Walking ‘round my inner-city Melbourne neighbourhood this week, I’ve been much impressed by spontaneous demonstrations of Tigerishness in front yards and shop windows. Lovely gestures of passion and hope, at a glorious remove from crass commerce. Here are just a few of my favourites:
Front window altarpiece, Fitzroy
Florist shop window display, Fitzroy
Weird poster in newsagent window, Collingwood
Excited garden gnome, Fitzroy
I hope that other members of the TTBB community are enjoying similar demonstrations of Tigerish enthusiasm in their own neighbourhoods.
PS: As excited and caught up as I am in Tiger fever this week, I even subjected myself to a stretch of Channel 7’s excruciating Brownlow medal TV event. The two things that struck me most were:
- Dusty’s grace and charm in dealing with the creepy attentions of Bruce McAvaney.
- The shameless and disturbing saturation of gambling advertisements, leavened only by token pleas to ‘bet responsibly.’
Thanks Malcolm. You’re right about the gambling ads, at least two at every break. Disgusting. Nathan Brown, how he has fallen. This week is very dreamlike, made real by ticket heartbreak – I got one, daughter missed out. Go Tigers! I love the shrines too.
Thank you for sharing these Malcolm 🙂
very difficult to enjoy football without subjecting oneself to gambling advertising.
i have never gambled, yet, somehow, i am finding myself thinking: maybe i should have put a bet on the tiges at the beginning of the season. my resistance is breaking down. but i shall not do it. 🙂
footy these days is funded by gambling and beer. modern sport has always been closely related to gambling, so this nothing new, but i guess it is the saturation of it that is different.
this is reason enough to rely on websites such as TTBB and to listen to (away) games on the radio 🙂
#gotiges