Got back from a week’s holiday in Melbourne today, feeling very fat, lazy and content, a little stressed out about the work I’ve got to get cracking on next week too.
Melbourne was great, as usual, but I woke up to a few different things this time around. The weather was great, but the streets were just SO dirty. Every day Christina and I walked past a whole lot of piss and vomit on the streets (we were staying at the bottom end of Brunswick St. Fitzroy) and on one afternoon we even saw human shit splattered on the side of the road. That just about took the cake for us.
The food this time around wasn’t great either but the great company, sights and shopping (Suga did well!) was more than enough.
One thing that stood out the most for me this time around was bicycles (of-course!). You might as well call Melbourne the City of Bicycles. There’s just so many people, of all sorts, that ride as transport. A majority of them ride absolutely shit bikes, that’s a lot like Amsterdam I suppose, lock it to a pole and forget it. I’d love to see more riders in Sydmey, if only Sydney was as flat as Melbourne, perhaps it could happen but as it is now with massive gradual/pinchy hills and insane/aggressive drivers I can’t see it becoming something for everyone.
Strange soft toys, massive ones, on Brunswick.
Lovely sparrow painting in the window of art holes gallery on Brunswick.
Nice rides.
Grill’d burgers are yummy.
Interracial!
Bionic!
Call to action!
Melbourne’s new station reminds me of the Thunderbirds.
Optical Illusion.
Like owner like dog at Melbourne’s Docklands which is a hole (at the moment anyways).
Let there be rock. St. Kilda.
St. Kilda dog beach, such a nice day.
These guys were awesome. So amazing, and sad, to see them. In this picture they were doing something amazing, hard to describe but it was something else to see.
I see you baby! So many people walked straight past this little guy as they were looking for a fish they couldn’t see.
Jelly.
Graff is out of control in the city.
Topical.
More graff.
Piece on Greville St.
Rosalie Gascoigne exhibit. So lucky to finally see her collection on show.
Part of my fave piece. I wish it was mine!
Protest at Fed. Square.
Juxtaposition – new vs. old.
Suga and I.
Catching up with my old buddy Dom.
Doms studio.
Some of Dom’s toys.
The studio’s bad dad jokes chart.
Dom got me into Pong. His studio is called “21.19” after a pong match score.
Knog store on Chapel St. had a selection of Swobo bikes from $800-2k. I was super tempted to buy one they were hot.
Suga’s shopping frenzy.
Bit naf but I couldn’t resist this DC chain shirt.
Keeping him alive.
Awesome baked eggs at Birdman Eating on Gertrude St.
Free bikes at Little Creatures on Brunswick St.
Blocked up church.
Advance Australia, love how they’re facing outwards.
This was originally painted large on their front window. They got sick of people smashing the glass so now it’s a sign outside.
Suga and I stayed at Quest in Fitzroy, close to the crazy zombies, hustle and bustle.
Belgian Beer Cafe.
Melbourne JDMST crew.
Smart street art.
Dom and I again.
Free.
I wish.
Funny old Mac vs. PC article.
Too cool for school.
More graff.
More graff.
Phibs on ACDC lane.
Postie bikes are not motorised!
Get your retro game on at Chapel St. Bazaar.
Helping hands.
Mike’s shoes reminded me of caterpillars.
Zane’s car is insane.
JType RPRSNT!
Hanging out with the JDMST Melb crew.