Sad but true, Toilet Paper Pyramids seem to be met with as much disdain as appreciation. As an art-form, it is still in its infancy, but I take comfort from the fact it is rapidly growing in popularity. I am hopeful that it slowly but surely gets more respect because it requires a wonderful combination of…
Goodbye To Vancouver, Hello To Queensland’s Whitsunday Islands – November 2010
The intention was never to leave Canada after four months, but the intention when I said goodbye to New Zealand nearly eight months ago was always to have an adventure. And what an adventure. While I have only seen about 0.00000000000000001% of this massive country, I have explored Vancouver through and through; I’ve sung karaoke…
Halloween In Vancouver 2010 – The Geeky Sound Guy
They sure do get excited about Halloween in this part of the world. And it must be said, I have been notoriously underwhelming with some of my costumes over the years back in New Zealand (Kermit the Frog, but only the head, Gandalf, but only in the form of a Burger King plastic town hung…
Mickey Rourke’s ‘The Wrestler’ & How It Parallels The Life Of Pop Star Andy Gibb
At home yesterday I cracked out some of my old Andy Gibb LPs. I wanted to hear Shadow Dancing again which despite being the biggest hit of 1978 in the US, you hardly hear on the radio anymore. What a great song, what perfect pop albums and as is always the case with Andy, listening…
Review: ‘Sound & Fury’ – A Dual Biography Of Muhammad Ali & Howard Cosell
A devout man of God that was notoriously unfaithful to his wives; a sharp, articulate poet who could barely read and write; a man who preached that white men were devils whose public friendship with whites broke down so many barriers; a political figure who couldn’t place Vietnam on a map; a man who admits to now…
Roller Skating In Cambodia With The Middle Class – Phnom Penh At A Crossroads – June 2010
In June of this year I went back to one of my favourite cities in South East Asia, Phnom Penh. This is a city (and indeed a country) which has gone as close to Hell as any place on earth and the difference from even two years ago when I was first there was huge….
UnBelizeable! From Tiny Tropical Islands To Jaw-Dropping Caves – What To Do In Belize
Caye Caulker, Belize. Here are two more entries from my Herald On Sunday series in Central America from 2009. Belize is the only English speaking country in Central America and feels very much Caribbean in terms of culture. That said, there are also some incredible Mayan ruins, caves regarded by National Geographic as amongst the…
Playa Del Carmen & Tulum – What Cancun Used To Be Like – NZ Herald Mexico Article 2009
In 2009 I spent a few weeks venturing down the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, through Belize and into Guatemala. Click here to link to my Herald On Sunday travel article about Tulum and Playa Del Carmen – a part of Mexico locals say is what Cancun used to be like many years ago. Thanks for reading…
Whatever Happened To 5 Time Grammy Winner Christopher Cross? (written late 2007)
Holmsey is back, all is forgiven at TVNZ and now that we’ve found out the Bay City Rollers never made any money and that the David Cassidy of 2007 owns an unusually tight forehead, it’s time to turn our attention to another potential Whatever Happened To… guest star. He is a man who won five…
Guatemala 2009: My 3-Part NZ Herald Series With Mayan Ruins, Colonial Architecture & Hidden Waterfalls
In 2009 I explored Guatemala in Central America with Intrepid Travel, Flight Centre and the New Zealand Herald. Find out about some of the most impressive Mayan ruins in the world, adorable island towns in the centre of lakes, hidden waterfalls that pour pummelling hot water from above into chilly water below, where the best showers…
The Original Starsky – Paul Michael Glaser On Overcoming The Loss Of His Wife & Daughter
This article is based on an interview I did with Paul Michael Glaser in LA in May 2006. “If we’re gonna’ do this we’re gonna’ have to do it now,” commands the sometime Hollywood director, AIDS activist and man most of us still think of as Starsky. It’s nearly 30 years since Paul Michael Glaser…
Is Lionel Richie The Nicest Man In Showbiz? Hanging Out With A Couple Of Commodores
The exuberant tale of 26-year old Lionel Richie and Commodores fanboy that gets to meet to his hero – three times… One-time-a-Lionel I knew was going to happen. Universal Records appreciated my daily on-air ravings about the magnificence of all things Lionel Richie and had put my name on the pre-concert meet ‘n’ greet list….
