First of all, just a quick rundown on the Melbourne Cup, the race that apparently stops the nation. I don't know about you, but I swear stuff was still moving. At least I had an excuse to take a break from "doing work". Anyway, Efficient came from the back of the field and reeled in Purple Moon in the final metres to win by just over a head, with Mahler three lengths back in third. For the win, Efficient paid out at odds of 24-1, and a trifecta would've come in very handy at $1431. In a bid to link this story to politics, Kevin Rudd was given Efficient in a sweep, and also had $10 on the horse, whereas all John Howard could muster was some money on Mahler. Is this a sign of things to come election-wise?
In other news, I was getting excited when I heard news on Sunday of the legendary Meat Loaf (aka Michael Lee Aday), bringing his Three Bats Tour down under, including a show in Brisbane. For those of you who don't know what or who I am on about, this is the man behind hits such as "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Bat Out Of Hell", "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" and, my favourite of them all, the epic masterpiece "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". However, he apparently walked off stage at a performance in Newcastle, England, telling the audience "This is the last show I may ever do in my life. This is my last ever gig, this is my last ever song. Thanks for 30 years, I can't do this anymore." Oh well, I wasn't going to bother to go see him anyway, he's hardly what you'd call a pretty sight... I can just rock out to him from the comfort of my own home.
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My horse came second. Yay Purple Moon! Did anyone else notice a pattern - 6, 12, 24. Very interesting....
Congrats on that, you're better than John Howard. Or something like that. I like number patterns, I might keep that in mind for next year hehe
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