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June 26, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Snooker

Classic Kiwi party. Pass-arounds. A fire on inside, gas-heaters in the tent. The beer was flowing like wine. The wine was being served from the biggest bottle I’ve ever seen – it took two people to distribute it. And in the corner of the lounge, at just the right time, the TV went on for […]
Posted in Blog, Mixtapes · Tagged Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Basketball, Blog, Gods of Snooker, In Praise Of, In Praise of Snooker, Judd Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Rugby, Snooker, Sport, Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, TV, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 11, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Half Time At The Housewarming, The Fire Roaring, The Pass-Around Food Is Lovely…

Eventually ol’ Fitzy or Trev or Mucka or Graeme or whatever the name was, asked me what sport was my favourite – my rugby-bluffing had been going about as well as the game itself. I told him I watched a lot of basketball – and loved it. And he gestured, adding “oh yeah, the hat”. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Basketball, Half Time At The Housewarmin The Fire Roarin The Pass-Around Food Is Lovely…, Half Time At The Housewarming, Poem, Poem: Half Time At The Housewarmin The Fire Roarin The Pass-Around Food Is Lovely…, Rugby, Snooker, The Fire Roaring, The Pass-Around Food Is Lovely… ·

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May 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: It’s Sunday Morning.

A bath, read some poems (Jim Harrison) listened to Enya (Dark Sky Island) alright, so it’s not “Did you watch the game last night?” And just as bloody well. I have middle NZ to thank for that. I’ll never host the BBQ.  
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Enya, It’s Sunday Morning., Jim Harrison, Kiwi, Music, NZ, Poem, Poem: It’s Sunday Morning., Poetry, Rugby, Sunday ·

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February 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 247: Talia Marshall

Welcome to Sweetman Podcast. It’s 2021. But I started this year with conversations recorded at the very end of 2020. Now we’re into fresh conversations recorded in 2021. And this is episode 247 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as […]
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November 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: A Mate of Mine – Yet Another Rugby-Tragic – Was Surprised to Know I Even Cared About Basketball.

“I don’t get basketball at all”, he said. “It’s just You score a point, then I will, then you, then me, then you, then me…” He did his best to make that sound like it was a bad thing. I let him score his point. Then went home to watch a 35-year old replay of […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Mate of Mine Yet Another Rugby-Tragic Was Surprised to Know I Even Cared About Basketball., Celtics, Lakers, Larry Bird, Poem, Poem: A Mate of Mine – Yet Another Rugby-Tragic – Was Surprised to Know I Even Cared About Basketball., Rugby ·

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January 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Dan Carter – A Perfect 10: DVD

Dan Carter: A Perfect 10 Director: Luke Mellows Southern Lights It turns out that you can be a good looking, successful, talented, hard working person that excels at the sport of rugby – your father putting little rugby posts up in the backyard when you’re young – and in the end, despite money and international […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Perfect 10, All-Black, Dan Carter, Dan Carter - A Perfect 10: DVD, Doco, Documentary, DVD, DVD Review, Film, Film Review, Luke Mellows, Movie, Movie Review, Perfect 10, Rugby, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 195: Linda Burgess

Welcome to episode 195 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged Acast, All-Black, Anchor/FM, Apple, Author, Bob Burgess, Book, Books, Chat, Conversation, ep. 195, Family, IIML, Interview, Jesse Mulligan, Journalist, La Petite Chocolat, Linda Burgess, Memoir, Music, Novels, Podcast, Radio, Reviewer, RNZ, Rugby, Script Writing, Short Stories, Someone's Wife, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast # 195: Linda Burgess, Sweetman Podcast: Linda Burgess, T Leaf T, The Dominion Post, The Spinoff, TV Critic, Writer, Writing, Yeastie Boys, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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June 22, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 69 – Jeremy Taylor

Welcome to episode 69 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with writer, reviewer, musician and record store guy, Jeremy Taylor. If he’s not at the counter offering his wisdom he’s in the back room at Slow Boat Records […]
Posted in Blog, Podcasts · Tagged 2nd Birthday, Chat, Christchurch, Cinematic, Comedy, Conversation, Critic, Episode 69, Film, Food Blogger, Interpol, Interview, Jeremy Taylor, Le Petit Chocolat, Lorde, Musician, Phantom Billstickers, Record Store, Reviewer, Rugby, Rugby World Cup 2015, Simon Sweetman, Singer/Songwriter, Slow Boat Records, Stuff.co.nz, Sweetman Podcast, Sweetman Podcast: Episode 69 – Jeremy Taylor, T Leaf T, The Omnivore, Throw, Timaru, TV, Two Years, Writer, Yeastie Boys ·

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May 29, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 690

Fred Dagg, Fred Dagg’s Greatest Hits (1975) I reckon Fred Dagg was an incredible comic creation and of course not the only one from one of the most brilliant of comic minds. Growing up with a bit of Fred Dagg and other works from the mind of John Clarke had me reading and watching anything […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1975, 21st Speech, Australia, Comedian, Comedy, Comic Actor, Compilation, Farmer, Farming, Fred Dagg, Fred Dagg's Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits, John Clarke, Kiwi, LP, New Zealand, NZ, Rugby, Rural, Satire, Satirist, The Vinyl Countdown # 690, Vinyl, We Don't Know How Lucky We Are, Writer ·

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July 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Jeremy Taylor: Rugby World Cup 2015

Rugby World Cup 2015 Jeremy Taylor Germinal Press Jeremy Taylor is a self-confessed rugby tragic – and so here he gets to have a fan’s wet-dream by splooshing out a bit of analysis, swirling in some opinion and backing it up with those pesky things called facts. In this slim volume, an update of Germinal […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Book, Book Review, Germinal Press, Jeremy Taylor, Jeremy Taylor: Rugby World Cup 2015, Rugby, Rugby World, Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 2015, Slow Boat Records, The Last Word, Tom Scott, World Cup ·

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March 8, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 49 Lily and I

Lily and I went down to the riot – chopped around but we couldn’t get in First of all there was no Lily Got quite warm as we got to the fire and the heat exchange was biting in I was single at that time and went down to Molesworth Street on my own And […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Lily and I, Music, Protest, Rugby, Song, Songwriting, Spines, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 49 Lily and I, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories # 49, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington, Writing ·

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April 21, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 4 Cinderella

I first got involved in the Wellington film scene about ten years ago. It was a family movie about a lake monster. Kind of a Scottish Whalerider.  I started in Paint, plastering the inside of a castle and I really enjoyed it.  Met some great people in the art and construction departments – just surrounded […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged All Blacks, Cake Tin, Cinderella, Film, Guest Blog, Jon Mcleary, Music, Rugby, The Ghost of Electricity, The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 4 Cinderella, The Spines, War Stories, War Stories by Jon McLeary, Wellington ·

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