Best of 2009 List [Updated]
Here’s a ranting list – a collection of my highlights for 2009, in no particular order or sequence. As my friend Martin Reid said of 2009: “CTRL-ALT-DELETE”. I won’t go that far, but it did have it’s share of shitful periods, on a global and personal level. However, these are the things that inspired and motivated me over the year.
Song – RAED’s ‘Gotta Love This City’ – the funniest, most incredibly strange thing I’ve ever seen.
Concert – Sound Relief. Incredible lineup and over $8m raised for Bushfire Relief.
Laugh – Miles Munn @ Rob’s 21st, The Trixie on Frappe Show, other random stuff that just made me laugh every day…
Meal – Taramosalata at Hellenic Republic. It’s the best I’ve EVER eaten by far.
Night out – Canberra, cold August Friday night on the town with Al. Who would have thought Canberra had so much to offer after dark?
Movie – The Hangover. Should win “Best Picture” at the Academy Awards.
Idea – Take advantage of ridiculously cheap flights to Europe. Did I actually do it? No. Proving the point that an idea isn’t worth shit unless you put effort into it.
Discovery – Augmented Reality.
Rediscovery – Michael Jackson’s incredibly rich, wonderful and brilliant career.
Word – SHAMON! A close second was “Totes”. As in, “totally”. As in, “Are you going to see The Hangover?” “Totes”. Preferably spelt with a lower case “t”, “totes”, if in written form, eg: when affirming a Facebook status update.
Expression – A toss up between “Hells yeah” and “Loves it”. Redundant plurals really were big in 2009.
TV Show – Chamone! Mo’fo Selecta – A Tribute to Michael Jackson, followed by Entourage, and others: 30 Rock and V 2009.
Story – The incredible stories of survival from the bushfires. On a lighter note, “No Oral Sex Says Ute Crash Waitress”. On a political note, The Wall Street Journal rightly exposing KRudd’s economic philosophy as a sham.
Cool thing – So many to choose from, but this would be up there: a machine that makes floating smiley faces – Happy Clouds – out of bubbles.
Website – Facebook. It gets better and better.
Clever, witty thing – Daniel Kitson’s show: “We Are Gathered Here“. I haven’t missed one of his shows in 8 years, and I don’t intend to – ever. He owns this category.
Purchase – my iPhone, PlayStation 3 and Piaggio MP3 250
iPhone App – Wunderradio or Evernote or Ustream Broadcaster
Geeky achievement – Three #1 trending topics on Twitter. #soundrelief, and also #heyhey & #plucka when I was working on the Hey Hey Reunion shows.
Feeling – Sound Relief – Towards the end of the night, Ant Hampel and I were sitting in the Red Cross box at the ‘G, watching Split Enz belt out “Message to My Girl”, having played a major role in putting together the gig, thinking, “we did a very good thing”. Closely followed by five babies being born into my immediate friendship group – very cool.
Person – The Victorian CFA. Incredible work from these great people under the most horrific of circumstances, and no assistance at all from the inept Victorian Government / DSE (referred to by the CFA as the “Department of Scorched Earth”). A difficult one recognising a single person who has done more than any other to impress this year – but I’ve got to nominate Simon Prestigiacomo, Collingwood’s veteran full back. Despite the fact that a number of us created a Facebook Fan Page advocating his selection, he was ignored by the AFL All-Australian Selectors (again), Prestigiacomo was brilliant at full back this year for the Mighty Magpies.
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