Lots of worst relevant media this weekend, despite the new editor of The west not being announced. I think they want to make sure that staff morale has really hit rock bottom first.
The Inglewood internet cafe with the crazy Jesus motif was featured heavily in The West Saturday when the proprietor (Henk) found copious Firepower records in a second hand computer. Supposed editor material Gary Asshead was hitting it hard.
In the Sunday Times (I saw a free copy), The Don’t arf Penn, one of TWOP’s first ever posts was featured. The hideous Penninsular Tavern is going to be redeveloped into a glitzy (ie hideous) glass pub and shops complex. The Times is claiming that Maylands will become the new Subiaco. Really. After what they did to Subiaco, do we really want that?
Now I know no-one reads the West’s letters page these days. Why would you when you can get a superior brand of crackpot here at TWOP? But last week Teh ‘Rage Cohen had a letter in saying that Gerard Henderson had got it wrong, and journos weren’t communists. He got a reply exposing him and his cadres on Saturday. Why does The West continue to buy in trash from total knob-heads like Gerard Henderson? At least paul Murray is home grown garbage.
There was some Murray news on the weekend when restaurant reviewer Broadfield encountered Teh Paul at a Japanese restaurant. Apparently Murray was also there in the role of food critic for some gourmet rag. Having read Murray, I have always got the impression that his taste buds would be in his arse if anywhere. In true paul Murray tradition, can we expect some extensive cutting and pasting from Broadfield’s piece? I also found it highly amusing that Murray couldn’t type the word “piss” last week, while Alston had no trouble penning “fart”. P-ss weak Paul.
Also, The Worst of Perth brother can just be seen in the ad for Shane Warne in West mag, despite being darkened in photoshop.
The Worst of Perth 
I’m disappointed Nurry would allow his objectivity to be compromised by actually eating at the restaurant he was reviewing.
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Who could forget ? Is that a question ?
I could, but I’ll never forget that Maxine didn’t just stand against him, she kicked his arse. What was that phrase, Bento ?
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They’re upgrading The Penn?
I bags the astroturf from the front.
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The (Don’t half) Penn has been sold to big property group. I don’t remember which one. It is to be more razed than upgraded, with the astroturf being sown with salt.
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Clearly, before it is bulldozed I need to go for a drink there.
Bikers be damned!
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Bikers….these days it is the 50-60 year old, lost cause, horse betting, beer drinking, RSL veterans and a team of dart players with a formidable home win record….bikers ?
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And you forgot 6PR, in particular Th Kahuna and Howard Sattler Listener :-)
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Although there is a mean-looking Gopher regularly parked out the front.
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Yes more of your cryin’ in their beer, “young punks” mumbling type in there. It is as horrible inside as outside.
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Man. Dissed by a letter writer in The West. I hang my head in shame.
Aren’t all election runs (except for some notable exceptions in the last state election) frenzied??
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Huh, who would’ve guessed informed, intelligent professionals with an interest in current affairs and social issues would go into an arena where they could influence such matters? And these same informed, intelligent people have a tendency to lean left.
Well I never.
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Dissed by someone who is defending Gerard Henderson. That’s gotta sting.
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he who lives by the sword…
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I doubt that Eion Cameron would take kindly to ‘Outrage’ not mentioning him by name.
He does so love to hold the high ground.
What I like about the criticism that gets fired at the ABC in respect to alleged bias is that it comes in almost equal proportions from the Left, Right and Centre; so, being frequently in error, they’re doing it quite equinanimously.
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“equinanimously” Rolly? Does that mean they’re doing it with horses?
“equitably” would suffice
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Mr Demised,
Did you see Today’s Inside Cover about the search for people who either created, operated or have in the possession Perth’s best loved costumed characters which they are seeking for an upcoming display marking 50 years of TV in WA, which is being held at the non wheelchair accessible Fremantle History Museum ?
I’m sure they’d love your war stories involving the case of the locked Flapper head and the rabbit hiding in Fat Cat’s mouth and the demise of Percy Pengquin’s inner self :-)
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Thanks for the tip, Frank. I’m onto it. No doubt LA will be there with his camera, as there are bound to be some awful sights.
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No, V D, it’s far too short and doesn’t have the appropriate cadence to it.
Mrs. Malaprop Rules. OK?!
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What’s wrong with Subiaco? It’s a nice enough place now for the well-heeled, the sort of person who doesn’t object to paying to park at Coles. It’s a lot better than it was 25-30 years ago.
Jeez, Lazy Aussie, is there truly anything you like about Perth, or anywhere in the whole place you don’t want to run down? Why don’t you go and live in Singapore or somewhere like that?
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I was going to move to Busso, but the restrictions on gum chewing, long hair and lesbian sex put me off.
Ratbag, is that you playing Mr Asia in underbelly?
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Is that you playing Chopper Read?
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STAFF MEMO: Good to see Cronin’s got his finger on the pulse.
From: Bob Cronin
Sent: Friday, 27 February 2009 6:26 PM
To: West CCI
Subject: Style
I have previously said “due to” is not to be used when we mean “because of” and that a question mark cannot be used in a continuing sentence eg “What are you doing?” he asked.
I do not send out these memos to improve my typing skills.
And had I not been recently to workplace behaviour training I could become nasty.
Bob Cronin
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and any news on why they continue to encourage starting a par with a conjunction?
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Hmm Sattler is advocating the murder of an elected (however corruptly) leader of a Country – this is tantamount to Trason.
http://blogs.watoday.com.au/madashell/2009/03/a_bullet_could.html
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Is it Prince Charles?
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Nah,
Robert Mugabe – over his cake eating activities.
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Perth Radio Ratings are out, and it don’t look good for the good ship 6PR :-)
Click to access perth109.pdf
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I should point out that they’ve changed the methodology by restricting ratings diaries to 1 per household.
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25142930-5005368,00.html
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from the Crikey anonymous tip bucket:
“Rumour is that Paul Armstrong, former editor of the West Australian, is going to work as Treasurer Troy Buswell’s new media adviser.”
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry
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Doesn’t the Liberal Party look after it’s own even if they are completey freakin neutered. Least it means the line up at the Weld Club friday night pissup remains unchanged.
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and talking about a political party not looking after their own, I see that Jaye Radisich has crossed over to the dark side and is now CEO of the Council of Small Businesses.
was she in the right party?
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25145777-5013871,00.html
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I knew about that last week – she sent me the media releases :-)
Mind you she was in the New Right faction which believe it or not does have Small Business people who aren’t Capitalist pigs and have a social concience :-
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ease up on the blue ring Frank.
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there may be a few labour voting small business owners, but I am betting that the majority of CSBA members are golf club bores and rugby boors, and eagerly await her reaction to the first time one of them gets drunk and twangs her bra strap.
I reckon she will be a bit more accommodating than last time.
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What about the first time Boreswell sniffs Murray’s seat!
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what’s Murray got to do with it?
I saw a headline that read “Murray dries up” and I thought that Teh Paul had finally stopped snivelling. Imagine my disappointment…
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Can one suffer from ‘cut & paste block’?
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that funny.
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Did I say Murray? Keep getting teh Pauls mixed up – Strongarm, not Nurry… or are they one and the same?
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Yes, Frank’s more blue ring than blue rinse…
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Dangerous occy, that, smoked or otherwise.
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You should have heard Radisich on Radio National Breakfast this morning. Talk about not having done her homework, not being on top of her brief, cliche, etc, etc. Small business must be wondering, heck, hmm, what would small business wonder?
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Small business usually thinks, “This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife.”
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“Very small business” ABC TV ( Wayne Hope and Kym Gyngell ) summarized everything you need to know about small business.
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Same as it ever was, TLA.
Same as it ever was.
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Finally new editor for the West for us to whinge about.
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Whom you forget to mention :-) It’s former Sunday Crimes Editor, Brett McCarthy.
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=130144
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“Group editor in chief Bob Cronin said McCarthy was highly regarded in the newspaper industry throughout Australia……..”
Who bloody well cares what the incestuous bastards think of their own clones; what matters is whether or not he’ll be able to resurrect the paper from the ashes of it’s own irrelevance.
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“Society doesn’t need newspapers. What we need is journalism.”
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Hah!
“Maylands will be the next Subi” was the advertising slogan from 1930s real eastate sellers. See Battye Library lot adverts.
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I heard on Saturday that The Worst had contacted a friend over east, a former CoS at the West, and invited him to apply. He declined.
McCarthy has been the only name mentioned in relation to the job for some months, yet they dithered about appointing him. Why didn’t they announce it at the Press Club two weeks ago?
It suggests that either:
a. he didn’t really want the job and they have been twisting his arm
or
b. they didn’t really want him, and have been waiting in vain hoping that someone better might apply.
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or News Ltd embargoed the position. i.e. if you take it up you won’t be coming back. McCarthy won’t be coming back.
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