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  1. DrVanNostrand

    Bruce Springsteen

    Loose Ends being left off The River is possibly the most heinous crime of them all.
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    Bruce Springsteen

    Well if last night was my last ever show, it was certainly a show I'm happy to finish on. The same Serenade intro, exactly what I was hoping for. I think it was even better than Tuesday night. And it didn't let up from there. Roll of the Dice, Fire (the strongest pit crowd response to a first...
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    Bruce Springsteen

    Thanks mate. Yeah Pittsburgh was a great memory I'll hold on to for a long time. A much cheaper ticket as well haha. I was going through a pretty rough patch on a very long solo trip and I really needed that show at the time. Candy and She's the One just bug me for some reason. No idea why...
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    Bruce Springsteen

    And now Radio Nowhere! Going to be a good one tonight.
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    Bruce Springsteen

    In line just outside the arena doors for tonight's show... Long Time Comin' being soundchecked loud and clear. Sounds great.
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    Bruce Springsteen

    I was there in Brisbane last night too. Great show. Not really tempted to rank it among the 9 shows I've seen now, as it was just a bit different in a few ways. Serenade to kick things off was just perfect. Complete 180 from the Stayin' Alive opening in Brisbane last time around. Even the...
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    Games & Recreation BigFooty Death List 2017 Congratulations hong_kong_bond.

    Ahhh s**t, missed the deadline. I'll put a list down just for my own amusement, or if the organiser is feeling generous, count me in. Jim Maxwell Betty White Salman Rushdie Ozzy Osbourne Clive James Rolf Harris Michael Caton Phil Rudd Sir Colin Meads Queen Elizabeth II Christian Lealiifano...
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    Health Depression

    Hi guys, long-time reader, first time poster. I'm kind of unsure if I'm truly depressed, going through a bit of a rough patch, or just coming to terms with the stark pointlessness of life. I graduated from uni about two and a half years ago, and as soon as I left uni I went overseas...
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    Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand - Part 2

    My brother bizarrely taking up smoking at the age of 22 because "everyone at work does it." ******* moron.
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    :thumbsu::thumbsu::thumbsu: Wawa is without doubt the greatest thing about America. It's a 7-11, Subway, Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin Robbins all rolled into one cheap convenience store. Ordering your hoagie on the touch screen while you make your own milkshake on the milkshake machines...
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    Small towns not centred around a university will react stronger than anywhere. I just found purpose-built student towns didn't care so much, State College in PA for example. Austin to a lesser degree. Small towns > uni areas in larger cities > college towns > large cities IMO when it came to...
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    Everywhere, really. Most cities over there have at least a couple of university areas. Unis over are pretty much a small town all to themselves, so there's a real sense of community you don't see in Australia. I had the best experiences with college students in the university areas of Philly...
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    I did three months solo in the US in 2014 and stayed in a hostel in almost every city I went to. I found hostelling in the US nothing like hostelling in Europe and Asia. Hostels in the US I found to be generally soulless and devoid of any real travelling culture. There were a few good ones in...
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    Food, Drink & Dining Out Favourite Beer II

    I'll also second Little Creatures Pale Ale being better out of a stubbie. I've had it on tap at the local RSL a few times and it tastes like watered down shite.
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    Food, Drink & Dining Out Favourite Beer II

    Any love for Kosciuszko Pale Ale? Only discovered it recently in a pub on a trip to Wodonga, and again later at the Savoy in Melbourne. It's probably everywhere in Victoria for all I know. Can only find it at Dan Murphy's where I live in Queensland. $23 for a six pack up here, but if anything...
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    Good to see someone including Philly in their itinerary. It's a really fun place and the locals are out-there to say the least. It was easily my favourite place in the US during my three-month solo trip in early 2014. Luckily I had met a girl from Philly in NZ a few months earlier, who showed me...
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    The Questions Thread

    Korea is very different from Japan, so you won't be disappointed. Having a local to show you around Seoul will be fantastic, especially a Korean-speaking local. Despite how heavily English is studied here (it's brutally crammed down students' throats at the best of times), it's really not widely...
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    The Questions Thread

    No worries. I'm curious, what interests you in coming to Korea? Any idea on what time of year or how long you'll spend? There are four very distinct seasons here, each with different experiences to be had; autumn in September/October would be my pick.
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    The Questions Thread

    It all depends on how long you're here, but yeah, you could spend all your time in Seoul and not be disappointed. If you only have a week, I'd spend it all in Seoul. If you have a few weeks, definitely get out to the country and to Jeju Island. It's a totally different world out there. Seoul is...
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    The Questions Thread

    네. 저는 인천시에 살고있어요. (Yes. I live in Incheon.) Fire away.
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    Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand

    Lost count of the amount of times I was asked "Ya'll Breetish, sir?" in the US. And then there was the ghetto-looking black guy in the street in San Diego who stopped, turn around and said "Yo man, you Scottish or Irish?" upon seeing my red hair.
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    Travel USA travel tips and tricks

    My advice would be to do Canada first, then USA, simply because it's much easier immigration-wise.
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    Bruce Springsteen

    I see Frontier Touring are agitating on FB re Bruce. I wouldn't mind the River concept being brought out here, but I doubt I'd go to multiple shows.
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    Society & Culture Terrible baby names

    An acquaintance of mine had a kid today, a girl, that's been named Peyton. I just don't understand.
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    Society & Culture Learning another language

    I've been living in South Korea for almost a year, and would rate myself as having attained a level slightly above 'survival Korean'. Moving back to Brisbane soon, but desperately want to keep learning as I can see myself coming back here in the not-too-distant future. Although I don't know how...
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    Living with Parents

    I'll move back to Brisbane pretty soon after living and working FT overseas for 13 months. At this stage I'll just shift back into my parents' house for time being, but after being away for so long in such a different environment, I'm going to hate being under that roof again. I just turned 25...
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    WC T20i Warm-Up Matches

    I'm confused why Badree hasn't been playing the warm up games. Are they trying to hide him?
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    How will the 2016 Federal Election pan out?

    Bob Katter got a huge fright last time from the LNP candidate. He was expected to romp it in again once more, but was much closer than anyone expected. I don't know how certain he is to retain that comfortably. His son and one other member are in the corresponding seats for the Katter Party in...
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    Family & Relationships What's your Background/Ancestry?

    All English/Scottish. Really boring stuff. Both sides of the family have been in Australia for at least 4-5 generations, and none of them ever bothered to wander outside south-east Queensland or northern NSW :eek: First one to come across was a convict :thumbsu:
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    Society & Culture Things in life you just don't understand

    Why people care about the Oscars.
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