This thread is for recommendations on a few categories. Use the template below to post yours. It may help a few of us discover some new things. They don’t need to be favourites just things you recommend <name> Recommends Song: Album: Band: Book: Author: TV Show: Movie: Restaurant: Red Wine: White Wine: Beer: Spirit: Holiday Destination: Website: Pub/Club: Beach: Gym: Magazine: Something to Do on the weekend:
Fluffy Recommends Song: Sandwiches bu Grand funk poobars - the stupidest song ive ever heard but great to luagh at (not with) Album: Piper at the gates of dawn - Pink Floyd Band: THe winters (northern beaches local band kinda a cross between powderfinger and radiohead) Book: Infinity welcomes careful drivers - Doug Naylor Author: Doug Naylor TV Show: Little Britain Movie: The Shining - Stanley Kubrick Restaurant: Splash at Newtown, Cheap seafood but great value. Best baby occa ever Red Wine: Wolfblass yellow label - can never go wrong White Wine: N/A Beer: Boddingtons - a very creamy draught ale from manchester Spirit: Absynth Holiday Destination: langkawai islands, Malaysia - Like phu-ket but cheaper and duty free alcohol Website: www.bom.gov.au - gives you all the weather info Pub/Club: Top of the glenmore in summer at sunset Beach: mungo beach - near myall lakes Gym: N/A Magazine: Playboy Something to Do on the weekend: Watch the footy
Song: Live it up, Mental as Anything Album: Best of Van Morrison Band: Beatles Book: Haven't read a book since I left school except a Shane Warne, Des Hasler & History of Manly books Author: See above TV Show: The Amazing Race Movie: Zulu Restaurant: Ajhermers Indian Restuarant, Balgowlah (Makani Prawns) Red Wine: Andrew Garrret Cab/sav White Wine: Four Sisters Beer: Tooheys Old Spirit: Bourbon Holiday Destination: Bawley Point Website: AE of course Pub/Club: Middle Harbour Skiff Club Beach: Freshwater Gym: Manly Leagues Magazine: Fishing World Something to Do on the weekend: Rest
Zaphod Recommends: Song: Lampshade (by Kashmir, The Good life) Album: Do The Pops (compilation of Australian Garage Bands), also Shake some Action, another compilation of alternative music Band: Radio Birdman Book: The Damage Done (Cant remember the guys full name now, but it’s a true story about an aussie drug trafficker who went to bang kwang prison) Author: Raymond E Feist TV Show: Red DWarf Movie: High Fidelity Restaurant: Milano’s at neutral bay Red Wine: 2002 Merlot from McLinden Estate (boutique Hunter Winery) White Wine: <I don’t drink white> Beer: Coopers Home Brew Spirit: Johnny walker Black label Scotch Holiday Destination: Guam or Saipan Website: <a href='http://Http://www.straightdope.com' target='_blank'>Http://www.straightdope.com</a> Pub/Club: The Crows Nest Hotel Beach: Freshwater Gym: <I don’t go to the gym> Magazine: FHM of Course
Hopium Recommends Song: Boogie Woogie (for some odd reason this sounds like a Euro contest song... sung by scantily clad Norweigan girls) Album: Poodle Hat - Wierd Al Band: The Who Book: The Last Continent - Terry Pratchett Author: Douglas Adams TV Show: Red Dwarf! Movie: Life of Brian Restaurant: Splash Red Wine: The Rose (a pink shiraz... from some boutique wine place in the Hunter) White Wine: Anything cheap... damn I love law parties. Beer: I like Stella... Oh, and Trafalgar Pale Ale from Lord Nelson Spirit: Absynth... La Fee particularly Holiday Destination: Bora Bora or Turkey Website: www.reddwarf.co.uk Pub/Club: I'll drink anywhere. Beach: Seven Mile Beach... at Gerroa Gym: the big USYD one... niiiice Magazine: I love Playboy Something to Do on the weekend: Fart around...
Song: Business In Me Album: Living - The JBT Band: Maeder Book: Highway To Hell Author: Not much of a book fan TV Show: Lano And Woodley Movie: Saw Restaurant: cRave cafe in Terrigal Red Wine: - White Wine: - Beer: Boags Spirit: Real McCoy B and C Holiday Destination: Terrigal Website: <a href='http://maddox.xmission.com/' target='_blank'>http://maddox.xmission.com/</a> Pub/Club: Terrigal pub Beach: North Avoca Gym: - Magazine: Blunt Something to Do on the weekend: Sleep
Song: Caught a light sneeze - Tori Amos Album: Sign 'o' the Times - Prince Band: Depeche Mode Book: Luke's gospel Author: Brett Easton Ellis TV Show: Twin Peaks Movie: Flatliners Restaurant: Shalamar Restaurant, Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra Red Wine: Tatachilla Adelaide Hills Merlot 2001 White Wine: De Bortoli Traminer Reisling 2003 (great value at $5) Beer: Crownies Spirit: Absolut Vodka Holiday Destination: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe Website: ww.smh.com.au Pub/Club: Seaview Hotel - Townsville Beach: Plettenburg Bay, South Africa Gym: RSL Health and Fitness Club - Dubbo Magazine: BRW Something to Do on the weekend: Visit Western Plains Zoo
