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Vaughan McAlley
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Composer, singer, sound engineer. Fond of choral music, especially from the renaissance. “Geriatric” CF
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I can only guess at the story behind this but it looks like they are holding it out hard.
The top line of four words in today's NYT Connections puzzle. The words are ONLY, CONNECT, OLIVE, BRANCH.
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Moon alert Melbourne!
The rapidly less impressive Moon behind an electrical pylon.
August 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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In the interests of science I present the Milocha.
A mocha made with Milo rather than cocoa and sugar.
July 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I was ahead of the curve:
A MicroBee computer from the 1980s.
May 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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We’re going to have to throw this potato out.
A potato with significant rot issues.
May 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Peter Dutton’s campaign is its own metaphor (via Reddit).
A Liberal Party billboard truck has hit a Skyrail bridge (an achievement of a Labor government).
April 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Sadly Douglas Lawrence is not well, so I will be conducting Scots’ Church Melbourne’s annual Bach St John Passion on Good Friday. It’s easily the biggest thing I’ve ever conducted 🤞
JS BACH ST JOHN PASSION Performed by Choir of The Scots' Church The Melbourne Baroque Orchestra Conducted by Douglas Lawrence GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 18 FROM 730PM SCOTS' CHURCH MELBOURNE CNR COLLINS+RUSSELL STREET FREE ADMISSION THE PERFORMANCE IS IN GERMAN, A FULL TRANSLATION IS SUPPLIED.
April 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Pellegrini’s, it’s been too long…
An espresso and a watermelon granita.
April 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Woohoo, white diet.
A large plate containing only shredded chicken breast and mashed potato.
March 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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without downloading new pics, describe your gender
A silhouette of an electricity pylon in front of a hill at sunset, with a crescent moon above.
March 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Weren’t we all?
The bottom of a cola can marked Best before March 22 2020.
February 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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My kid wasn’t really into practicalities either…
A toddler riding a purple plastic tricycle while pulling a toy pram with a teddy in it.
February 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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It’s been too long since I made iced coffee.
Just a glass of iced coffee with a scoop of ice cream in it.
February 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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Can you spot the quote here?
A few bars from my 2nd Sinfonietta, written when I was 20. It is March/Polka in a Shostakovich vein, so of course features a trombone solo.
February 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I found not one but two numismatic curiosities in the coin tray today. Firstly a coin from 2022 with a new picture of Elizabeth wearing a necklace, and a 2024 coin with Charles facing the other way.
Three Australian 20 cent coins, one from 2008 with the portrait of Elizabeth that we’re used to for comparison, and then two others as described.
January 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Fun times! (One from the archives)
Two sisters (4 and 1) holding hands on a path.
January 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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A whole orchestra free-for-all would sort this out. Let the conductor bring one of these anodised aluminum bad boys with carbon fiber shafts…
Three different-sized “Lancio” batons. The description is “Our Lancio® batons have a bold appearance and an equally bold feel.”
January 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Participation award.
My score from blueskyscore.com: 5.40, which translates to Active Participant.
December 27, 2024 at 8:28 AM
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It will take me a while to decipher this typically enigmatic @dontattempt.bsky.social crossword clue, but I like the Christmas date reference (25/12/24).
A crossword clue: 25,12-across, 24-down Top renegade anti-drug, priests assume, making promise to 1-across colleague (7,12)
December 21, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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Famously cantankerous comedian Jack Dee wearing a hotdog costume on Taskmaster.
December 11, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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Very close to this I reckon (1866 at 33, Deutsches Requiem).
Brahms at 33, no longer ridiculously youthful looking.
December 9, 2024 at 12:56 PM
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search “concert” and post the oldest pic in your camera roll
Me, Julie and Maria being fed to within an inch of our lives after a concert in Lodi, Italy.
November 26, 2024 at 12:34 AM
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Iced espresso for a hot morning.
An espresso poured over crushed ice.
November 23, 2024 at 12:22 AM
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The Way of the Cross, an album I recorded with the talented musicians Sam Qualtrough and Tony Gould, is out now on your favourite digital platform. Audio links, a detailed description and lyrics here: mcalley.net.au/?p=172
An album cover featuring a picture of Michelangelo's Pietà, with the following text: The Way of the Cross A contemporary meditation on The Stations of the Cross Tony Gould: piano, improvisations Sam Qualtrough: vocals Vaughan McAlley: flute, arrangements
September 16, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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There’s another round that ends “Schlaf, fei gesund, und reck’ den Arsche zum Mund”
The score of an obscene canon by Mozart.
June 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM