Melbourne

[Infinitude]

^ Heh! Course, I passed, but never stopped in at, said Carlisle St Salvos on the tram while heading to The Local Taphouse. I went to that pub three times, no less and the Provisions bottleshop.

I much prefer the little cottage hehe

Awesome links & locations , I shall investigate forthwith.

[vapours]

We're all noobs at one stage or another.Where can one find better op shops than those found on Chapel St (serious question)?

Brunswick St in Fitzroy. Second hand jocks aint my thing but when I took some friends there they spent the whole day in op shops and still didn't get through half of them.

Theres also Savers on Sydney Rd which is the ultimate dress up party shop.

[Infinitude]

Hellz yeah, combining an op shop crawl with a pub crawl?! Only in M E L B O U R N E!'

Talking of The Local Taphouse, it's quite nice. It is Kind of like St.K's answer to The Sail, but quieter and not overshadowed by a certain participant within one of the world's true duopolies.

I am seriously looking forward to the release of The Age's Good Bar Guide. Here\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s a taster.

[geisha]

anyone in M E L B O U R N E/coming here want a free ice skating voucher? its for one adult and is for use at icehouse in docklands.

i like my limbs as they are and so its unlikely i'll get to use it myself lol.

[sPeCtRuM`]

anyone in M E L B O U R N E/coming here want a free ice skating voucher? its for one adult and is for use at icehouse in docklands.

i like my limbs as they are and so its unlikely i'll get to use it myself lol.

I'll take it

[geisha]

lol done. that was a much quicker response than i anticipated

[beatbox bunny]

What can I see, where can I stay... where should I eat and where can I shop for 3 days, in M E L B O U R N E....?

[BLEGH!]

Why isn't this thread titled M E L B O U R N E ????

Who can fix it ?

[Infinitude]

Checked out The Kodiak Club and Builders Arms Hotel among other Fitzroy gems with my brother who was in town for a few days last week.

It ended up being a pretty epic day/night's drinking that saw us both taking in almost ten pubs in as many hours. We even managed a wee bit of street drinking in Clifton Hill (amid pouring rain) having boarded the wrong tram out of Fitzroy lol.

And now I am back to being ronery again

[~Msv~]

Woot, M E L B.... in 3 days!
Friday night at the 'G is going to be a ripper!

[Onijin]

10 days for me. Hitting up Hybrid at New Guernica on Friday night, then random catchups and drinking with mates.

[neonknome]

how random?

[Onijin]

Random enough. Depends on who's doing what, etc.

[fatnick]

u so random

[Joey Jo Jo Junior]

I just looked up my old house and street in north fitzroy, the picture was taken on a nice sunny day and it made me miss M E L B O U R N E a lot.

[~Msv~]

http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/melbourne.shtml
The weather isnt looking too shabby this weekend
Cmooooooooooooon Friday!

[renee`]

Checked out The Kodiak Club and Builders Arms Hotel among other Fitzroy gems with my brother who was in town for a few days last week.

It ended up being a pretty epic day/night's drinking that saw us both taking in almost ten pubs in as many hours. We even managed a wee bit of street drinking in Clifton Hill (amid pouring rain) having boarded the wrong tram out of Fitzroy lol.

And now I am back to being ronery again

Went to The Kodiak on Friday for the first time. Cool lil place. I'm loving living northside. Fitzroy/Northcote/Brunswick are awesome.

[Infinitude]

Looks like my bro took the weather back with him - not hard being as he always travels light

Northside is where it's at imo. Kodiak was closing so we couldn't stay long - but in that short time I learned a couple of the finer points about whiskies.

I am currently enjoying a Vale Stout at the iconic and oh so cliche (but most cliches are so because they are good) Young & Jacksons. Not minding the smooth house music in the background either.

There's a nice wee metal merch shop (not a patch on JVs though) in Ringwood I checked out. The Lamb Of God hoodie I found there was well worth the arsenumbing 4 hour round trip by train from Epping.

Joey: how much had the place appreviated in value, if you don't mind my inquisitiveness? I ask because Fitzroy has kind of become M E L B O U R N E's Subiaco, insofar as property value/prestige are concerned.

[Infinitude]

^ Joey: disregard . Thought you were referring to spotting an advert for said house. I forget about Google Earth lol

[Kirky85]

how would you make M E L B O U R N E a better place.

best answer ever!

[~Msv~]

Loved M E L B O U R N E. Had sooo much fun. Broke my MCG AFL virginity with a ripping game on Friday night. Followed up by a free 'secret' gig at the Forum (awesome venue btw!) feat Nayseaya (sp?). Hit a few other bars after that which were cool. Went and devoured dumplings in china town prior to the footy and also stopped in at New Guernica for a drink - awesome bar.
Sat smashed brunch then did a bit of shopping followed by watching Eagles get smashed by Pavlich at my mates house in Carlton. then hit up the Pies v Saints game - another ripper. Followed by a super fun warehouse party in South Yarra and a few other bars / clubs after that.
Good times. Cant wait to go back now!

[little dead gracey]

i am going over for a gals weekend in october
not sure i will have time to do anything with the amount of eating i have scheduled, including cumulus inc, proud mary, chinchin, huxtable, bar louhrina, movida next door, hutong, and sichuan house

[neonknome]

2 nights in melb next week. hot dates with ren. excite.

[Slurm]

pics pls

[Grover]

i am going over for a gals weekend in octobernot sure i will have time to do anything with the amount of eating i have scheduled, including cumulus inc, proud mary, chinchin, huxtable, bar louhrina, movida next door, hutong, and sichuan house

Don't forget Kumo Izakaya

[Onijin]

3 sleeps til Hybrid at New Guernica.

[little dead gracey]

Don't forget Kumo Izakaya

going to try and get my japanese fix here!
http://www.thatjessho.com/?p=701
http://www.tempurahajime.com/
if i can get a table

[GrandMaster]

shieeet for japanese check out izakaya den. its like going into the future

[little dead gracey]

shieeet for japanese check out izakaya den. its like going into the future

will leels be home by the 18th of oct?

[little dead gracey]

actually just checked out the omakase menu, izakaya it is

http://www.kumoizakaya.com.au/media/...e_menu_web.pdf

[GrandMaster]

nar, shes back early november, thats fucking ages away!

theres also here, i just remembered: http://www.jamonsushi.com/
perfect for small groups as the place is tiny. no menu, the chef just creates dishes on the fly after having a convo with you to see what you like/dont like and only stops cooking when you're full. if the markets are closed that day then so is the restaurant so it's all mega fresh. i think they can fit 6 people around the bar where the chef works so you can see him put everything together.

[little dead gracey]

nar, shes back early november, thats fucking ages away!

theres also here, i just remembered: http://www.jamonsushi.com/
perfect for small groups as the place is tiny. no menu, the chef just creates dishes on the fly after having a convo with you to see what you like/dont like and only stops cooking when you're full. if the markets are closed that day then so is the restaurant so it's all mega fresh. i think they can fit 6 people around the bar where the chef works so you can see him put everything together.

ok cool lets eat heaps and heaps and heaps of meat while she's gone

[GrandMaster]

yes done!

[little dead gracey]

yes done!

ps andy bassett, bowser and cam stack will be in M E L B O U R N E a few weeks before me to see tim and eric so you will have BROS

[Grover]

going to try and get my japanese fix here!http://www.thatjessho.com/?p=701http://www.tempurahajime.com/if i can get a table

Andre from Kumo started Izakaya Chuji, Robot and Golden Monkey if you need more of an Asian fix

[Onijin]

Mmm, Robot Bar...

[neonknome]

3 sleeps til Hybrid at New Guernica.

are you going to M E L B O U R N E to see Hybrid?

[Onijin]

Yes. (awaiting mr dobalina's token tell me more about M E L B O U R N E and Hybrid post)

[Infinitude]

If I weren't skint right now, I'd be checking out Mr. Natural's Pizza, just near Acland St. Gluten and lactose free. Had no idea of it until I did a little exploring today.

Decca Bar on Queen St do a weekly Friday metal night. Sweet!! The "DJ" (!) was even happy enough to play a Lamb Of God request to celebrate Randy Blythe's release from custody in the Czech Republic.

And OMFG thankyou Lord of the Fries for providing a 1am fried food fix to those who don't eat meat!

[Slurm]

Hybrid?

Is that new?

[Hired Goon]

Slurm and neonknome: why do you you follow Onijin around the forum responding to his posts with passive agressive/bitchy/troll posts?

Reminds me of a couple of high school girls. To his credit he hasn't told you to fuck off, I'd have done it long ago.

[Slurm]

[Hired Goon]

Superb deflection

Well as I said, he's ignoring it, which is the mature response. I just wonder how someone who seems to have a passion for social justice reconciles the increasingly frequent bursts of cyber-bullying by yourself and your partner?

[Slurm]

Although I think it superb white-knighting you are attempting there, I do think you do Onijin an injustice. He takes the light-hearted ribbing with admirable bearing, and gives it back, on occasion, with considered and entertaining subtlety.

Leveling a judgmental finger at us, while ignoring all the real daily cyber-bullying that goes on around here is pretty amusing.

[GrandMaster]

[Onijin]

I've developed a pretty thick skin now, and dish it back on occasion. Compared to, say, the stuff people like Satan spew out every now and then, it's relatively mild.

[c_avdas]

Slurm and neonknome: why do you you follow Onijin around the forum responding to his posts with passive agressive/bitchy/troll posts?

Reminds me of a couple of high school girls. To his credit he hasn't told you to fuck off, I'd have done it long ago.

do you know how many times I've kept my mouth shut about all the fuckhead shit people say on this forum, essentially because I don't want a herd of numpties overanalysing all my posts and accusing me of being some kind of collaborator just because I said something that might align with the opinion set of the alleged hivemind of slurm/frogman/multivital etc?

heaps, that's how many

I think you're going after the wrong people here, onijin can fight his own battles and he seems to be doing a fairly decent job of it

[neonknome]

in a mall on collins st found a lovely shop this morning that sells Japanese things - bought 2 mugs and a gorgeous bowl. can't get over shops not opening till 10am though!

[GrandMaster]

can't get over shops not opening till 10am though!

this will blow your mind... they usually stay open later than 5pm!

[neonknome]

omg! not the ones that i went to. booo