The Inquiring Mind

Which woman is Tracy Watkins?

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:49:55 +0000

Which of these two women is Tracy Watkins?

Last week the one on the left was identified as Tracy Watkins, this week the one on the right was called Tracy Watkins.

Which one is the real Tracy Watkins?

Cartoon for Today, Sunday 22 November

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:36:13 +0000

Dave Brown - Independent - 17 November

Quotation for Today, Sunday 22 November

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:16:46 +0000

The question is if Maori interests increasingly become the Crown’s preferred partner in New Zealand’s economic development, will other competing interests be squeezed out? And if so, what does that do to National’s broader business backing.

Fran O’Sullivan commenting in The NZ Herald on apparently preferential treatment for maori re the ETS.

DTHOSN – Apeman – The Kinks

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:47 +0000

Finally we finish tonight with a rendition of Apeman from 1970

A great band much under appreciated.

DTHOSN – Sunny Afternoon – The Kinks

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:30:46 +0000

From 1966 the great Sunny Afternoon

DTHOSN – Dedicated Follower of Fashion – Ray Davis, The Kinks

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:35:33 +0000

A recent, 2007, performance by Ray Davis of the 1970s Kinks hit – Dedicated Follower of Fashion, enjoy

DTHOSN – Substitute – The Who

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:29:56 +0000

Next song tonight is from the fantastic Who, with a version of Substitute from 1974

DTHOSN – Lola – The Kinks

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:30:26 +0000

Down the Hall is back tonight featuring some songs from that great British band – The Kinks.

To lick off here is Ray Davis performing Lola, originally released in 1970

Adam’s Losers of the Week

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:03:54 +0000

Investors in various finance companies who must be wondering why the law and regulatory authorities did not do more to protect them.

All right investors should perhaps have been more careful, but read Brian Gaynor’s article today in The NZ Herald and ask yourself where were the regulators? Why do these things keep on occurring? Where was the Securities Commission?

Adam’s Wallies of the Week

adamsmith1922 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:56:31 +0000

As usual there were a number of contenders, for example Phil Twyford again, Russel Norman for his desire to consign NZ to third world status with his comments on offshore oil exploitation.

The prize though goes to Lucy Lawless and her cohorts for turning up at parliament with a cheque for NZ$4781 to pay for a ticket for John Key to go to Copenhagen and expecting Key to drop everything to meet them. Why should he?

The likelihood of Copenhagen accomplishing anything other than a communique to say in effect we are all totally committed to doing something someday is remote.

If Key thinks there is advantage in going from other perspectives no doubt he will go. The PR gesture of offering to pay for the PM and one of the richest men in the country to go; is quite frankly absurd.