van Morrison - Moondance
Eagles - Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975
Spandau Ballet - Gold
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality
Oasis - Definitely, Maybe

I often wonder...If I'll grow old gracefully, and if I'll see another Richmond premiership.
 

Name Ready 26 Richmond -- eleven minutes on foot to the Punt Road End Occupation Little of consequence, less of interest

My earliest memory is...Waking up one morning and wondering where everyone was until I found a friend of Mum and Dad's in the kitchen. Dad had taken Mum to the hospital, gone to the airport to pick up Nan, who'd just arrived from England, and then headed back to the hospital. The day my sister was born, 24 March 1982.

My earliest football memory is...First clear memory is watching the 1985 preliminary final on TV, in which Hawthorn beat Footscray by ten points at Waverley. The fact someone was wearing 51 for Footscray stuck in my head, and eighteen years later I saw a replay and realised why. 51 was Michael McLean, and he was a gun.

At school I.....was the shortest kid in the school when I was thirteen. Two years later I was the tallest.

My mother and father always told me...that if I didn't behave then there most certainly wouldn't be any ice cream. These days I don't care so much for ice cream and am thus free to misbehave as much as I see fit.

I wish I had…...worked out when discretion ought to be the watchword and when to act impulsively. Always manage to get it wrong.

My most humiliating moment was…something that won't be divulged in order to protect those persons who ought to bear more guilt and responsibility than me.

My happiest moment was… driving down the Princes Highway between Eden and Genoa late one afternoon with the weather closing in, beeping the horn upon spotting the sign for the border and realising that, after twenty years of thinking about it, living in Victoria was about to be a reality.

My last meal would be…If it's breakfast, a full English with the works -- bacon, sausage, eggs, tomatoes, beans, chips and toast, with BROWN SAUCE -- washed down with a big pot of tea.

If it's lunch, my special scrambled eggs with spinach and tomato, with ham on toast and with BROWN SAUCE, plus a mug of black coffee.

If it's evening then a chicken balti with rice, naan, papadams, chutney, pickles, the works. Plus a lassi and several pints of lager.

I’d love to have a yarn with…Ian Curtis, because I can't.

My favourite Tiger is…Brendon Gale. I suspect, though, that if I hadn't been thousands of miles away at the time I would have had a lot of time for Michael Laffy, David Honybun and Stephen Ryan. From the past, the Tiger who's most captured my imagination is Bill Morris. God rest his soul. 

It’s not fashionable but I love…Tea. To borrow a line from the West Indian cricket commentator Fazir Mohammed, I'm not talking about peppermint tea or strawberry tea or chamomile tea, I'm talking about tea-flavoured tea. Irish Breakfast, Ceylon, Darjeeling... love it. Splash a dollop of Irish whiskey in there from time to time as well.  And I read newspapers. I've been unfashionable in that regard since the age of six.

What I don’t find amusing is…Ignorance.

I’m always being asked…"Are you really that tall?" What am I supposed to say -- "No, it's an optical illusion?"

If I were an animal I’d be…a praying mantis. Long gangly limbs and sitting on your wall (well, figuratively anyway), keeping my mouth shut and paying attention.

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…A couple of weeks in Aalsmeer which is Mum's home town south of Amsterdam, going down the lake and to the Amsterdamsebos. Then on the ferry to Harwich from Hoek van Holland and taking the train to Liverpool Street, then the tube down to west London. Straight through Earl's Court and Acton though -- enough Australians in Australia.

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…Family wise, a picture of my sister and I as kids, clowning around on a park bench on a summer's evening in Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.  Artwise, mostly Dutch especially the early van Goghs before he went the south of France. And the designs of Peter Saville.

Football-wise, Benny Gale taking a big grab over Todd Curley, Round 14, 2000.

Two on my cupboard door are Vinnie Roe and Pat Smullen, and some kids kicking a ball behind the Angel of the North aka the Gateshead Flasher, dated 16 February 1998.

My favourite quote is...."There was time to have a pint before the pubs shut, just to baptise the teeth, and feeling rich because of my seventeen quid I stopped at a tobacconist's and bought myself a sixpenny cigar of a kind I'm rather partial to. They're eight inches long and guaranteed pure Havana leaf all through. I suppose cabbages grow in Havana the same as anywhere else." -- George Bowling in George Orwell's Coming Up For Air(1939)

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.

In no particular order

Joy Division Unknown Pleasures 1979
New Order Low-life 1985
The Clash The Clash 1977
Pixies Doolittle 1989
The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 1986
Pulp His 'N' Hers 1994
The Shins Chutes Too Narrow 2003
Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness  1995
Ride Nowhere 1990
Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights 2002

I often wonder...whether I just might die with a smile on my face after all.
 

Tha8Ball

Name Tha8Ball (Bryn!)
Age 19
Location Sth East Melb
Occupation Student

My earliest memory is.trips away in the caravan with my parents and grandparents!

My earliest football memory is.watching Wayne Carey at the G one day...absolutely destroy Adelaide! Also Gary Ablett take hangers on Turner, Bullus and Howat!

At school I.did ok....won the Junior Citizenship Award for the region of Knox - not bad for a lazy socialite!

My mother and father always told me.dont do drugs...again!

I wish I had.a cure for Parkinsons disease.

I wish I hadn't... broken my ankle playing footy and smashed my face in playing cricket.

My most humiliating moment was... a police officer asking me what my 'MAZDAbator' sticker meant on the back window of my car!

My happiest moment was.. .dressing up as Chopper Read for yr12 muck up day ahahh what a day!

My last meal would be...Roast Pork!

I'd love to have a yarn with.Michael Jordan, Elvis Presley and TISM

My favourite Tiger is...Nathan Brown My Lord!

It's not fashionable but I love...going in the grog squad!

What I don't find amusing is...TISM..................nah wait I do!

I'm always being asked... why are you so good looking?.....im sorry thats also a lie.

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Springvale

My favourite quote is.  'Im invincible.....I'm paying money...ah the girls happy....she's got no money...I got my rocks off....oh how good is this' - love you Rexy!

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.
TISM - White Albun
TISM - Machiavelli and the Four Seasons
Living End - State of Emergency
Ministry of SOund - any of them
Elvis - Greatest hits
Cold Chisel - last stand
Ben Harper - Live from Mars
Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales
ACDC - any
Marylin Manson - Age of Grotesque


I often wonder...if ill ever live to see a Tiger Flag!
 

Name - LidsandBling, Age - 29, Location - Melbourne, Occupation - Sales Rep

My earliest memory is... my third birthday party and the cool bike I got

My earliest football memory is...going to the footy as a kid with dad and brother in the mid eighties

At school I...was always in trouble

My mother and father always told me... be nice to your sisters

I wish I had...a crystal ball

I wish I hadn't...done so many stupid things when i was young (ish)

My most humiliating moment was...trying to sing karaoke once, what was i thinking

My happiest moment was...when my daughter was born

My last meal would be...porterhouse medium rare mushroom sauce with chips and salad

I'd love to have a yarn with ... Adolph Hitler

My favourite Tiger is... Brett Deledio

It's not fashionable but I love...my moccasins, never do winter without them

What I don't find amusing is...people who harm children

I'm always being asked...have you been playing xbox again?

If I were an animal I'd be...a snake, savage when stepped on

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Spain

My favourite piece of art is... the statue of David

My favourite quote is..." Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake" napoleon.   " keep your friends close and your enemies closer"

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.

green day - American idiot
dr. dre - the chronicle
Robbie Williams - greatest hits
ministry of sound - hard energy series
James Blunt - back to bedlam
scissor sisters
cant think of any others right now

I often wonder..why I have to work
 

Name - Craig  Age - 32 (the older I get the better I was)  Lives - Melbourne  Occupation - Medical Professional

Earliest Memory - My dog Sam a pointer who was stolen, and drinking glycerine from a bottle kept in my cupboard from when I had a dummy cos I liked the taste, and wanting every toy bucket spade and the like in the sandpit with me cos I was going to build magnificent things which never eventuated but I made bloody big mess. Damn now that explains a few issues doesn't it.

Earliest Football memory - Watching the Tiges in 80 grand final as a 4 year old and not really knowing or appreciating the moment as was too young ALAS, then the 82 Grand Final DOH also going with my dad to watch Army Reserve cup games at South Melbourne Oval or Albert Park.
Also as with most little boys running around the back yard kicking the ball madly commentating as I ran around, i was Richmond, I was everyone and I was best on ground, god I was a gun.

At School I - Was a bit of a nerd at primary school and liked reading about dinosaurs and planets and stuff like big foot and loch ness monster, ufo types stuff, as opposed to comics and the like but I liked interesting stuff. I also loved playing footy, soccer and cricket with the boys then in grade six kiss chasey with the girls.
At High school I was a good student for first 4 years then had fun with a group of mates we were the idiots of the year level always playing practical jokes, playing cards, wagging to go racing go karts and playing footy, rugby and British Bulldogs at lunch time.
I loved high school and still rate it as some of the most fun I have ever had, even tho I was threatened with suspension half dozen times but saved cos the Vice Principal like my mum who worked at the school canteen ;) and also spent more time in year coordinators office than at Maths. ;D

My mother and father always told me - To think more.  Treat others as you would like to be treated, and that if you are not happy you will never make anyone else happy. Love and respect your self and your family as they are everything.

I wish I had - Bought a house much earlier when I first had a good income to have a nice retirement real estate portfolio.

I wish I hadn't - Done some of the foolish things I have done in the past but those things are the things that we learn from and help us to grow as adults.

My most humiliating moment was -Geez I cant think of one in particular.   I've had a few over the years as we all have.

Happiest Moment- Childhood and childhood memories, also finishing my Bachelor degree after years of torrid struggle I felt like I'd finally got my life back. Was probably also my proudest moment. At the time it was my Everest.

My last meal would be - Every possible thing I could think of especially junk - KFC, Fish and Chips, Roast chicken and Roast Pork with Crunchy roast potatoes, Steak, Bacon, Chops and Snags off the BBQ, Meatlover and BBQ Pizza, Ice Cream in fact if it is bad for you I'd go nuts on it and probably end up killing myself as a result of the amount I had eaten!!


I'd love to have a yarn with - My great grandad who was a war hero and killed in France in WWI, he won a Military Cross two months after being court marshalled for punching up a Pommy officer when caught drinking hahahaha. Just would be great to see and talk with your heritage. I am proud of him and what he did.

My favourite Tiger is - Don't have one favourite player, but there are a few I don't like hahaha. When I was little it was Roachy, big Disco, I had the number 8 on my tiger jumper and wore it everywhere. I like most of our kids tho they are what excites me at the moment.

Its not fashionable but i love - Being one of the wonderful family at PRE, it aint fashionable yet but it is going to be no doubt . I also like being classified as a dark sider, all that banter never fails to get a chuckle outta me.

What I don't find amusing are -  Arrogant self centered selfish people who manipulate others for their own advancement or agenda. I also cant stand politicians of any persuasion due to countless reasons. I also don't like any of the current affairs media or sensationalism journalism that is rife today.

I am always being asked - Why are so angry or will you marry me, or how is it you are so good looking ;D

If I were an animal I would be - One of those turtles that lives 200+ years or however long so I might actually see a Richmond premiership. But it would just be interesting or frightening to see where the world is at in 200 years.

If i had an open ticket I'd holiday in- Everywhere I could possibly go.

My favourite photo or piece of art is - No idea, I have a photo of myself as a toddler which I always smile at when I look at it and realise what a bastard that beautiful child became.

My favourite Quote - He who dies with the most toys still dies.

10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without,

Now that is a difficult question I've got too many favourites to even try to answer this one.
You should make it easier and ask 10 players the RFC could do without just kidding I know this is s'posed to be serious. ;)

I often wonder - Where I will end up and what will I be doing, and how I can make my life a happy and relevant one, also will the RFC ever get rid of some of the duds and finally start to progress with youth. ;D ;) sorry couldn't help myself.
 

BRADDLES

Name:Braddles (Bradley James if you're my nanna, Brad will do!)  Age: 30  Location: Frankston Sth.  Occupation: Student

My earliest memory is... As a three year old putting my knee through the window at a friend's place and hearing him yell "Dad, he broke our window!", while I was bleeding all over the floor.

My earliest football memory is... finding out that Trevor Barker lived up the end of my court. One of the world's all-time good guys.

At school I... got a detention for not doing my Latin homework. Why on earth would I?

My mother and father always told me... (Dad) "Turn the lights off behind you, we're not made of money!" (Mum)"Put the toilet seat down!!!". Lots of good advice too.

I wish I had... found out earlier that my schoolboy passion for science would take me no further that enjoying the Discovery and National Geographic channels. Maybe it wouldn't have taken me so long to discover that I really want to be a linguist.

I wish I hadn't... dropped out of uni second time round. Still, third time lucky I guess...

My most humiliating moment was... having to show my parents the letter from the Melbourne Uni Science Faculty saying they were kicking me out for poor performance. Seven years of private school education for WHAT?!?!

My happiest moment was... finding out there were so many pubs so close to Melbourne Uni. Easily the best two years of my life!

My last meal would be... 10 serves of snow white prawns from Redwood Gardens Chinese restaurant in Dingley, washed down by enough Newcastle Brown Ale for me not to care that it would indeed, actually be, my LAST meal.

I'd love to have a yarn with... Michael Long, John Butler, Xavier Rudd, Clive Barker, and Noam Chomsky.

My favourite tiger is... Chris Newman. Skilful, honest, and rarely beaten.

It's not fashionable but I love... footy stats, my god do I love footy stats. It's a bit tragic really!

What I don't find amusing is... Racism; short-sighted, closed-minded people.

I'm always being asked... where the eggs are (I work in a supermarket!)

If I were an animal I'd be... a Tasmanian Devil.

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in... the Top End, Scotland, Ireland, and Germany

My favourite photograph or piece of art is... the print that my folks have of a kid trying to do up his fly. They got it because it looks so much like me; I thought it WAS me for years, glad it's not!

My favourite quote is... "It's behind ya, Tyrone. Whenever you reverse, things come from behind you!!!" -Vincent from Snatch

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are...

Ben Harper - Fight for your mind
Ben Harper - Burn to shine
John Butler Trio - Three
Xavier Rudd - Solace
The Shins - Chutes too Narrow
The Mountain Goats - The Sunset Tree
Jeff Buckley - Grace
James Grehan - Rather be a Butterfly
Big Heavy Stuff - Dear Friends and Enemies
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook

I often wonder... whether other people see and hear things the same way I do.
 

   
Name: Bunnerz85 - Daniel Bunworth Age: 21  Location: Western Suburbs Vic  Occupation: Uni Student/Casual bottle shop worker

My earliest memory is...thinking I was the king of everyone in activity group

My earliest football memory is....first match 1989 V Cats, we got smashed, Ablett kicked a bag.

At school I....cared more about the footy match at lunch than my studies.

My mother and father always told me....to do my homework before I went out anywhere. (yer rite!)

I wish I had...concentrated more on my footy rather than the party life.

I wish I hadn't...drunk that last beer! (but I always do)

My most humiliating moment was....missing goals from 15m out (Richo style!)

My happiest moment was...2001 Rnd22, tigers beat bombers and secure a double chance. (lets forget the week after)

My last meal would be...Pizza and a few beers.

I'd love to have a yarn with...Captain Blood

My favourite Tiger is...Tucky!

It's not fashionable but I love...wearing my slip on thongs and socks during winter!

What I don't find amusing is...losing

I'm always being asked...to clean up after myself

If I were an animal I'd be...a tiger, no doubt about it

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Hamilton Island

My favourite photograph or piece of art is..1980 premiership frame

My favourite quote is..."If it is to be, it is up to me"

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.
U2
Coldplay
Stereophonics
Jonny Farnham
Pearl Jam
Best of 60's
Best of 70's
Best of 80's
The 12th Man
Richmond Theme Song

I often wonder...how long it will be til I see my first tiger >premiership! (and if I would survive that night it happens!)
 

Name (Ghost of Punt Road) Age 31 Location Hawthorn/Bulleen Occupation  Roboticiser

My earliest memory is....My Dad not taking me to the 1982 Grand final, maybe it was for the best, but I still don't like Carlton

At school I...Spent a lot of time behind the shelter sheds, or up the peppercorn tree

My mother and father always told me...That my chances of aliens abducting me before they meted out their punishment was remote.

I wish I had.A third arm... Damn it would be useful, I could type AND drink my coffee. (seriously, I can't understand why we only have two arms, a third would be considered indispensable if we had it)

I wish I hadn't...told you that thing about the arm..

My most humiliating moment was...Turning up without an invite to a school friends party in grade four, and being evicted by his parents.

My happiest moment was...I'm sure is yet to come

My last meal would be...poisonous

I'd love to have a yarn with...Leonardo Da Vinci

My favourite Tiger is...on the other side of big metal bars, a long way from me

It's not fashionable but I love...playing table top games with real people

What I don't find amusing is...Anyone picking on people who can't defend themselves

I'm always being asked...to stop driving down the footpath

If I were an animal I'd be...much the same (okay, less smartarse, more answers. A pelican, I love the idea of being able to fly, swim and walk)

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...1952, Monaco

My favourite photograph or piece of art is...The Nightwatch, Rembrandt

My favourite quote is..."Light a fire for a man and he is warm for a day, set him on fire and he is warm for life" (it's just a joke..geeeez)

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are...My Island Home, Islands in the stream.. U2, Bowie, Living End, Commissioner Gordon, Madness, The Mavis's, Loreena McKennit, Wold Gypsy Music, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Artie Shaw.

I often wonder...what the first question was again?
 

Name Tiger 44 (Bruce) Age  46  Location  Melbourne Occupation  CFO

My earliest memory is…growing up in Hamilton (Western Victoria) and watching the monkeys in the Hamilton Botanical Gardens (I think they were called Botanical Gardens)

My earliest football memory is…playing kick to kick with anyone (including myself) and pretending to be every player from every team. I used to know them from Number 1 through to 40.

At school I…should have done better but was more interested in footy and not motivated to study

My mother and father always told me…eat your crusts, they will make your hair go curly (it did!)

I wish I had…a bit more financial independence

I wish I hadn’t…suffered stress fractures to my leg on a Tuesday night at training the week before the last Escort Cup game in 1980. I tried to play on the following weekend with little success (too scared to tell Tony Jewell what had happened and didn't want to miss out) and then spent the next six weeks in plaster and never got back to playing at the same level. (a lack of ability had a little to do with it as well)

My most humiliating moment was…playing against Collingwood at the 'G in July 1980, last quarter of the Reserves and a crowd of 90,000+ (all were there early). I grabbed the ball in the back pocket, open field and dreams of a repeat of Phil Manassa in mind headed off down the outer wing. Bounced the ball four times (had to bounce it hard as there had been a bit of rain early in the day), fifth bounce landed directly on top of a sprinkler cap and bounced miles over my head. I kept running and felt (and looked) a complete imbecile. Crowd just ooghed and I felt about two inches tall with nowhere to hide. Very funny now.

My happiest moment was…the birth of my three children, followed by being captain of a premiership team (Vermont 1986) and owning a share in a Group 1 winner at Caulfield in 2003

My last meal would be .....  chicken snitzel (with chips no veg)  followed by a chocolate éclair from Fergusson Plairre (spelling?)

I’d love to have a yarn with…Terry Wallace or Kevin Sheedy

My favourite Tiger is…Richo

It’s not fashionable but I love…Lawn Bowls

What I don’t find amusing is…Racism, aren't we all the same?

I’m always being asked…to do peoples tax returns

If I were an animal I’d be…a racehorse (retired to stud) ha ha

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…either Cancun Mexico or Port Douglas or Paris 

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…One of  Pernod crossing the line in the Dubai Racing Club Cup Group 1 at Caulfield in September 2003

My favourite quote is…treat others as you would like to be treated yourself

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are… all photo albums of my family and events. I am not really into music and besides a desert island wouldn't have electricity or an endless supply of batteries.

I often wonder…when the Tigers are going to be a power again. Hopefully sooner rather than later. I also think we are on the right track!
 

Name Andrew,  Location Wangaratta  Occupation  Process worker

My earliest memory is...Riding my bike to school

My earliest football memory is.Getting lost at Arden st
when i was about 10 yrs old...not good ..

At school ..I. Passed secondary level then took up riding race  horses for a living

My mother and father always told me...Be strong & stay out of trouble

I wish I had...2 million dollars

I wish I hadn't...a few thing's smoking is one of them eh...eh....

My most humiliating moment was...Having my pant's pulled down in front of a crowed of girl's

My happiest moment was...Yet too expierence it.....

My last meal would be...I would have to say Pasta

I'd love to have a yarn with...Ian Thorpe

My favourite Tiger is...Umm...Nathan Brown..

It's not fashionable but I love.  Not sure..???

What I don't find amusing is...Losing

I'm always being asked...Get a life..

If I were an animal I'd be...An Elephant

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in...Europe

My favourite photograph or piece of art is...A piece I got from the museum not sure how too describe it look's a bit like junk....

My favourite quote is...Be fair or at least try to be..!!!

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.
Nirvana,
Billy Joel,
ELO,
AC/DC,
Robbie William's,
Kylie Minouge,
Abba,
Mettalica,
Maddona,
Garth Brook's

I often wonder...What is like to marry & have kid's

 

My earliest memory is…Playing with my first dog, "Whisty", at about 2yo.

My earliest football memory is…Collecting bottle tops at the PRG during footy matches, circa 1964/5 at 4yo.

At school I…Spent most of my time thinking I'd learn more studying at home.

My mother and father always told me…To never hold yourself out to be better than anyone else.

I wish I had…Taken up all the opportunities that have been presented to me.

I wish I hadn’t…Been so quick to make decisions.

My most humiliating moment was…Life's not serious enough ever to be too humiliated.

My happiest moment was…There've been a few. This year it was seeing my son captain a premiership cricket team, and him making 47 in that GF.

My last meal would be…My wife, one last time.

I’d love to have a yarn with…John Kenneth Galbraith

My favourite Tiger is…Kevin Sheedy

It’s not fashionable but I love…Being as I am.

What I don’t find amusing is…People who waste my time.

I’m always being asked…What's happening at Richmond?

If I were an animal I’d be…A Tiger

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…Snaefellsjokel, Iceland

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…The Triptych, The Earthly Garden/Garden Of Earthly Delights/Hell, Hieronymus Bosch, Prado Museum, Madrid. I have a framed print of it at home.

My favourite quote is…Show me someone with an ounce of authority and I'll show you a closet megalomaniac. (I thought it was one of my better ones.)

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…

Adagio- Albanoni/Canon- Pacalbel
Die Walkure - Wagner
Made In Japan - Deep Purple
Absolutely Live - The Doors
The America Prayer - The Doors
The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen
The Collection 1977-82 - The Stranglers
Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
Songs & More Songs - Tom Lehrer

I often wonder…yes, I do ...
 

Name - Skills Age- Thirty something  Location- Inner City Occupation - Project Manager

My earliest memory is...(at 6 yrs) being rushed to hospital with paralysis in my legs.

My earliest football memory is...(mid seventies), sitting in the lounge room on a Saturday afternoon, trying to keep track of six games on radio.

At school I...had my first cigarette, kissed girls behind the portables, met my best friend, loved playing sport & took my studies seriously.

My mother and father always told me...spending endless hours in front of the TV watching sport, wasn't going to put food on the table.

I wish I had...the opportunity to erase some of the mistakes in my life.

I wish I hadn't...(too late to turn the clock back now!)

My most humiliating moment was...losing my jumper after school, going back to find it, only to see it hanging from a street sign with twenty students laughing their heads off - Thank god for the Lolly Pop Lady!

My happiest moments are...making runs in club cricket, hitting forehand winners, watching my 7 irons hit the green & listening to almighty Tiger roars at the G.

I'd love to have a yarn with...Albert Einstein, John Lennon, and Bill Gates & Tiger Woods.

My favourite Tiger is...Dale Weightman

It's not fashionable but I love...my old living room couch.

What I don't find amusing is...watching Alan Martello & Greg Strachan giving chase in the 1982 GF - Did they have freeze frame back then?

I'm always being asked...are we going to meet our deadlines?

If I were an animal I'd be...(being human is good enough for me.)

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in... Ibiza & Rio Carnival Extravaganza

My favourite photograph or pieces of art are...prints of Picasso & Salvatore Dali

My favourite quote is...Two of the hardest things in life are getting started & never giving up!

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.

(probably the toughest question of the lot), but here goes:
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Radiohead - OK Computer
James Brown - Live in Tokyo (1980)
Santana - Caravanserai
Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton
Phil Collins - But Seriously
Blood, Sugar, Sex Magik - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

I often wonder...if there is ever a quiet moment in hell.
 

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Name Jeremy Dooley  Age 21  Location Coburg (the city of dreams)  Occupation senior facilitator for the Reach Foundation, TV presenter

My earliest memory is.  my 3rd birthday cake, I was SOO rapped with it. There was a big 3 in the middle of it, and smarties all around the side. very awesome. AND, there was an optimus prime transformer with it!!!

My earliest football memory is.  believing that Gary Ablett senior was in fact god, and that he lived, "up there"

At school I. was a smartarse, class clown, and good at sports .(luckily, otherwise I wouldda been booted out of school) oh, and in my last week of year 12, I nearly got expelled for having sideburns that were too long...

My mother and father always told me.  to stop getting in trouble at school (when they found out, hehe), otherwise it was generally "gee your behaviour at school has really improved"

I wish I had.  a vintage car, of the Mustang or Chevy variety.

I wish I hadn't.   cut my hair off, my neck is always cold now.

My most humiliating moment was.  missing a shot at goal from 15 meters out. especially coz I was verbally giving to the other team before I took the shot

My happiest moment was.  winning a national high school age comedy contest when I was in year 12 and getting to perform at the Melbourne town hall for it. watching my nanna go nuts when we were announced as the winners was awesome, as was my dad crying.

My last meal would be.  a massive napolitana pizza, drowned with a pint of coopers pale ale. followed by a tub of ice cream from the streets shop at highpoint nears the cinemas.

I'd love to have a yarn with.  John Fruciante from the chilli peppers, I just love how he plays guitar and would love to jam with him also.

My favourite Tiger is.   SCOTTY TURNER!!!!

It's not fashionable but I love.  supporting Richmond! my cowboy jacket, and my Tom Jones cd.

What I don't find amusing is.   people who cant admit they're wrong (hello U.S government), ignorance.

I'm always being asked.  "how's your TV stuff going?"

If I were an animal I'd be.  a falcon, speed, speed,  speed.

If I had an open ticket I'd holiday in.  Malta, Ireland, South America.

My favourite photograph or piece of art is. midnight oil's redneck wonderland cd cover art.

My favourite quote is.  'it's better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.'

The 10 albums I couldn't be stuck on a desert island without are.

the sleepy jackson - lovers
rolling stones - 40 licks
midnight oil - midnight oil
at the drive in - relationship of command
system of a down - mesmorise
ben harper - the will to live
the cure - standing on a beach
radio birdman - radios appear
you am i - cream and the crock
hilltop hoods - left foot, right foot

I often wonder. when I'm going to be able to buy a motorcycle, move out of home, when the tiges are gonna win a premiership
 

Name ............Cambo, Ian Campbell from Melton, Originally from Scotland about 45 yrs ago!! now 49 and a true Aussie!!

 

My earliest memory is…Hard One, lost so many Brain Cells along the way, but probably being on the Hostel when we first arrived in Australia, Brooklyn Hostel so many years ago

 

My earliest football memory is…my Dad taking me to the Western Oval, Footscray playing the Tiges, we lost, so I barracked for the under dogs and have ever since.

 

At school I…was always a distraction!!

 

My mother and father always told me…not to talk to strangers, but I do everytime I go to the Footy!!!, thats why I love going so much.

 

I wish I had…more time to stay in contact with the many people I have met in my lifetime

 

I wish I hadn’t…wished my life away as often as I do!!

 

My most humiliating moment was…too many to put into words unfortunately.

 

My happiest moment was…Marrying my beautiful Wife, watching my 2 children being born and my beautiful Grandson

 

My last meal would be…a Dozen Oysters Kilpatrick

 

I’d love to have a yarn with…my Father again,

 

My favourite Tiger is…Andrew Kellaway, such an Honest Performer!!!

 

It’s not fashionable but I love…my 10 year old Tigers Singlet, absolutely ruined but I love it!!!

 

What I don’t find amusing is…accepting the same old same old

 

I’m always being asked…how I can swear so much, but never swear in front of women!!

 

If I were an animal I’d be…a Tiger of course, apart from being a Richmond Supporter, they are such a beautiful Animal

 

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…Scotland, would love to see where I began as a Human Being, such a Proud and Powerful Race too!!

 

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…I have attached it too this Profile!!

 

My favourite quote is…if at first you can't succeed, pull your Foreskin over your head!!!

 

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…this is a hard question!!

 

Pink Floyd - Darkside of the Moon

Uriah Heep - Very Evy Very Umble

Moody Blues - Question of Balance

Tommy Emmanuel - Dare to be Different

Tina Cousins - Killing Time

Living Loud - Living Loud

Dean Martin- Greatest Hits

Elvis Presley- Greatest Hits

Ohhhhhhhhhh Where from Tigerland

Russell Morris- Greatest Hits!! ( a good tigers man too )

 

I often wonder…what people will think of me when I am gone

Name: Bairdy380, Age: 32, Location: Point Cook, Occupation Production Manger

My earliest memory is…breaking the neck strap on my show bag superman cape on the way to kinder because I couldn't get it undone...then devastated when told it couldn't be used again.

My earliest football memory is…playing under 10's footy, the coach had really big dark glasses....kinda like those transition models you see today.

At school I…got more confident as I got taller than most of the teachers

My mother and father always told me…"leave your sister alone"

I wish I had…left my sister alone

I wish I hadn’t…no response for this, I figure there is no point in regretting something....if you have already done it then it can't be changed so why worry.

My most humiliating moment was…wearing pyjama's to U-10's footy training, evidently what I thought was a racy looking tracksuit ...I had to defend as the rest of the club told me they were indeed pyjama's

My happiest moment was…being released from an Indonesian hospital after a 3 month stint

My last meal would be…Either a fresh seafood platter (Not crumbed) or a massive pub cooked chicken parmy

I’d love to have a yarn with…anyone

My favourite Tiger is…Jim Jess

It’s not fashionable but I love…going shooting with my mates

What I don’t find amusing is…The trend toward society and government dictating how people are to live their lives

I’m always being asked…"have you shot anyone"...its a bizarre often asked army thing....I dunno!

If I were an animal I’d be…a monkey of some description

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…I really, really don't know....ummmmm Fiji??

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…Got two, My pop's "official" war portrait, and one of me and my section running up a hill to get on a helicopter after a bloody hard patrol

My favourite quote is…Again I have two. "I spent my whole life worrying about things that never happened" and "Don't look for the light at the end of the tunnel, go down there and light the bloody thing yourself"

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…

Greatests hits 1 Queen
Gold Chisel Cold Chisel
Colour and the Shape Foo Fighters
Frogstomp Silverchair
10 Pearl Jam
Verses Pearl Jam
The Panel Vol 2 Various
Triple J hottest 100 Vol 2 Various
Have A Ball Me first and the gimme gimmes
Catgut your tongue fourplay

I often wonder…WHY?
 

Name - Remote Tiger Age - On the other side of fifty - just! Location - The Nation's Capital. Occupation - Manager IT Company

My earliest memory is…Kindergarten and playing on the bridge over an imaginary creek in the playground there. I always fell in and we all laughed!

My earliest football memory is…being put on the ground in the forward pocket of the sub-atoms (under 7s) football team for Manuka Football Club when I was 5yo - the jumper was so big mum had to roll the sleeves up to find my hands.

At school I…was lucky to have a large bunch of mates - female and male who were scholastically minded and sports mad.

My mother and father always told me…To be honest in everything I do - particularly be honest to myself - wish I had taken their advice ALL the time!

I wish I had.....taken a job with NCR when I was 19yo instead of chasing the bigger bucks elsewhere. With the grounding NCR would have given me back in the early 70's I would be sitting pretty now

I wish I hadn’t…been so adversely affected by drink - to the point where it ruled my life and took everything I loved away. Through family and good friends I was able to face my affliction.

My most humiliating (and difficult) moment was…admitting to those who love me and who already knew - that I had a problem with drink

My happiest moments were…being at the birth of my eldest 2 sons - and picking up my 3rd and youngest son out of a humidity crib and giving him his first father son cuddle - he fought so hard to hang on to life and now at 3yo he is doing great - also my wedding day to Anne - a very happy occasion

My last meal would be…Roast Lamb - just love it

I would have loved to have had a yarn with…Carl Jung - his insight into the human mind is fascinating

My favourite Tiger is…Kevin Bartlett followed closely by Royce Hart and in a three way photo also Ian Stewart

It’s not fashionable but I love…going to Sydney - getting dressed in the dinner suit and taking Anne my wife who is dressed in a ball gown to dinner then a play. (This is not fashionable in my circle of friends where footy cricket and racehorses rule)

What I don’t find amusing are…people who rort the system, liars, cheats, queue jumpers etc.

I’m always being asked…What's gunna win the next?

If I were an animal I’d be…No ifs I was an animal in my early twenties - lived by the dogs creed - "if I can't eat it or screw it then piss on it"! A real charmer I was!

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…Scotland - go to my ancestors castle and the fishing village where my grandfather/mother came from - meet all the relations who are still there.

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…A painting given to me by my brother and sister-in-law of a close up frontal picture of three race horses abreast in front at the turn with a fourth horse poised to pounce just behind them - it has captured the colour and the excitement of racing and hangs proudly in my lounge room here at home

My favourite quote is…is a poem

The Man in the Glass

When you get what you want in your struggle for self,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that man has to say.

For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Whose judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the man staring back from the glass.

He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.

You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.

You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…

The best of John Williamson
Uriah Heap - Very Heavy Very Humble
Led Zepplin - Three
Deep Purple - Deep Purple
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Muddy Waters - Live
Sonny Terry and Brownee McGee - Best of
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night
Bee Gees - the best of
George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Best of
The Beatles - Best of

I often wonder…What can I do now that will make life better for my kids when they become adults!
 

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Name  Omarkum Age 53 Location Central Vic. Process Worker, OHS Rep.

My earliest memory is…Family lunch, aged 3. My sister sitting in a high chair and my grandfather asking mum and dad, “ Where did Sharon get that sausage from”. ?!!

My earliest football memory is…Sitting on my dads shoulders at the Punt Road End and seeing Ronnie Branton chop off a pass in the dying seconds, to hold out Essendon and nail a 3 point win. It was a lovely blue sky and I was a Tiger forever.

At school I…Walked out of grade 5 Catholic school, with the Mother Superior chasing me and yelling,“come back you pagan, you will burn in hell”. I went to State school and learnt that there were such things as dinosaurs and history.

My mother and father always told me…The  Communist’s want to  kill us all. Unions are bad. Vote Liberal or D.L.P.

I wish I had…Learnt how wrong they were, much earlier.

I wish I hadn’t…Ever been so fooled as to have, once, voted Liberal.

My most humiliating moment was…1972 …the Paris end of  Collins St…Proudly mounting my gleaming new water cooled  steed, in front of an awe struck crowd, kicking her into life and then putting my full face helmut on ….backwards!

My happiest moment was…Love and the birth of my daughters. Great Richmond victory’s, with the true believers at the Punt road end. Standing on the M.U.A. picket line, arms linked with thousands of pensioners, migrants and working people and knowing the strength of Union solidarity, if only it were unleashed from the chains of Labor. We had played Collingwood the night before and a large number of that crowd had come to join us…Tiger’s out numbered them 2 to 1.

My last meal would be…A Greek feast, sometime around the year 2050

I’d love to have a yarn with…Karl Marx , Lev Bronstein ,V.I. Lenin, Mohammad Ali, Malcolm X and Nelson Mandela.

My favourite Tiger is…No question …Mathew Richardson…with an honourable mention to Joel Bowden for his string of Jack’s and his humanity.

 It’s not fashionable but I love…Truth before self, and internationalist solidarity. 

What I don’t find amusing is…Those who spread fear and bigotry, racism, Labor party apologist’s, nationalism and latte sipping lefty yuppies, who think the Greens are a good thing. ( They give coffee a bad name )

I’m always being asked…Why bother?

If I were an animal I’d be…Tearing Howard, Bush, Beasley and Blair to shreds.

If I had an open ticket I’d be holiday in…Cuba, before everything is gone. (Though hopefully we will wake from our gorge fest and help take these places to where they really want to be.)

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…Vietnamese tank rolling through the gates of the U.S Embassy. “The Scream” by Edvard Munch and a lot of Vincent Van Gough.

 My favourite quote is…“ Not that many people think outside of the box and even fewer realize, that there is a box.”. Albert Einstein.

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are…

I’m Your Man…Leonard Cohen

Gossip….Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls

Charcoal Lane….Archie Roach

Berlin ….Lou Reed

Transformer….Lou Reed

Sandinista….The Clash

Canon in D….Pachebel

16 Lover’s Lane….The Go Betweens

After The Gold Rush….Neil Young

Jazz Around Midnight….Various

Andre Segovia Vol 5…Various

Four Seasons….Vivaldi

I often wonder…if my kids will ever see a truly human world, or, at least a new Tiger Era!

Name (pre-username or christian name) Age  Location Occupation  (all optional)

Lochie (Lachlan), 21, Preston, Student (studying behavioural science)

My earliest memory is…Some waterfall in the Tara-Bulga National Park, near where I lived as a kid, and also the house where I grew up in.

My earliest football memory is…Seeing Richmond play Fitzroy at Waverly, we got flogged and Jeff Hogg was stretchered off, but I didn’t care because I got to kick a footy on the ground after the game…Father was a bit annoyed though.

At school I…Had to wear a shirt and tie every day and now I refuse to wear formal clothing unless it’s absolutely necessary…

My mother and father always told me…To clean up my room…something that never happened.

I wish I had…Stayed in contact with my high school friends…I still talk and see one fairly regularly, but I’ve lost contact with the rest…mainly because I’m a year behind them, university-wise

I wish I hadn’t…Pranged my dear little 84 Ford Laser…since then it’s hated me because I ruined its bumper…

My most humiliating moment was…Hugging my girlfriend in grade 2 (whirlwind romance) with the rest of the school watching (it was a small school…)

My happiest moment was…Getting into uni, because it meant I didn’t have to make Venetian blinds for a living…thank god.

My last meal would be…Either a good supreme pizza, two Hungry Jacks meals or lasagna.

I’d love to have a yarn with…Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie or Warren Spector (computer game developer)

My favourite Tiger is…Currently, it’s Dean Polo.  I always liked Mark Dragicevic  though.

It’s not fashionable but I love…Oats on ice-cream…the perfect dessert.

What I don’t find amusing is…Smoking.  WHY do people smoke? It’s just stupid

I’m always being asked…Are you still addicted to V? (answer’s yes)

If I were an animal I’d be…A fruit bat

If I had an open ticket I’d holiday in…Nepal, Himalayas.  Been once, would go back any day

My favourite photograph or piece of art is…Art doesn’t interest me, so I’ll say any photo featuring my dog.

My favourite quote is…With all of its mystery even sham drudgery and broken dreams it is still a beautiful world – excerpt from Desiderata

The 10 albums I couldn’t be stuck on a desert island without are

The Verve – Urban Hymns
Icehouse – Best Of
Motor Ace – Animal
Modest Mouse – The Moon and Antarctica
Snow Patrol – Final Straw
The Arcade Fire – Funeral
Silverchair – Neon Ballroom
Savage Garden – Savage Garden
Engineers – Engineers
New Order – Get Ready 

I often wonder... Why the chicken crossed the road…and why people don’t laugh more often
 

TIGERSNAKE

My earliest memory is…Being lifted up to see the foot thick snow when we lived at Dean near Ballarat, I was 18 months old

My earliest football memory is…Travelling to the G in dads best mate and fellow tiger Brian's brand new Mercedes (he owned the dealership so he had a new one every few weeks), and eating the cheese sandwiches dad brought, then trying to look hungry so Brian would buy us pies, chokitos and hot dogs and creamy soda, it worked every time.  For some reason we never drove to the footy in dads kombi, weird.  Kicking footy under the old southern stand.  KB.

At school I... was a bit of a smart arse, always found it easy, wore sharpie-style high heel cowboy boots, and left in year 10 to do an apprenticeship.

Parents always said... Pull your weight, don't sponge, pay your own way.  Always applied these rules, except with Brian.

Wish I had... learnt a musical instrument

Wish I hadn't...  Nothing major.  One minor regret involves a spa at a party on the sunshine coast, a lot of booze, some women, and a raucous rendition of tigerland.  It was all going so well until that one beer too many and the singing.

My most humiliating moment...Playing on Dale Lewis in an under 14s match.  I thought I was gunna be Woody until that moment.  Also vomitting at work after a big night while my boss was explaining the next job.

Happiest moment... Can't think of  a single standout one.  Still to come when the Tiges win a flag and Richo/ Cleaver/ Limbo/ Tambo/ ?  kicks 8, then I can die.

Last meal would be...Dads home grown broad beans with butter and pepper, field mushi risotto, some big, fresh yabbies, mackerel straight out of the sea, a cray, some lamb cutlets, a steak, then for main a very good simple pizza, napoli with mushis and olives, some fresh ravioli with seafood sauce, all with good wine and beer of course.  Probably some nice riesling with the fish and a giant aussie shiraz with the terrestrial flesh.  That'd do I suppose.  I'm a simple man.

Love to have yarn with...My Brother (tiger golliwog), My nephews and niece, Kurt Vonnegut, Joel Bowden, Peter Costello, George Clooney, Julia Gillard, Salma Hayek (would have to be over dinner in a highly visible location) and many more.

Favourite Tiger... Richo, he ain't perfect, but who is?  When I was a kid Roachy and Bryan Wood.

Its not fashionable but I love...Elvis movies, old vinyl compilations like 'Breakers 83'.

What I don't find amusing is... Lack of compassion, and materialism.

I'm always being asked..How is the PhD Going?  Did you see the game? Do you still have those dreams about being a howler monkey?

If I was an animal I'd be... A Howler monkey.

Open Ticket... everywhere;  next want to got to the US, Vietnam, Japan and the Kimberley WA.

Favourite Art/ Photos:  Art, my huge chinese laquer screen and various album covers, photos of my nephews and niece.

Favourite quotes:

Its no good being where the ball ain't : Jack Dyer
The truest things are said in jest : Bobbie Burns
Wish in one hand and piss in the other and see which one you feel first ; my late maternal grandfather.
All you need is a roof over your head and half a bed ; my late paternal grandfather who was Jack Dyer's first cousin

10 Albums:  very tough, I'd come up with 10 different ones tomorrow

not in order

Exile on Main street - Stones
Easybeats -  best
Kinks - Best
George Benson - Blue Benson
Bird - Soundtrack of the Film
Darker than Blue - Reggae compilation
Tone Loc - Loced after Dark (I love hip hop but there are very few hip hop albums where more than 2 or 3 songs are good, this is one)
Marvin Gaye - whats goin on
BB King - best of
Van Morrison - Best

I often wonder - why so many people are so greedy.