Australia Day 2006 Reminder
1. AUSTRALIA DAY EVENT – THIS SATURDAY!!!
2. BEN GRAHAM LONGEST KICK COMPETITION IN NYC
3. FREE TELEVISED AUSTRALIA DAY BREAKFAST
4. 2006 AUSTRALIAN CALENDARS ON SALE
5. AUSTRALIA WEEK IN LA SUMMARY
6. CRAZY / INTERESTING AUSSIE STORIES IN THE NEWS
7. AROUND TOWN
1. AUSTRALIA DAY EVENT – THIS SATURDAY!!!
Saturday, January 28th at 9 PM at The Tonic Bar, 7th Avenue between 48th and 49th. Due to the huge number of guests at the 2005 event, we have secured the ENTIRE venue, more than doubling the capacity so that no one gets left out in 2006.
Please join us to celebrate with plenty of real Australia: Bundaberg Rum, Meat Pies, Coopers and Tooheys Aussie beers, Aussie music, Aussie videos, Jacobs Creek Aussie wine, and more. There will be a dance floor set up on the 2nd floor with a DJ so you can strut your stuff.
The Australian open should also be on live very late that night so feel free to stick around to watch on the numerous plasma screens.
Entry is only $10, which is all tax deductible since the Magpies are a qualified public charity. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to another worthy charity as well.
Tickets are available at the door, there is no pre-sale of tickets to this event so get there early to join in the fun.
There will be heaps of FREE door prizes courtesy of Coopers Beer, Crumpler, Outback Steakhouse, and Jacob’s Creek winery. To be eligible to receive door prizes remember to bring along a business card and drop it off at the entrance when you gain entry to the event or sign up at the door.
Sam Kekovich is at it again with a new commercial for 2006:
Meat & Livestock Assoc. - Lamb Commercial
2. BEN GRAHAM LONGEST KICK COMPETITION IN NYC
Thanks to the Sunburnt Cow for putting this event together, head over there after the event for there event, details at: http://www.thesunburntcow.com/
3. FREE TELEVISED AUSTRALIA DAY BREAKFAST
The Sunburnt Cow and Fox 5 Good Day NY would like to buy you breakfast and hear what you have to say about Australia. Seats are limited. We know it’s early but this could be your 15 minutes.
4. 2006 AUSTRALIAN CALENDARS ON SALE
Check out this sweeeeeeeeeeet calendar, a collaboration between the Sunburnt Cow, Operation Oz Kids, The New York Magpies, Bondi Fish and Chips, and The Manhattan International Netball Club (MINC). The majority of the proceeds are going to the needy charity http://www.operationozkidsusa.org/.
http://theaussiesarecoming.com/
These calendars will soon be available online or you can buy your own copy at the Ben Graham contest and have it signed by Ben himself. The calendars will also be available for purchase at the Magpies Australia Day event on January 28th, the Wine event on January 26th and anytime at the Cow.
5. AUSTRALIA WEEK IN LA SUMMARY
Four New York Magpies players, one umpire and one coach made the trip to The City of Angels, mainly for the Footy at the UCLA campus. The North Melbourne Kangaroos defeated the Sydney Swans by a landslide and the Aussie all comers defeated the U.S. Revolution in the curtain raiser. What a strange situation to witness in the U.S.:
· Sold out footy crowd of mainly Aussies to see real AFL clubs on hand
· Getting to train with these two clubs on the day before the game and speak to the players and coaches one on one, priceless
· Staying in the same hotel with the North Melbourne club
· Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, live performance in the legendary Pauley Pavilion
· Getting to spend time with AFL legend of the game, Ron Barassi
· Meeting Sam Kekovich, what a character, and also Alan Aylett, who helped shape North Melbourne and the AFL
· Seeing John Travolta kicking a footy at the game
· A private INXS concert
· Other celebs just hanging out at the game, Olivia Newton John, Hugh Jackman, Tom Arnold and the Best Damn Sports show crew, that bald dude from that Fox Prison Break Show
The highlights of the 2006 events are not on the official site yet, but you can see more at: http://australia-week.com/page/Home
6. CRAZY / INTERESTING AUSSIE STORIES IN THE NEWS
Be careful when exterminating insects:
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/01/12/1136956281336.html?from=top5
7. AROUND TOWN
January 23 – 27 and January 30 – February 3rd – NYC Winter Restaurant Week
200 of New York’s finest eateries offer 3 course lunches for $24.07 and some offer stunning dinners for $35. This is a great chance to try out some great food for a fraction of the price.
http://www.nycvisit.com/RestaurantWeekSearch/index.cfm?pagePkey=1627
January 26, 2006 – Wine Australia Festival
Calling all wine lovers! The Wine Australia Festival will be held at Skylight (www.skylightnyc.com).Get your tickets at www.localwineevents.com/New-York-City-Wine/event-71989.html and if you need more info go to www.wineaustralia.com
January 28, 2006 - Magpies Australia Day event
Don’t forget to get in early; this will be a blast for sure.
April 14, 2006 Aussie #1 2005 NBA draft pick Andrew Bogut and the Milwaukee Bucks will likely beat the Knicks at Madison Square Garden
http://www.nba.com/knicks/schedule/
8. MAGSCENE CLASSIFIEDS
This guy Myk just loves his football, Canadian, American, Australian, you name it. Check out his video of all of the above:
New York Magpies items for sale online
We just updated the online store with heaps of new items, check it out at:
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store.aspx?s=nymagpies
CALLING AUSTRALIA FOR CHEAP
Click on the link on the New York Magpies home page (www.nyfooty.com) for info on cheap calls to Australia through Primus. Primus offers low-cost long distance service, $0.04 per minute to Australia, $0.035 within the US. They also offer other packages like $39.95 unlimited long distance (incl. calls to Australia) in the US. The Magpies get a small percentage of every user's bill for those who click on the banner on our website.
Magpies Message Boards – General and Social information
It may not be Craigslist, but there are some good postings, just go to the New York Magpies Message Board at http://nyfooty.com/message/.
- Looking for a roommate or to rent out your place?
- Want to run the Rotterdam Marathon?
- Need an immigration lawyer?
- Find it all and more at the Magpie Message Boards…
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