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HELP! I love my Squier more than my Fender Stratocaster...

SO HUNG OVER! 

I turn 46 this month and been playing since I was 16 but I’m still crap…

Soft White Underbelly. I've been addicted to watching this channel on YouTube. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCvcd0FYi58LwyTQP9LITpA

Welcome to my Monday Morning Rant for Monday the 19th of April. I've not done much the past week but play computer games (playing Outriders right now) so I rant about that!

This morning I rant about a strange Tinder match!

This morning I rant about the Rock 'n' Roll attitude of Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Stevie Nicks too, social media and a mate who like myself, turns into a bit of a monster when drunk.

“I’m 46, hit rock bottom a few years ago, got help, therapy, meds then finally I quit smoking weed. That was a huge step. Soon after quitting weed I got off the meds. A year off the meds and I’ve quit smoking nicotine. Now I’m working on drinking less. You either get mentally stronger, or you don’t”.I left this comment on a Joe Rogan clip on YouTube yesterday and it looks like I got a fair few responses so I thought I’d read them all out this morning.

Oh noes! I've lost my Ray-Ban Justin (yes these sunnies have my name on it!) sunnies on a drunken night out! This morning I share a funny story about Justin Hemmes, recreating Izabella, Jimi Hendrix's 68 Olympic White Stratocaster and also the value of playing with feeling vs playing in time to a metronome. 

Today I rant about a shoot gone wrong, then righted, my review on my new Artist Guitars Telecaster got a reply from them and passive aggressive friends.

Welcome to my Monday Morning Rant for the 8th of March. I discuss saving my R32 GT-R, and guitars!

So I've got a bit of money saved up. Last week I bought myself a new practise amp, leads and strings for my guitars and I've been toying with the idea of buying myself a new guitar, but after yesterday's cruise I'm super inspired to get my GT-R back on the road. I've not got enough money to do both, so what do I do?!

19 days without smoking. I've got this!

My Monday Morning Rant for the 15th February 2021!

I quit smoking, cold turkey!

Welcome to my Monday Morning Rant for the 1st Feb 2021!I've always struggled with defining the kind of photography I do. It falls under "Boudoir" but I just hate the term. Boudoir sounds French, old, black and white, lingerie and heels to me. My stuff has a much more "lazy Sunday morning" kinda vibe to it and I like to shoot in situ and into the light. Any ideas for a better word appreciated!

An hour of power with Juan Granados & Kyrin Down of Mere Mortals.

Banned off Facebook for the second time this year!

Awesome catch up with Gwyn Morgan and Grant Salter of Gripshiftslide. I'm a HUGE fan of their automotive photography. These guys started Gripshiftslide at the same time as I started ZEN Garage (2011) so we take a trip down memory lane and I find out what drives the guys to keep on doing what they've always done best; take amazing dynamic and artistic photos on the circuit. Be sure to follow them on Instagram: @gripshiftslide.gss

Welcome to my Monday Morning Rant for the 18th of January 2021!It’s been a busy and productive past week and I’m working on setting up future podcasts with Ben Branch of Silodrome, Grant and Gwyn of gripshiftslide.com, Quentin Mui and Kyrin and Juan of Mere Mortals.

Always awesome to hang with Leslie Lau & Shaun Cooper of The Hustle & Flow Podcast. We had a great catch up this week on the old school analog podcast setup. I hadn't run a live face to face setup in a while and had a feeling I was going to have some technical issues and too right! I ran out of space on the card in the ZOOM H6 unit which only managed to record 30 minutes of our podcast! Massive fail, and a real shame. The audio in this video is from the video camera. Apologies for the quality, will strive to do better next time!Links to Leslie and Shaun's socials and more below. TRUE NORTHhttps://www.true-north.co/The Hustle & Flow Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/3TX5xQfFWLDjErvnXzWbA2LeslieInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingspace.co/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/findingspace.co/ShaunInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaun_coop/Subito Supplements: https://www.subitosupplements.com/Mixing it Up: https://www.instagram.com/mixingitup.co/

A little rant about Patreon vs OnlyFans!

HNY ALL! I've been banned off Facebook for the past few days... it's good to be back?!

My Monday Morning Rant for the 28th of December 2020! I rant about the death of web sites this morning. Have a great NYE all!

Finished Cyberpunk 2077 a few days ago. Despite all my criticisms I absolutely loved the ending I got. Hit me right in the feels, thought about it all night the night I finished the game, and made me feel quite empty the day after. The underlying theme of the game is corporate exploitation and sadly this theme is reflected in reality as the game developer is under fire for deceit and releasing an unfinished product. I feel truly sorry for the creatives who have put 8 years of hard work into this project only to have management fuck it all up.

My cousin Jess first saw a psychologist when she was 10 years old (her parents were going through divorce). Fast forward to today, she's left a hospitality career behind to study psychology in hope to help others. We talk about being the black sheep of the family, and psychology!

My Monday Morning Rant for the 14th of December 2020. Have a great week all!

I have my good friend Ben Wilson on the podcast. Ben is a runner and a car enthusiast based in Seattle.Please note: We had connection and audio issues on this podcast. Apologies!

Welcome to my Monday Morning Rant for the 7th of December 2020.In this one I rant about hanging out with 4 kids for a whole day and night and do some Q&A too as usual. Thanks to all who sent in questions! Much appreciated, have a great week all!

Aurnob Wasim is a professional car detailer who runs and owns Turn Heads Car Detailing.

An awesome open conversation with Jasper Vallance, founder of StepUp, a business focused on inspiring and helping people live their potential to have a positive impact on the world through discovering their IKIGAI and also the founder of Xstatic Sunsets parties were attendees party hard without drugs.

Podcast with legend Adrian Hodgson from Summernats, former editor of some of magazine titles including Performance Garage, Street Commodores, Zoom and Extreme magazines.

If podcasts are my baby, then Shaun Cooper is my husband and we've given birth to one healthy podcast! Vulnerable AF and with our guards down, this is a truly intimate conversation between 2 humans who trust and respect each other. We both honestly hope you somehow benefit from listening!

Matthew Haynes is the founder of The Design Conference, an event for creatives designed to move, motivate and connect your soul.

Podcast with Ricardo Williams, AKA Cardo, AKA Cardo_GTR who runs an awesome YouTube channel which documents his R32 GT-R build.

Short interview with Daniel Karjadi of BENZIN CAFE. Last week Daniel released a PSA in relation to receiving multiple concerns from neighbours around his business in regards to hooning and disturbance, we discuss that and more.

Daniel Fletcher is an Actor who's worked across all facets of the entertainment industry. Some of the feathers in his cap include GUYS AND DOLLS, THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, WE WILL ROCK YOU, FAME THE MUSICAL, THE BLUES BROTHERS APPROVED, MIRACLE ON 34th STREET and ROCK OF AGES.

Damon D-man Smith is a wealth adviser and founder of VERUS WEALTH. He's also an avid shoe collector.

Alexi Smith is the founder of Noriyaro.

Andrew Hawkins is the founder of Motive Video (previously known as Motive DVD).

Patrick Hamilton of Beyond Cosplay and the Banana Split Podcast.

Dan Simmons is the founder of Born and Thread, a Melbourne based shop specialising in T-Shirt screen printing. He’s also the proud owner of an amazing Datsun 200B Wagon.

Leslie is the founder of Finding Space. In 2013, at the age of 28, a life changing diagnosis thrust Leslie Lau into a battle with cancer. At the time, he was faced with a crushing level of adversity, which turned out for him to be a blessing in disguise as it was the catalyst that has laid the foundation of the path that he's been walking on to this day.

Adam Knightly is a fellow car enthusiast and former tattoo artist who's just overcome a heavy prescription opioid addiction and lost 90kg within the year.

Mike Wyckoff is a Canadian car enthusiast who's been living and working in Japan for 20 years. He runs JDM Parts Ninja​ and JAPAN AUCTION PARTS.

Podcast #18 with Daniel Karjadi and Alain Sihaphone.

This time I have New Zealander and Hardcore Motorsports Fan Justin Holden on and we discuss millennials, the internet, development of his products which are trying to help the world and cocaine.

Catalina Briceno is a Photographer and Artist. We discuss the importance of finding your drive, creative inspiration, directing models, relationships, feminism, racism and Cat’s transformation from party girl to Artist.

Stephen Wassef is a founding member of Acquired Taste, a tight knit Sydney based car crew who now have plans to create a brand. We discuss VW Golfs, Electric Cars, Bitcoin, Acquired Taste, Tokyo, the morals of being a tobacconist, vape, bodybuilding and old school values.

Lachlan Doherty is a young guy who I've met through the car scene. He helps the community where he can and seems like a genuinely good guy. When he wanted to catch up I thought I'd put him in front of the mic! We talk investment property, EOMM, Defects, Casey Neistat, Modern Geniuses, Religion, Achieving Goals, S15’s and more.

Rosamina Bold is a Mongolian Art Nude Model. We discuss Model Mayhem, shooting nudes, Mongolia, Lolita and more.