Song Contest Part VIII, Host: Freofalcon, Theme: First Concert, Votes Due: Sunday 3:00pm AEDT

[Wosh]

Watch what you say homophobic nazi campaigner

You’re supposed to abuse the host, dickhead

 

[Ulahoopski]

Backpedalling to not look like a flog when you give them five votes?

Gave, not give. English teachers know the difference. Even average ones. E for effort.

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Spoiler: Off Topic Adelaide rant

Things Adelaide got right:

Cleanliness. Compared to Melbourne it's a lot prettier and tidier. That could be because they have a LOT more buns around than Melbourne too. And there's probably a lot less campaigners living here.
A very picturesque city and the view from the hills is simply breathtaking. A LOT less homeless people in the streets too. And the old fashioned architecture for a lot of their buildings is fascinating.
It's not a vibrant city where there's a lot happening but its quietness is probably something that adds to its charm.
Glenelg. God that's a beautiful suburb, so laid back and - yes I'm saying it again - so pretty. And the eateries as you go Down the Main Street towards the beach. Spoiled for choice. Settled on a fish n chip shop that was delicious. Never had butterfish before but I can see why they rave about it here. (Seriously was in a bar in Adelaide and some bloke walks up to the counter and asks if you can get the fish n chips with butterfish. The girl says no and he grumbles and says "alright just gimme a beer then") it's bloody delicious. Rundle Mall was pretty great too - I loved being able to see up the street and basically see the entire strip. Lots of variety for what you could do there too.

Things Adelaide almost got right: Their public transport system. To be fair, this was close to perfect. Had no issues with trains, trams or anything but it's a little weird how the smaller stations have absolutely no signs to tell you what to do to buy a ticket and then you get on the train and there's a ticket machine there. Out of towners like myself may be a little confused about what I need to do. And the size of their ticket??! Jesus Christ you could bloody lose the thing. It's smaller and thinner than a raffle ticket. And paper too - what the ****??? Lol
Adelaide Oval - let's face it, this was the reason I came to Adelaide - I was very impressed with this place though there were a couple of gripes I had with it. Firstly, the hill was a lot smaller than I imagined. I know it has been redeveloped but I think I was expecting a little bit more. The laid back part of it opposite the main scoreboard was cool. We hung out there for a little bit during the final session before taking a wander up to the top tier to check out the view. It was spectacular and the pink ball was something else I appreciated. Very easy to see, especially at night time.
The atmosphere left a lot to be desired. For the first session, it was practically dead and it was only after everyone had been nicely inebriated in the last session that it came alive. The crowd was also way too well behaved. Almost nothing being said, no people playing up and **** all beach balls. Plus the security seemed a little lax so there wasn't as much urgency to keep the balls away from the cops.
The redevelopment itself is frankly a bit of an eyesore (reminds me of AAMI park in Melbourne) and it detracts from what used to be a very picturesque ground. There are no views of the river or the city behind it like there used to be. I would've liked to see this place before the redevelopment to see what it was like because I imagine it would have been gorgeous.
My last two gripes are actually pretty pedantic - first there were no charge stations. Now to be fair this is something I always used to shake my head at that it existed in the first place. Who needs to charge their phone up do badly? But then I came to Adelaide with a phone that for whatever reason has a mind of its own when it comes to battery life and usually I was starting the day with around 31% and it would drain super quick even though I had nothing open (but I can't hold this against AO because that's not its fault that my phone is a piece of shit).
The last gripe is the variety (or lack thereof) of food in the place. I mean I love that you can buy Indian there - good Indian too, their butter chicken was superb - but apart from that there's just the same old stuff and no other options - though again I think I'm just spoiled because of Melbourne where you can get red rooster or nandos or dominos as well as their usual hot food options.

Things Adelaide got completely wrong: their beer sizes and prices. Their beer itself was pretty ordinary and left a lot to be desired.
Their media. I don't think I will ever complain about our media again. The SA media is so far up its own arse it's not funny.
Their river - yes the Yarra is disgusting. That murky brown look is quite unappealing. But the black look of the River Torrens even in perfect sunlight left a lot to be desired. It was frankly disappointing because all the pictures you see of the river look so beautiful (especially compared to Melbourne) yet the reality is a stark contrast.

But to me the thing that I felt was the biggest detractor of this place was that there was very little atmosphere - In a lot ways it feels like a regional town as opposed to a capital city. The view from the hills is nice but the skyline is very underwhelming. Sometimes you would get off at a busy train station and the lack of people around was surprising. But at the end of the day I just couldn't see myself living here. And I had to ask myself why do people live here? It's not exactly laid back because that's actually something I can appreciate but it just doesn't have that city feel that most other capital cities give.

TL;DR - nice place to visit. Wouldn't live here.

 

[GreyCrow]

Good post OES

$15 from Target gives you up to 8 charges

The food at AO is certainly a miss . Pricey and choice let it down

I usually get my stuff outside the ground and wander in with it. Glad you enjoyed the place. Now **** off home and thanks for your money

 

[El Dubya]

Gave, not give. English teachers know the difference. Even average ones. E for effort.

Didn't realise you'd boted already. I usually skim over your drivel.

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Good post OES

$15 from Target gives you up to 8 charges

The food at AO is certainly a miss . Pricey and choice let it down

I usually get my stuff outside the ground and wander in with it. Glad you enjoyed the place. Now **** off home and thanks for your money

Lol - I think I'll buy one of those chargers if I ever take this shitty phone anywhere else again. Camping didn't help. Not too many places to charge a phone when camping.

 

[El Dubya]

Spoiler: Off Topic Adelaide rant

Things Adelaide got right:

Cleanliness. Compared to Melbourne it's a lot prettier and tidier. That could be because they have a LOT more buns around than Melbourne too. And there's probably a lot less campaigners living here.
A very picturesque city and the view from the hills is simply breathtaking. A LOT less homeless people in the streets too. And the old fashioned architecture for a lot of their buildings is fascinating.
It's not a vibrant city where there's a lot happening but its quietness is probably something that adds to its charm.
Glenelg. God that's a beautiful suburb, so laid back and - yes I'm saying it again - so pretty. And the eateries as you go Down the Main Street towards the beach. Spoiled for choice. Settled on a fish n chip shop that was delicious. Never had butterfish before but I can see why they rave about it here. (Seriously was in a bar in Adelaide and some bloke walks up to the counter and asks if you can get the fish n chips with butterfish. The girl says no and he grumbles and says "alright just gimme a beer then") it's bloody delicious. Rundle Mall was pretty great too - I loved being able to see up the street and basically see the entire strip. Lots of variety for what you could do there too.

Things Adelaide almost got right: Their public transport system. To be fair, this was close to perfect. Had no issues with trains, trams or anything but it's a little weird how the smaller stations have absolutely no signs to tell you what to do to buy a ticket and then you get on the train and there's a ticket machine there. Out of towners like myself may be a little confused about what I need to do. And the size of their ticket??! Jesus Christ you could bloody lose the thing. It's smaller and thinner than a raffle ticket. And paper too - what the ****??? Lol
Adelaide Oval - let's face it, this was the reason I came to Adelaide - I was very impressed with this place though there were a couple of gripes I had with it. Firstly, the hill was a lot smaller than I imagined. I know it has been redeveloped but I think I was expecting a little bit more. The laid back part of it opposite the main scoreboard was cool. We hung out there for a little bit during the final session before taking a wander up to the top tier to check out the view. It was spectacular and the pink ball was something else I appreciated. Very easy to see, especially at night time.
The atmosphere left a lot to be desired. For the first session, it was practically dead and it was only after everyone had been nicely inebriated in the last session that it came alive. The crowd was also way too well behaved. Almost nothing being said, no people playing up and **** all beach balls. Plus the security seemed a little lax so there wasn't as much urgency to keep the balls away from the cops.
The redevelopment itself is frankly a bit of an eyesore (reminds me of AAMI park in Melbourne) and it detracts from what used to be a very picturesque ground. There are no views of the river or the city behind it like there used to be. I would've liked to see this place before the redevelopment to see what it was like because I imagine it would have been gorgeous.
My last two gripes are actually pretty pedantic - first there were no charge stations. Now to be fair this is something I always used to shake my head at that it existed in the first place. Who needs to charge their phone up do badly? But then I came to Adelaide with a phone that for whatever reason has a mind of its own when it comes to battery life and usually I was starting the day with around 31% and it would drain super quick even though I had nothing open (but I can't hold this against AO because that's not its fault that my phone is a piece of shit).
The last gripe is the variety (or lack thereof) of food in the place. I mean I love that you can buy Indian there - good Indian too, their butter chicken was superb - but apart from that there's just the same old stuff and no other options - though again I think I'm just spoiled because of Melbourne where you can get red rooster or nandos or dominos as well as their usual hot food options.

Things Adelaide got completely wrong: their beer sizes and prices. Their beer itself was pretty ordinary and left a lot to be desired.
Their media. I don't think I will ever complain about our media again. The SA media is so far up its own arse it's not funny.
Their river - yes the Yarra is disgusting. That murky brown look is quite unappealing. But the black look of the River Torrens even in perfect sunlight left a lot to be desired. It was frankly disappointing because all the pictures you see of the river look so beautiful (especially compared to Melbourne) yet the reality is a stark contrast.

But to me the thing that I felt was the biggest detractor of this place was that there was very little atmosphere - In a lot ways it feels like a regional town as opposed to a capital city. The view from the hills is nice but the skyline is very underwhelming. Sometimes you would get off at a busy train station and the lack of people around was surprising. But at the end of the day I just couldn't see myself living here. And I had to ask myself why do people live here? It's not exactly laid back because that's actually something I can appreciate but it just doesn't have that city feel that most other capital cities give.

TL;DR - nice place to visit. Wouldn't live here.

Your issue auth Adelaide is not enough fast food? Maybe try going to a real restaurant.

 

[El Dubya]

Since this has become casual chat again, Plugger35

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Your issue auth Adelaide is not enough fast food? Maybe try going to a real restaurant.

I will if I come here with the missus. We love our fine dining. And there are tons of great places to eat. Anywsy I never said i had a problem with the amount of fast food Adelaide has. My issue with Adelaide Oval was not enough choice for food. Indian is delicious but it feels a bit weird to walk back to your seat with a steaming vindaloo.

 

[LiterallyNobody]

Since this has become casual chat again, Plugger35

Calm down. It hasn't become CC. I put it in a spoiler because it's off topic.

 

[Ulahoopski]

Didn't realise you'd boted already. I usually skim over your drivel.

In a previous round when War On Drugs were nommed you bright spark.
You skim as well as you read.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

Lol - I think I'll buy one of those chargers if I ever take this shitty phone anywhere else again. Camping didn't help. Not too many places to charge a phone when camping.

Maybe learn to live without a phone?

 

[Ulahoopski]

I will if I come here with the missus. We love our fine dining. And there are tons of great places to eat. Anywsy I never said i had a problem with the amount of fast food Adelaide has. My issue with Adelaide Oval was not enough choice for food. Indian is delicious but it feels a bit weird to walk back to your seat with a steaming vindaloo.

Ease up on ol' el dumbya - reading's not his strong point.

 

[NaturalDisaster]

In a previous round when War On Drugs were nommed you bright spark.
You skim as well as you read.

“Grammar isn’t as important as comprehension and context” - El Dumbya

 

[El Dubya]

In a previous round when War On Drugs were nommed you bright spark.
You skim as well as you read.

Who keeps track of previous rounds of voting?

 

[El Dubya]

“Grammar isn’t as important as comprehension and context” - El Dumbya

Don't quote my posts minnow.

 

[por_please_ya]

My issue with Adelaide Oval was not enough choice for food. Indian is delicious but it feels a bit weird to walk back to your seat with a steaming vindaloo.

Burger Theory wasn't there ?!?! :O juicy, delicious food-truck style burgers. They are normally at the Oval on event days.

As for 'why do people live here' - you could say that about many places. I was born and bred in Adelaide. I like the 'quiet charm', as you so put it. I love the hills and our beaches, our street trees, good food and wine (although I don't really drink so these are other people's opinions ha). People complain about the traffic but it's nowhere near as bad as the bigger cities. Yeah we have some issues to sort out (transport, infrastructure, ridiculous electricity prices) but housing is relatively affordable and we have lovely heritage buildings, museums, and lots of things for families to enjoy. You just have to look a bit harder sometimes

Just as Ben Folds said - "why Adelaide? because I want to!"

 

[raskolnikov]

I lived in Adelaide for six months. Nice place but my god was it boring. There's a lot more to do in the regional town of 100,000 that I live in now than Adelaide.

 

[por_please_ya]

I lived in Adelaide for six months. Nice place but my god was it boring. There's a lot more to do in the regional town of 100,000 that I live in now than Adelaide.

Depends on your interests I guess, but I've never been bored here. Always found something to do. Feb/March are big months with the Fringe Festival, Clipsal, Womadelaide etc. But they try and put on different things during the year.

 

[Plugger35]

If your interests are serial killing Adelaide would probably be a fantastic place to live.

 

[El Dubya]

If your interests are serial killing Adelaide would probably be a fantastic place to live.

My hobbies include barrels.

 

[por_please_ya]

If your interests are serial killing Adelaide would probably be a fantastic place to live.

Snowtown =/= Adelaide

 

[por_please_ya]

My hobbies include barrels.

 

[El Dubya]

Snowtown =/= Adelaide

Bodies were stored in Snowtown but the killers were Adelaide residents.

 

[ChappyUK]

I couldn' get through the movie. **** that was a tough watch.