Today in NZ history- 16/05/1846 - Eight killed in attack on Boulcott Farm
- 16/05/1981 - All Whites beat Australia on road to Spain
- 17/05/1833 - First British Resident comes ashore
- 17/05/1922 - Catholic Bishop found not guilty of sedition
- 17/05/1962 - George Wilder escapes from prison
- 18/05/1893 - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia addresses Kotahitanga Māori parliament
- 18/05/1893 - Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia addresses Kotahitanga Māori parliament
- 18/05/1937 - New Zealand nurses detained on way to Spanish Civil War
- 18/05/1966 - Death of Māori King Korokī
- 18/05/1966 - Death of Māori King Korokī
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Virtually visiting Dripping Springs
I’ve just come back from Dripping Springs, Texas. Really? That’s an actual town? Yessir and it ’aint no town. No sirree. It’s a goddam city. In Americanspeak, anything bigger than two houses, a dog kennel and a gas station is … Continue reading
Who put the bomp in the bomp shoo bomp shoo bomp?
You can rock it you can roll it Do the stomp and even stroll it At the hop When the record starts a spinnin’ You chalypso and you chicken at the hop Do the dance sensation that is sweepin’ the … Continue reading
Posted in 50s music, 50s nostalgia, Oldies
Tagged doo-wop, Oldies, pop music, rock and roll
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Regrettably deja vu, but nice all the same
After the tragic road death of Java, our beloved Burmese cat, we knew there would be a replacement at some stage. For us, living without a cat is not an option, but we thought we’d wait a fair while. Then … Continue reading
Posted in Burmese cats, Cats
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Martinborough Musings 