tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80142662024-03-19T18:40:00.431+11:00Writings In The SandMelbourne based FOH/Monitor Engineer. Guitarist. Singer. Songwriter. Producer. Father. Husband. Loves Jesus.Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.comBlogger900125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-45125265957465843242015-04-12T20:25:00.003+10:002015-04-12T20:27:09.614+10:00Things I Love<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
It's been a bit of a tradition that I do the things that I love on my birthday every year. This year I hung out with my family for the first half of the day then mixed FOH for Bridge Church's prayer night later. So incredibly blessed to get to do what I love and be in the house of God. Double win!<br />
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This time around it brought back some memories of the "doing what I love on my birthday" theme from ten years ago. A little blast from the past if you may indulge me.<br />
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It was a Friday on my birthday in 2005. My best friend Alda and I were recording what would be my first album, <i>Midnight In St Kilda</i>. We had a great session recording Alda's bass parts, some of my acoustic guitar parts and vocals. After that we went to the Chinese restaurant around the corner from the studio to grab some dinner.<br />
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Me: <i>Dinner is on me tonight bro. Lets order as much as we want.</i><br />
Alda: <i>Eh, why lah?</i><br />
Me: <i>It's my birthday.</i><br />
Alda: <i>Why didn't you tell me it was your birthday bro?...</i><br />
We ordered food for four people between the two of us. We polished everything, no surprise. <br />
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Great conversations and lots of laughs were had. So on my birthday ten years ago, I got to hang out with my best friend and record music! I guess that was where this whole tradition started.<br />
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Anyway, here's the second single off the record called <i>Down </i>that went to #1 on XFresh FM's Independent Chart in Malaysia. It features Alda on bass, Manshaan on drums and Zack Kim on lead guitar.<br />
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It was such a privilege to have Zack record on this track with me. He's the dude that played the Super Mario Theme on two guitars and had millions of hits on YouTube. I couldn't find the original upload of it, but here's one of the many re-uploads around.<br />
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These were some of the best times in my life and I can't believe that it's been ten years now. </div>
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Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-46660996960948837572014-12-16T23:57:00.001+11:002014-12-16T23:57:34.917+11:00Shooting Star. Rock The World 7. 16th December 2006.<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px;">Having conversations with Dallas Frasca while on tour has brought up some very sweet memories of my time spent rocking out with my band <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=6581953702" href="https://www.facebook.com/brokenscar" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">Broken Scar</a>. Rock The World was one of the stories that came up and it is timely because on this day 8 years ago, a few of my best friends and I rocked out at Merdeka Stadium for Rock The World 7. Around this time, Shooting Star had just been released and it went to the #1 spot on Fly FM's Campur Chart. <span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Enjoy this video that I was never posted until now. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px;">This is dedicated to the late Alda Tan. I love you bro!</div><br /><br />
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<br />Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-31312548129455013002012-02-04T22:22:00.002+11:002012-02-04T22:23:12.313+11:00[Creative Fridays]<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">
Hey friends, check out a new mugshot of me taken by Alvin Wong and interview for an exciting new series called [Creative Fridays] by finger-style guitar virtuoso Az Samad.This was published yesterday but it's never too late to check it out. <br />
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The four rock bands in the small room, no problem. Done that heaps of times, just that I haven't done that small room in a while, which was really refreshing. It's all about perspective. Never despise the humble roots.<br />
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The industrial rock band in the big room, no problem. Worked with the band before and also mixed in that room before. Only haven't mixed in the room in a while.<br />
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Four hip hop acts in the room that I know pretty well, now that was where things got interesting. I tell myself to never take things for granted and to never take it easy. Treat each job as if it is the first and last, as if my life depended on it. What more, stepping out of the rock scene which I am so familiar with, into a totally different genre? I couldn't help but feel that I was the only one not in baggy pants!<br />
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All in all, the three nights went down really well and I was stoked!<br />
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It's a strange feeling. The older I got, the less it happened though. I suppose my memory developed as I grew older? <br />
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Did anyone ever feel that way?Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-17113961322694362932011-10-19T20:33:00.001+11:002011-10-20T12:30:49.942+11:00Analogue. Acoustic.Over the past few years, although digital desks have become more readily available in gig venues, analogue desks still dominate the market. I mean, if the existing ones are still working, why change them? <br />
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New venues that get built will go for digital desks while they are at it but for these more established venues that have been around for a while, analogue was the way to go. <br />
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After all, these are great venues with well treated rooms and great analogue desks. There's nothing wrong with them. In fact, they're brilliant. <br />
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Welcome to The East Brunswick Club. Midas Verona desk. 40 channels of goodness. <br />
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I was still pretty sick when I was mixing this show but I must say, it was one of the best sounding shows I've mixed thanks to the high quality acts and extra effort to compensate for the sickness. <br />
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The PA in here is powerful and it made mixing really fulfiling. The best part is the staff here are so friendly. Had a blast. Can't wait to get back in there to mix Wakefield Festival.<br />
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Stu is one of the nicest dudes in the industry and he is not afraid of sharing his ideas and methods because he has so many tips and tricks, you won't be able to learn them all anyway. <br />
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As I was growing up, my dad kept telling me that there is no end to learning in life and he couldn't have been more accurate. I've been mixing bands for eight years now and I feel as though I still have so much to learn and apply in my mixing. The best is yet to come! Thanks heaps Stu!<div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yl4ImeW-hPRXo9_fMG5KkVjZ38jIRcrHE55IcW2Elwuw8vlSZ6m858WItBWEu1TtwP_FAWuvSNrlx94XvMJRoACqxs1F4hvhITn8U_fazHfqYlne4LJNmkI2ZMbxbO6ekp2ngg/s640/blogger-image--1564803296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Yl4ImeW-hPRXo9_fMG5KkVjZ38jIRcrHE55IcW2Elwuw8vlSZ6m858WItBWEu1TtwP_FAWuvSNrlx94XvMJRoACqxs1F4hvhITn8U_fazHfqYlne4LJNmkI2ZMbxbO6ekp2ngg/s640/blogger-image--1564803296.jpg" /></a></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-78541849775266612382011-10-07T14:00:00.000+11:002011-10-07T14:00:03.228+11:00Thank You!<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">To those that still read my blog, thank YOU! Thanks Dan! Thanks for reading my random musings as I switch from sound engineer mode to musician mode and everything in between. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I was just telling Dan that lately I've been feeling that there are so many things that I want to say but they shouldn't be said in public. I wish I could though, so that I could get them all off my chest. It's also pretty scary how small the Internet is making the world too. Everyone seems to know everyone else and word goes around pretty quickly, so I've learnt. So, some things are just best unsaid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">On the flip side, I'm pretty happy to say that I have become more unafraid to say things when it comes to my songwriting. I've always worn my heart on my sleeve, but lately, I've begun to explore the simple things that I was so afraid to write about. Love. Believe it or not?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I hope to get all those songs recorded some time and share it with you guys. At this point, we're still in the very early stages of anything being conceptualised.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div>
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Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-45184131857043914622011-10-06T14:59:00.001+11:002011-10-06T15:10:08.052+11:00Outrageous CurryThe wife and I had the most expensive curry ever last night. $33 for two meat, two veggies, two pieces of papadom, a bit of chutney, chilli flakes, a coconut side and rice. <br />
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We should have turned back when we saw that it was a table cloth kinda place but we thought it wouldn't be that bad seeing we've been to another branch of theirs in the city and it was cheap. <br />
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The service was good. One of the waiters was really nice and the food was definitely delicious. The price tag came with the location and real estate I suppose, something that I wasn't willing to pay for, seeing that I come from Malaysia where curries are abundant and dirt cheap. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKb-ciAuy6x2BwD9mjyyf9BS38510CES7PWxJJF-WQZI717U4fyF-B4z7xFvr2vqEZ34_k-ky233jUCShya_NafAGgu2nb2Sxky_eCqH23yBFOuwZLrAaoduOlTNcySU4tR-oSg/s640/blogger-image-2070231961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKb-ciAuy6x2BwD9mjyyf9BS38510CES7PWxJJF-WQZI717U4fyF-B4z7xFvr2vqEZ34_k-ky233jUCShya_NafAGgu2nb2Sxky_eCqH23yBFOuwZLrAaoduOlTNcySU4tR-oSg/s640/blogger-image-2070231961.jpg" /></a></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-10839808826556451562011-10-05T14:55:00.001+11:002011-10-05T14:57:06.045+11:00Refreshing<span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Before I logged in to blogger, I told myself that I was going to say, "not blogging for a while has been refreshing". Then I logged in and a little note popped up to ask if I wanted to try the new blogger interface. Curiously, I hit it and bang, everything changed! The entire blogger interface now looks completely foreign to me, but perhaps, that fresh look would inspire me to write more. We'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Things over the past few months have been a whirlwind. I questioned the whole purpose of blogging and me being on social media. I don't think I am a good blogger because I don't blog everyday consistently plus it's not like I have a lot of clubbing photos to show you anyway. I don't have a set topic or theme and I blog randomly. Oh, and even if I had an audience, it would be too small. What, musos and audio engineer geeks like me? I mean, my blog won't even cut it as a music geek blog. I must admit, I sometimes wonder why some bloggers are as famous as they are, but that's quite rhetorical. See, even up until here, this post is completely useless, I must say. I don't think even I would read it after writing it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">The only reason I blogged before was to use it as an outlet but the outlet just ended up being a creativity leakage instead. I stopped writing in my journal. I mean, who here knows that when a songwriter stops writing ideas in his journal, that's not a good sign? So long story short, I decided to take a break from all these leakages, facebook and twitter updates included and I found myself writing again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Now that quite a fair bit has happened, I felt like blogging about my live mixing adventures as a live mixing engineer working with live bands, but then again, it may end up like a whinge-fest. It's a fine line isn't it? So where do we go from here? A slow re-start perhaps. We'll see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div>
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Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-15939463316430977582011-06-02T22:19:00.003+10:002011-06-02T22:26:44.432+10:00Welcome Winter<div>This was how the first and second days of Winter looked like. It sure didn't look and feel like Winter but I wasn't complaining. The more sunshine, the better! Thank God for two very beautiful days in Melbourne.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS61SMozOOaiIVN3em8RtOEVHGHUCJ0EeJPFqyM_OsLwg8Ib8Ch3gyzhGF9I2rvGEVTjUz8F2CFt9Jp3adTpamiJ5O5v3GYsR8W3c_s_UkA0c8KOAAdyZPiaES-1tGQtTDtIhOTA/s1600/IMG_0504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS61SMozOOaiIVN3em8RtOEVHGHUCJ0EeJPFqyM_OsLwg8Ib8Ch3gyzhGF9I2rvGEVTjUz8F2CFt9Jp3adTpamiJ5O5v3GYsR8W3c_s_UkA0c8KOAAdyZPiaES-1tGQtTDtIhOTA/s400/IMG_0504.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613596339290266498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></div><div>1st June 2011. First day of Winter in Yarra Valley.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteoY-ovpSdttCUHiKW88lF_bnK9Qsi7Qke9Mm3ZQ4TGx_KCr1j3cb5Qj5fCCaBuY-GO3WxeBMTcQO0fkrjY2vFYGxAcx_eyCX36LPtDc933kst8p0P6hQ2PvrXou5idjn_KoBiA/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteoY-ovpSdttCUHiKW88lF_bnK9Qsi7Qke9Mm3ZQ4TGx_KCr1j3cb5Qj5fCCaBuY-GO3WxeBMTcQO0fkrjY2vFYGxAcx_eyCX36LPtDc933kst8p0P6hQ2PvrXou5idjn_KoBiA/s400/IMG_0567.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613596343717592434" /></a><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteoY-ovpSdttCUHiKW88lF_bnK9Qsi7Qke9Mm3ZQ4TGx_KCr1j3cb5Qj5fCCaBuY-GO3WxeBMTcQO0fkrjY2vFYGxAcx_eyCX36LPtDc933kst8p0P6hQ2PvrXou5idjn_KoBiA/s1600/IMG_0567.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a>2nd June 2011. Second day of Winter in Frankston.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-57756301903250080742011-02-12T01:53:00.021+11:002011-02-12T23:59:35.659+11:00The Week That Was<span style="font-weight: bold;">9th February 2011</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed Engine Three Seven @ The Espy Gershwin Room</span><br /><br />It was heaps fun mixing Engine Three Seven as they played a very rare acoustic set compared to their usual heavy rock set. But don't be fooled, the band delivered a high energy performance despite being an acoustic set. The stage was fully decked out with couches and they really got the vibe going. I didn't get a chance to take any photos as it was quite a fast paced night. The boys didn't get a sound check and during the line check before their set, I discovered that the two DI's provided were faulty and they needed four all up. I had my two, but we had to get two more off the front bar's. I did get off to quite a rough start, trying to get the show on the road but all in all, the set went on well and it sounded great, thanks to the awesome E37 crew and James "Audio Wizard" Anderson for being such great help. The Gershwin Room is such a sweet room to mix in. You can put an acoustic band or a metal band in there and they will still sound suitable for the room.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10th February 2011</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed Preston Perche and Aluka @ Paris Cat</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglopP2RHn82sD6ff-9Qd1mk8FAXtT8TqKtxTFiHcqcsfCrez2F28fqTSi5ppuwD9IoGTvHulWO3l2fqrYuA_xpQIIe5hGOsRqZIAc8VUZXyfplma6JFA7tct9j401gXwjdugjsnQ/s1600/IMG_9809.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglopP2RHn82sD6ff-9Qd1mk8FAXtT8TqKtxTFiHcqcsfCrez2F28fqTSi5ppuwD9IoGTvHulWO3l2fqrYuA_xpQIIe5hGOsRqZIAc8VUZXyfplma6JFA7tct9j401gXwjdugjsnQ/s400/IMG_9809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572448515127136962" border="0" /></a><br />The desk was tiny but it did the job for the night seeing that the venue was small. The only problem was it was placed in the most inconvenient location! Next to the stage, next to the drummer! The speakers weren't well placed either because they were behind the vocal mics. I suppose Paris Cat doesn't require loud levels and the crowd usually don't talk anyway because it is a jazz venue. I also reckon, jazz bands usually just balance themselves on stage, therefore having the desk right beside them would be the most convenient thing to do. The setup may work for jazz but it wasn't the best conditions for what we were doing tonight, but we got the job done anyway and everyone had a great time.<br /><br />Aluka opened the night with their awesome A Capella performance and Preston Perche took on the stage next with a full bad this time, with Jonathan on bass and Steph on drums.<br /><br />Although, I must admit, my neck was hurting by the end of the night because of the awkward position of the desk.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDabi95cwWiyeoHTgkQqH7pk47f6TpfDgRhkLZUxxkj_tm9GIeZaa9U7UbAEpCpwGWrO279UTivvMkbWAm8J6uT_-aV6-v2DcVFRW6KrZmjDnAtR6ipPK-p5zfMx11tmEkbk_zw/s1600/IMG_9811.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWDabi95cwWiyeoHTgkQqH7pk47f6TpfDgRhkLZUxxkj_tm9GIeZaa9U7UbAEpCpwGWrO279UTivvMkbWAm8J6uT_-aV6-v2DcVFRW6KrZmjDnAtR6ipPK-p5zfMx11tmEkbk_zw/s400/IMG_9811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572448518516267666" border="0" /></a><br />It was a sit down type show, as you can see. This was the view from where I was, if this would give you any indication where the desk was.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11th February 2011</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mixed The Violet Flames, The Happy Endings and The Run Run @ The Evelyn</span><br /><br />Tonight was a night to remember. The Violet Flames played their last show ever as a band and they also launched their highly anticipated album. I must admit, I was truly sad that this was the last time that I would get to see them play live. It has been an awesome journey and privilege working with the boys. Loved every moment of it and I am glad I was a part of this night. Epic!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gdur3Sd4V5kSrLoCSiey5mYYIUujQJkFByaI7ykkRS2Yi8HnrjKJ5f0irGLi6x40W_8bqlzCo8xG4Dt0fqDLiyUrf8O07IDMdOusf4vgY8hhp9ar774aIzHjE1gUODkUZoiS6g/s1600/IMG_9821.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gdur3Sd4V5kSrLoCSiey5mYYIUujQJkFByaI7ykkRS2Yi8HnrjKJ5f0irGLi6x40W_8bqlzCo8xG4Dt0fqDLiyUrf8O07IDMdOusf4vgY8hhp9ar774aIzHjE1gUODkUZoiS6g/s400/IMG_9821.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572447365132040706" border="0" /></a><br />Going from the tiny desk at Paris Cat back to the Midas Verona at The Evelyn was a relief. This was back to "normal" rock band mixing conditions. Although, I would have loved the desk to be raised a little higher for comfort. Not complaining though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrREfTvwbUKC04H4OKXh8DUmXcfXCK785bg9QwLT3zfvafi1wAtP4ZTNB-grIrkvWH6PuxHZrep-Wb5hy4-GthWk7IOC7IF3iq8rSHSJwQLoJxoNJaS2YpSUf-2pLH-23H4L0atw/s1600/IMG_9830.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrREfTvwbUKC04H4OKXh8DUmXcfXCK785bg9QwLT3zfvafi1wAtP4ZTNB-grIrkvWH6PuxHZrep-Wb5hy4-GthWk7IOC7IF3iq8rSHSJwQLoJxoNJaS2YpSUf-2pLH-23H4L0atw/s400/IMG_9830.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572447370845921170" border="0" /></a><br />The preamp knobs seem very sensitive tonight. I had to do a few more touches than usual to get them to the sweet spots, but it was okay. No big deal. Just an observation. All the gear was in good condition and I was a happy mixer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUWeh6TySnsWyxJDOyAwz9d9cDk5ZSFafc7knC102mRDByJsp_9kqb6LNOKOR40aY1f0yB5sj2kuZvNnOZWRZ-_Rr3GRM1sKgDAyQkVpU7Ki6SyxhJTJjkCz1D6BNNppjpyzDUw/s1600/IMG_9828.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUWeh6TySnsWyxJDOyAwz9d9cDk5ZSFafc7knC102mRDByJsp_9kqb6LNOKOR40aY1f0yB5sj2kuZvNnOZWRZ-_Rr3GRM1sKgDAyQkVpU7Ki6SyxhJTJjkCz1D6BNNppjpyzDUw/s400/IMG_9828.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572447366917015410" border="0" /></a><br />My view from FOH<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDL2RAG1ag6oXoiomfMBJ0LJyZfxhMj0kQ6vMGx6_ldOAKLN3fWuDmeop4uVYsvTgDrHifq_Z0RNLEgxhc9kBGlCwnjiseGAP6rpK4ZuokWAyi35r-kX3_BFnQ0AivfpsSu356Q/s1600/IMG_9832.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDL2RAG1ag6oXoiomfMBJ0LJyZfxhMj0kQ6vMGx6_ldOAKLN3fWuDmeop4uVYsvTgDrHifq_Z0RNLEgxhc9kBGlCwnjiseGAP6rpK4ZuokWAyi35r-kX3_BFnQ0AivfpsSu356Q/s400/IMG_9832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572447369335045490" border="0" /></a><br />The boys rockin' out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVASDsumWuTy1MXTTOXimwWx7KZqTrZ496LIcGNE9W0XCeycE2BEzOeLpLhDnYTGPWwWnIgHn59HKqiB4pPAUgOoHk3if_k4TN0Z8WTadf37kTmw4w07RtdaZ2zVOU6Z5VwAlRmQ/s1600/IMG_9850.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVASDsumWuTy1MXTTOXimwWx7KZqTrZ496LIcGNE9W0XCeycE2BEzOeLpLhDnYTGPWwWnIgHn59HKqiB4pPAUgOoHk3if_k4TN0Z8WTadf37kTmw4w07RtdaZ2zVOU6Z5VwAlRmQ/s400/IMG_9850.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572447361642874402" border="0" /></a><br />From L-R: Clinton Weaver, Yours Truly, Matt Crute, James Forest & Jackson Proud. Post gig photo. One for the road! Thanks for the memories boys! It was an epic night! What a way to end the week. RAWK!<br /><br />Side notes: Having mixed on digital desks and analogue desks equally as much lately, I find that my DBX 266XL sounds more musical than the digital compressors/gates on a digital desk. I wonder if it is a preference thing. But I suppose having everything in one digital desk is more convenient than having to lug a stack of outboard gear.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-86380103536789723392011-02-05T23:54:00.000+11:002011-02-05T23:57:57.526+11:00Broken Scar's 2nd Gig for 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXj8c3WScJkd9HILjJrHg22lTArpunQCvcoaniiY3ftzho37a-2-u-fBrMVEYTbSNwfeqjk8aZjOWXZ8vcuh2OB25fvZk1XvuZ6nSNywCpBwBwRNqmfiIYwjl_667P-zDJsFx-g/s1600/Broken+Scar+%2540+Miss+L+-+8+Feb+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXj8c3WScJkd9HILjJrHg22lTArpunQCvcoaniiY3ftzho37a-2-u-fBrMVEYTbSNwfeqjk8aZjOWXZ8vcuh2OB25fvZk1XvuZ6nSNywCpBwBwRNqmfiIYwjl_667P-zDJsFx-g/s400/Broken+Scar+%2540+Miss+L+-+8+Feb+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570188490695519282" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-11798391248728466032011-02-02T13:00:00.002+11:002011-02-02T13:00:02.398+11:00MinifigsI could not resist taking advantage of the 20% Lego sale at Target. Need I say more?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2AA43fjzobaSsUTteBQF7vAl3ySA9CKvpCI3WPxPTkAsb2U268aj_3qlcIF7AZhaiDAa_lwQYNAI-S7g37qGVsW4VcCchN3EtexEZ0uyOxw4Cgos7vIgqyj0n28M8C7n4Yurjw/s1600/IMG_9758.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2AA43fjzobaSsUTteBQF7vAl3ySA9CKvpCI3WPxPTkAsb2U268aj_3qlcIF7AZhaiDAa_lwQYNAI-S7g37qGVsW4VcCchN3EtexEZ0uyOxw4Cgos7vIgqyj0n28M8C7n4Yurjw/s400/IMG_9758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828333490251762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemKXF3mLP-tICOkK4ujKH0nx7E3loWlVp7urlw_QPuX8SVBGS2NMZeRpui1L-WWB5VsCfsEq30206wlt8P-Q-n6Its7dR1SHm4TpyyRORnvPFUes2HBhioGdqci4nxPHU30LWOQ/s1600/IMG_9762.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiemKXF3mLP-tICOkK4ujKH0nx7E3loWlVp7urlw_QPuX8SVBGS2NMZeRpui1L-WWB5VsCfsEq30206wlt8P-Q-n6Its7dR1SHm4TpyyRORnvPFUes2HBhioGdqci4nxPHU30LWOQ/s400/IMG_9762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828329716065362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxrqsQTMXMs4-Hs_RisbzUWJ5rUf74cf1Pkeg5AboMXnfcgUjYfIpfPanGIEAkTUK18wWTgWJsXN-99KlbiX1tDelPz4FvC1I5AyfZQgDCx_NQ5E8habMkLiu_1Y8i4A-eYKivw/s1600/IMG_9763.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDxrqsQTMXMs4-Hs_RisbzUWJ5rUf74cf1Pkeg5AboMXnfcgUjYfIpfPanGIEAkTUK18wWTgWJsXN-99KlbiX1tDelPz4FvC1I5AyfZQgDCx_NQ5E8habMkLiu_1Y8i4A-eYKivw/s400/IMG_9763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828321332543346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BgoxzX8ZjzUGed2Oy_cEBa0a1i6Yz31ICNouMAz5PNBftj3RDzKfrEJDy8gzt5L8scON-SZYxpZym0bqiUmV5QB7hW_aDFaVvYa5hAUcSyKaz4GJ9wJnQ-zSdVKXp2Vq6qD3vQ/s1600/IMG_9764.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BgoxzX8ZjzUGed2Oy_cEBa0a1i6Yz31ICNouMAz5PNBftj3RDzKfrEJDy8gzt5L8scON-SZYxpZym0bqiUmV5QB7hW_aDFaVvYa5hAUcSyKaz4GJ9wJnQ-zSdVKXp2Vq6qD3vQ/s400/IMG_9764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828319248963378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XrSzdiPKNrAEsz1turluh5CRB7bohgibO1f4OnHXUQYSG1jAzU2upAXMn9YqKFlLP51ModAvIgDZlVNnVYq6SqvuZO0amTC5fDSw3BFlGfhjO5PJLZlJ16PvUDfEuTiP-Sb24w/s1600/IMG_9767.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XrSzdiPKNrAEsz1turluh5CRB7bohgibO1f4OnHXUQYSG1jAzU2upAXMn9YqKFlLP51ModAvIgDZlVNnVYq6SqvuZO0amTC5fDSw3BFlGfhjO5PJLZlJ16PvUDfEuTiP-Sb24w/s400/IMG_9767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568828312014193234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-24108982032467385812011-01-31T18:32:00.009+11:002011-01-31T23:07:38.849+11:00Behind The ScenesI did some back-line work at the Chris Tomlin / Louie Giglio Indescribable tour a few days ago and I managed to snap some behind the scenes photos, for you behind the scenes junkies out there. I just love all things behind the scenes!<div><br /></div><div>There were two main sets of back-line. One for Chris Tomlin's band and another for Parachute Band. We did a sound check for Parachute Band first, although they were playing first on the night. </div><div><br /></div><div>Usually, sound checks go backwards. Headline band first, followed by the opening band. This wasn't too much of a problem because there were separate input boxes for each band anyway and we were running digital desks where all the settings were easily saved and recalled later on. </div><div><br /></div><div>After Parachute were done, it was Chris' turn to sound check followed by Henry Seeley who had his sweet amp rig as well. </div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcNomB__36W6xgNeLJRFNsF7afPI9AJMmb7E0-lTCXqPv7rbTjt25__CtgK2jkDEdqpOmaBsLOg3qKcAIo2ONpo5uyoTQW9vcR9s4SNFmJRfqCsmC9qJHfLC8kxwUE2gDkBubVQ/s1600/IMG_9743.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcNomB__36W6xgNeLJRFNsF7afPI9AJMmb7E0-lTCXqPv7rbTjt25__CtgK2jkDEdqpOmaBsLOg3qKcAIo2ONpo5uyoTQW9vcR9s4SNFmJRfqCsmC9qJHfLC8kxwUE2gDkBubVQ/s400/IMG_9743.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568251567443623202" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcNomB__36W6xgNeLJRFNsF7afPI9AJMmb7E0-lTCXqPv7rbTjt25__CtgK2jkDEdqpOmaBsLOg3qKcAIo2ONpo5uyoTQW9vcR9s4SNFmJRfqCsmC9qJHfLC8kxwUE2gDkBubVQ/s1600/IMG_9743.JPG"></a>It's always good to have an AA pass to get around at a show like this.</div><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcNomB__36W6xgNeLJRFNsF7afPI9AJMmb7E0-lTCXqPv7rbTjt25__CtgK2jkDEdqpOmaBsLOg3qKcAIo2ONpo5uyoTQW9vcR9s4SNFmJRfqCsmC9qJHfLC8kxwUE2gDkBubVQ/s1600/IMG_9743.JPG"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZsQl5_ZS_DPR3eLwOCw-Oj7tSan2uVqqKjsza-V2FmagH-06k0Eli_2hRWvRAavtyg5iZRCpnH9cRaz1ef2AaUVT521WJV5qU38X910dV8NAUOv74Xh554kVR1aMg0hNoFJUog/s400/IMG_9749.JPG" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568251572710713042" /></div><div>The perks of working behind the scenes is that I got to meet Chris Tomlin himself! I never thought I'd get to meet him in the flesh. It was surreal! Dad, this one is for you!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wULSJgp668LTyE60D98WdjNfLL5O5gNu_Lv0Rp8ddu4pqNiNWiFNOTIYuG0fwEhzjtiaSHdO8l8xab2LH8ujaa65mgSSDZoog-Wn2OUcZ4FjtmVUL1QgBbxNUdHyTpMZaU8Q3w/s1600/IMG_9720.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wULSJgp668LTyE60D98WdjNfLL5O5gNu_Lv0Rp8ddu4pqNiNWiFNOTIYuG0fwEhzjtiaSHdO8l8xab2LH8ujaa65mgSSDZoog-Wn2OUcZ4FjtmVUL1QgBbxNUdHyTpMZaU8Q3w/s400/IMG_9720.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568251567764480226" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wULSJgp668LTyE60D98WdjNfLL5O5gNu_Lv0Rp8ddu4pqNiNWiFNOTIYuG0fwEhzjtiaSHdO8l8xab2LH8ujaa65mgSSDZoog-Wn2OUcZ4FjtmVUL1QgBbxNUdHyTpMZaU8Q3w/s1600/IMG_9720.JPG"></a>How many DI's does a gig like this need? This is only a third of the DI's on stage. These were just for the keyboard player alone. Everything pretty much ran in stereo. There were a few more for acoustic guitars, click tracks, samplers and for Parachute's keyboard player.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrnH-cAB5U002hb1zvUN8zf7MWdrRUt_Yo8VS87yvZphPgXtngC4KumdNV3-0RFATIexJAWrCL-jrZ_MM58rFv5b25jLxYIOvWItM4BtrY2SizGjFA68F4virdVEzCQA01Ptb-g/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrnH-cAB5U002hb1zvUN8zf7MWdrRUt_Yo8VS87yvZphPgXtngC4KumdNV3-0RFATIexJAWrCL-jrZ_MM58rFv5b25jLxYIOvWItM4BtrY2SizGjFA68F4virdVEzCQA01Ptb-g/s400/IMG_9725.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568251564738324322" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyrnH-cAB5U002hb1zvUN8zf7MWdrRUt_Yo8VS87yvZphPgXtngC4KumdNV3-0RFATIexJAWrCL-jrZ_MM58rFv5b25jLxYIOvWItM4BtrY2SizGjFA68F4virdVEzCQA01Ptb-g/s1600/IMG_9725.JPG"></a>The monitor desk.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIZY602WRqkvnS9pTOtFgQXYI7lb5fwXIOHfZQIRlUXD-QlU4q8x51x_SZaiVaufPEn8Yyy6t2ljtDNOJMxvhFIN_bDkX4d9eiNtxKjEeT5iEPpKIyRFOSY-hKODFAlGxpLHQ_g/s1600/IMG_9727.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIZY602WRqkvnS9pTOtFgQXYI7lb5fwXIOHfZQIRlUXD-QlU4q8x51x_SZaiVaufPEn8Yyy6t2ljtDNOJMxvhFIN_bDkX4d9eiNtxKjEeT5iEPpKIyRFOSY-hKODFAlGxpLHQ_g/s400/IMG_9727.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568251559305475874" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIZY602WRqkvnS9pTOtFgQXYI7lb5fwXIOHfZQIRlUXD-QlU4q8x51x_SZaiVaufPEn8Yyy6t2ljtDNOJMxvhFIN_bDkX4d9eiNtxKjEeT5iEPpKIyRFOSY-hKODFAlGxpLHQ_g/s1600/IMG_9727.JPG"></a>Every decent gig needs a couple of fridges.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA2PnAfKpliRKQMxdKx8aneRaGLLiJDbIo5xx6OBaVQDBymqi4c9uU1xSrR3QpQzzLiFuNdUZTnDFVmxWFLIU1kCcoEGlK5jcrshaqzFNXLvSAObqCUiXfvO5LJspRaEqb6csYA/s1600/IMG_9728.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA2PnAfKpliRKQMxdKx8aneRaGLLiJDbIo5xx6OBaVQDBymqi4c9uU1xSrR3QpQzzLiFuNdUZTnDFVmxWFLIU1kCcoEGlK5jcrshaqzFNXLvSAObqCUiXfvO5LJspRaEqb6csYA/s400/IMG_9728.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568250878926959970" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA2PnAfKpliRKQMxdKx8aneRaGLLiJDbIo5xx6OBaVQDBymqi4c9uU1xSrR3QpQzzLiFuNdUZTnDFVmxWFLIU1kCcoEGlK5jcrshaqzFNXLvSAObqCUiXfvO5LJspRaEqb6csYA/s1600/IMG_9728.JPG"></a>A sweet Hammond Organ running into a Leslie Cabinet.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA62kbbPuf4IUFjXxEqsFhHXcKtKATNjzEQCFWoqyVIM2J6b3PaHobY_t-kwaikaMtXTw_-kObPATBSX3tig3rt7lKHglXVip18_QDQb1YMF_tQfRUDJmY6tRLcpErH3X9zVTIA/s1600/IMG_9731.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA62kbbPuf4IUFjXxEqsFhHXcKtKATNjzEQCFWoqyVIM2J6b3PaHobY_t-kwaikaMtXTw_-kObPATBSX3tig3rt7lKHglXVip18_QDQb1YMF_tQfRUDJmY6tRLcpErH3X9zVTIA/s400/IMG_9731.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568250876370372450" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA62kbbPuf4IUFjXxEqsFhHXcKtKATNjzEQCFWoqyVIM2J6b3PaHobY_t-kwaikaMtXTw_-kObPATBSX3tig3rt7lKHglXVip18_QDQb1YMF_tQfRUDJmY6tRLcpErH3X9zVTIA/s1600/IMG_9731.JPG"></a>This is what it would've felt like from the Travis' (Chris Tomlin's drummer) point of view.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMy3E1nIoV09XIi9u9gNXeP4sEMs1R3M5gOhm45pmzPlGlew9T2FWc7QPpD0hwSFTthmBRMIGz9pzoXwyps4nDRtPMPPVBEZd0bzjbOicm_T1DsbTz9ifpV7ykkGD6ttbt8cSLhQ/s1600/IMG_9733.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMy3E1nIoV09XIi9u9gNXeP4sEMs1R3M5gOhm45pmzPlGlew9T2FWc7QPpD0hwSFTthmBRMIGz9pzoXwyps4nDRtPMPPVBEZd0bzjbOicm_T1DsbTz9ifpV7ykkGD6ttbt8cSLhQ/s400/IMG_9733.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568250872510503970" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMy3E1nIoV09XIi9u9gNXeP4sEMs1R3M5gOhm45pmzPlGlew9T2FWc7QPpD0hwSFTthmBRMIGz9pzoXwyps4nDRtPMPPVBEZd0bzjbOicm_T1DsbTz9ifpV7ykkGD6ttbt8cSLhQ/s1600/IMG_9733.JPG"></a>Lots of inputs from the keys alone!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJhsx_4lmHDzGu7lBQGMvhqyE6acWqKhPEYcyWHP1Wz3UTRr2VInBhxoOTaPe-6u-eLOaYvia9XYPTWzXmOrOej5Hk8YP5v4-CD06qvG1uaTPNt9RzXeT2aywr7MYfH_3uljksQ/s1600/IMG_9734.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJhsx_4lmHDzGu7lBQGMvhqyE6acWqKhPEYcyWHP1Wz3UTRr2VInBhxoOTaPe-6u-eLOaYvia9XYPTWzXmOrOej5Hk8YP5v4-CD06qvG1uaTPNt9RzXeT2aywr7MYfH_3uljksQ/s400/IMG_9734.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568250866548091042" /></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdJhsx_4lmHDzGu7lBQGMvhqyE6acWqKhPEYcyWHP1Wz3UTRr2VInBhxoOTaPe-6u-eLOaYvia9XYPTWzXmOrOej5Hk8YP5v4-CD06qvG1uaTPNt9RzXeT2aywr7MYfH_3uljksQ/s1600/IMG_9734.JPG"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocLE3emmMsl81dFWOB2AhNlRYyxWCdVBJMJ_ikZ0IMZS4JI7qsmFdtzCUUhJYW-Ur6jFsxhl5XVaTK__Qw9-nB-WE26RLBsW_-8juzQeIZYXQhCEcOEYCx7CnqVDJfD8jy_1dCA/s1600/IMG_9736.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiocLE3emmMsl81dFWOB2AhNlRYyxWCdVBJMJ_ikZ0IMZS4JI7qsmFdtzCUUhJYW-Ur6jFsxhl5XVaTK__Qw9-nB-WE26RLBsW_-8juzQeIZYXQhCEcOEYCx7CnqVDJfD8jy_1dCA/s400/IMG_9736.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568250868535095074" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Parachute Band's Drums.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">It was a great night working with a good friend of mine whom I regard as a great audio mentor. Good times!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-90461320850474658182011-01-14T00:23:00.001+11:002011-01-14T11:56:29.667+11:00Asian DessertsIn my recent trip back to Malaysia, I was craving durian big time and I looked for them everywhere, even the famous "eat all you can" ones in SS2. It just wasn't the season for them so I had to look for an alternative. In my search, I discovered a few new food innovations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBIWxWGIKYUv9jwoGQwpcoHeBja-t8H33xeDNJxsDzhN8q76PgsQ4YKdSSDQMni9i-i27Y7VBznH3SFGcUhj4JH7SQbwdhQ21qSHw_IC14206lmjgsl-WN0gs9wBqK7fd_CGTXQ/s1600/IMG_9085.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioBIWxWGIKYUv9jwoGQwpcoHeBja-t8H33xeDNJxsDzhN8q76PgsQ4YKdSSDQMni9i-i27Y7VBznH3SFGcUhj4JH7SQbwdhQ21qSHw_IC14206lmjgsl-WN0gs9wBqK7fd_CGTXQ/s400/IMG_9085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560919243276061826" border="0" /></a><br />This durian pancake was one of them. I bought some at Mid Valley and they blew me away. I wanted to go back to get some more but I just couldn't bring myself to go to Mid Valley as the traffic jam there was insane. So I found some at two other dessert restaurants in SS2 instead and they weren't too bad. These pancakes even resemble the fruit itself. The filling was made out of durian and cream while the "skin" really felt like the real durian skin. Looks like it's true after all, that you can get durian all year round in Malaysia, just that it might be in a little bit of a different form.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvlwvolNXsW62iSw9uE21dku6MehXpgSUx8JjeL2jLCkVku-I3vzVziM46FWOo60vDxYQrgcpr7AEhAceczAOEWB32trLBdwGhLLWT8YXSqCedLpAUhQsikXjAs0WI-IZfvqVNw/s1600/IMG_9095.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvlwvolNXsW62iSw9uE21dku6MehXpgSUx8JjeL2jLCkVku-I3vzVziM46FWOo60vDxYQrgcpr7AEhAceczAOEWB32trLBdwGhLLWT8YXSqCedLpAUhQsikXjAs0WI-IZfvqVNw/s400/IMG_9095.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560919232201870002" border="0" /></a><br />At the same restaurant, I discovered fried avocados. YUM!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRJPeLbtHOjvoPFA7aWyqm-RJnw7slt3WJzwOcHnamF6QJWsqVxPVcRWzalN2SdP91JKVxdJ8NPaGOUz48eEdXSF2hySj99bP1cmRtf1yaTZj6bdMlYWsr9QRAh8ndygE5rCA4A/s1600/IMG_9096.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRJPeLbtHOjvoPFA7aWyqm-RJnw7slt3WJzwOcHnamF6QJWsqVxPVcRWzalN2SdP91JKVxdJ8NPaGOUz48eEdXSF2hySj99bP1cmRtf1yaTZj6bdMlYWsr9QRAh8ndygE5rCA4A/s400/IMG_9096.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560919226829079970" border="0" /></a><br />This is quite a typical pancake you'd get a Chinese weddings and restaurants.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu_MHM36hvAP28EHlV2Iw0J4qpZAWmP7zhI4t98ma4vxov7h2AS4NbMULkHlQ7noMRiEB-eM2z_X71brME9O7XIBunQMImOVa_j9GA6lVQQ6jeR3FplmdcBIIKQeNEOv5tDPLqQ/s1600/IMG_9098.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcu_MHM36hvAP28EHlV2Iw0J4qpZAWmP7zhI4t98ma4vxov7h2AS4NbMULkHlQ7noMRiEB-eM2z_X71brME9O7XIBunQMImOVa_j9GA6lVQQ6jeR3FplmdcBIIKQeNEOv5tDPLqQ/s400/IMG_9098.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560919226267751842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I think this dessert has been around for ages. It's just that I hardly ever had it until now. There were little mochi-like balls in it as well that had really cool fillings in them.<br /><br />Looking back at these pictures, I'm not surprised why Westerners think we eat weird things. They do look pretty disgusting actually but they taste so amazing! Never judge a book by it's cover.<br /><br />______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-51100243845043820652011-01-11T11:59:00.002+11:002011-01-11T12:04:53.936+11:00First 2011 Broken Scar Show<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCy11GMCEHBPtBXFX1nkT1By57vaMNxOEj832GT6JbzesYJmbNLs84UnSQ30lujy9Aw3Tq8Jiefh8S01_urstj2IdehabxswqI5n_v4olc-MV5MQc4t-_Z43qMNC5UN49-BSNwA/s1600/EvelynSatJan22.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCy11GMCEHBPtBXFX1nkT1By57vaMNxOEj832GT6JbzesYJmbNLs84UnSQ30lujy9Aw3Tq8Jiefh8S01_urstj2IdehabxswqI5n_v4olc-MV5MQc4t-_Z43qMNC5UN49-BSNwA/s400/EvelynSatJan22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560726886067397890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;">Broken Scar w/ Rhymada, Glass Empire, Gravity Gun</span></span><br />Saturday. 22nd January 2011. 830pm. $8 Pre-sale Tickets<br />The Evelyn Hotel. 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=177015075671486<br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-37287618345602788772011-01-10T16:34:00.001+11:002011-01-10T17:11:30.679+11:00Aerial Over AliceI have to back track a little bit. There's been a backlog of events that happened at the end of 2010 that I haven't had the chance to blog about yet, simply because I was too busy, ermm, being in those events that took place.<br /><br />Anyway, on my flight back from KL to Melbourne, I heard an announcement over the in-flight PA asking if there were any medical personnel on board. Seconds later, the flight crew came down the isles with their flashlights calling out, "any medical doctors on board?". It felt like the movies! Oh the suspense.<br /><br />After a while, there was no news of this so we thought a doctor would have treated whoever that was unwell and everything had gone back to normal. A few hours later, I felt the plane beginning to descend. Then another announcement over the PA came on. "Due to a medical emergency, we will be landing in Alice Springs in 30 minutes".<br /><br />It was amazing though. As we were approaching the landing strip, I could see a few ambulances, emergency vehicles and a large team of personnel already standing by on the tarmac. That's what I call being efficient. The crew came on board, wheeled the lady out through the isles on a specially made wheel chair that was narrow enough to wheel through the narrow airplane isles. Everything happened really fast but due to aviation protocols, we were on the ground for about an hour plus before we could take off and head back to Melbourne. Oh, the drama.<br /><br />The usual 8 hour plane ride had taken over 12 hours this time round but I guess there's always an up side to everything. I got an aerial view of Alice Springs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zZPFw8mI7xRMIrfDbAUagGv-SL9P3FbIfzbD6CSqBspS4KZYrFrYmvOFt7klNh_DeVyN3bFuUdIexyrew1RHxdkiHS1VioyLvgRPpJ_sNBZTG-mSWkOg-pG0ApbqXPa7C70low/s1600/IMG_9142.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2zZPFw8mI7xRMIrfDbAUagGv-SL9P3FbIfzbD6CSqBspS4KZYrFrYmvOFt7klNh_DeVyN3bFuUdIexyrew1RHxdkiHS1VioyLvgRPpJ_sNBZTG-mSWkOg-pG0ApbqXPa7C70low/s400/IMG_9142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559422808067272034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCbmLVmD1-ANEGjXCGBulageTIPjroVyHG69zUqr7M8ouVJKHJzZxnXLu39iS5RTb1KXbOY34sudtrCyfk82sLMBQwwNaM8XEiXA5fJmnb8Q-UnDnGRlOcKlWK4r7el1hTbc4BQ/s1600/IMG_9157.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCbmLVmD1-ANEGjXCGBulageTIPjroVyHG69zUqr7M8ouVJKHJzZxnXLu39iS5RTb1KXbOY34sudtrCyfk82sLMBQwwNaM8XEiXA5fJmnb8Q-UnDnGRlOcKlWK4r7el1hTbc4BQ/s400/IMG_9157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559422800573266450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ACNkixv_9x4xUqdc7qgpaFv1nrxvTGc49u0qKEjHENnhHgnrCAwYd3SRlu_2ebFn5G-Plg-FXid2t-B48pSEzvHVWXPgIrXpt7Yo07q4KCNolk-6n9NtUukzl39vW3WSt0H9hA/s1600/IMG_9166.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ACNkixv_9x4xUqdc7qgpaFv1nrxvTGc49u0qKEjHENnhHgnrCAwYd3SRlu_2ebFn5G-Plg-FXid2t-B48pSEzvHVWXPgIrXpt7Yo07q4KCNolk-6n9NtUukzl39vW3WSt0H9hA/s400/IMG_9166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559422799947251442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aW9tOYOPkWw499yn2GXsat-Zy9XWcxYXs6LpKoKqaTRVBiYUgTblPmp5OpYOd8ruidxIjUIZAdaInQP-C9XPnjHy8SeCEAA4Lm4rfRJUgrsIRkdmt6riQvfSiRvEeiCmaf7tuw/s1600/IMG_9169.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aW9tOYOPkWw499yn2GXsat-Zy9XWcxYXs6LpKoKqaTRVBiYUgTblPmp5OpYOd8ruidxIjUIZAdaInQP-C9XPnjHy8SeCEAA4Lm4rfRJUgrsIRkdmt6riQvfSiRvEeiCmaf7tuw/s400/IMG_9169.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559422793005831986" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTkExR7PvvAB5O07n_LFCBdhgxLChjuMj15ezZ4gRS1UqIZ0LT0IIDxevJ66IiVVrrFzhg5Tbx7K50GyoY-boby86GKoqAmz4IYuFUfjYwxVbhMi9bcZ2gCuJ85hBz0rehSgZbQ/s1600/IMG_9173.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTkExR7PvvAB5O07n_LFCBdhgxLChjuMj15ezZ4gRS1UqIZ0LT0IIDxevJ66IiVVrrFzhg5Tbx7K50GyoY-boby86GKoqAmz4IYuFUfjYwxVbhMi9bcZ2gCuJ85hBz0rehSgZbQ/s400/IMG_9173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559422790965072930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-30921377889131915082011-01-07T23:25:00.004+11:002011-01-07T23:33:42.141+11:00Toy Stories<span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Looking back at all these Lego posts, I feel like I'm going a little nuts! It's just one of those things, you know, when you get time to kick back and unwind, somehow all these memories just come flooding back. I can't help but to feel nostalgic. I suppose I went a bit too far as most people will just think about it and move right along but I, on the other hand have gone to somewhat relive those times.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just watched Toy Story 3 on DVD today. Now, for all of you who have watched it, what's the moral of the story? Never throw your toys away! I wish I had kept all my toys.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I really wonder why other people collect stuff, or toys in particular. Are people out there just like me, collecting for nostalgic reasons? I don't know, all I know is this makes me happy.</span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-63545032615297829832011-01-06T13:32:00.001+11:002011-01-07T09:01:29.628+11:00Lego MadnessThe pirates weren't the only part of my Lego childhood, the knights were too! Here's more to add to my Lego collecting frenzy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFs60Ir50K0We45mXNUvUvTCZXIoRzphp0ZbeZw3s7iOW9kZGSGSaNYBoDOMug1GE3TMQQzxPe0qX7p-yXEb6cq0UovjV-vnEVwsdWk9zSMLDU0sM0-Nxu9sqpiQT8Easoxqeww/s1600/IMG_9200.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFs60Ir50K0We45mXNUvUvTCZXIoRzphp0ZbeZw3s7iOW9kZGSGSaNYBoDOMug1GE3TMQQzxPe0qX7p-yXEb6cq0UovjV-vnEVwsdWk9zSMLDU0sM0-Nxu9sqpiQT8Easoxqeww/s400/IMG_9200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559189564394598994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I had a bit of a dilemma when I started collecting again. Do I keep them unopened or do I play with them? </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3x54XJ-vH8rt-TxS-lGVAZmiwDYaa47BLZlmIY-EunPxHDh8VT9i0xYgWoj6KJ1lcPnM_7Lf-N8mnwVHPwYwEK1zWSxPlH_j9OghEmd4tNddVHCIUdUMEB6fKXGOLBRKOXlzdQ/s1600/IMG_9204.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3x54XJ-vH8rt-TxS-lGVAZmiwDYaa47BLZlmIY-EunPxHDh8VT9i0xYgWoj6KJ1lcPnM_7Lf-N8mnwVHPwYwEK1zWSxPlH_j9OghEmd4tNddVHCIUdUMEB6fKXGOLBRKOXlzdQ/s400/IMG_9204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559189561627363586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqK_mT50UJVAMYJko2q_dXyjZ562DUHeDIok4e_NJzS2F61Vcsc-Ah0AZgD-z4VlSHmHmfA7tn5Jis9MZcRK6ektBA7SZ1PHgVPLcTD9Q7JBfcMQKAuZvwzOviLRjL63MTzzqbw/s1600/IMG_9205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkqK_mT50UJVAMYJko2q_dXyjZ562DUHeDIok4e_NJzS2F61Vcsc-Ah0AZgD-z4VlSHmHmfA7tn5Jis9MZcRK6ektBA7SZ1PHgVPLcTD9Q7JBfcMQKAuZvwzOviLRjL63MTzzqbw/s400/IMG_9205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559189554711250962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, it looks like I gave in. Somehow the collector in me just won't stop. I feel like building an entire army of Lego now.<br /><br />Check this out. I took these at the Lego exhibition in Bangsar Village.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIawufXC04iVxIAd8deq6or79Z01ghWGRzw8ItvWg9XNAunRh_PEotQUw97NUps9oNxxAfcJz1_2fSIpwuczZLy8690YFocXWN7gAySBOLNuo0S8EdufwtpIvliPil9a7JFyvIgw/s1600/IMG_9114.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIawufXC04iVxIAd8deq6or79Z01ghWGRzw8ItvWg9XNAunRh_PEotQUw97NUps9oNxxAfcJz1_2fSIpwuczZLy8690YFocXWN7gAySBOLNuo0S8EdufwtpIvliPil9a7JFyvIgw/s400/IMG_9114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193674825418242" border="0" /></a><br />Talk about building an army! This is mad! My question is, how much did these guys spend to build this?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCJaEdgMyep6hlkUnOpN6tmuUf78ofISRAho5e50CL1nbZnti5TjI8a2e1_7FJLHnex1kzhyyguJrLZVRGtpv4vumz80NxB-GGHRPj6_lvYiO3K3w7mAwnzEWFxPh7-PHNjgXZA/s1600/IMG_9117.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcCJaEdgMyep6hlkUnOpN6tmuUf78ofISRAho5e50CL1nbZnti5TjI8a2e1_7FJLHnex1kzhyyguJrLZVRGtpv4vumz80NxB-GGHRPj6_lvYiO3K3w7mAwnzEWFxPh7-PHNjgXZA/s400/IMG_9117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193670546332370" border="0" /></a><br />The army led by the king.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineOu3CKK1taxdyMERP_AHEdXIocPRIPN-ljRb1ncVuPycuu4Ofb4Qz4KI5ZLlq9e7Te1pgLO__9KOx-tcZiSreV07SYBEf1pbY1OsHy6Y9qwcRrapnWnBnt4ARBqX_dsFzAzpSA/s1600/IMG_9118.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEineOu3CKK1taxdyMERP_AHEdXIocPRIPN-ljRb1ncVuPycuu4Ofb4Qz4KI5ZLlq9e7Te1pgLO__9KOx-tcZiSreV07SYBEf1pbY1OsHy6Y9qwcRrapnWnBnt4ARBqX_dsFzAzpSA/s400/IMG_9118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193669685068354" border="0" /></a><br />All the king's horses and all the king's men.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CdY-BJWb79xlrtjmdOtpNyD0JoNwzv0XZt6q8KKEOw5aNdtef-Yh2LFuhirtbAcz06y4lubrIneX6o180Mt5gvPaO3h4qNgghaZe0cOnRyaq76tLcRNgMCFpGDnWL7TMhur74Q/s1600/IMG_9119.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CdY-BJWb79xlrtjmdOtpNyD0JoNwzv0XZt6q8KKEOw5aNdtef-Yh2LFuhirtbAcz06y4lubrIneX6o180Mt5gvPaO3h4qNgghaZe0cOnRyaq76tLcRNgMCFpGDnWL7TMhur74Q/s400/IMG_9119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193464523809250" border="0" /></a><br />Bloodshed.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3lLmVtKriG3h1ln-Iex13qVtlQz5HFwvApAmarQZCUBwUZBBvc1ae2r1yclQVOqmFc-HDpUfLbYVOnPIIsXCfLq7k08JgG-v4PF2IjtHwiHUOEToVdMmHuiDutkwgrY5YY9iMg/s1600/IMG_9120.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3lLmVtKriG3h1ln-Iex13qVtlQz5HFwvApAmarQZCUBwUZBBvc1ae2r1yclQVOqmFc-HDpUfLbYVOnPIIsXCfLq7k08JgG-v4PF2IjtHwiHUOEToVdMmHuiDutkwgrY5YY9iMg/s400/IMG_9120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193460883345682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavjiXoGv1E6K6SvcsMxAsUVJuAnprO0paCrjstN9ky2PIkxeEzft9l_KurvFuFo0dxyopyNNgDVl5xXjFBnH2zXwnCRnuVXw8BF1I4B8uy8KJFZ3QEXltVfE8oGp09_IGR3IiOw/s1600/IMG_9121.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavjiXoGv1E6K6SvcsMxAsUVJuAnprO0paCrjstN9ky2PIkxeEzft9l_KurvFuFo0dxyopyNNgDVl5xXjFBnH2zXwnCRnuVXw8BF1I4B8uy8KJFZ3QEXltVfE8oGp09_IGR3IiOw/s400/IMG_9121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193454779900482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />...and as if the knights weren't enough to get me going...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFEkZ9gOzLZEXPGJ3pGdLvO9OAGp4fErM6oz8Ee2-vZrLUhPAOFj1EHo1rmpS-qW0VexnjoFHBnfIW8FRrI3veOZIiwv0Cw4uLnaXYb-4Do5lJHInwYIkq5HWf5mw3cXtjyqA4A/s1600/IMG_9123.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFEkZ9gOzLZEXPGJ3pGdLvO9OAGp4fErM6oz8Ee2-vZrLUhPAOFj1EHo1rmpS-qW0VexnjoFHBnfIW8FRrI3veOZIiwv0Cw4uLnaXYb-4Do5lJHInwYIkq5HWf5mw3cXtjyqA4A/s400/IMG_9123.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559193451543247954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3YPJK8y_vQU9wP9q3ZtWAi6_BjtfsjMV51R6KAmpfmM2Fh3ByUqFPRocLdDTsBz2UwkeAyW7b4pfmRRV9aDjHPD8IwdTpa0tuTrcXsgv9OQN5Ipy2FW-DrHZzAX9kaZaQFMEcw/s1600/IMG_9124.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin6jEUvpjGyz6lm-kIqGpUOesMLiCd5h5BZ2I3KZMHdTFPhfWc2488N1bblkFvyCtTvWA5cQ1DXIvrPCnihW_bJB5lDhhPZcq99WnsL3obMd5b042H7udUeyAD6g9vHmk2jRN3JA/s400/IMG_9128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192383440938754" border="0" /></a><br />The Imperial Flagship next to Brickbeard's Bounty<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBr4c8m7dTWVJqKft_B9vQb8u1uh679XpfXne7DKPJjTNPcgT-Cfdp_z2Ya7Xcqur4C8Bhi1SZ60XEQEdgvn5Q5iJLRC3LcrAvYy4lO1mg5Fcah7gWq2SVw0coCpQtebNqA4V9A/s1600/IMG_9129.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBr4c8m7dTWVJqKft_B9vQb8u1uh679XpfXne7DKPJjTNPcgT-Cfdp_z2Ya7Xcqur4C8Bhi1SZ60XEQEdgvn5Q5iJLRC3LcrAvYy4lO1mg5Fcah7gWq2SVw0coCpQtebNqA4V9A/s400/IMG_9129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192375604420210" border="0" /></a><br />Some old skool ships!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ut6S71RnWSDyntN3p67dL3Y6TA0ejaFp-8rINexrTFWO8eVoND2zR6U9NobuMskwATGJ0bso9UfLn0IeRitfzo0DHIOrDecmhtVTOGHMeKsxTkPZRgACr6S8Gk4jPcr2bJVHXA/s1600/IMG_9130.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ut6S71RnWSDyntN3p67dL3Y6TA0ejaFp-8rINexrTFWO8eVoND2zR6U9NobuMskwATGJ0bso9UfLn0IeRitfzo0DHIOrDecmhtVTOGHMeKsxTkPZRgACr6S8Gk4jPcr2bJVHXA/s400/IMG_9130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192371566421618" border="0" /></a><br />I think this is really creative. They even made these minifigs swim in the water. Nice!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm2_1lnP2IZUUJLI7jt2P0eyqK1xOsRfZP2LhAo5FLejzfVcH_DPDrLk5vHibSwfr3dOUrE74y0aDWdkl68Gw7Rp0UiScpoYMeQgWuhUn0rABfjyF6tAAn2uoBmKaNIKWNwxwGg/s1600/IMG_9134.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxm2_1lnP2IZUUJLI7jt2P0eyqK1xOsRfZP2LhAo5FLejzfVcH_DPDrLk5vHibSwfr3dOUrE74y0aDWdkl68Gw7Rp0UiScpoYMeQgWuhUn0rABfjyF6tAAn2uoBmKaNIKWNwxwGg/s400/IMG_9134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559192363115202290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It's funny how there isn't that many Pirates sets here in Oz. Either that or they're all sold out. Oh well, there's always the 2011 series. Roar!<br /><br />______________________________________________________<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-35476598547866015482011-01-05T13:17:00.003+11:002011-01-07T23:25:36.547+11:00The Imperial Flagship: Part TwoWarning: Photo heavy post.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl0du1P8i6Q5XWxBJqlJ-Vo2u_3zELYKzjFbpN2iujFDOwtpK_g013lWUwOzRDSEgd6nZiA8SDRYvkcm6jzE70I5r3-IeZocomv6L2E_P3x6dq5d4-Gy2-ghsIBrAYkzgoaCFHw/s1600/IMG_9411.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAl0du1P8i6Q5XWxBJqlJ-Vo2u_3zELYKzjFbpN2iujFDOwtpK_g013lWUwOzRDSEgd6nZiA8SDRYvkcm6jzE70I5r3-IeZocomv6L2E_P3x6dq5d4-Gy2-ghsIBrAYkzgoaCFHw/s400/IMG_9411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557906294342962066" border="0" /></a><br />The scene's all set. After putting it all together, I realised that I placed the cannons on the wrong side of the ship. Oh well, too lazy to redo everything now.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_2VDzFNIqL1c0AaUN8l5CPWqdyODMEUcg8R3Ig5bOZzOzPU57WQAo_Q8UQKWGSZuOaDhOXPUVCaQhUmWLsbjgfN80KMi0Qb366C3h5f-5E6q9TcIWpOTDZu72nqNjWqw7S7X5w/s1600/IMG_9392.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_2VDzFNIqL1c0AaUN8l5CPWqdyODMEUcg8R3Ig5bOZzOzPU57WQAo_Q8UQKWGSZuOaDhOXPUVCaQhUmWLsbjgfN80KMi0Qb366C3h5f-5E6q9TcIWpOTDZu72nqNjWqw7S7X5w/s400/IMG_9392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557905667563839858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sAdG8lWvWgXX6TWD7x4deb91T-H5PIWuQBG-sQsIj4euGW9ChpmOAPb70y_0YlyEIIBV4tX3FPgF2d27d_7m0d3JFtpS6DCg9xODMg_lKhsYQYxYjjPrvvNEkjO306ShmlYrrA/s1600/IMG_9372.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sAdG8lWvWgXX6TWD7x4deb91T-H5PIWuQBG-sQsIj4euGW9ChpmOAPb70y_0YlyEIIBV4tX3FPgF2d27d_7m0d3JFtpS6DCg9xODMg_lKhsYQYxYjjPrvvNEkjO306ShmlYrrA/s400/IMG_9372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557905656236290530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1i3Bw-ajU_3jXaHNAzhN5bExbVqoDiQmm87uE8-0HZAQPjRMwoYG_1loQPGIBq8YONVdr5m2rgd9lrrMKc1HSSEn1CYXi_xTKV9409mb8kZt1JuOV1JaovK14bWQlqg4R9rXxQ/s1600/IMG_9371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1i3Bw-ajU_3jXaHNAzhN5bExbVqoDiQmm87uE8-0HZAQPjRMwoYG_1loQPGIBq8YONVdr5m2rgd9lrrMKc1HSSEn1CYXi_xTKV9409mb8kZt1JuOV1JaovK14bWQlqg4R9rXxQ/s400/IMG_9371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557905653915708386" border="0" /></a><br />Arrr! The treasure must be on the ship. Attack!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThJA25Lu9uCGRe4NJGi0BlNEEJ7Klmerk8XUhQ7Sr-VQtcSIlzEatge2BOpqcqv0Stqny3_DP5NchZf21BaE8hyL9YMmwF-LwoYAk_I8N7aKYK3OdeSI29pbqrsoqNbOGcf3Y2A/s1600/IMG_9375.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThJA25Lu9uCGRe4NJGi0BlNEEJ7Klmerk8XUhQ7Sr-VQtcSIlzEatge2BOpqcqv0Stqny3_DP5NchZf21BaE8hyL9YMmwF-LwoYAk_I8N7aKYK3OdeSI29pbqrsoqNbOGcf3Y2A/s400/IMG_9375.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557905660535041394" border="0" /></a><br />Oh no you don't!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3sLh4iMiVBsNQnX02nAOb50sIaGgG4OrzN5sZRYy5uG4eNpvns0VHiiA6iVEE7cGdPa1DbhyphenhyphenBK1BHAgb5zdmMX2GvP3rxvok-qNX4RtIpP2sT8OvC0hQ2UgFnGGuWYHMrmh_cw/s1600/IMG_9386.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3sLh4iMiVBsNQnX02nAOb50sIaGgG4OrzN5sZRYy5uG4eNpvns0VHiiA6iVEE7cGdPa1DbhyphenhyphenBK1BHAgb5zdmMX2GvP3rxvok-qNX4RtIpP2sT8OvC0hQ2UgFnGGuWYHMrmh_cw/s400/IMG_9386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557905653869021090" border="0" /></a><br />You be a-showin us where the treasure is be kept!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjRHX8KBgrWYCEUu7V-x9CkYe6wvqbk5HlTjsxK0BaxZJ9k8g7tJlMqsh6LH1qE9lk3k16L__TluEvcXUkXDesNzgycsl2EiQkAajDgmb_m9DRMVXWZ9XxbOayRVoKMOLEspZlA/s1600/IMG_9389.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVjRHX8KBgrWYCEUu7V-x9CkYe6wvqbk5HlTjsxK0BaxZJ9k8g7tJlMqsh6LH1qE9lk3k16L__TluEvcXUkXDesNzgycsl2EiQkAajDgmb_m9DRMVXWZ9XxbOayRVoKMOLEspZlA/s400/IMG_9389.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904667347210626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ft5m-QupMm6dAccO-gxylrdxQrSSTP30lRPiyzQmA8-Bc8cI92g0nzNM5vU_0qP2qB4gej3IZtCByvIkLdDKfEkWIYUst0cGLebc7MfV8WOVYYcfSHPgS464mUcOqsrCMrPjbg/s1600/IMG_9400.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ft5m-QupMm6dAccO-gxylrdxQrSSTP30lRPiyzQmA8-Bc8cI92g0nzNM5vU_0qP2qB4gej3IZtCByvIkLdDKfEkWIYUst0cGLebc7MfV8WOVYYcfSHPgS464mUcOqsrCMrPjbg/s400/IMG_9400.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904665621251970" border="0" /></a><br />I'll shoot you down from there!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHRxeUKuGIy0U0bRnTgvxnw5tYbBucDTyDU0AwRlwc0no6zIseqisgpWlx5Cl_Pl9tSMb0cDZZZu0KHvMbbqhQhM2ickf60mpq0ecWLp5vZ8GOui9vLUPtQtlgl3hDQA8nBaquQ/s1600/IMG_9403.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHRxeUKuGIy0U0bRnTgvxnw5tYbBucDTyDU0AwRlwc0no6zIseqisgpWlx5Cl_Pl9tSMb0cDZZZu0KHvMbbqhQhM2ickf60mpq0ecWLp5vZ8GOui9vLUPtQtlgl3hDQA8nBaquQ/s400/IMG_9403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904660909771986" border="0" /></a><br />Shiver me timbers! I got the map. Let's be goin!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ9VVTyR_-_tVMWQshg52RK_FXvLO6ZrYsxJMMQN7LvztiYM8QYu7mt5FoSi1P9ywW9KOsWJ6RcNNVOE0k4dDiYHl_vGtoVmV57PrUtUYTXiGOUpVFBOZqYHhuyFzYsSLAN15og/s1600/IMG_9406.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJ9VVTyR_-_tVMWQshg52RK_FXvLO6ZrYsxJMMQN7LvztiYM8QYu7mt5FoSi1P9ywW9KOsWJ6RcNNVOE0k4dDiYHl_vGtoVmV57PrUtUYTXiGOUpVFBOZqYHhuyFzYsSLAN15og/s400/IMG_9406.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904660791735458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib171jTsf66A40Bs4QxJ8-JFTs9OT4_xoFS21MFaTikmmY4o3fks096SjbIKT14AZjIhqB8QlLQktfNoAg4SeGu1JcDIcSmx3zNK9LeriLS3FRUMOgCI-iIHCxxJtbzyGYylrXLw/s1600/IMG_9430.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib171jTsf66A40Bs4QxJ8-JFTs9OT4_xoFS21MFaTikmmY4o3fks096SjbIKT14AZjIhqB8QlLQktfNoAg4SeGu1JcDIcSmx3zNK9LeriLS3FRUMOgCI-iIHCxxJtbzyGYylrXLw/s400/IMG_9430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557904655769681842" border="0" /></a><br />Arr! Me be a-killin ye when me boys come get me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuA10yW6FnixQ1GOKwSF-e_R9QqXCpGrjEXi77830LV3kn7jZNk2qe8Paa-roIBaIddl1zRqwsr7OcU-nqrZISMypNLgHhDlfXki0fUWiyfbvnc4T_g2sYBwbhq9fDlNnuAzXTw/s1600/IMG_9432.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhuA10yW6FnixQ1GOKwSF-e_R9QqXCpGrjEXi77830LV3kn7jZNk2qe8Paa-roIBaIddl1zRqwsr7OcU-nqrZISMypNLgHhDlfXki0fUWiyfbvnc4T_g2sYBwbhq9fDlNnuAzXTw/s400/IMG_9432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903034711630978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIWhdTGn7VH4acECLTdCA-uTGSG0gSjobN3wNrxiQ6QmKqODa1hkOWxNCN7b2qpZOuXzS54q-niEuQC1GfN94zUhkwcqhTvDa6e_8tQ2jzoLGZ30wqPv0BRz_LKR9VjVnsNIewA/s1600/IMG_9442.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIWhdTGn7VH4acECLTdCA-uTGSG0gSjobN3wNrxiQ6QmKqODa1hkOWxNCN7b2qpZOuXzS54q-niEuQC1GfN94zUhkwcqhTvDa6e_8tQ2jzoLGZ30wqPv0BRz_LKR9VjVnsNIewA/s400/IMG_9442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903029512934962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCHFNufPhZyLqUiVM8KMXqKdHUoXH5knnx25Rgdxqn7uGRBcWft8S8TsNERpyUxL7_YfoExl3_pNZILQwbvom5_iE2b0pwQ1Eq5GLof1BamK4gqssCDVzsHIkhJDgPuLa3bzPbw/s1600/IMG_9443.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCHFNufPhZyLqUiVM8KMXqKdHUoXH5knnx25Rgdxqn7uGRBcWft8S8TsNERpyUxL7_YfoExl3_pNZILQwbvom5_iE2b0pwQ1Eq5GLof1BamK4gqssCDVzsHIkhJDgPuLa3bzPbw/s400/IMG_9443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903023879572322" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7GVwPvKXvG74X8K5rDygamdCbw2hVy8vXA_DLZh8TKG1PgVmanpeet03Rw25XCRfaRKj5dsXdY-sFKoTHJ4SDoEt_Y0_ZYynGjU2hP6TRyZPcuO74FxjDKVLJCdoTUHcXGi0zg/s1600/IMG_9445.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7GVwPvKXvG74X8K5rDygamdCbw2hVy8vXA_DLZh8TKG1PgVmanpeet03Rw25XCRfaRKj5dsXdY-sFKoTHJ4SDoEt_Y0_ZYynGjU2hP6TRyZPcuO74FxjDKVLJCdoTUHcXGi0zg/s400/IMG_9445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903022029968722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OoC9vNZCRgTKdySBPbPp4g99na2z_Y4ZFRCLQBZemOuZEJeR7016h2DA5b7a97AwDiZ3P0WCM6_-WcD0YiXWZQJKaxHQjUwXqWGP3dn6dkbeWWrkUup2MMOqxvRTMZOQPjKupw/s1600/IMG_9460.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OoC9vNZCRgTKdySBPbPp4g99na2z_Y4ZFRCLQBZemOuZEJeR7016h2DA5b7a97AwDiZ3P0WCM6_-WcD0YiXWZQJKaxHQjUwXqWGP3dn6dkbeWWrkUup2MMOqxvRTMZOQPjKupw/s400/IMG_9460.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557903006280980546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0sIRDj9r9ZkbuT8AVkOAYZKpaZyQQf6d7w11Xeyb1dFaIOYhOkKfVlX3k9iMgDtGYsrDMC0bJy1NKtLcAyYhHirdcbjsaSAuYCIbaO9DFOyaGgmDR2_GCWRwgtOAmk2mjy8EfA/s1600/IMG_9422.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0sIRDj9r9ZkbuT8AVkOAYZKpaZyQQf6d7w11Xeyb1dFaIOYhOkKfVlX3k9iMgDtGYsrDMC0bJy1NKtLcAyYhHirdcbjsaSAuYCIbaO9DFOyaGgmDR2_GCWRwgtOAmk2mjy8EfA/s400/IMG_9422.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557906288307718018" border="0" /></a><br />Yeah, I know, funny hair. This felt exactly like when I was a kid. The first thing I'd do when I wake up was, Lego! No care in the world but getting myself enveloped into the pirate world. That was exactly what I did when I put together the Imperial Flagship. The ship is huge! It was almost as tall as my heater. Proud to be an owner of the ship. Stoked!<br /><br />P/S: I forgot to mention that the Imperial Flagship only came with 9 minifigs. The rest of them were old ones from my childhood. I've lost all the instruction manuals for the sets so the only ones standing are the minifigs. Everything else is in pieces, stashed away in a huge box. Ah, the good ol' days.<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-71406704848950025462011-01-04T13:50:00.001+11:002011-01-04T13:50:00.270+11:00The Imperial Flagship: Part OneThere's always a story within every adventure and this time it was Myer's Boxing Day sale! It was my first time getting into the Boxing Day sale rush in Melbourne and it was a frenzy.<br /><br />Being Lego crazy lately, I naturally wandered into the toys department and ended up in the Lego section. There was one last <a href="http://kingdoms.lego.com/en-US/Products/Default.aspx#7947">Kingdoms </a>set that caught my attention so I hid it behind a larger box so that I could pick it up later. I should have just held on to it because when I went back for it, it was gone! However, there were close to ten sets of the Imperial Flagship, which I also loved but thought was way too expensive. There was a 30% discount for all toys and to my knowledge nobody offers a 30% discount on Lego. The most would be 10-15%. So this was the right time to make the purchase. I looked at the sign and it said that the discount was valid until 28<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> Dec, so I left to think about it a bit. If I wanted it, I could always come back for it the next day.<br /><br />After jumping online to check it out some more when I got home and thinking about it a bit more, I decided to go back the next day to get it. I mean, this is one of the biggest ships Lego's ever made. 1664 pieces all up. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Now's</span> the time to get it.<br /><br />To my horror, the 30% discount was no longer valid when I got to the counter to pay for it! Apparently there was a misprint on the signs. I thought that it wasn't my fault that they misprinted so I ended up asking the cashier whether he could honour the discount because if I had known that the discount was only valid for a day, I would have gotten the ship the day before. Guess what, without much hesitation, he said he could do it! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Woohooo</span>! So much drama for a toy.<br /><br />So here it is, my Imperial Flagship!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4RhA83u0gtVw4ftGEohHow-JCUyg5q77Rbsd19YXleK3GrSgfXhThIKUNoBQO8tn8Z-woqTSB8EGPsOKoXfYaxkRcXQOFgZs7WKqP9JVfX3j5MrGE-aTfncZqQu3OQUAUqMoyQ/s1600/IMG_9232.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4RhA83u0gtVw4ftGEohHow-JCUyg5q77Rbsd19YXleK3GrSgfXhThIKUNoBQO8tn8Z-woqTSB8EGPsOKoXfYaxkRcXQOFgZs7WKqP9JVfX3j5MrGE-aTfncZqQu3OQUAUqMoyQ/s400/IMG_9232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557539905589480274" border="0" /></a><br />Straight out of the box, all 1664 pieces.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8mgHePy4GGJMtB7_whO_GlpE293lwWJbln9LntERqi03DSDZbhhBFVyudQ9ur2uaeDfkYd2gRzqSBGgjW4LVyC-78gidz0sYYVtG-Xqs89-2qfwD68Xba4wi2Y7tGA20e4URdw/s1600/IMG_9236.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8mgHePy4GGJMtB7_whO_GlpE293lwWJbln9LntERqi03DSDZbhhBFVyudQ9ur2uaeDfkYd2gRzqSBGgjW4LVyC-78gidz0sYYVtG-Xqs89-2qfwD68Xba4wi2Y7tGA20e4URdw/s400/IMG_9236.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557539905766195186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rAmQxZIlQvPM7KEGxMUhiY_MfDhc-QAcWMk1JUm0vkPmzBzrk37ajWLhTbNLyv6ysXkdk2YZFvP15tfn-BQvQOvU40FSn9iIqDy-_At3EyAE1u1UhyyUVwj40Dty85EDukkJRg/s1600/IMG_9238.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rAmQxZIlQvPM7KEGxMUhiY_MfDhc-QAcWMk1JUm0vkPmzBzrk37ajWLhTbNLyv6ysXkdk2YZFvP15tfn-BQvQOvU40FSn9iIqDy-_At3EyAE1u1UhyyUVwj40Dty85EDukkJRg/s400/IMG_9238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557539903905818194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZry8S0BrYZr6JIoxeh1coTvRxGc5H5cvuOHhVXF_tf06-qpMR1ZiJuqZntCRYX_DzDVh9GWkXmMqxxvXyif82h70ArkTbVB4UUGBwgtoXlk-igkHXb8GkSGXdCmgMooMNOe4Uw/s1600/IMG_9241.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEZry8S0BrYZr6JIoxeh1coTvRxGc5H5cvuOHhVXF_tf06-qpMR1ZiJuqZntCRYX_DzDVh9GWkXmMqxxvXyif82h70ArkTbVB4UUGBwgtoXlk-igkHXb8GkSGXdCmgMooMNOe4Uw/s400/IMG_9241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557539903774913730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yu6mui2uTDzN_pQULHa5RnFviH-JYK5jIUXPsFvZV8nsbwnGr2ychCjdl4XmoU-SLJCjgJFYCfmAd38l1rYRoyZIuMe_Ji7JgLZV4KeIAJkgdHPq-QhePL2CGjuXYbpg0bjY-g/s1600/IMG_9242.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yu6mui2uTDzN_pQULHa5RnFviH-JYK5jIUXPsFvZV8nsbwnGr2ychCjdl4XmoU-SLJCjgJFYCfmAd38l1rYRoyZIuMe_Ji7JgLZV4KeIAJkgdHPq-QhePL2CGjuXYbpg0bjY-g/s400/IMG_9242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557539899008908434" border="0" /></a><br />It took me a few days to put it all together. I took my own sweet time, savoring every moment of it. Talk about reliving my childhood!<br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-17324249145324790722011-01-03T13:29:00.000+11:002011-01-03T13:29:00.176+11:00Maroondah Reservoir ParkHanging out at <a href="http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=140"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Maroondah</span> Reservoir Park</a> on New Year's Day with a couple of my best buddies over an amazing picnic spread (we were so hungry we devoured all the food without taking any photos at all) and a little bit of a walk to explore the park. There is so much the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yarra</span> Valley has to offer!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eGvGRZgVLEg30bk8qLJRRhaOEMh9KXuERKTTrBsJpI2Wm3OVUayCgAPgnUwGKwIZYsOL7Kf5aHpnBdqGfQqCtn2aqRH32UXxJP4i4FFtSGtfkV-rOcmKj0nipO4pshnoE5ucBg/s1600/IMG_9465.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eGvGRZgVLEg30bk8qLJRRhaOEMh9KXuERKTTrBsJpI2Wm3OVUayCgAPgnUwGKwIZYsOL7Kf5aHpnBdqGfQqCtn2aqRH32UXxJP4i4FFtSGtfkV-rOcmKj0nipO4pshnoE5ucBg/s400/IMG_9465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557534820130999106" border="0" /></a><br />The dam wall. Believe it or not, we tried running up the wall. It looked doable from afar but it sure was steep up close. I only managed to run up about half my height. The scariest part was turning around and realising how vertical I was. If I had tripped and fallen, I would have gone face first into the ground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-DWiBxF2GCevYU7IZcjLdGG3TNi85WohsPV3hfQqmujRc4T8gEeMnmZp4jpEwrkjE4YElh7zlAPaICcg0YuyZuvSnP5os4hoHfnMloUzbWHAZkCS_g9tUSAUgCwLmH4Cw251FQ/s1600/IMG_9486.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-DWiBxF2GCevYU7IZcjLdGG3TNi85WohsPV3hfQqmujRc4T8gEeMnmZp4jpEwrkjE4YElh7zlAPaICcg0YuyZuvSnP5os4hoHfnMloUzbWHAZkCS_g9tUSAUgCwLmH4Cw251FQ/s400/IMG_9486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557534817828345314" border="0" /></a><br />Looking down from the top of the dam wall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7w_2XO0gBTCIYy-NtExcrl_lyec-jFdsNxDVGlg__a4EBaB2hrr8RbVfjEfu67IsFCyFxqYc97O-9vbZxdx2nA33uydDj8-1GPOnMoq_Pydvbybq13DAXiRlB711lcDMiKBsGg/s1600/IMG_9497.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7w_2XO0gBTCIYy-NtExcrl_lyec-jFdsNxDVGlg__a4EBaB2hrr8RbVfjEfu67IsFCyFxqYc97O-9vbZxdx2nA33uydDj8-1GPOnMoq_Pydvbybq13DAXiRlB711lcDMiKBsGg/s400/IMG_9497.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557534811229409906" border="0" /></a><br />There was a waterfall on the other end of the dam where the spillage was channeled to the other dams around the area. That's really smart, not wasting any water at all. It was great to see the dam full to the brim. Thank you God for the rain!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9NgY3xyBAOeq6fEnyDiTacseB4kcpuhGlWh8VU0aDltPfIlcgxEeE6PQc-1g5UjS8Eg2dEwbHU8J2h_MMyjZ3pv7AHDlGnimPR9GjZEsAwQg4iWbfjAU0b3ZYnvXgJJwnDuC_A/s1600/IMG_9506.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9NgY3xyBAOeq6fEnyDiTacseB4kcpuhGlWh8VU0aDltPfIlcgxEeE6PQc-1g5UjS8Eg2dEwbHU8J2h_MMyjZ3pv7AHDlGnimPR9GjZEsAwQg4iWbfjAU0b3ZYnvXgJJwnDuC_A/s400/IMG_9506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557534806408781602" border="0" /></a><br />Just happy to listen to the sound of rushing water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJIRimQGXKEL8X-coD7kVdgXLcyrQnXn2E1rB3Y495ADTtg-z6x8pGUqRu_eF25BGaJIavtznZ8enmNcbqe3RswTmgQ6BtcLhsDpDiOyZjnwmeZd_LzvyIPHuqmqyv_eK-o1zw/s1600/IMG_9515.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TJIRimQGXKEL8X-coD7kVdgXLcyrQnXn2E1rB3Y495ADTtg-z6x8pGUqRu_eF25BGaJIavtznZ8enmNcbqe3RswTmgQ6BtcLhsDpDiOyZjnwmeZd_LzvyIPHuqmqyv_eK-o1zw/s400/IMG_9515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557534808647614658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Serenity.<br /><br />It was awesome spending New Year's Day in the great outdoors, enjoying God's creation. It would have been foolish if I had asked for more.<br /><br />______________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />All Broken Scar's music is available on <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar">www.reverbnation.com/brokenscar</a></span></div></div>Kevin Broken Scarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480021764407328197noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014266.post-86643703505395919262011-01-02T13:27:00.000+11:002018-06-08T16:40:19.384+10:00Balgownie EstateAdding one more winery restaurant to the Yarra Valley list. The drive to <a href="http://www.balgownieestate.com.au/">Balgownie Estate</a> was a beauty! The photos are no where near doing the view justice. Balgownie is located in Yarra Glen, a route that I have not taken before this. It was such a refreshing change of scenery, not that I am bored of the usual routes that I take, of course. I never want to take all this for granted.<br />
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On the way to the restaurant.<br />
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The view from Rae's Restaurant @ Balgownie Estate. The resort was beautiful. I totally forgot to take some photos until we settled down at the restaurant.<br />
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The wife had the flounder. The scallops were super fresh too.<br />
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I had the duck with some lovely caramelised shallots. Had a glass of their Shiraz to match this dish. I must say, the Shiraz was delicious! I would have preferred a more generous pour though.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";">I know it doesn't look like much in the photo, but this chocolate pyramid mousse was amazing!<br /><br />Despite the awesome view and delicious food, the attention was on catching up with our good friends who were visiting from Perth. Simply lovely!</span><br />
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To visit the Yarra Valley and Balgownie check out<br /><a href="https://www.winecompass.com.au/yarra-valley/">https://www.winecompass.com.au<wbr></wbr>/yarra-valley/</a></div>
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