Round 13 - 90s movies part 1

This week the girls chat about some of their favourite 90s movies, genres, and soundtracks that accompanied these movies.

Honestly, if you could find three more basic 90s bitches we would be very surprised. The girls love everything 90s and chat about some of the movies that they love. This will be part one of a probably never-ending series of parts where the girls chat about 90s movies. 

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Toresella Pinot Grigio

Available from BWS

Sarah was drinking Somersby blackcurrant  cider

Available from Dan Murphys

Amy was drinking Grounded Cru Pinot Gris

Available from Naked Wines

Sarah opened with some teen 90s movies she loved being Now & Then, one of our all-time favourites, and then moved onto one of the most popular teen movies of the time, She's all that. She then ended her segment with the cult teen flick Cry-baby, one of the best movies of all time.

Bianca then chatted about the Empire Records soundtrack of which she has in her car because she is a basic 90's bitch and still uses CDs.

The official soundtrack: "Til I Hear It from You" by Gin Blossoms "Liar" by The Cranberries "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins "Free" by The Martinis "Crazy Life" by Toad the Wet Sprocket "Bright As Yellow" by The Innocence Mission "Circle of Friends" by Better Than Ezra "I Don't Want to Live Today" by Ape Hangers "Whole Lotta Trouble" by Cracker "Ready, Steady, Go" by The Meices "What You Are" by Drill "Nice Overalls" by Lustre "Here It Comes Again" by Please "The Ballad of El Goodo" by Evan Dando "Sugarhigh" by Coyote Shivers "The Honeymoon Is Over" by The Cruel Sea (Australian and German edition) Some other notable songs are: "Hey Joe" by Dirt Clods "Little Bastard" by Ass Ponys (as Ass Ponies) "If You Want Blood (You've Got It)" by AC/DC "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla "How" by The Cranberries "Saddam A Go-Go" by Gwar "This Is the Day" by The The "Say No More (Mon Amour)" by Maxwell Caulfield as Rex Manning (written for the film) "Infinity" by Mouth Music "Money (That's What I Want)" by Flying Lizards "Sugar High (ft. Renee Zellweger)" by Coyote Shivers "Seems" by Queen Sarah Saturday "Romeo and Juliet" by Dire Straits "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles "I Shot the Devil" by Suicidal Tendencies CAST: Anthony LaPaglia as Joe Reaves Rory Cochrane as Lucas Ethan Randall as Mark Johnny Whitworth as A.J. Robin Tunney as Debra Renee Zellweger as Gina Liv Tyler as Corey Mason Coyote Shivers as Berko Brendan Sexton as Warren Maxwell Caulfield as Rex Manning Debi Mazar as Jane James 'Kimo' Wills as Eddie Ben Bode as Mitchell Beck

The second film Bianca discussed was Hercules Returns.

Hercules returns - opens with a birds-eye view of Melbourne and pans over the iconic Flinders Street station. 

Film buff Brad McBain (Argue), a frustrated employee of Australia's largest cinema chain, The Kent Corporation, quits his job and decides to set up and re-open the Picture Palace, a palatial disused cinema in St Kilda, Melbourne, to show classic old films in the old-fashioned style.

As a gimmick, he chooses the last picture that the cinema featured, Samson and His Mighty Challenge (an Italian film, originally released in 1964 as Ercole, Sansone, Maciste e Ursus: Gil invincibili). When the print arrives at the grand gala opening they discover that it is in unsubtitled Italian, and Brad suspects that his old boss, Sir Michael Kent (Carman), has in some way sabotaged the delivery so that McBain can fail at his achievement and keep Kent's business running successfully.

This calls for desperate measures and McBain, his projectionist Sprocket (Spence), and his publicist Lisa (Coustas) are forced to improvise voice-overs for the entire film with hilarious results. Kent (Carman) also attends the screening, hoping to see it fail. As he realizes that the crowd is enjoying the film, he storms up to the projection box. He and McBain fight just as the film reaches its climax; McBain breaks the fourth wall several times so that the fight in the projection box corresponds with the fight on the screen. Kent is knocked out, and the film is a huge success.

Amy finished off with a discussion about action movies and the actors who were redefined as action hero's after they featured in some action movies made in the 90s.

Amy also chatted about the prevalence of comedy in 90s action movies and some of the movies which better fit into the genre of action-comedy.

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Round 12 - Let's talk about Lockdown

This week the girls chat about their experiences with two rounds of Lockdown due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

As you may know the girls come from a land down under which has been under Lockdown restrictions twice this year in some states (ours!!!). Tonight the girls talk about what restrictions were in place at each point and how they were affected. 

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Balliamo Pinot Grigio

Available from BWS

Sarah was drinking Brown Brothers Moscato and Sav 

Available from Dan Murphys

Amy was drinking Heresy Pinot Grigio

Available from Naked Wines

Bianca opened with a rough timeline of events and restrictions (see picture)

The girls chatted about how each level of restriction affected them and how redundancy affected Bianca and Sarah.

Many people were out of work and as we discussed many smaller restaurants and cafes were forced to operate as take away only.

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Amy and Sarah added to the discussion by each expressing how lockdown affected them in their own circumstances.

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Round 11 - Where do you want to travel to?

This week the girls wandered off in their minds to some travel destinations which they would like to travel to!

This year has been full-on, to say the least! We have all had that thought of where would we go if we were able to. Tonight you get to hear about some of the places the girls have dreamed of going. 

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Young & Co 2018 Pinot Grigio

(considering the hangover I received from this wine, I do not recommend)

Available from BWS

Sarah was drinking  Sofi spritz wild strawberry & finger lime

Available from Dan Murphys

Amy was drinking Wiley Rooster Merlot

Available from Naked Wines

Amy decided that in honor of the late Sir Sean Connery she would travel to the Four seasons Ocean club resort in the Bahamas!

You can visit the resort's website here - https://www.fourseasons.com/oceanclub/

Bianca delved into a place that has been (and will be until we can travel again) on her bucket list for 12 years now. The Sedlec Ossuary, located in Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. 

As promised here are pictures of the various things discussed:

The outside of the Sedlec Ossuary

The Schwarzenberg coat-of-arms made with bones

The chandelier and bone mounds

The chandelier

People leave coins here for good luck!

The entrance to the church

F.Rint's signature made from bones

A cute cherub playing the trumpet upon a bone mound

Sarah talks about some of the places she would like to visit when she can finally go to the UK, most of it being in Scotland.

Arthur's Seat 

Edinburgh Castle      

The Royal Mile

Tron Kirk

                 

The Real Mary King's close

The Giants Causeway

The Guinness Storehouse

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Round 10 - What are you doomsday prepping for?

This week the girls took aim at events people are doomsday prepping for!

Since the dawn of time, humans have been preparing for events that may or may not happen. In recent times they have been called doomsday preppers. Tonight we have a look at the different events people are doomsday prepping for. 

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Infamous Dodger - Fiano

Available from BWS

Sarah was drinking a mix of Banrock Station Pink Moscato and Brown Brothers Moscato and Sav just because 

Available from Dan Murphys

Amy was drinking Heresy Pinot Grigio

Available from Naked Wines

Bianca opened by explaining what doomsday prepping is, before launching into her segment of... Zombie Apocalypse and as it turns out the likelihood of this happening is Nil, BUT the CDC is still prepared!

Here are the acronyms used by preppers that were described in the episode...

Alpha strategy: The practice of storing extra consumable items, as a hedge against inflation, and for use in barter and charity. 

Ballistic wampum: Ammunition stored for barter purposes. 

BOB: Bug-out bag. A pack containing everything needed to leave your home and never return. Whether heading to a BOL, Retreat, MAG, MAC or Redoubt.

BOL: Bug-out location.

BOV: Bug-out vehicle.

Doomer: someone who believes in a Malthusian-scale social collapse. 

EDC: every day carry. What one carries at all times in case disaster strikes while one is out and about. Also refers to the normal carrying of a pistol for self-defence, or (as a noun) the pistol which is carried.

EOTW: End of the world

EROL: Excessive rule of law. Describes a situation where a government becomes oppressive and uses its powers and laws to control citizens.

Goblin: A criminal miscreant

Golden horde: The anticipated large mixed horde of refugees and looters that will pour out of the metropolitan regions WTSHTF.

 

G.O.O.D.: Get out of Dodge (city). Fleeing urban areas in the event of a disaster.

 

G.O.O.D. kit: Get out of Dodge kit. Synonymous with the bug-out bag (BOB).

I.N.C.H. pack: I'm Never Coming Home pack. (It is another name for a Bug Out Bag. often used by those trying to show that they are experts in the preparedness field.) A pack containing everything needed to walk out into the woods and never return to society. It is a heavy pack loaded with the gear needed to accomplish any wilderness task, from building shelter to gaining food, designed to allow someone to survive indefinitely in the woods. This requires skills as well as proper selection of equipment, as one can only carry so much. For example, instead of carrying food, one carries seeds, steel traps, a longbow, reel spinners, and other fishing gear.

Pollyanna or Polly: Someone who is in denial about the disruption that might be caused by the advent of a large-scale disaster.

or Polly Amy!

SHTF: Shit hits the fan

TEOTWAWKI: The end of the world as we know it. The expression is in use since at least the early 1960s  However, others claim the acronym may have been coined in 1996, in the Usenet newsgroup misc.survivalism.

Uncivilization: A generic term for a great catastrophe.

WROL: Without rule of law. Describes a potential lawless state of society.

YOYO: You're on your own.

 

Zombie: Unprepared, incidental survivors of a prepped-for disaster, "who feed on... the preparations of others”

ZOMPOC: Zombie apocalypse: Used by some preppers as a tongue-in-cheek metaphor for any natural or man-made disaster and "a clever way of drawing people’s attention to disaster preparedness".The premise of the Zombie Squad is that "if you are prepared for a scenario where the walking corpses of your family and neighbours are trying to eat you alive, you will be prepared for almost anything." Though "there are some... who are seriously preparing for a zombie attack".

Sarah talks about how to prepare for a global economical crisis and also yells at Amy and Bianca for interrupting (it's hilarious!).   

Amy as per usual took a look at the bizarre. Amy looked at the event called the Nibiru Cataclysm where a mysterious planet (its existence is denied by governments and scientists) will collide with earth.

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Round 9 - Horror Movies Coz Halloween

This week the girls took aim at Horror Movies for Halloween...

Happy Halloween listeners!!! This week the girls chat about Horror Movies in honour of Halloween.

But first, what were we drinking?

Bianca was drinking Tred Softly* Pinot Grigio.

Available from BWS

*For every 12 bottles sold they plant a native Australian tree; LINK

Sarah was drinking: Brown Brothers Dolcetto & Syrah

Available from Dan Murphys

Amy was drinking My other self - Gary knows stuff

Available from Naked Wines

Sarah tried to talk about a bit of the history of horror movies and also the plot of one of her favorite D grade movies Mega Piranha but she did fail many times with words.

Bianca broke down the entire plot of Wyrmwood: Road of the dead. This is a fantastic Aussie Zombie Film and definitely worth a watch!

And as promised here is Bianca as a Zombie:

Amy discusses a horror movie classic. Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. This probably explains Amy's dislike of birds and "the nature" in general!

In fact, this looks like Amy (minus the blonde hair) anytime a bird comes within 5 meters of her!

 

You'll have to listen to the episode to find out how that went! 

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