http://everything2.com/?node=New%20Writeups%20Atom%20Feed&foruser=chilidog 2004-01-22T00:13:18Z http://everything2.com/user/chilidog/writeups/RSLchilidoghttp://everything2.com/user/chilidog2004-01-22T00:13:18Z2004-01-22T00:13:18Z <b>Returned & Services League of Australia</b><p> From http://www.rsl.org.au/<br> <i>The RSL evolved as a direct result of the camaraderie, concern and mateship shown by the "Diggers" for the welfare of their mates during and after the 1914 - 1918 War. That ethos of compassion and service remains today the motivating influence of the League.</i><p> Quite possibly the quintessensial <a href="/title/Australian">Australian</a> Institution of cheap <a href="/title/piss">piss</a> and elderly war veterans. Aussies drink more schooners of beer at an RSL than the number of times a horny male <a href="/title/elephant">elephant</a> will decide to copulate in a lifetime.<p> The RSL is an <a href="/title/organization">organization</a>, which makes more profit from poker machines than alchohol sales, which benefits the community through the vast amounts of tax dollars extracted from the monthly revenue. Oh, but the <a href="/title/government">government</a> wants more, they want to introduce a 10% poker machine tax which will result in the smaller RSL clubs shutting down.<p> "OH MY GOD! NOW WHERE WILL I DRINK CHEAP BEER?"<p> The answer is simple.&hellip; http://everything2.com/user/chilidog/writeups/Little+Birdychilidoghttp://everything2.com/user/chilidog2003-10-28T23:15:32Z2003-10-28T23:15:32Z Little Birdy started in June 2002, when Katie Steele (Luke Steele from <a href="/title/Sleepy+Jackson">Sleepy Jackson</a>'s little sister) wanted to play guitar instead of keys. She got Simon (from One Horse Town) to play drums orginally, until Scott (from Fourth Floor Collapse) and Matty (from Adora) joined the line up. These days Scott plays bass, Matty plays drums and Simon plays guitar. Katies songwriting talent and astonishing voice can now be used to make some rocking pop songs. Little Birdy are presently doing gigs around Perth, and looking to do their first recording in the near future.<p> With all the recent debate about internet music piracy, an Australian band and label have decided to fly in the opposite direction. <p> Perth quartet Little Birdy have made their song “Relapse” available for free downloading from the <a href="/title/Triple+J">Triple J</a> website ( www.abc.net.au/triplej). <p> Triple J picked up a demo recording of the song a few months ago. Now this new version is receiving high rotation airplay on the station. The group&hellip;