Bushranger
Free beers
SENATOR Sam McMahon did the right thing by Territory cattlemen at the Alice Springs Show on Friday. She put $1000 on the bar to be drunk between 5.30pm and 6pm. It sold out in 10 minutes.
No rest for the wicked
SOUTH Darwin Rugby Union Club B-grader Hamish Riley blew out his ACL a few weeks ago. Riley, despite being an elite athlete and a good-looking rooster, had to take up work as a public prosecutor a few years back when his endorsement deals and male modelling work dried up. He was in hospital this week having his knee sorted. Bushranger is told he made good use of RDH’s video link facilities and appeared in court post-operation to prosecute a wayward youth. Surely this will get a mention and a bar voucher at this week’s prezzos.
Finger-licking good
IN HIS endeavour to get a Michelin star, KFC Alice Springs franchisee Sam Edelman took to the streets of Paris this week with a bucket of fried chicken, asking people if his fingerlickin’ delicacy deserved the accolade. The enigmatic Aussie received mixed reactions from the French. In a video on Facebook, he asked people if KFC deserved a Michelin star, two people in a row said “Honestly, no.” The second person justified her answer with “Because Michelin is not fast food.” In spite of what she said, according to the Michelin Guide, Mr Edelman meets all the criteria and especially excels in the ‘Personality of the Chef in the Cuisine’ category.
Law-abiding outlaws
OVER the Territory Day weekend a pack of Bandidos bikies flew into town. With not enough bikes to cover the amount of bikies who flew in for the festivities the Bandidos had to hire a minibus for their poker run through town. Bushie can image it was a sight to see a bunch of men wearing their patched leathers filing out of a minibus. At least the boys weren’t drink-driving.
Fashion police
ABC Radio Darwin Breakfast producer and putative party boy Josh Begbie was apparently strapped for ideas for what to wear to a ‘Territoriana’ themed party on Friday night. To give him a hand, Breakfast host Adam Steer solicited advice from listeners as to potential costumes, and the texts soon flooded in. Bushie’s favourite suggestions? Jesus eating nachos, Luke Gosling in a safari suit or wrapping himself up in red tape.
Load of rubbish
IT seems self-described “Territory legend” Trevor Jenkins was none too pleased with a Sunday Territorian article outlining his extensive history of “making a very serious nuisance of himself” in the NT’s justice system. The “rubbish warrior” reached out to the journo who wrote the yarn this week, firing off a cryptic email bearing the header: “Article Sunday ju ne30th2919 jasonwalks”. There was no text in the body of the email but Jenkins copied in the Australian Press Council, the NT Anti-Discrimination Commission, the Territory Ombudsman and the new ICAC. With the Supreme Court banning Jenkins from future court action it appears he’s shifted targets — Bushie reckons the watchdogs don’t know what they’re in for.