Profoundly and not at all

Saw us take on the Windies in an ODI at the SCG. They won the toss and batted. Our bowlers ripped in and it looked done at 6/55...until Kieron Pollard embarked on an innings of masterful control, reaching 109 not out and raising the team total to a scarcely believable 220. That Australia ultimately cruised to victory with five overs and five wickets to spare didn't matter - we'd gone from no contest to a semi-decent one, and we were thankful. The half-time entertainment was the Sneaky Sound System and frontspunk Connie Mitchell was in fine voice (not to mention a lycra bodysuit). The organisers had encouraged folks to rock up in fancy dress and many did. On the way to the ground, I passed Darth Vader holding a whiteboard marked "Luke - you're adopted", as well as Willy Wonka leading a troupe of singing Oompa-Loompas. Inside, there were numerous others, including Angry Birds, hula girls, Marios and Luigis, Muppets, superheroes, and banditos on horseback, i.e. in horse-shaped comedy trousers.

Pro wrestling immortal Mick Foley does stand-up gigs now. He's currently on tour with a Perth-born, UK-based comic named Brendon Burns and they were at the Enmore on Saturday. BB did an hour of sweary rasslin'-related gags. The best involved his fondness for heckling and holding up smart-arse signs at WWE shows (claims backed up with video evidence). I laughed plenty. MF was on for the next 45 minutes, sharing humorous tales of his days on the road and - still, after all these years - making cracks about Al Snow. He fielded a few questions from the audience and then ignored 'em and went off on tangents. Mick and Brendon did a bit of a double act before things ended on a surreal note as Mick repeatedly failed to get us to hum a Warren Zevon melody. The crazy, battle-damaged, loveable bastard.


TV: NRL All Stars Game, "The Crew"
iPad: "Pitfall!", "Spellwood"
Fat gut: Jaffa Supa Shakes