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ForteanTimes wrote:
You don't have to have brains to spend cash, there are thousands of hippie Svens, Helmuts and Helgas who come over because they think NZ is some panda-cuddling, whale-massaging paradise.

Lose that image and the tourism industry is f*cked. What else is there? A vibrant music scene? A kiwi Las Vagas? Decent shops? Decent food in the form of meat and Veg? Oh sorry you can role around in a giant ball like a friggin hamster, sorted, book me a flight.


As a pro sea shepherd, anti-whaling person I actually think it wdn't affect out Pure Image that much. A huge amount of visiting tourists do come here to be human hamsters and jump off things. And as someone who has maxed out her credit card on most continents we have some great shopping here
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ForteanTimes wrote:
You don't have to have brains to spend cash, there are thousands of hippie Svens, Helmuts and Helgas who come over because they think NZ is some panda-cuddling, whale-massaging paradise.

Lose that image and the tourism industry is f*cked. What else is there? A vibrant music scene? A kiwi Las Vagas? Decent shops? Decent food in the form of meat and Veg? Oh sorry you can role around in a giant ball like a friggin hamster, sorted, book me a flight.


We have Wellywood.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
loyalgunner wrote:
ForteanTimes wrote:
You don't have to have brains to spend cash, there are thousands of hippie Svens, Helmuts and Helgas who come over because they think NZ is some panda-cuddling, whale-massaging paradise.

Lose that image and the tourism industry is f*cked. What else is there? A vibrant music scene? A kiwi Las Vagas? Decent shops? Decent food in the form of meat and Veg? Oh sorry you can role around in a giant ball like a friggin hamster, sorted, book me a flight.


We have Wellywood.



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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
For those who arent scared of possibly being immersed in hippies tomorrow night there is a benefit concert in aid of Pete Bethune and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society featuring:

TIKI TAANE
Rhombus 'n' Dub
Steel Burning
Riki Gooch
Sean Deans
and special guests!

6pm - 11pm at Sandwiches

http://www.sandwiches.co.nz/sea-shepherd-pete-bethune-charity-concert/

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I take it Sean won't be spinning dnb.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Arsenal wrote:
I take it Sean won't be spinning dnb.


I'm not even sure who Sean Deans is but most of that line up is dub/reggage/funk. There is a seperate d&b gig in that venue at midnight which i shall of course be attending lol. but we d&b kids (or in my case pensioners) rarely surface before the wee hours
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yeah I play dnb there sometimes. Mainly house these days though.

Edit: Sean is one of the founding members of Bass Frontiers and arguably the finest dnb dj to come from Welli. Stopped playing dnb a few years back though (apart from classic sets I believe).Arsenal2010-03-19 17:34:45

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I wonder if he'll be playing next weekend which is bass frontiers birthday gig. I'm the opp of you and used to be hugely into house with the occasional toe dip into jungke or breakbeats but about 3yrs ago switched completely and are now d&b all the way and struggle to slow down for dubstep & last year even walked out of a Pitchblack gig bored. I miss Twisted
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
He's not playing next weekend. I would have been but I'm out of town for Massive Attack.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
well it shd be a good one... lol we prob run int he same circles in the weekends... i'll keep an eye out at future gigs for a guy(?) with a small dog in pink 
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stealthkiwi wrote:
well it shd be a good one... lol we prob run int he same circles in the weekends... i'll keep an eye out at future gigs for a guy(?) with a small dog in pink�


Likewise, I'll keep an eye out for an endangered flightless bird with the ability to move through a club unseen by radar.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I like how this debate turned into a gig guide.

My two cents: Bloody Japs.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Footpaul wrote:
I like how this debate turned into a gig guide.

My two cents: Bloody Japs.


lol is that a band? all of life shd be going out and having fun...

nah you cant exactly blame them. we kiwis wd get our back up if felt another country was trying to dictate to us. And there seems to be a swelling of public opinion within Japan that the govt shd prosecute
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I saw the Sea Shepperd off Pt Jerningham on the way home today, I gave the crew the fingers.
Wongo2010-03-19 23:06:19
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
How long are they in for? I heard that they were in today.
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Stefan wrote:
How long are they in for? I heard that they were in today.


There is an open day on the ship frm 10am tomorrow then the concert tomorrow night. not sure how long they are here for but there is meant to be some kind of whale conference over the next few days
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Rainbow Warrior part two please.

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
They leave in the afternoon.

So you'd like to see someone killed Arsenal?
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It's for the 'greater good'.

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Arsenal wrote:
It's for the 'greater good'.


sheesh... no wonder you like house if you don't like whales
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Luuvvvvvvvv Alexi Sayle

Well lets face it the Rainbow Warrior bombing helped make Greenpeace the organisation they are today. It gave then huge sympathetic press and garnered them thousands of members and the public's empathy. But I doubt France's govt or any other govt other than Israel wd sanction a violent act like that on another country's soil these days. And Mossad is too busy finding new passports to steal
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Caught a glimpse of it today driving past.
Wish I had known there was an open day.
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Well Sandwiches was chocka with sea shepherd folk and they prob have more in common with you YF ites than you ever expected

- they sure can't dance
- they sure can drink
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Yeah there were still a few trailing hippies when I got there at 3 or so. Arsenal2010-03-21 18:33:11

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
I was way gone by then. Couldn't stand the stupid disco lights... Sandwiches what were you thinking
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
It was all about the LAZERS!!!1

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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sandwiches?

Maybe when theyre not at sea the men like to catch whales themselves...

"Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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C-Diddy wrote:

Sandwiches?

Maybe when theyre not at sea the men like to catch whales themselves...
 
From what I cd see round 1am there were just as many chicks wearing sea shepherd jackets as there were guys. both sexes go to sea these days you know...
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about 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
So in addition to Capt Pugwash, Master Bates and Roger the Cabin Boy, there is also able seaman "Kate" (short for Bob)?

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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Junior82 wrote:
So in addition to Capt Pugwash, Master Bates and Roger the Cabin Boy, there is also able seaman "Kate" (short for Bob)?
 
lol don't forget yoof read these threads...
 
It's not the dark ages anymore tho I must admit I got offered a berth on a greenpeace boat a few years after the rainbow warrior and I turned it down cause I very much got the impression the Captain expected me to be his personal entertainment director alongside my other duites. Fairly sure things are quite diff these days. Chasing Jap boats in the middle of no where wd be fairly physiclly and mentally draining so not sure what ratio their crew is
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stealthkiwi wrote:
Chasing Jap boats in the middle of no where wd be fairly physiclly and mentally draining so not sure what ratio their crew is
 
Pirates 60: Idealists 20: Opportunists  20:  Rationale people 0
 
Junior822010-03-22 13:00:23

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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lol I put an actual pic of me ina  thread yesterday and not a single person commented and no I never had a perm like that tho suffered through my mum giving me a farrah fawcett one whn very young
 
True believing idealistic vegan hippies 60%
adventurers/ wanna Bear Grylss types 30%
people who cant hold down a real job and dont know what else to do 10%
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