Wandering in Melbourne

I arrived in Melbourne at about 7am Tuesday morning, my only goal for the day was to get to my friends place where I’d be staying for the next 10 days, she lives out in a suburb called Fitzroy a pretty cool place by all accounts it’s about a 40 minute walk from the city. So once I got off the plane I jumped on the Skybus which heads directly into the centre of Melbourne, all I have to do now is figure out the tram system so I can get out to Fitzroy and I’ll be sorted, no such luck I couldn’t find the one I was looking for and in my aimless wandering I ended up on Victoria St which leads to Fitzroy so I decided to walk fully laden with two backpacks, needless to say I was shattered by the time I arrived,

Day 2, I’m on my own so I figure I’ll go for a walk and take my camera see if I can’t get a few snaps, not much joy it all looks too much the same as any other city, but I spent the whole day looking any way, with of course plenty of stops for a beer at regular intervals, one thing that really gave me pause for thought was the used needle disposal boxes hanging on power poles, now I reckon I’ve seen the people that use these boxes but I thought about the poor bastard who has to empty the fuckin things.. Screw that! One wrong move and you’re in all sorts of trouble.

Tonight I’m going to see Black Francis aka Frank Black ex front man of one of the greatest bands of all time The Pixies, I can’t wait. I’ve got some time to kill so I feel it is necessary to head down the local and sink a few pints, I’m all for boosting the local economy and what better way to do it..

Day 3, Last night was the Frank Black concert one of the best concerts I have ever seen, stand and deliver is the only way to describe the way he preforms, he’s fuckin amazing to watch his voice can in one song go from heaven to hell he just stands there and screams no jumping around no fireworks just pure Rock ‘n’ Roll, all the songs he played were from his latest album Blue Fingers and an EP Seven Fingers, I haven’t got those albums so didn’t know any of the songs he played, but that didn’t matter..

Tomorrow I’m going to a pro choice rally we are marching to parliament, the main point of the demonstration is abortion, I’m not sure what to expect, my only thought is that it’s going to be a few hundred feminists a couple of hippies and me… Interesting.