June 23rd

When Nimbin made the call out for an Obama look alike, for a split second I thought maybe I could pull it off except that I don’t have the presence or diction he commands. Plus I’d have to lose some weight and take up smoking to really nail the part.

But when a friend posted a photo of me playing music at the Treehouse cafe (Belongil Beach) last week … it reminded me of something…

April 11th

Hannah Mermaid from Byron Bay Artists (.com.au)

It’s easy to see, anecdotally, why Byron Bay has long been famous for being a hotspot of sexy people. Just walk down the street and try to keep from turning your head, it’s not easy. The place is filled with very spunky, young attractive people (like me).

So it was good news indeed to hear my suspicions confirmed by a recent highly scientific peer-reviewed survey from beautifulpeople.com listing Byron Bay as one of the “hottest” travel destinations on the planet. Ninth to be exact, beating out Sardinia, Italy (Take that Sardines!).

1. Bahia, Brazil;
2. Laguna, California;
3. Biarritz, France;
4. Florida, USA;
5. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico;
6. Ibiza, Spain;
7. Cape Verde;
8. Milano, Italy;
9. Byron Bay, Australia;
10. Sardinia, Italy.

January 6th

I put this snippet from ABC’s Mediawatch online 2 years ago, and it was removed by You Tube after a copyright complaint from “The Campaign Palace” a large Australian advertising firm responsible for the Bonds TV Ad. I didn’t think much more about it until I saw that my You Tube account was being threatened with suspension over it.

So I did what 99% of people don’t do… I wrote a counter response to You Tube arguing that in fact ABC’s Mediawatch is the copyright holder (not the Campaign Palace) and that they, and I were using the footage as part of fair use, in this case as criticism.

Again, I forgot about it until I received an email in my mailbox yesterday saying You Tube agreed with me and have re-instated the video! A great day for internet copy-fighters! Enjoy “Marina Amphetamine”.