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Headhunter Rig

When you stand atop a turnbuckle about to do a cannonball in front of hundreds of people, what do you think about? Where are the craziest wrestling fans? Why forks?

The Rig speaks and the world listens.

8 Dollar Movies in Newcastle

It includes drinks.

A unique Newcastle experience.

Newy Pro Show

May the 4th be with Carter Deams.

The Sniper of the Skies.

A brief chat with Robbie Eagles.

On the road with Dennis McNally and the Grateful Dead. Photo courtesy of www.dead.net

The Grateful Dead are a very big influence in my life. But it’s a curious thing to be a ‘Deadhead’ in Australia. Most people have heard of the Dead but have no idea if they are a heavy metal, rock ‘n’ roll, country, or a bluegrass group. They seem to exist as an attachment to a vague memory of the Haight-Ashbury San Francisco scene.

I reached out to long time publicist and Grateful Dead biographer Dennis McNally to discuss why the Grateful Dead are truly an American band, the rise of Dead cover bands, modern psychedelia and the popularity of the Dead and Company.

Dennis is the author of Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, Jerry on Jerry: The Unpublished Jerry Garcia Interviews and many other books and articles.

You can find his work at https://www.dennismcnally.com

A conversation with those that put everything on the line to save the environment.

A hand-made sign welcomes visitors to Camp Nudja.

A trip to the Devil Ark conservation park. More information about their work and upcoming tours can be found at www.devilark.org.au.

Thank you to Max Jackson and all the staff at Devil Ark for taking the time to show everyone around.

A highly informative and entertaining book on Tasmanian Devils is Tasmanian Devil A Unique and Threatened Animal by David Owen and David Pemberton.

Lunchtime.

A day at the Tent Embassy in Canberra.

Protesters walking across the Commonwealth Bridge.

Raising the Bar: Becoming a wrestling commentator

“Bloody” Larry’s origin story.

This is the pilot episode of my new radio show Handheld Travel. It's a show that will be about going places. Places that are hard to get to and other places that are interesting, confounding and sometimes a little bit scary.

This first story comes from Pyongyang, North Korea. I visited there in September to attend the 2018 Mass Games.

Needless to say I was hesitant to out myself as a potential journalist. But here are some audio impressions. Most of this was recorded with my Huawei smartphone. Everything about this is experimental.

For those interested in visiting the DPRK, send me a message through the website and Handheld Travel might be able to help.

Entrance to the Pyongyang Funfair