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I Just Haven't Met You Yet

Michael Bublé - when I first heard him, the first reaction was oh...another Harry Connick Junior type.

To me his image was this cool, jazzy guy who wore suits and crooned.  Earlier last year I had mentally prepared a list of who I would like to see, in terms of shows and concerts.  Specifically I said out aloud, "I'm just not into Michael Bublé  and would give that a miss".

As it transpires we were invited to his concert at Rod Laver stadium in a 'superbox'.  Quickly I realised that Bublé was Cool + Sassy + Funny + Humble.  There seemed to be a person that you could immediately relate with; and surprising most of the men shifted from neutral to being a 'fan' within a few songs.

We danced, sang and drank way too much.....the concert itself was just a 'fun' and 'entertaining' event with Michael doing humorous & insightful introductions to each and every song.  His band was talented and their musical abilities were just outstanding.

One of Bublé wellknown songs just sum up  this rapid transit for me not really wanting to go to see his show and what actually happened:

  "And I Promise You Kid That I'll Give So Much More Than I Get
   I Just Haven't Met You Yet"

So Very True to his word!

Melbourne REBELS

Last evening we witnessed the inaugural game from the Melbourne REBELS who were playing the NSW Waratahs.  For a sporting city like Melbourne this was always going to be an event that would be followed by the numerous expats from the rugby states and the many Brits etc that live here.

The REBELS with a collection of older (and past their prime) with some youth were matched against arguably a contender for the Super 15 title.  NSW boasting a team full of Wallabies were never threatened by the new franchise.

However there was a moment in the first 5 minutes where the ball was controlled and they looked to be a disciplined side; however two yellow cards were evidence that Rod McQueen has much ahead of him to make this a champion team.

The REBELS have a logo which uses the 5 stars from the Eureka Flag -- from the Eureka Rebellion at Ballarat.  As history shows this was a struggle for democracy and nationalism which was unsuccessful. Even to this day there is arguments for using the southern cross with the design of a new flag for Australia.

This theme of underdog is certainly a card that the REBELS are using and they also used the

Les Miserables song  (Do you hear the people sing?)  based on the French Revolution in an attempt to stir the crowd.

REBELS REBELS REBELS.....was a chant that started as 41-0 score with 5 minutes to go. There is a spirit and the crowd was willing the team forward -- not bad spirit for an initial foray.

The season is not over yet....we don't have a revolution yet; just the start of a rebellion !


And the REBELS will now have my support at the remaining home games.