Monday 5th of November 2001
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Thought for the week
The trouble with talking too fast is that you sometimes say stuff you haven't thought of yet.
Well, here we are on the eve of the Good Bastards Day. The Good Bastards Golf Classic is about to tee off and a bumper crowd has booked for the book launch tonight. Channel One And Channel three will be there along with The Sunday News, The Press, The West Coast Times along with X fm.
Old mates are turning up from all over the place with Paul Teen coming down from Aitutaki, which is an Island in the Cook Islands and is at this stage the one who has travelled the furthest. Onya Paul.
Scared the crap out of me when he snuck up behind me in the Southland Hotel and then did the same to Saint Pam.
We have had tremendous coverage in the newspapers around the country with 30 daily papers running stories about the book, the day and the beer. Good Bastard Kip Brooks from Bureau Chief from NZPA did an excellent report about it all.
People are coming from Auckland, Wellington, Otago, Canterbury, Nelson and Australia. I couldn't be happier.
Melbourne Cup
Mulga Bill is sticking with Universal Prince as the one to beat, While I'm on my namesake Big Pat who has great lead up form. I'll also be backing Universal Prince, only because Mulga Bill says so.Breast Feeding
Little Paddy was with his dad one day and saw a woman breast feeding a baby from a very large boob and he asked his dad what she was doing. His dad replied that she was feeding the baby. "Get outta here," exclaimed Paddy "It'll never eat all that."Saint Pam observes.
If men are so competent how come you see signs saying, "Danger Men Working.!"Only in America
Hillary Clinton is getting 8 million to write her memoirs and Bill is getting 12 million for his. This from two people who spent the last eight years being unable to recall past events.Good Bastards Racing Team
We have just completed negotiations with New Zealand's fastest man, Mark Holland. Mark is the 2001 Drag Racing Champion and Good Bastards is sponsoring the car. More on that soon along with photos. Go-Mark-Go-you-Good Bastard.Here's the answer.
If you have ever wondered why mountaineers rope themselves together, about half past eleven Saturday night Paul Teen came up with the answer. "It's to stop the sensible ones going home."Taliban Solution
Gary Hutchison reckons that we should drop three wheeler farm bikes into Afghanistan and then let the bastards all kill themselves.Good Bastards Official West Coast Radio Station
On the Coast? Then tune into the official Good Bastards Radio Station on Hokitika 88.4. Greymouth 88.7 fm. We will be doing giveaways on the station of Good Bastards Books and Good Bastards Beer along with other Good Bastards products from time to time. So keep tuned and you could be a winner.Priorities
While this Anthrax thing is a real bastard and four people have died from it in the USA. No mention has been made of the 15,000 poor bastards who have collectively died from chain smoking, over weight, alcoholism since September the 11th and none of them were exposed to Anthrax.Good Bastards, the book
Good sales are coming in from all over the place and as the additional media coverage kicks in they are likely to increase. The book is available in Australian book stores now, and from next week in New Zealand. There is, of course, books available at tonight's book launch here in Hokitika..The Australian Book Launch
Friday the 23rd of November at the Paradise Springs Golf Club off Robina Causeway on the Gold Coast at 6 pm. Admission is $12 and covers the cost of the food. Drinks are at Bar prices. To book ring Paddy on 07 5527 2233. Leave a message on voice mail if no reply.The last word from Paddy
Good Bastard Beer definitely doesn't make you crook.See you next week
