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Vella
10 March 2000

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• Check out Mikey's scribblings!
  He's been a regular columnist for The City Weekly magazine in Sydney for the past two years. Have a browse through some of his quirky insights into life.

• Julie has written a book! Called Love, Lust and Latex it's a series of interviews with famous people on love, lust and latex. Reviews and interviews coming here soon.

• It's back! Brighter a jazzier than ever, GNW has returned to our screens for its fifth massive year on the box. The show is on Saturday nights, channel 10 @ 8.30pm. Spanning 1 1/2 hours, it contains elements from past GNW and Good News Weekend/Night Light.
  To book tickets for tapings, ring (02)983-4741 on Monday mornings. They tape on Thursday nights.

• Peter Berner's show obviously was a success last year - because it's back for its second season. Backberner This features excellent political satire, and thank heaven no longer competes directly with GNWL.
  Comprising of lots of very witty sketches, 'mock' interviews and much politcal satire, dare I say it - I think it's better than GNW.
  It screens 9 - 9.30 pm on Thursday nights on your ABC.
  Catch it while you can, it is well worth it.

• Julie McCrossin, Amanda Keller, and everyone's favourite Barbie doll Bob Downe were the commentators for the channel 10's screening of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade.

• Mikey appeared on the McFeast Men, Love and Marriage special, which aired on Monday 22 November 1999, same time as the GNW finale. Hopefully a transcript of his views on true love will be up soon . . .

• Mikey Robins tied the knot with Laura. The couple got married at Sydney's "The Boathouse" Restaurant, while GNW took a month-long taping break during 1999.

• Richard Fidler is making a weekly voice-appearance on The Cosmopolitan Radio Show, airing on the Austereo network on Sunday nights, 10-12pm. Based on the trashy magazine, the show deals with sex, relationships, and more sex. Around 11.30pm, Richard usually has a little 'rant' at some issue that has annoyed him.

• Paul now writes a fortnightly column for The Australian Magazine. Cartoons drawn by Flacco appear on the same page.

• Richard used to write articles for the back page of the magazine internet.au. Some are up now on Rich's Articles page.

• If you're looking for past news and doings, visit the Old hat page. Paul McDermott is evil, The Great Lettuce is Good ; Both are worthy of worship