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December 2009

Writing

Sun, 20/12/2009 - 15:08 — Adam

In lieu of a blog entry, I have decided to paste in some short fiction I wrote over ten years ago, before I became a standup comedian. This first piece was inspired by a friend who I caught up with this weekend at a 20 year school reunion. (Yes, mamma is an old girl now!)

We had the most insane relationship, full of laughter, and now that all of the water has flowed under the bridge, I hope we can have that kind of friendship again.

This piece is very heavy, so don't go reading it if you are having an emo moment and there are sharp objects nearby.

Distant Laughter

Sun, 20/12/2009 - 15:02 — Adam
Distant Laughter
By Adam Richard
 
Tomorrow at eleven past eleven, I drop the cup of coffee on the floor. I watch as the almost-full mug splinters apart. I see the coffee explode out of its ruptured container. Spewing across the floor, the hot brown liquid saturates my socks. In eleven minutes I forget I have dropped the cup. I cut my foot on a shard. I watch blood mix with water and milk and sugar and instant coffee.

Buy a Chop for Xmas

Thu, 17/12/2009 - 16:29 — Adam

The delightful Ethel Chop has an iPhone app.

Don't ask me how that cranky old crone got herself on the young people's wireless device, but there you are.

You can pick it up at the App Store.

(Basically, you press a button, and she witters on about, well, the kind of things that Ethel has a penchant to witter on about).

Spicks and Specks: A Very Specky Xmas

Sun, 20/12/2009 - 19:30
ABC1
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/spicksandspecks/

Mamma makes a very special and fleeting appearance on the Spicks and Specks Xmas special. As with all the Specky Xmas shows, it is a guest-star-a-ganza!

Coma

Thu, 03/12/2009 - 18:29 — Adam

I know that Idol was a great big bucket of nobodies this year, but sometimes a talent bubbles to the surface when you least expect it. Jacob Butler, who I adored not only on Idol but also on X Factor, is divinely talented, and better than a reality contestant should be. His song, Coma, is being used on the Neighbours finale promo. Check out the full clip with Pippa Black here. He's not backed by a label, and deserves all our support.

http://www.youtube.com/thejacobutlerproject#p/a/u/0/XR5bXw_CWSw