the monkey puzzle: investigating the trivial

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October 13, 2003

investigating the trivial

Essendon Airport isn't so far from Ascot Vale. 2 hours' walk, more or less. But rather than heading north at the start and following the Essendon shops and Keilor Road, this time I went along the Maribyrnong River, heading north from there. There's a nice rolling hill or two to walk up, some kind of community house on stilts, and a mostly empty airport (though I noticed Channel Ten had a sign on one of the old warehouses).

Even just walking through the airport carpark, you can't help think "hey, this used to be it. No multi-level monstrosities, this was the carpark. The entryway to Melbourne." It reminded me a little of the Townsville airport carpark, I guess, apart from the frightening clusters of "Wrong Way" signs.

[ start here for yesterday's photos | see all my Melbourne photos. ]

(also, details on Saturday's $150 haul from Au Go Go's last day will be forthcoming, once I've actually listened to at least some of it.)

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Stu:

You weren't the only one stocking up on CDs in their final days. Maybe Au-Go-Go should go out of business more often. :)
The thing I will probably miss most is their rack of second hand *local* CDs. No other stores seem to do this.
Fans of quality music note that their online store is still open for business.
http://www.augogo.com/

Posted by Stu | October 15, 2003 8:57 PM

Posted on October 15, 2003 20:57

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