Australia Day Thread!

[White Riot!]

http://www.basher82.nl/Flags/australian%20flag%20header.jpg

TODAY IS THE DAY TO CELEBRATE THE PURE AWESOMENESS OF AUSTRALIA

So sit back , relax , crack open a VB or XXXX and enjoy the fact that your australian and be proud. :)

Listen to some aussie tunes (some of my favourites by the way

http://www.ganggajang.com/sounds/sounds_2.mp3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0jJxqUdGtk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjICHr58V8s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNwN3rSrvaE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob6YaGb6g8E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGngQzGkN9w Badass Classic Fu'ckin Riff and Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2TWvKDuco

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srDfpziUewE

[stevensonmat2]

Australia: Stingrays welcome.

[fishbulb]

Is this like independence day or just to celebrate being Australian?

[White Riot!]

Australia Day, 26 January, is a national day of celebrations where the people of Australia come together to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian.


Australia Day is a time to reflect upon what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation - our people, our fragile yet enduring land, land, our rich Indigenous culture, our great diversity, and our celebrated freedom and democracy. These characteristics have contributed to Australia 's unique identity and culture, and have made it the great nation that we celebrate today.

Australia Day is celebrated across the country and is observed as a public holiday in all states and territories. It involves formal ceremonies including flag raisings, citizenship ceremonies and the presentation of community awards, and a variety of local events and activities ranging from damper making to thong throwing competitions to community barbeques.

On January 26, 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip took formal possession of the colony of New South Wales and became its first Governor.

The fledging colony soon began to celebrate the anniversary of this date. Manning Clarke notes that in 1808 the "anniversary of the foundation of the colony" was observed in the traditional manner with "drinking and merriment".

The first official celebrations were held in 1818 to mark the 30th anniversary of settlement. Governor Macquarie officiated at a thirty-gun salute during the day and a dinner ball at Government House that evening.

[Aaron]

I just put on a certain track by The Radiators... have a good australia day ladies!

[Panopticon]

OMG DRUMS!...relevance++

[Jeff]

OMG DRUMS!...relevance++

lol ya rly

[Aaron]

OMG DRUMS!...relevance++
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2683/mxaustdaywb7.jpg

[skidrumbum]

wwwwooooooooooooooo AUSTRALIA!!!!
im from the usa.
if i could go to any other country for a bit though itd be you guys

[White Riot!]

My vintage Australian Snare

http://img332.imageshack.us/img332/8599/4yo8.jpg

[DrummingBen]

Go the aussies!

[blackwidow222]

anybody listening to the jjj hottest 100?

[pitchfork]

Cheers for reminding me, i'm going walkabout tonight then, might get another free beer mitt. Pity I gotta drink skippy piss to get it :lol:

Nah I love you guys.

[Corkofski]

sup convicts?

[Aaron]

Cork; At night here it is dark all of the year

[CasB]

I think Australia is great :)

[BigMe]

It's also the day when South Perth foreshore gets overloaded with people wanting to enjoy a "few" drinks and watch the skyshow. Hahahaha. It's a shame that people have to get there a bit before lunchtime to get a decent spot.... So thats when they start drinking. Hahahaha. The "few" drinks turns into a large amount. .... The foreshore doesn't stay too clean, either.

The hottest 100 is usually a let down for me. But we'll see with these last 3 or 4. Vicarious only 20. I expected slightly higher. :(

[Ellx]

Australia ftw, happy aussie day.

[GhostNote]

**** yeah! Australia represent. Hottest 100 isn't bad this year. pfft, XXXX & VB. Coopers & Little Creatures ftw! Happy Australia day y'all!


-GN

[Little Android Man]

What about Fosters?

or is that just Aussie wanna be beer?

[GhostNote]

Fosters is a particularly bad beer IMO. Fireworks were pretty good this year for aussie day.


-GN

[ringworm]

god that music was gay :) cept for AD/DC (which I never have cared for either)

you have plenty of other stuff to celebrate though, Australia is a beautiful country




do i spy those Kermit's you have in this vid?


http://i16.tinypic.com/350m1pd.jpg

[pitchfork]

So super cockneys, hows jail?

Fosters is a particularly bad beer IMO
I agree, its the beer you drink when you can't afford much else in the offy.
I've tried export and import, both suck equally.

Isn't tooheys aussie though? Thats alright.

[the_pure_drummer]

Happy whatever day austraillia!

[Damo]

Fosters is a particularly bad beer IMO
Fosters is what the Americans drink to make them feel Australian :)

In reality, we Aussies dont touch the stuff.

[stevensonmat2]

The tv's made me think all aussies drank fosters at Outback's while throwing enormous butter knives around. And a kangaroo.

[Ethan.]

Wooo Australia.

\m/

[Aaron]

The tv's made me think all aussies drank fosters at Outback's while throwing enormous butter knives around. And a kangaroo.
Some of us still do. I climbed Mt Druitt and won!

[GhostNote]

Tooheys extra dry (teds) is good.


-GN

[Pauly]

I just received this photo from someone, not sure where it was taken. Perth had quite a lot of lightning during the fireworks.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~scotpaul/aus_day_small.JPG



Click here for a full size picture:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~scotpaul/aus_day.jpg


You can even see the comet in the middle.

[the fat llama]

best australia day ever this year. saw trivium live at NSW UNI roundhouse. my first live show ever, it was awesome

[GhostNote]

I just received this photo from someone, not sure where it was taken. Perth had quite a lot of lightning during the fireworks.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~scotpaul/aus_day.jpg

You can even see the comet in the middle.

That's a wicked pic man! Looks like it was taken at Hillary's boat harbour/yacht club/pier thing. I'm sure of it.


-GN

[DrummingBen]

Yeah I went to Freo. Watched the fireworks then went to the beach for a while to watch the lightning. Was a nice night:)

[Corkofski]

that pic rules!!

fosters is kangaroo piss

im liking carlsberg recently, as well as my usual stella and kronenbourg

[Shu]

lol...what happened to emu export.. tsktsk

rank aussie beer, for a rank hot day =)

[GhostNote]

ewww. lol, Teds ftw.


-GN

[Pauly]

lol...what happened to emu export.. tsktsk

rank aussie beer, for a rank hot day =)

One of my mates has gotten into EE, purely for economic reasons. TBH, its not all that bad.

TEDs FTW.

[Drummer Bummer]

i like australia!