Credit Where Credit's Due

I am not essentially a negative person. I only bag out fuckwits, arseclowns and reprobates - ie, those who deserve it.

So that's why I'm going to give the hole a bit of credit here.

I must say the jukebox is a little beauty. Miss Contradiction and myself have found some rare and random gems that no other pub in the world would think of having. These include:

* Buffalo Stance by Neneh Cherry
* Werewolves of London by Warren Zevon
* I've Got My Mind Set On You by George Harrison
* Drop The Pilot by Joan Armatrading
* We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel
* Get Off by Prince

I also noticed with some pleasure over the course of the weekend that the jukebox even has Be Thankful For What You've Got by Massive Attack, which is of course in my TOP THREE favourite songs of all time. They even have it in the awesome extended mix, which goes for like 7 minutes. I am also rather fond of the film clip and was enjoying watching it in all its glory.

However I do think there is room for improvement. Several crackers from the old jukebox didn't make it to the new jukebox, including Batdance by Prince and I Touch Myself by The Divinyls. Both Miss C and myself are big fans of these two songs and would like them to be reinstated to the jukebox.

I also think there should be more mash-ups on the jukebox. There is only one on there at the moment: New Order "Blue Monday" vs Kylie Minogue "Can't Get You Out Of My Head". I would suggest these mashups be loaded for our collective listening pleasure:

* The Next City (which is The Next Episode by Snoop Dogg vs Paradise City by Guns and Roses)
* Bootystition (Bootylicious v Superstition by Stevie Wonder)
* Crazy Dick (Moby Dick by Led Zeppelin v Crazy In Love by Beyonce)
* And Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg vs Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix. I guess this one is probably called Hot Voodoo or Hot Chile or something.

And while we're at it, let's all hope that management doesn't revert to their plans from earlier this year, when they decided it would be a good idea to have a DJ in the pool hall. Except he wasn't a DJ, but some guy with his iPod hooked up to the jukebox with an A/V lead.

I have also been told that when you switch Bluetooth on in your phone, you can find the jukebox. I am unable to confirm this as my technological skills are limited at best, but soon the day will come when you will be able to hack into the jukebox via your mobile phone.

And speaking of credit where it's due, I would like to congratulate the Mosman Hotel on their outrageously tasty spinach and ricotta cannelloni. I wonder if the megahole cook realises that having a salad on your menu DOES NOT count as a vegetarian option. Many vegetarians don't even like salad - in fact I won't eat salad unless it has some sort of carbohydrate in it, such as pasta, potato or couscous, and a creamy sauce.

I like food.

Thank you for listening.