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Pokies were the death of live music here

Why have a band room when you can have pokies.

We've never had pokies in pubs in Perth but a lot of great live music pubs have still bitten the dust here in the last 20 odd years.

It was more the NIMBY types moving into places near to the pubs and complaining about the loud noise that got them shut down.

If you move into a place near to a live music pub you should have no right to complain about the noise, if you don't like it move.
 
We've never had pokies in pubs in Perth but a lot of great live music pubs have still bitten the dust here in the last 20 odd years.

It was more the NIMBY types moving into places near to the pubs and complaining about the loud noise that got them shut down.
That happened here as well, pokies just made it faster
If you move into a place near to a live music pub you should have no right to complain about the noise, if you don't like it move.
Gentrification always sucks
 
Colleague turned 50 today. Earlier this week someone else in my team sent an email asking if anybody wanted to chip in and get her a present (including HR, who is also part of our team in a way).

Anyway, HR came out and said no (as well as our manager), we didn't do anything for the EA (who she shares an office with) who turned 60 earlier in the year.

But bloody hell, you can't do something nice for someone? We all get along very well, and we are all fans of the HR manager, and the EA. It was just so disappointing we were told no, we can't do that because we didn't do something for someone else and it might look like favouritism etc.

We ended up getting a gift anyway and HR and my team's manager don't know. JFC though, what a bloody joke.
 
We've never had pokies in pubs in Perth but a lot of great live music pubs have still bitten the dust here in the last 20 odd years.

It was more the NIMBY types moving into places near to the pubs and complaining about the loud noise that got them shut down.

If you move into a place near to a live music pub you should have no right to complain about the noise, if you don't like it move.
Big list of very good WA acts .
 
We've never had pokies in pubs in Perth but a lot of great live music pubs have still bitten the dust here in the last 20 odd years.

It was more the NIMBY types moving into places near to the pubs and complaining about the loud noise that got them shut down.

If you move into a place near to a live music pub you should have no right to complain about the noise, if you don't like it move.

Reminds me of an issue from a couple of years back in Geelong - over the past decade there's been significant increase in housing developments in the Geelong region, including high rise options just on the outskirts of the CBD, especially in the vicinity of the Deakin Waterfront Campus

One such highrise was built in the block across from the uni and nearly next to a venue who's history as a hotel goes back to 1854 (so just a few years old...), but has recently been overtaken by new owners

Not sure how long the residential building had been open before the head of the body corporate along with other tenants lodged noise complaints about the venue, raised questions about an extension and such - here's the kicker, the head of the body corporate was the venues previous owner and fully aware of everything before moving into their new accommodation

I thought that was total BS, but they seemed to be the ones getting their way
 
That happened here as well, pokies just made it faster

Gentrification always sucks

Yeah a lot of the great live pub venues were in the western suburbs in Perth which weren't expensive places to live back in the 70s or 80s when those pubs were in their heyday but people moving into houses there now are paying over a million bucks for one.

It wasn't just the noise of the bands themselves it was all the undesirable people that those pubs would attract like bogans and bikies when bands like The Angels or The Screaming Jets would roll into town and play gigs there.
 
We've never had pokies in pubs in Perth but a lot of great live music pubs have still bitten the dust here in the last 20 odd years.

It was more the NIMBY types moving into places near to the pubs and complaining about the loud noise that got them shut down.

If you move into a place near to a live music pub you should have no right to complain about the noise, if you don't like it move.
There used to be pokies in the Menzies pub. Don't think they were a big revenue raisers though.
 

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Rehashing the "Welcome to" and "Acknowledgement of" Country discussion from the other day.

Pauline Hanson, the beacon of wisdom and reasonable thought that she is noted she turns her back on the Welcome to (which i assume shes ****ed up with the Acknowledgement of) in Parliament.

Im not anti them obviously but if i was, Pauline being anti them would be enough to turn my mind.
 
Rehashing the "Welcome to" and "Acknowledgement of" Country discussion from the other day.

Pauline Hanson, the beacon of wisdom and reasonable thought that she is noted she turns her back on the Welcome to (which i assume shes ****ed up with the Acknowledgement of) in Parliament.

Im not anti them obviously but if i was, Pauline being anti them would be enough to turn my mind.

There's been a Welcome to Country ceremony at the opening of Parliament since 2008. The last one went for 45 minutes!

Mathew Stokes spoke about the issue this week.

Welcome to Country should be a beautiful, respectful ceremony that unites us as we reflect on Australia’s extraordinary history which stretches long before white settlement. Instead, it’s becoming divisive and, to be honest, I can understand why many people are confused by its purpose, as the AFL finals coverage broadcasts the ceremonies to millions of football fans.​
I feel the moment is, in some instances, being used by people who take the chance, when speaking to more than a million people watching on television, to push their own views rather than a chance for all present to show respect for the deep history attached to the land on which the game is being played.​

He also called for a genuine debate about the ceremonies - "That can only happen if people can offer their opinion about Welcome to Country without being labelled as racist."

 
There's been a Welcome to Country ceremony at the opening of Parliament since 2008. The last one went for 45 minutes!

Mathew Stokes spoke about the issue this week.

Welcome to Country should be a beautiful, respectful ceremony that unites us as we reflect on Australia’s extraordinary history which stretches long before white settlement. Instead, it’s becoming divisive and, to be honest, I can understand why many people are confused by its purpose, as the AFL finals coverage broadcasts the ceremonies to millions of football fans.​
I feel the moment is, in some instances, being used by people who take the chance, when speaking to more than a million people watching on television, to push their own views rather than a chance for all present to show respect for the deep history attached to the land on which the game is being played.​

He also called for a genuine debate about the ceremonies - "That can only happen if people can offer their opinion about Welcome to Country without being labelled as racist."

I thought she said she turns her back daily but she didnt actually say that (im pretty sure theyre not doing a Welcome to country daily).

Totally fine with discussion on its validity in certain circumstances and wouldnt label that racist, i cant really think of an instance in which its currently being used that is not appropriate.

Im also pretty sure Pauline rightly copped that label WELL before this current stunt.
 
Instead of going to the Preliminary Final tonight, I get to

A. Attend my Sister in Laws 50th Birthday Party in Parramatta,
B. Pick up the In Laws and drive them across,
C. Be the Designated Driver, or
D. All of the Above



FML
Time for another divorce?
 
Instead of going to the Preliminary Final tonight, I get to

A. Attend my Sister in Laws 50th Birthday Party in Parramatta,
B. Pick up the In Laws and drive them across,
C. Be the Designated Driver, or
D. All of the Above



FML

Then if you make it to the big dance .
$$$$$ ticket...$$$$$$$.
Super expensive flights .
Super ,super expensive accommodation.
 

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