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RAY’S LAST STAND

  Ray Macky sat at a table for one. He was used to it by now. It wasn’t like the old days. In those days...

OWN

I’ve never understood you But then again, I don’t understand me I got caught up in a tide That swept me out to sea All I ever wanted Was...

ALL I KNOW IS THIS.

All I know is this. Politicians, mostly, stand for one thing, and one thing only – being elected.  Those who genuinely dare to make...

THE RELUCTANT LEAVING (Dedicated to P.F. Sloan)

You say you’re leavin’ And you know it ain’t fair Every day I wake unto this world I’m gonna hurt that you’re not there But God knows best And...

CHRISTMAS IN ST. KILDA

Harry Grivens had inherited it from his mother. An obsessive excitement about all things Christmas. His mother, Mary, would start her Christmas shopping January...

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Political Correctness has pretty much killed humour. There are now whole areas of human behaviour and difference that can no longer be commented upon...

SHEK-O BEACH

It had been 50 years since Bill Cassell had set foot on Shek-O Beach in Hong Kong. He was still a young man when...

But Then Again..

I hate it when the TV screams at me for things I haven’t done. It’s worse than the ticking of the clock that’s always...

R.I.P

Killed by the slow moving internet connection. Killed by the small print. Killed by the waiting. Killed by the people who never showed up. Killed by the opportunities...

EULOGY FOR ALEX SCOTT

The most precious things in the world are those things that are irreplaceable in our lives. We are gathered here today to say farewell...

TAGG MAGG

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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.