Thursday, 23 July 2009

John Birmingham Boarding A Flight


If you don't Twitter, this will make no sense to you whatsoever. For the rest of you - if you didn't catch it - here is writer John Birmingham tweeting this afternoon... Enjoy.


Gr8 day. Early mtg in Sydney followed by five hour lunch at Ray Hughes gallery. Too much wine food and art for words.
about 1 hour ago from web

Sitting in Virgin lounge, full of red wine and feeling quite well disposed towards the world. This is how I was meant to live.
31 minutes ago from TwitterFon

Virgin blue is URGeNTly paging Bradley Cecil gillman... You naughty fckng gillman... Holding up so many interstate travellers!
24 minutes ago from TwitterFon

5 mins b4 boarding. Time for one last drink, you think?
23 minutes ago from TwitterFon

And now Brendan Stevens is being hassled on the PA. Pull yr fckng socks up Stevens!
19 minutes ago from TwitterFon

Come on Stevens!!! It's a Very Urgent page. Get yr arse to gate lounge 33. And u too Gillman. Now the grnd crew are looking for you.
17 minutes ago from TwitterFon

Oh for fucks sake Stevens it's a Very Final Page!
16 minutes ago from TwitterFon

Ppl r boarding but I reckon I can squeeze one last drink in ... Gillman style!
14 minutes ago from TwitterFon





6 comments:

Geoffrey said...

Brilliant!

Ms Unreliable said...

That pesky Gillman, delaying flights for all!

Great feed though, usually streams of consciousness on Twitter can be a scary event, but that was hilarious simply because we've all been there trying to fit in the last drink and stare daggers at the latecomers...or maybe that's just me. And Gillman.

Lynden Barber said...

No Ms Unreliable, it's a clear example of how much of a complete effing waste of time Twitter is if it's filled with the mindless triva of someone's everyday existence.
Geoffrey - you really think this is an exmaple of "brilliant" wit? Get a life mon!

Nicholas Pickard said...

Not quite sure your average young liberally minded Iranian would agree with you Lynden;
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1905125,00.html

Don't tell you've been stuck in dark rooms again.

Lynden Barber said...

You didnt reasd my carefully worded comment properly, so I repeat with emphasis: "it's a clear example of how much of a complete effing waste of time Twitter is IF it's filled with the mindless triva of someone's everyday existence."

I dont see how iranian transmitting news of demos and militia beatings equates to John Birmingham-style trivia spasms

Nicholas Pickard said...

... but alas, I still found it enjoyable little read that only took a minute out of my day.

Twitter on!