I'm not good at pool or making breakfast Martinis from scratch, but I can now dance like a Russian Cossack Another varied, and action-packed, week has whizzed by, and as far as I can recall, without anything going down commonly frowned upon by the 5-0. My 3 highlights were; the commencement of  my now regular nationwide ALT TV appearance on “The Playhouse” (Tuesday's 11pm – 12am), seeing Aussie's #1 exotic dancer put her best foot forward, and having a wet-dreamlike time at The Quadrant Hotel. For an expanded read/look at my past weeks activities CLICK HERE!     Issue #113 lucky devils are: Rachel Trafford & a friend will be dining with me at Toto for their famous dinner & movie night. Tracey Sadgrove and Sarah Moon both won a Bungalow8 bar tab to drink this Thursday night. Michael Sawyer and Ben Polkinghorne got the final Erotica Expo packs. Mathew Rudolph, Lana Matich, Ben Smith and Hayley Rawhiti won Grant Marshall party passes. Richard Donovan got the Mr Vintage retro t'shirt this week. Craig Sharman got the tickets to Rakino's for The Melbourne Funk Affair. Neil Rodgers won the Salvation 5th birthday dance party tickets. Monica Trussell picked up the Red Bull Soundclash passes. Sian Beattie, Paul Reid, Josh Olausen, Anita Mogilin and Grant Harveson got Fairytale tickets. Ben Corbett picked up the Easy Tiger tab and will be enjoying that with me this Friday.     Cool things to win this week are: 3 x Single passes to Juice TV's unique party trip “Snow Train 2 Kune” worth almost $1000 each. You'll join me on Sept 5th at 7am as we board The Overlander train bound for Ohakune, and a weekend of snow and parties. Everything's taken care of; accommodation, transport, tickets, booze, transfers etc. All you need to do is go to www.juicetv.com find the comp page and mention Martys Guide when you enter “Snow Train To Kune”. Juice TV will notify winners. You have until Aug 29th to enter. It's easy, do it. 2 x Double passes to the new Danish drama movie called “Prague” that's just begun playing at The Academy Cinema. It's quite unique and clever, with superb performances by a cast I'd never heard of. Write “Prague” as the header for an email and send it to me if you'd like to win. 3 x Double tickets to Mint dance party at Seba NEXT Saturday. This is the 6th party in the current format and they keep getting better and better. Magic vibe and uplifting house beats to make you smile. Put “Mint” as the title for an email and send it to me to possibly win. 2 x $50 bar tabs for Bungalow8 NEXT Thursday for Cocktails & Decks. It's a fun evening for all where you can have a spin early on if you're keen, and drink properly made cocktails. Recent new décor means this place is ideal for most activities. Put “Cocktails & Decks” as the headline for an email back to me to go in the draw. 1 x Double pass to hear hard dance London legend James Lawson go bonkers at Space this Saturday. I heard him play years ago many times in the UK, I hear he's even sicker now. If you don't win, come along and go nuts with me anyway. Type “James Lawson” in the subject box of an email and send your entry to me. 1 x Mr Vintage t’shirt. You get to go into their Falcon St store in Parnell and select any t’shirt you like. Their garments are very funky, and the service is always with a smile. Put “Mr Vintage” as the header of your email when you mail me back. Check out www.mrvintage.co.nz. 2 x Double passes to Rehab dance party at Coherent this Saturday. A mish mash of all types of techno boomed to you in novel ways by funky fresh DJ's. If you'd like to attend, put “Rehab” as the header for an email and send it to me. 1 x $200 bar-tab for Easy Tiger on Friday September 26th. This is a new monthly prize with a catch; I drink with you, then we can all party on elsewhere, or you do your own thing. Easy Tiger is very funky bar that’s hard to find first off, down a wee alleyway (Dockside Lane) just off Mahuhu Cres. Write “Easy Tiger” as the heading for an email and send it to me if you’d like to prowl along. This prize will run until the week before the last Friday of each month. 2 x Double passes to “20” at Met & Code this Saturday. It's a celebratory dance party in honour of Grant Marshall's 20 years of DJ service. Expect nothing less than a night of memories and magic times as we party till the break of dawn. Put “Grant Marshall” in the subject box of an email to me and press send.     Wednesday August 27th Miss Hawaiian Tropic NZ '08 FINAL Safari Lounge, 116 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby No Charge. 8.30 – 11.30pm 12 of the best babes on the kiwi circuit compete for over $2000 worth of prizes. I've been to the heats and these beauties are hotties in ever sense of the word. They have 3 dress up (or down) rounds in which to sufficiently impress the judges. And/Or The Play About The Baby (Opening night) The Basement (formerly The Silo), Lower Greys Ave, Auckland Central Tickets $15 - $18 from www.iticket.co.nz. 8 – 10pm Funny, mysterious and disturbing. This play is all about a young couple who have just had a baby, and the strange turn of events that go down when they are visited by an older man and woman. Intrigued? I am, so I'll probably see you there.     Thursday August 28th 42 Below Month Of Street Art Exhibition 42 Below Space, 20 Customs St, Auckland Central No Charge. 6 – 9pm A collaborative street art exhibition that will showcase the works of renowned local, and international, stencil artists. And/Or S#x, Lies & Improvised The Drake, 2 Drake St, Freeman's Bay Tickets $10 - $15 on the door. Call (09) 3073641 for more info. 8 - 10pm An evening of great off-the-cuffs laughs that we can all relate to. A real rollercoaster of goodtimes.     Friday August 29th Spy Bar's 10th Birthday Weekend Spy Bar, 204 Quay St, The Viaduct No Charge. 9Pm – 7am (9pm – 12am Invite only) I've been to this bar more than any other in Auckland. My kind of people, vibe and tunes. If you can't make it down tonight, try tomorrow. Dress nice though, and add a beaming smile to ensure entry. And/Or 20 feat. Grant Marshall Met & Code, 13 Shortland St, Auckland Central Tickets $10 from Real Groovy, or $20 on the door. 10Pm – 6am It's rare a DJ can say I began spinning records before you were born, but Grant can say this to many of his fans. He always has time for you, and smiles away enjoying his trade. Tonight 9 other recognised DJ friends spin in his honour. Uplifting beats and fun times. And/Or The Turnaround Dance Party Toto's, 53 Nelson St, Auckland Central Entry $15 on the door. 11Pm – 6am These monthly parties are always quality well supported gigs. Playing boogie, funk, hip-hop, reggae etc, it's all here and infectiously mixed up so you never actually stop dancing.     Saturday August 30th SevenTease Party Traffic Bar & Kitchen, 2 Queen St, Auckland Central No Charge. 6.30pm – 1am This is Traffic's biggest party of the year, and it's 70's dress-up. Complimentary drinks and nibbles for the first hour, from then on it's MC's, DJ's, bands and hijinx like never before. I'll be here. And/Or Back To G.O.D Bacio (Above Kiss Bar), 309 K' Rd, Newton Entry $10 before 10pm, $20 after. 9Pm – 6am An epic night of clubbing madness for all us old farts, who remember a time when K Road was more than kebab shops and a hangout for Deros. We always say clubbing isn't what it used to be, now we can take a 2008 look back. Without a Delorean it's the best we can do.     Sunday August 31st Lazy Sunday Edinburgh Castle, 215 Symonds St, Newton No Charge. 12 – 8pm Stretch out the weekend a tad longer with some soothing housey tunes. Hopefully the sun will be out and this will be a sign of things to come when summer fully hits. And/Or Comedian Bill Bailey ASB Theatre, Aotea Square, Auckland Central Tickets $79.90 from www.the-edge.co.nz. 8 – 10.30pm He's a genius with a host of instruments and millions of words. Combining everything into a 2 hour hilarious and informative show called Tinselworm.     Monday September 1st Auckland Law Party: Deep Hard & BuMpY Safari Lounge, 116 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby No Charge for law students. $5 for others. 8Pm - 4am The theme is “Reincarnation of 90's Rave”. So essentially a bad taste 80's party. It will get very messy as these guys have just finished exams. Be warned.     Tuesday September 2nd Wheel Of Fortune Filming TVNZ, 100 Victoria St West, Auckland Central No Charge. Filming times 10.30am – 4pm Something to do if you're at a loose end. Join me in the studio audience and see Jase and Sonia do their best to remain professional. Good chance of winning prizes to.     Wednesday September 3rd Traffic Light Party Komodo, 106b Parnell Rd, Parnell Entry $10 on the door. 8Pm – 3am A fine venue that's been off most peoples radar of late. Time to check it out. You get a band at the door that labels you as Taken, Maybe or Let's Go! It's a student style night, but us older ones can have an equally fine time. Wicked party tunes provided by multi-genre DJ Justin Sane and Jacey.     Cool Events To Watch Out For On The Horizon: Sept 3rd, Shore Magic, The Rose Theatre Sept 3rd, Traffik Party, Komodo Sept 4th, Silent Disco, The Basement Sept 5th, The Overlander Snow Train 2 Kune, Ohakune Sept 5th, A'Trackd, 4:20 Sept 6th, Our House Extravaganza, Auckland Town Hall Sept 6th, Sharp Great Northern Day, Ellerslie Racecourse Sept 6th, Mint dance party, Seba Sept 7th, Father's Day Sept 7th, Family Bar's 3rd Birthday, Family Sept 7th, Judas Priest, Vector Arena Sept 13th, Day – Night Thriller, Taupo Sept 13th, Qantas Film & TV Awards, Civic Theatre Sept 13th, Warriors v Freeformation Hard Dance Party, The Studio Sept 14th, The Auckland Spring Wedding Show, Aotea Centre Sept 14th, 7th Annual Miss Indianz Contest, Auckland Town Hall Sept 16th, Air NZ Fashion Week (begins), Auckland Sept 17th, HUMP (Party Marty Party), Pony Club Sept 18th, Breakers v Wollongong, North Shore Events Centre Sept 19th, Loud Shirt Day, All over NZ Sept 20th, Slinky: Fantasy World Tour Sept 20th, Dropped Dance Party, Seba Sept 20th, Air NZ Fashion WeekEND, Alinghi Base, Halsey St Sept 20th, Speedshow, ASB Showgrounds Sept 24th, Dizee Rascal, The Powerstation Sept 25th, Peaches, The Powerstation Sept 27th, Sample Gee Only, Seba Sept 27th, In The House (Live), SpyBar Sept 27th, Chemistry, Auckland Town Hall Sept 27th, Papakura Spring Carnival Sept 27th, Mischief Dance Party, Toto Sept 28th, Daylight Savings Starts Sept 28th, Mr Gay Auckland Grand Final, Family Bar Sept 28th, NZ Herald Career Expo, ASB Showgrounds Sept 28th, Auckland's Premier Wedding Expo, ASB Showground Oct 1st, Queenstown $10 Challenge (begins), Auckland to Queenstown Oct 3rd, Godskitchen Dance Party, Vector Arena Oct 4th, Solid Promotions Charity Ball, Hamilton Oct 4th, Mint Dance Party, Seba Oct 5th, NRL Grand Final Oct 8th, Vodafone NZ Music Awards, Vector Arena Oct 14th, Phantom Of The Opera (begins), The Civic Oct 18th, Diwali Festival Of Lights, The Viaduct

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