Saturday, January 26, 2008

Australia Day






Joe's band, Liam's band, and a couple other bands took turns playing in between the JJJ radio countdown of the top 100 songs from the past year


The slip 'n slide, an integral component of any Australia Day bbq I'm told

The roommies: Dan, Jade, me

Jade sports her Aussie Aussie Aussie (Oi Oi Oi) headband in honor of Australia Day

Saturday was Australia Day, which is a day "to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian", a day to bbq and drink beer, an excuse for a day off work. We celebrated at a house party in Thornbury with bands playing throughout the day, a bbq going in the yard, and a slip 'n slide set up in the adjacent park. The Great Ocean Rd crew was all at the party, many of them performing in their bands. Dan, Mark, and I disappeared for a quick bite to eat at Grill'd in Fitroy. We ran into a common friend of the three of us, Sean, who seemingly knows everyone in Melbourne. I was meant to meet up with a couple different friends in the city Saturday night but the past two days wore me out; I had to take a miss which I hated doing.