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Grant Baker
@grantdbaker.bsky.social
Makes things louder and brighter.
Live, broadcast and recording audio. Has also been known to point cameras, strum guitars and sing during sound check.
Based in Sydney, Australia.
Will support the All Blacks forever.
Every one of the Southland players would have treated the game as their one and only test match. If you look, nearly all the games were quite close whether a test or vs a provincial team.

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1989 France rugby union tour of New Zealand - Wikipedia
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November 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Amateur era. The gap between club, province/state and country was not as large.
I watched 2nd division Southland beat France that included Serge Blanco in Invercargil in the late 80s. The Southland team played an absolute defensive blinder and the their FB kicked them to victory.
November 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
That is awesome. Definitely never use the proper word from now on.
My son stopped me in the kitchen tonight and said, “Dad, stand up straight…” I did and realised I’m still taller but it’s only a few mm. He’s 16 and tomorrow he’ll probably have passed me.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
+1 for pixelmator. It was a one off affordable price and lots of YouTube tutorials to help with changing.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes I nearly did too. I had a clever and completely irrelevant reply all typed out and then had a moment of epiphany as I thought, “Is that a link…?” 🤦🏻‍♂️
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 PM
What a great resource and article.
November 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The article mentions you can listen to digital copies of the multitrack tapes at the library so no need to find a machine and thread it up properly. Just play it from the library computer. 😎
November 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Also done by well spoken British males. Think Alan Rickman.

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Alan Rickman's Voice 2022
YouTube video by The voice in silence
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October 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This is like the director’s cut of a film where all the things one didn’t notice on the first watch get pointed out. Love it ❤️.
September 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
So many things to improve upon; discipline, protecting/supporting the ball carrier, goal kicking, catch high balls, lineout… What on earth went wrong on the last lineout? Replacement Hooker inexperienced with such massive crowd noise?
August 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I also have a roof rack, roof pod and other roof rack accessories as well as a CarPlay upgrade that I am looking to sell separately but can be convinced to add into negotiations.

Located in Hurstville NSW
/4 end/
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Satellite navigation
Privacy glass,
Heated front seats,
Auto-dimming mirrors
Panoramic glass sunroof.

Rego until August 2025
/3
July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sport mode
Cruise-control
Trip computer
Rain-sensing wipers
Self cleaning headlights
Auto-on headlamps
Climate control
Front and rear parking sensors

Chili package:
fog lamps,
bi-xenon headlamps,
multi-function buttons on the steering wheel
/2
July 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 (R60)

$12,000

139,600km
6 speed manual
AWD
1.6L Turbo (N18) engine
5 seats,
Front seats are heated and adjustable
Rear seats are adjustable forward, back and recline
Removable load flat boot floor
Central locking
Hill start assist
Electronic Stability Control
/1
July 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
If you ask nicely I'll even throw in the soundtrack to this little video I scratched together this evening where I drove around the block several times during rush hour, attempting to be first at the traffic lights and then drive towards a very specific piece of road so as to stay in focus...
July 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“But on viewing the incident in the cooldown room post-race Norris noted: “I’ve done that before … on Mario Kart.””

Mario Max?
Mario Verstappen?
June 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This map is incredible. It’s not cloudy over Dunedin, NZ. 😜
May 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
It is not within the AECs remit to police truth in political advertising.
If you want that you’ll need to convince the politicians to create laws to make it so.
May 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Ok I’m not too proud to say I looked it up…
April 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM