Ethan Tucker
@ethantucker.bsky.social
Film & music tragic, lover of travel and test cricket, photography and all things history. Wellington, NZ.
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Very cool!
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Very cool!
Current NZ record test opening partnerships vs each opponent (yet to play IRE or AFG):
West Indies 387
England 276
Bangladesh 254
India 231
Zimbabwe 214
Pakistan 183
Sri Lanka 161
South Africa 126
Australia 111
Some serious opportunities to improve vs SA / AU!
#NZvWI
West Indies 387
England 276
Bangladesh 254
India 231
Zimbabwe 214
Pakistan 183
Sri Lanka 161
South Africa 126
Australia 111
Some serious opportunities to improve vs SA / AU!
#NZvWI
December 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Current NZ record test opening partnerships vs each opponent (yet to play IRE or AFG):
West Indies 387
England 276
Bangladesh 254
India 231
Zimbabwe 214
Pakistan 183
Sri Lanka 161
South Africa 126
Australia 111
Some serious opportunities to improve vs SA / AU!
#NZvWI
West Indies 387
England 276
Bangladesh 254
India 231
Zimbabwe 214
Pakistan 183
Sri Lanka 161
South Africa 126
Australia 111
Some serious opportunities to improve vs SA / AU!
#NZvWI
In the 1970s TVNZ used to play the BBC's Black & White Minstrel Show, which ran on the BBC until 1978. Perhaps this is the moral climate in which Mr Batchelor wishes to situate his "not-racism"
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In the 1970s TVNZ used to play the BBC's Black & White Minstrel Show, which ran on the BBC until 1978. Perhaps this is the moral climate in which Mr Batchelor wishes to situate his "not-racism"
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Thursday music corner: Tower of Power - It's Not The Crime (1975)
'It's not who sold
It's not who's bought
And it's not the kickback
It's if you get caught
It's not the crime, oh no
It's not the thought
And it's not the deed...'
#SoulFunk
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'It's not who sold
It's not who's bought
And it's not the kickback
It's if you get caught
It's not the crime, oh no
It's not the thought
And it's not the deed...'
#SoulFunk
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-...
It's not the kickback, it's if you get caught
Thursday music corner : California funk-soul group Tower of Power were formed in Oakland in 1968 and released nine albums that reached the ...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Thursday music corner: Tower of Power - It's Not The Crime (1975)
'It's not who sold
It's not who's bought
And it's not the kickback
It's if you get caught
It's not the crime, oh no
It's not the thought
And it's not the deed...'
#SoulFunk
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-...
'It's not who sold
It's not who's bought
And it's not the kickback
It's if you get caught
It's not the crime, oh no
It's not the thought
And it's not the deed...'
#SoulFunk
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/its-...
"The Marvellous Melotone" gramophone ad, Evening Post, 14 December 1925
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"The Marvellous Melotone" gramophone ad, Evening Post, 14 December 1925
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
"20 Beautiful Models to select from, priced from 8 to 100 Guineas"
A commenter in the Cricinfo feed points out that 8 of NZ's 11 current capped seamers are injured - Milne, Fisher, O'Rourke, Henry, Smith, Jamieson, Ferguson & Tickner
#NZvWI
#BasinReserve
#NZvWI
#BasinReserve
December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A commenter in the Cricinfo feed points out that 8 of NZ's 11 current capped seamers are injured - Milne, Fisher, O'Rourke, Henry, Smith, Jamieson, Ferguson & Tickner
#NZvWI
#BasinReserve
#NZvWI
#BasinReserve
Thursday music corner: Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q (1964)
'Early in the morning
Late at night
I want me some
You know I sure like bar-b-q!'
#Stax
#Soul
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/earl...
'Early in the morning
Late at night
I want me some
You know I sure like bar-b-q!'
#Stax
#Soul
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Early in the morning, late at night, I want me some
Thursday music corner : Wendy Rene (1947-2014) was a Memphis-born soul singer who recorded on Volt and Stax Records in the mid-1960s. Born ...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Thursday music corner: Wendy Rene - Bar-B-Q (1964)
'Early in the morning
Late at night
I want me some
You know I sure like bar-b-q!'
#Stax
#Soul
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/earl...
'Early in the morning
Late at night
I want me some
You know I sure like bar-b-q!'
#Stax
#Soul
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/earl...
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Thursday music corner: Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (1981)
#Rockabilly
#DesperateCharacter
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#Rockabilly
#DesperateCharacter
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Lou says you changed your pickup for a Seville
Thursday music corner : Kirsty MacColl (b.Croydon 1959, d.2000 Mexico) was a British singer-songwriter born to Scottish parents in London. ...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thursday music corner: Kirsty MacColl - There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (1981)
#Rockabilly
#DesperateCharacter
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/lou-...
#Rockabilly
#DesperateCharacter
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/12/lou-...
Answering the question literally no-one is asking
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Answering the question literally no-one is asking
Indisputable proof that middle-aged males aren't solely thinking about the Roman Empire
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Indisputable proof that middle-aged males aren't solely thinking about the Roman Empire
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
Admittedly three of the 13 chapters are about them, but that means 10 aren't
#AncientHistory
#TheFarEdgesOfTheKnownWorld
Sharon Van Etten & the Attraction Theory great at the Wellington Opera House last night - first visit since 2022 - plus LA-based solo support Shannon Lay, a folky with a stunning voice, was a real find
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Sharon Van Etten & the Attraction Theory great at the Wellington Opera House last night - first visit since 2022 - plus LA-based solo support Shannon Lay, a folky with a stunning voice, was a real find
Impressive checklist of Business Bro wrong takes here. With this level of political acumen he's bound to stand for mayor.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Auckland port boss explains why the world calls us 'No Zealand'
A blunt Roger Gray takes aim at Kiwi “no” culture and the tourism dollars he reckons it’s costing us - and his downbeat prediction for the City Rail Link.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Impressive checklist of Business Bro wrong takes here. With this level of political acumen he's bound to stand for mayor.
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Happy 78th anniversary to the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947, under which NZ formally ratified the Statute that granted Dominions sovereign status. Parliament waited 16 years to ratify because full legislative autonomy from Britain was a v low priority.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute...
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 - Wikipedia
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November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Happy 78th anniversary to the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947, under which NZ formally ratified the Statute that granted Dominions sovereign status. Parliament waited 16 years to ratify because full legislative autonomy from Britain was a v low priority.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute...
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45 years ago I made a pitch for the Director-General job. Didn’t get it – mind you, I was only 13. But I did get a reply from Ian Trethowan, who was DG at the time. All these years later I’m proud to work for the BBC.
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
45 years ago I made a pitch for the Director-General job. Didn’t get it – mind you, I was only 13. But I did get a reply from Ian Trethowan, who was DG at the time. All these years later I’m proud to work for the BBC.
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Latest in an irregular series of updates in the long-running saga of Emails I've Received Meant for Other Ethan Tuckers: a notification from Florida congressman Darren Soto inviting me to review my current Medicare coverage & switch plans for the coming year. Thanks Congressman!
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Latest in an irregular series of updates in the long-running saga of Emails I've Received Meant for Other Ethan Tuckers: a notification from Florida congressman Darren Soto inviting me to review my current Medicare coverage & switch plans for the coming year. Thanks Congressman!
Thursday music corner: Bobby Darin - Long Line Rider (1968)
'There's a funny taste in the air
Big bulldozers everywhere
Diggin' clay
Turnin' clay
And the ground coughs up some roots
Wearin' denim shirts and boots
Haul 'em away'
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/and-...
'There's a funny taste in the air
Big bulldozers everywhere
Diggin' clay
Turnin' clay
And the ground coughs up some roots
Wearin' denim shirts and boots
Haul 'em away'
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/and-...
And the ground coughs up some roots, wearing denim shirts and boots
Thursday music corner : Singer, songwriter and actor Bobby Darin was born Walden Robert Cassotto in New York, in 1936. In his early twentie...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Thursday music corner: Bobby Darin - Long Line Rider (1968)
'There's a funny taste in the air
Big bulldozers everywhere
Diggin' clay
Turnin' clay
And the ground coughs up some roots
Wearin' denim shirts and boots
Haul 'em away'
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/and-...
'There's a funny taste in the air
Big bulldozers everywhere
Diggin' clay
Turnin' clay
And the ground coughs up some roots
Wearin' denim shirts and boots
Haul 'em away'
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/and-...
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He is a very powerful wizard....
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
He is a very powerful wizard....
The Wellington entertainment scene is so cutting edge
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The Wellington entertainment scene is so cutting edge
Look forward to reading about this in more detail & hopefully not as invasive as the ill-fated Basin Flyover proposal. But more broadly, anyone know why NZ media is so poor at including maps in its articles? A licensing / cost barrier? #Wellington
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Full details of Wellington tunnel plans revealed
Town Belt land and many homes will go to make way for National’s big Wellington roading plans, with full details now out.
www.thepost.co.nz
November 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Look forward to reading about this in more detail & hopefully not as invasive as the ill-fated Basin Flyover proposal. But more broadly, anyone know why NZ media is so poor at including maps in its articles? A licensing / cost barrier? #Wellington
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Happy 100th anniversary to the NZ & South Seas International Exhibition, which opened in Dunedin 100 years ago today, and tallied 3.2m+ visitors by the time it closed - more than double NZ's population at the time
nzhistory.govt.nz/second-nz-an...
nzhistory.govt.nz/second-nz-an...
New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition opens | NZ History
Governor-General Sir Charles Fergusson opened Dunedin’s New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition in November 1925.
nzhistory.govt.nz
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Happy 100th anniversary to the NZ & South Seas International Exhibition, which opened in Dunedin 100 years ago today, and tallied 3.2m+ visitors by the time it closed - more than double NZ's population at the time
nzhistory.govt.nz/second-nz-an...
nzhistory.govt.nz/second-nz-an...
Thursday music corner: Chuck Berry - No Money Down (1956)
#KingOfRockAndRoll
#Cadillac
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#KingOfRockAndRoll
#Cadillac
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I'm burning aviation fuel no matter what the cost
Thursday music corner : Chuck Berry (b. Missouri 1926, d. Missouri 2017) was a towering rock 'n roll pioneer whose brushes with legal pitfa...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Thursday music corner: Chuck Berry - No Money Down (1956)
#KingOfRockAndRoll
#Cadillac
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/im-b...
#KingOfRockAndRoll
#Cadillac
slightlyintrepid.blogspot.com/2025/11/im-b...
Every so often there's a glimmer of hope for UK electoral reform leading to Proportional Representation, and if the last UK election doesn't illustrate the need then the looming presence of Reform / Farage should
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ed Davey wants to 'work with government' on electoral reform
The Liberal Democrat leader backs replacing first-past-the-post with proportional representation.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Every so often there's a glimmer of hope for UK electoral reform leading to Proportional Representation, and if the last UK election doesn't illustrate the need then the looming presence of Reform / Farage should
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...