I’m sure that sociologists of the future (aka FC’s) will see this blog as covering a critical turning point in this city, where Perth started changing from widely regarded architectural, cultural, journalistic, fashion and graffiti joke, to an actual mature city. It does seem to be changing despite the frequent backsliding. And despite it all, it wasn’t the politicians or the booms or even She-Ra Lisa Scaffidi, but it really was the small bars that did it. Alannah MacTiernan’s Mad Cuntz opening soon in Maylands sees the concept moving into the suburbs, and Jaidyn Jaxxon even found an example on the edge of Rurotardia in the hills near the Helena River – although its wine (goon) drinking aspirations are lagging behind the reality of the actual fluids served, perhaps not helped by a typical country duewburning sensibility. (Centrelink for out of towners is the unemployment office.) But baby steps no? Do you think we have turned some kind of corner, despite the counter examples easily found? 
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The Worst of Perth 
Do they serve the Tapas in a foot bath?
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I don’t think that says “goon”.
As to the city – four years ago it was depressingly unchanged from when I’d left ten years earlier. It does seem different now, and better. It’s the density I guess. Some ok new buildings too.
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I’m sure JJ would have checked carefully if it was that other type.
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Nor do I, Jane, especially given the swastika and Benz badge. And on the topic of change, albeit with an American focus, here’s an interesting read.
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Very interesting.
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Brilliant link, thank you.
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You’re most welcome, Jane. In August the always interesting Nicholas Carr touched on a facet of this in his review in The New Republic of the prolific Simon Reynolds’ Retromania.
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Indeed. Thanks Snuff. And there I was thinking I still dress like a child, when in fact I’m simply responding to social flux. Yay me!
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You’re saying it’s a Sushi bar?
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Definitely ‘Goon’. Bad angle cos i was gunning for the spastika/Merc combo.
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What have dentists got to do with it JZ?
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The Vibemaster General is a dentist. Is that it?
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You gotta lubricate your pucker.
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Helena River? JJ touring the dogging list? I lurve the mauve hue, tres pride
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If you have to go that far for dogging, you might need some kind of hood. Or welding mask.
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Bong spots. Sadly recent refurbishment of the pump station has now destroyed the awesome ‘Zeppelin Rules’ graffiti :(
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Which pump station? This your van?
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A novel twist on the old ‘car in living room’ theme:
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/car-crashes-into-hospital-emergecny-department-evacuated/story-e6frg143-1226219680450
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This thing of spearing your car off into the wilderness (or living room) really is a Pert thing isn’t it? This past weeken I considered capturing for TWoP a collage of images of cars having missed roundabout exits, corners & just gone native. Over 200ks or so, from the leafy westerns to crab town & back, they were everywhere.
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it’s the wild west pete, and that includes the cars.
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Yep – Perth drivers can’t merge for shit but show ’em a living room and they’ll hit it every time.
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I *NEED* a like button for this! Thanks, RWL!
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indeed.
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Consider, do many.
Capture, do few.
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The photo jerbalists refrain?
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Having been moved on from many a renovated establishment, I can tell them it’s a pretty simple fix.
I suggest they jack up the goon prices, for 12 months or so, to a level that no reasonable person would pay. That usually moves the riff raff on. $25 a cask, $35 an aerosole can should see them attract a richer, and therefore better, class of person.
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Some high quality chrome paint too. Totally shits on the Guildford.
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Chrome painted socks at the Guildford, how outre.
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Feast your eyes, ladies.
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Yep our little town is growing up. I was there on the weekend soaking up the vibrancy, and even caught the Occupy Perth peeps as they did a mini march through Hay St mall.
I have a pic if you think it’s Worst worthy.
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yes plees!
even subi is getting the ooshta, had drinks and nibblies at murray gill’s new small bar the other night.
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Subi’s draining ooshta.
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What’s the vegan verdict?
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food good – oysters, little fishies, cheese. simple but good quality. not a deep fried morsel in sight. wine not bad. decor perhaps a little try hard, but not plastic.
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As in Murray Gill the artist and purveyor of art supplies?
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Didn’t he do footrot flats?
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No!
Ball.
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potato potarto
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No ball? Did the third umpire pick it up?
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Enough trash talk, thank you very much.
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yes him. now purveyor of oysters on the half shell.
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What the Hell!
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Just dropping this Perthection Remix about the redevelopment of St George’s Terrace in for consideration…
Not quite as Perthetic as I was hoping….
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Nice one RR. Pogo is always a hit. Ripitup guy reminded me of Ninja from DieAntwoord.
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Pongo and rangi? So Murray did make footrot flats!
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The blue and yellow rope is ex telstra cable pulling, you see it everywhere as it’s used once and discarded. Its quality rope.
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