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November 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 239 – Blackcaps V England, Westpac Stadium, Wellington, 2019

I should really have this ticket framed – maybe put a picture of me next to it wearing a clown-suit. $64-fucking-dollars-and-60-fucking-cents for a Twenty20 match. Jesus. And Christ. And that was the cheapest option. The Family Zone, alcohol free – to pay the top price you’d get about three bucks back out of a hundy; […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, Blackcaps, Cricket, England, NZ, Stadium, Stub, Stubs, Stubs: # 239, Stubs: # 239 – Blackcaps V England, Summer of Cricket, Twenty20, Wellington, Westpac, Westpac Stadium ·

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May 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight: On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts

Well, he’s a cricket fan, so he’ll enjoy the mention of a “double century” – but one thing I learned a while back is that you have to pick your moments and celebrate your own milestones in this writing-online caper. You have to turn up. And turn up. And turn up again. And if you […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Band, Blog, Bob Dylan, Bruno Lawrence, Chris Knox, Cricket, Family, Films, Ghost, Ghost posts, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Heart, Jon Mcleary, Manslaughter, Movies, Music, Novel, On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts, Painting, Peter McLeavey, Spines, The Ghost, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight, The Nightwatchman Clicks His Flashlight: On Jon McLeary’s Double Century of Ghost Posts, The Spines, War Stories, Wellington, Writing, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 189 Holloway Road

We rented it for a start – a small house on Holloway Road and a piece of history. Old George, who lived a few houses down and whose father had famously lived well past a hundred, told me that Winston McCarthy had grown up in our house and it had also been a shop at […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged #189, Angus, Aro Valley, Art, Cricket, Ghost, Ghost Stories, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Holloway Rd, Holloway Road, Home, House, Jon, Jon Mcleary, McLeary, Michelle, Music, Painting, Spines, Te Aro, The Brain, The Ghost, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 189, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 189 Holloway Road, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 189, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Wigan Street, Writing ·

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November 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 476

Tangerine Dream, Near Dark [OST] (1987) Holy fuck Tangerine Dream has pumped out some albums eh…and d’you know, this is the only one I own. And I received it just over a week ago – a kind soul posted it to me. I haven’t seen the film either. But I did enjoy listening to the […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged [OST], 1987, Cricket, John Wright, LP, Near Dark, Soundtrack, Tangerine Dream, The Tubes, The Vinyl Countdown # 476, Vinyl ·

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May 24, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Nightwatchman

There he is at the crease, no runs on the board, but he won’t be ignored – as he aims for the middle and never heads too far down the pitch. He is always able, just, to dig it out from the block-hole, best foot forward, which is obviously right. He’s left with the bat, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bill English, Cricket, Election, John Key, Nightwatchman, NZ, Poem, Poem: The Nightwatchman, Prime Minister, September, The Nightwatchman ·

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July 3, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 674

V/A, The British Pop Collection (1983) Every time I do any sort of themed DJ set I like to go and get a new album, or a new old album, a 2nd-hander. I might not even get to play much of anything from it but it’s a little treat, an incentive, a prize for confining […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 10cc, 1983, 3-LP, Best of British, Britain, Compilation, Cricket, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist, Dreadlock Holiday, England, LP, Old Bailey, Paul Jones, Sons and Lovers, The British Pop Collection, The Vinyl Countdown # 674, UK, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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March 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 52 The Cricket

It happened to me in late 1984. Michelle went for a trip to Australia for a time to wean Angus. So it was just me and him in the big warehouse space with the Doctor Strange window on Wakefield Street. I’d get him off to sleep finally and put on the radio. This one night […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art, Australia, Cricket, http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup, Jon Mcleary, Music, New Zealand, NZ, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 52 The Cricket, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 52, World Cup, Writing ·

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February 22, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Playlist: Best of British

It was Best of British down at The Old Bailey this weekend – we slaughtered the English team in the Cricket World Cup so there was a delightful irony in serving up the “best of British” after; the English cricket team had just shown the worst. Anyway, I managed to avoid Britpop altogether (not that […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Best of British, Britain, Cricket, DJ, DJ Set, DJing, England, Playlist, Playlist: Best of British, Records, Spotify, The Old Bailey, Vinyl ·

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February 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

DJ Setlist: The Old Bailey, Best of British, February 20, 2015

I thought I’d do a Best of British set to coincide with the NZ/England game. We (NZ) slaughtered them (England). It was mesmerizing, majestic. The pub filled up soon-after and I played a bunch of British things. Some good – some great. It was a fun night. I liked it. Here’s the set. 1. 10cc, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Best British, Best of British, Cricket, DJ, DJ Set, DJ Setlist: The Old Bailey, DJing, February 20, LP, Record, Records, Setlist, The Old Bailey, Vinyl, Wellington, Wgtn, World Cup ·

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October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1006

Elton John, Greatest Hits Volume II (1977) It’s worth remembering – every now and then – just how mega Elton John was in the 1970s. I think about it a bit actually, probably more than is necessary/healthy. Whatever he did in the 1980s – and there were a few good moments, sure – is nothing […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1977, Compilation, Cricket, Elton John, Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits Volume II, Island Girl, LP, Philadelphia Freedom, Vinyl ·

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