Mike Graham

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

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[TV Tonight Australia @tvtonightau]

Former home to #Neighbours, Prisoner and Rove Live is reopening for business. https://t.co/Z40l2U9rrf

[Lorraine Inglis @LorraineInglisD]

When you draw from the eye, you're drawing from memory. A memory of five seconds ago, a memory of ten seconds ago, a memory of a minute ago. If you think about it, it's all memory. - David Hockney

RIP David Hockney 💔

[tim abrahams @timabrahams]

"Do remember they can't cancel spring"
RIP David Hockney.

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@mrtonymartin Agreed. Very early 2000’s corporate waffle. Meaningless blag words and corporate cliches.

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@tvtonightau Another media release plagued by management and marketing blag words: streamlining, removing duplication and automating; treating redundant employees with respect and compassion. A classic example of being none the wiser after reading the memo.

[Redline Media - Daniel Powell @totally_msport]

RIP, Steve Raymond OAM.

The legendary Sydney, NSW-based broadcaster from the 1960s through to the 2000s, who was a Logie award winner in 1970, has recently passed away at the age of 81.

📸 Brian Darby

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Conan O'Brien used his Harvard University commencement speech to argue that humility and the human connection matter far more than any diploma.

"I always recognize the enormous role of luck in my life. Refusing to see how luck has played a role in anyone's success is simply ignorant. Many people are happy to mistake a lucky poker hand for their own brilliance, and fighting that human instinct has kept me sane.

"I honestly believe that community, spontaneity, and a real commitment to humility has helped me build a rich life that means much more to me than any diploma. And believe me, I'm not saying the goal is to renounce accomplishments, but rather to metabolize them. If you carry your victories lightly, other qualities –- kindness, originality, courage, humor, and humanity –- have room to emerge.

"Maybe the greatest lessons I've learned along these lines have been through my 24 travel shows. I have degraded myself in Cuba, Ghana, Korea, Armenia, half of Europe, Argentina, Thailand, Mexico, and Greenland, where I visited a real estate office and tried to buy the country. When I travel to another land, every quality I have discussed -- community, adaptation, and a sincerely humble approach -- are all necessary. When you don't speak the language, no one truly cares where you went to college, and you have no choice but to make friends.

"It's on these travels that I learned a great lesson: let yourself be bad at things. I have been a bad dancer in every country I have visited. But the people laugh because it turns out everyone everywhere is related to at least one terrible dancer. For me, humility on these trips can easily lead to humiliation, which is also a useful tool.

"Three weeks ago, I visited Amsterdam, dressed up as Van Gogh, and forced my way into the Van Gogh Museum, where I started loudly demanding a cut of the merchandising because I made no money during my lifetime. Guards forcibly ejected me. I was roundly mocked by patrons for my pathetic display. But I did see a lot of smiles. And not one person said, now that's a Harvard grad.

"In Tokyo, I met with a teacher of Japanese etiquette who volunteered I wasn't her type. And when I asked her why, she just said, 'face.' In Ghana, after accepting a royal invitation, I was kicked out of the Ashanti Palace by the Queen Mother, because her favorite soap opera was starting.

"I understand that I am preaching modesty and connection at a time when this is not in style. We are living through a period of extreme narcissism. Our current leadership in Washington believes that empathy is a weakness and that our nation stands supreme and alone. Add to that, everyone here today has a phone in their pocket that is algorithmically programmed to celebrate you and you alone by making you the protein-maxing hero of your own special journey.

"Much has been written about how isolated and siloed we've become, but for me, the antidote is quite simple. By de-emphasizing what makes us special — in your case, a prized degree — we can really find one another, not as an exercise in virtue, but as a path towards greater laughter, love, and real growth."

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@melissahoyer Sadly. Not an uncommon experience. Agree that it beggars belief the driver doesn’t know.

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@mattbatten0 Enjoyed the podcast. If only you could persuade Mike Walsh to join you (I know it is unlikely bc he doesn’t talk about the past but nonetheless miracles sometimes happen). Good luck with the podcast.

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@newmrpford I enjoyed the podcast conversation. You certainly covered a lot of ground including a reference to the Mike Walsh Show which was groundbreaking television especially for its time. It’s unfortunate that MW himself doesn’t do interviews bc television history is incomplete w/o him.

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@MagdaSzubanski Hear hear.

[Mark W. @DurhamWASP]

Evelyn Waugh chatting with Elizabeth Jane Howard about being old [he was 60 at the time].

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

@Peter_Fitz I think a party can terminate a contract where the other party has repudiated their obligations under the contract.

[TV Tonight Australia @tvtonightau]

Legendary Australian comedy director Ted Emery, best known for Kath and Kim, Fast Forward and Countdown, has died. https://t.co/88E1mBMVVr

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

Wonderful. https://t.co/lGtJtHXlrR

[Andrew @TelevisionAU]

Obituary: Lorraine Bayly

https://t.co/bqJns3A596

[Mike Graham @mgw200]

Check out aureltattoo 2's video! #TikTok https://t.co/piJ0l4uUMH
The funniest thing Ive seen for a long time. No clue what is going on but it’s thoroughly enjoyable.

[TV Tonight Australia @tvtonightau]

Legendary actress Lorraine Bayly, best known for The Sullivans, Carson's Law and Play School, has died. https://t.co/UkoY8kcZK4