Twas a week of 2 halves, one I was bouncing like a kangaroo on heat, the second writhing in self pity after a failed drunken kart-wheel Spurred by the stored energy gathered from the previous week's chilled overseas escape, I expelled a hefty wad on Wednesday, a lesser sum Thursday and enough to sink the Rainbow Warrior on Friday. Since then though, after the injury, it's been deep heat, wheat bags, physio and quiet times. See my effort here http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=MAa-HhE2ieQ kindly filmed by Kyle D. The brave lady I knocked over was Amy, and I have apologised, she runs a wicked hair-cutting service check out www.travelingscissors.co.nz. To look at the expanded version of my past weeks activities. CLICK HERE!     Issue #119 lucky devils are: Leighton Greentree and Graham Rodgers won the NZ Breakers double passes. Lawrence Hooker got the wicked Mr Vintage t'shirt of his choice. Emily MacDonald will be drinking for free at The Traffic Bar & Kitchen this Friday evening. Georgia Bews picked up the One Love dance party tickets. Dr Claire McGowan and Tim Paling won the bar-tabs for Bungalow8 this Thursday night. Lisa D'ath and Joanne Brookes got Godskitchen tickets. Ang Obrien gyrated on down at the Jambalaya party at Safari Lounge last Saturday. Avalon James was sent the Kiss Bar 10th bday tix. Sophie Pollard and Nick Ward bopped to Timmy Vegas at Bungalow8 with their guest on Saturday. Sadly Fashion Beauty Music has been canceled, so there was no winner. Sorry.     Cool things to win this week are: 4 x tickets to the 5th home game of the season for the high-flying NZ Breakers basketball team, on NEXT Thursday Oct 16th at the North Shore Events Centre. Put “Breakers” as the title for an email and send it my way. 1 x $50 bar tab for the Traffic Bar & Kitchen to be used NEXT Friday after work. A funky fresh place (located on the corner of Queen and Quay streets) with the meanest menu in town. It's busy, and there's always something going on there. If you'd like this tab email me with “Traffic Bar” as the header. 2 x Double passes to Part Of The Weekend Never Dies: The Soulwax Documentary. The exclusive preview is played at Code Niteclub this Friday. It captures everything of the life of a DJ/Band on the road. Write “Soulwax” as the header of an email back to me to go in the draw. 1 x Double pass to One Love: Neon Lights dance party, held at Toto Restaurant this Saturday. 3 international dance acts and 15 local DJ's rark it up one time. To be in to win this, write “One Love” as the title for an email and send it over. 1 x Double ticket to One Night Only, feat. Clarke Gayford at Flight Lounge NEXT Friday. Very fine electro/housey tunes. I think I'll go to this one. Type “One Night Only” as the title for an email back to me to be in the draw. 1 x Double ticket to Who's Ya Mama at Khuja Lounge NEXT Saturday. 4 lovely lady DJ's take you on a funky techno journey. To win, type “Who's Ya Mama” in the header box of an email, and send it over here. The winner also receives a ladened goodie bag. 1 x $200 bar-tab for Easy Tiger on Friday October 31st. This is the 3rd month of this prize and wild fun is assured. One catch, I party with you, then we can go all night, or go separate ways. 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. 1 x Double pass to The George Doorlist Party at Galatos NEXT Friday. They're taking over all 3 levels and filling it with 1000 people and 25 DJ's, to get involved put “George FM” as the title for an email back 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. 1 x Hootchy Kootchy Girls Burlesque Show double pass for NEXT Thursday at Toto's Restaurant. These luscious ladies just get better and better. The very unique colourfully choreographed show is a must see. Type “Hootchy Kootchy” in the subject box of an email and send it on over to me. 2 x Double tickets to The Technical Sessions Show Launch and EP Release at Fu Bar this Friday. The shows will be a podcast all about Djing, but this launch party is the real thing, live acts and all the who-ha. Put “Technical Sessions” as the title for an email back to me to be in to win. 2 x $50 bar tabs for Bungalow8 NEXT Thursday for Cocktails & Decks. It's a fun evening of up-tempo dancefloor fillers. You have room to move, get just a little bit crazy, and drink properly made cocktails. Put “Cocktails & Decks” as the headline for an email back to me to go in the draw.     Wednesday October 8th The Vodafone NZ Music Awards Vector Arena, Mahuhu Cres., Parnell Tickets $47 from www.ticketmaster.co.nz. 6 – 10pm. This is the first year that these awards have been opened up to the public, well they do have to try and fill Vector. Expect to do a lot of clapping, but you will see some of the finest NZ artists we currently have. I find the after party the best bit though, I don't know where it is yet though sorry.     Thursday October 9th Aqualine Party Pasha, Green Room & Euro, Shed 22, Princes Wharf, The Viaduct No Charge. 7Pm – Late. Invite only. RSVP to info@oneagency.co.nz 3 fine bars on the water unite for a monster schmooze. All with a very different feel, all filled with the best people.     Friday October 10th Technical Sessions Show Launch & EP Release Fu Bar, 4 Wolfe St, Auckland Central Entry $10 on the door. 10Pm – 6am A magic concept for a show where you can learn all about the art of Djing, and musical engineering etc., via a podcast from the people who are out there doing it for real every weekend. This is the launch, and is set to be a fab night with performances from 4 very qualified funky electronic Djs. And/Or Late & Live: Stand-up Comedy The Classic, 321 Queen St, Auckland Central Entry $10 on the door. 10.30pm – 12am Most of the content is bound to offend you, but it's an awesomely great time. Something different for a Friday. Super funny man Mark Scott's the MC and he's joined by 3 others, all who I've seen before, and all who I really rate. I'm going, so I hope you do to.     Saturday October 11th One Love: Neon Lights Toto's Restaurant, 53 Nelson St, Auckland Central Tickets $22 from Real Groovy & www.iticket.co.nz. 10Pm – 6pm There will be four international DJ's, four bars, big time lighting and sound production, live entertainment, neon dancers, a poker room and piles of giveaways. The vast spectrum of techno music will appeal to most. Definitely worth a look. And/Or Spring Shuffle: The Party Forte Bar, Fort Lane, Auckland Central No Charge. 10Pm – Very Late An accommodating bar with a ragey dancefloor down the back that houses a lusty green laser. Tonight Dougal Swift, Andy K, Jeremy Kingi and myself rock the joint. Be prepared for wild party beats, and mad, mad times. Bring smiles and friends. I'm on at 11pm.     Sunday October 12th Fiji Festival Manukau Sq, behind Manukau Westfield, Auckland South No Charge. 12 – 8pm Fijian entertainment, food, drinks, sports stars, performers, craft stalls, trade stalls, competitions and much more for everyone to enjoy. Enjoy the Fiji flavour in NZ for the first time at an outdoor free event.     Monday October 13th Movie Night: Eagle Eye Most Movie Theatres Tickets $9 - $16 In this flick a lady discovers her child has gone missing, while a bloke's twin brother has died in mysterious circumstances. The two meet as strangers and soon realize they have been framed as terrorists, and are forced into assassinating the president of the U.S. Only together can they both free themselves from the nefarious forces that have come to control them, and foil their terrorist activities.     Tuesday October 14th Nigel Brown Art Exhibition Opening Warwick Henderson Gallery, 32 Bath St, Parnell No Charge. 5.30 – 7pm Nigel Brown is one of NZ most instantly recognised artists, and has established a reputation as one of the most important artists working in NZ. His works are painterly and expressive. He'll be at this launch to, so an awesome opportunity to meet the NZ art icon.     Wednesday October 15th Social Sessions Ponsonby Social Club, 152 Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby No Charge. 8Pm – 12am A regular get together of very talented musicians playing funky, jazzy, soulful stuff.     Cool Events To Watch Out For On The Horizon: Oct 14th, Phantom Of The Opera (begins), The Civic Oct 16th, Hootchy Kootchy Girls Burlesque Show, Toto Restaurant Oct 17th, Edge Party Hard Mix Tour #5, The Carpark Bar Oct 17th, One Night Only: Feat Clarke Gayford, Flight Lounge Oct 17th, George FM Doorlist Party, Galatos Oct 18th, Diwali Festival Of Lights, The Viaduct Oct 18th, Pardon My French Dance Party, The Birdcage Oct 18th, Dusk Dance Party, Seba Oct 18th, Sam La More, Met & Code Oct 18th, Vaccine Dance Party, Transmission Room Oct 22nd, Greg Johnson, Toto Restaurant Oct 24th, Playground, The Stomp Edition, Space Bar Oct 24th, NZRave.com AGM, Kiss Bar Oct 24th, Electric's 7th Birthday, Coherent Oct 25th, Sundown Dance Party, Herons Flight Vineyard Oct 25th, Plush Dance Party, Seba Oct 26th, Enlightened Dance Party, Sponge & Chicane Oct 27th, Public Holiday, Labour Day Oct 27th, Snoop Dog, Ice T and Bone, TSB Arena (Wellington) Oct 29th, Dinner & Movie Night, Toto Restaurant Oct 30th, Stevie Wonder, Vector Arena Oct 31st, Halloween Oct 31st, Floorplay, Space Bar Oct 31st, Renaissance Dance Party: Feat Danny Howells, The Studio Oct 31st, North Shore Pony Club Performance, Ruby Oct 31st, Halloween Of Funk, Galatos Nov 1st, Mint Dance Party, Seba Nov 1st, Born To Bang, Space Bar Nov 2nd, The Auckland Marathon Nov 4th, The Melbourne Cup, Lindauer Lawn Party, Ellerslie Racecourse Nov 5th, Guy Fawkes Nov 7th, Miss Hawaiian Tropic NZ Final, The Empire Tavern Nov 8th, George FM Park Party, Tahiki Reserve Nov 8th, Rendevous Dance Party, Seba Nov 8th, Good Old Days Dance Party #2, Kiss Bar Nov 9th, Bath Tub Derby, Takapuna Nov 9th, Southern Amp, Westpac Arena, Christchurch Nov 11th, The NZ Trotting Cup, Addington Raceway, Christchurch Nov 12th, The Charlatans, The Powerstation Nov 14th, Stevie Wonder, Mt Smart Stadium Nov 14th, Def Leppard, Vector Arena Nov 15th, Bezerk Dance Party, The Studio Nov 22nd, Deep Hard N Funky, Vector Arena Nov 25th, NZ Independence Day Nov 27th, Thanksgiving Day Nov 28th, Headless Chickens, Powerstation Nov 28th, Oxygen Dance Party feat. Above & Beyond, The Studio

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