Another staff function

This was the end-of-year bash for the publication as opposed to the publishing company (see "Christmas in November"). It was held at the Capitan Torres Spanish restaurant in Liverpool St. We were seated on the top level and that meant tapas wasn't available. I went for a hearty combo of steak, bacon, onion rings and other vegies. Mild ribbing ensued after I mistook the bright yellow potato pieces for squash. What would Jamie Oliver say? The sangria was $23 per freakin' litre, but the complimentary bread rolls were quality, so I guess it balanced out. I limited myself to two drinks (we'd already had self-congratulatory champers in the office) and made my excuses once I'd finished eating.

I then did the entirety of my Chrissie shopping in under four hours!


Newcastle nostalgia: Who remembers "TV Pow"? I know it was part of an NBN program, but I'm unsure which - probably not "Papa Ryan's Breakfast Club", maybe "Early Birds". Coulda been screened weekdays or Saturdays. I do, however, recall how it went... Viewers played a videogame live on air over the phone. Spaceships of various sizes and shapes passed through crosshairs and when the caller said "pow", lasers fired. The person with the highest number of hits (within a set period) received a prize. I always suspected it was faked, ie. the game was merely an Atari cartridge and there was a guy hitting the button roughly in time with the commands. Can anybody supply futher details?