Couch Surfing

You may have heard of couch surfing, arranging casual accommodation around the world. This literally surfing couch certainly has “location” for the traveller, in the river next to the Kwinana freeway around Comer Street Como. I thought it could be a companion piece to Eliza on the other side of the river, but the trail of broken pieces from the freeway looks more like a fallen off the back of a truck job. It seemed so poetic even surreal wallowing in the waves. Thought it might be time for some The Worst of perth video too. Thanks to Jack for pointing me to this great worst. Also mentioned in Australian Cycling Forum.

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Carz

I love hand painted or amateur graphics, and this Garden Gallery van parked at Curtin is a classic. David also sent in Chimes, (which seemed to be saying “CHIMES bitch!” to him). And a car in Wuhan China, where “Baby on Board” has slipped a little in translation. I like a good cars post.

Update. Since finding out that Chimes is a what? A way of life? The text from the myspace page really should have been included as worstworthy. Added below unedited.

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From teh Chimes.

second link/ URL thingy: http://www.myspace.com/chimesrsenterprises2 :) Jus so you know wot im bout here…. gon say few litl thingzzzz…. my priority is not sound at tha moment (every area/ scene on earth which i invest my energy into my priority is to bring more heart) there is plenty of music out there that sounds nice n fun to dance to but tha stuff they talk bout is often shiyt written by fairly poor role models whose intentions are not fully pure, they energetically stimulate ppls lower bodies (physical, emotional and mental) rather then the higher bodies (soul, spirit etc.) and are often doing more damage then good, it is rather easy to make things sound nice/ gain mainstream popularity with all the technology now days if u hav time to do so…. i have been to earth many times in many bodies and have learnt many things (as have other ppl to some degree and they would also remember if they practiced genuine regular meditation), this life it is my purpose to bring heaven to earth/ raise ppl to a state of being/ state of love that they didnt yet realize possible, i am not attracted to negativity in any scene, though part of my job on earth this life is to go into negative places/ scenes to do healing and bring truth back to where it has been misplaced…. alot of rap is generally shallow/ negative in content, chimes educational raps wil counteract this and steer hip hop in a more positive direction…. at tha moment as i am fairly bizy trying to save the world hahaa, it is not practical to put all my energy/ time into making music that sounds nice…. many of the songs u wil listen to have been written on paper, then written on the computer, i made the beat on tha program reason n then recorded straight away (on ma very highly priced.. notttttttttttt microfoneeee from Big W hahaa) by reading off tha computer screen first time without practicing hahaa thats about as much effort i wil put into making them sound nice for tha moment (in future i assure u i wil make them more pleasing to the ears u may consider wot happens a miracle so rememba these words hahaa :), also i kind of like tha amature/ underground unperfected sound, sumtimes i feel if i jus record it first time without practicing there is more heart in it.. whereas if u sit there making things perfect ova and ova u go more into ur head and it becomes intellectualized.. eitha way im havin funnnn hahaa yeowwwwwwww :) …. though if u do tune into the energy/ intention and focus on the lyrics u wil be taken to a higher plane of awareness, combine this with meditation and u wil be doing one of the best things u can do for urself, other ppl and for all :) sincerely from ur frendly neighbourhood hero and spiritual pimp …. mac daddy *cHiMe$* hahaa yeowwwwwwww :):):):) …. o by tha way im not adding frends coz i dont rate ppl in any particular order, i got heart 4 everyone n is only how open to it they are that affects how much of it they get, i dont think adding someone on myspace means they are your frend anyways…. if u wana talk chimes_06@hotmail.com is me & http://www.myspace.com/chimesisaspiritualpimp :)

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Tai Ping on Their Arses

I specifically wanted to see the Tai Ping museum in Nanjing, because it highlights  one of the classic worsts in the history of the world. A Chinese guy Hong Xiu Quan in 1860s or so got it into his head that he was Jesus’ little brother. Yes that Jesus. He managed to persuade a large band of crackpots that rather than being batshit crazy, he really was J’s bro, and to cut a long story short, 20 million people died. The Taipings took Nanjing as their capital. The Tai Ping rebellion lasted about 11 years until the Qing government with the aid of foreign luminaries such as Elgin, Perry (of opening up Japan like a drunken clam fame) Gordon (of killed by the fuzzy wuzzies fame) and many more more slaughterised their way to victory. You can well imagine how outre it would have been for the foreign devils to receive bibles corrected with Hong added as a main character. Funny thing is, the Taiping Bible, complete with beatings of Confucious in heaven (aided by Jesus’ wife no less) is no less plausible than the current Bible. Slightly more convincing I think. I kinda thought the frieze was remeniscent of the TWOP crew. Sorry if I have left you out of the frieze labelling. Woman were treated in a fairly equal fashion in Taiping society, being soldiers and cetera with the men, but they have slipped a little into the background in this artwork. Click for larger version.

Are we attacking Patti Chong, Michele Phillips or Paul Murray?

Are we attacking Patti Chong, Michele Phillips or Paul Murray?

An earlier incarnation of The Lazy Aussie

An earlier incarnation of The Lazy Aussie

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Weekend Worstoff 59

A few more from my China trip. La Pavoni in Nanjing could be a little slice of Midland. Apart from the artistic impreetion, which Midland definitely doesn’t have.

week59pavoweek59pavocuAnd can someone tell me what the little lion is doing? It seems to be sucking…No. Couldn’t be. No way.

week59lionweek59lioncuAnd one more from Nanjing. The shop calls itself a groggery, which is an excellent name. The Penninsular Hotel should be known as a groggery.

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Downhill to the rump…

This was just so pathetic, I loved it as a worst. Who would feel it worthwile to change pump to rump, and then highlight it? So stupid, it’s hilarious. East Perth. And another piece of graffiti from Brownbook. The lack of a comma makes the meaning unclear. is it “Beware cunts, of vehicles crossing”, or “Beware, cunts of vehicles crossing”? Intriguing. Thanks Brownbook

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The Fall of the Barra Wall

I’m out of the country for 5 minutes, and the famous, iconic Barra Fat Wog Cunt wall comes tumbling down. How sad. At least the pictures will live forever. Bento recorded this development disgrace, even going as far as trawling the rubble for a chunk of masonry with the words, fat, cunt, or wog. The best he could find was “boobs.” Well I’ll go with that. Thanks Bento. Added the pre wall shot so you can remember too.  And speaking of vanished worsts, what about the pylon. Has the knob dropped off  while I’ve been in China?

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nobarra1Barra wall we barely knew ye.

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Miss Maud Happy Meal

Nice to be back.  And nice to be back and find a submission from Cookster. And nice to be back and find a submission from Cookster not (all) about that damned Sexpo. The after party must have been at Miss Mauds, a worst that I have been remiss in not covering before. Extraordinarily Teh Cookster reports that kids get a balding Miss Maud doll with their Scandotrash meals. Jesper must have his scandish hand in this svenkage somehow.

Cookster says…

Welcome home from China – you missed a great Sexpo. Thought the attached might be worth a worst – this is what the kideez get when they order a meal at Miss Maude’s… her answer to the Happy Meal. It could use a few more hair plugs in its spartan Nordic scalp. The two year old boy had it completely dismembered about two minutes after these shots were taken. Made in China I think… comes with a little box of 30 cent cigs and a pocket Love Rocket.

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The Worst of Perth in China – Visual Enhancement

Two efforts to combine the visual, the sculptural and the advertorial in Nanjing China. The first one should have been an Aussino Steakhouse, but wasn’t. The second is from an Audit University. Could those fingers really hit those keys? And you’ll be pleased to know that an aesthetic and plastic hospital will be built on this site in Nanjing. Expect Chinesers with big boozies anytime soon. Hey, live and let live. Flying back tomorrow.

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The Worst of Perth in China – White Dragon Rampant

Which of these bastards was holding the other white dragons?

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Tankmaster’s Wuhan office. Not more than a bushie’s blow from the banks of the Yangtse, on Behind Chang (jiang) Avenue.

week58palmAnd I thought I’d throw in some Chinese boozie work for youse.

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And the Aussino wine shop in Nanjing. Fortunately didn’t see another Aussino on the mainland. However Hong Kong is crawlin with late middle aged Aussinos, insisting on steak dinners and aussie beer.

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