It’s long, broad & I’m confident most will find it delicious…
much like my HOTTEST 100 SHORTLIST.
The plan is to spin it for the next couple of weeks, and try to narrow it down. Follow me on SPOTIFY, whack it on ‘shuffle’ & press 'play’. Hope you dig!
So, I’ve been working on something…
GOOD TIME TRUNK CO. is dropping very soon & I’d love your support.
It’s as easy as a follow here on tumblr goodtimetrunkco & the same on Instagram.
Oh… maybe the odd ‘like’ and 'repost’ too ;-) It’d be enormously appreciated & I promise you’ll dig what’s coming.
POLL WINNERS
NO. 1 / JOHN FLORENCE
NO. 2 / KELLY SLATER
NO. 3 / GABRIEL MEDINA
NO. 4 / MICK FANNING
NO. 5 / JORDY SMITH
NO. 6 / DANE REYNOLDS
NO. 7 / JOEL PARKINSON
NO. 8 / JULIAN WILSON
NO. 9 / KOLOHE ANDINO
NO. 10 / TAJ BURROW
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NO. 1 / STEPH GILMORENO. 2 / SALLY FITZGIBBONS
NO. 3 / CARISSA MOORE
NO. 4 / COCO HO
NO. 5 / ALANA BLANCHARD
First time since ‘03 (I think) that Kelly hasn’t won the SURFER Poll. This is historic. Yeah John!!
I love emo facebook groups
I like how no one has ever seen his face, but he’s “hot n all”.
"Into My Arms"
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms
And I don’t believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that’s true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms
And I believe in Love
And I know that you do too
And I believe in some kind of path
That we can walk down, me and you
So keep your candles burning
And make her journey bright and pure
That she will keep returning
Always and evermore
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms
I saw Nick Cave last night and recorded this (among others). The vision is not much, but the sound is surprisingly good. It’s not perfect. In fact he misses the middle verse, and at the end, I believe, apologises to his band for doing so. But the man is a genius. There’s rarely catchy ‘hooks’ or verse/chorus/verse/chorus arrangements. His music is based on the beauty of eloquently worded prose and phenomenal musicianship. I feel completely privileged to have been able to see him perform his art live.
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I want men to break free!
I want men to BREAK FREE!
I want men to break free from your mind,
If your not feeling fine,
Talk to me!
I want men to break free!
~ Freddie Mercury
Seriously though, #MOVEMBER isn’t just about raising #funds & #awareness for ‘physical’ men’s #health issues, a huge part of it is about men’s 'mental’ health. In general, men tend to put off getting any kind of help because they think they are supposed to be tough, self-reliant, able to manage pain and take charge of situations. This can make it hard for men to acknowledge they have any health problems, let alone a mental health problem.
#Depression is very common, with 1 in 8 men experiencing it at some stage of their life. You need to know the signs – not only for you, but also for your #mates and #family.
I’m sure you all know a friend or family member who 'doing Movember’… please support them, your Dad, Brother, Husband, Son might currently be affected by one of these very real & very serious health problems… they could also be one of the men who benefits from the great work done during this month.
If you don’t have anyone to donate to, please donate to me & MoBro.co/JakeNewell - it all goes to the same place in the end anyway.
💙👊🙏 (at www.MoBro.co/JakeNewell 👨)
This morning I woke to extremely sad news.
A pillar of the Australian sporting community, an absolute legend of the world Triathlon community, and a personal idol and friend of mine for many years, has tragically passed.
Jackie Fairweather (nee Gallagher) is a multiple world champion, winning two Wold Duathlon Titles & one World Triathlon Title, and was the first to win the 2 separate titles in the 1 year (1996 - and to my knowledge is still the only person to do so). Jackie also won a Commonwealth Games bronze medal in the Marathon in 2002.
Integral to my personal ambition at the time, my memories now, and to the history of the sport of Triathlon in general, her awe-inspiring battles with fellow competitors Michellie Jones & Emma Carney, are the stuff of legend, and easily as monumental as anything any woman or man of the sport has contributed since.
Personally, Jackie was responsible for my selection into first Australian Institute of Sport Triathlon Squad where she was head coach, and an important part of my early personal and sporting life. She was an extremely intelligent, focused and driven woman, and one of the toughest competitors Triathlon has ever seen, and likely ever will. The annals of Australian Sporting History are far richer because of her.
I’ve been really quite rattled by the news of her sudden passing, and my heart goes out to those many many people who remained much closer to her than I did over the last ten years… especially, my thoughts and prayers are with her husband Simon.
Jackie Fairweather, tragically gone at just 46 years young.
May she now rest in peace.
<3 Jake x
