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Rob Hosking

  • Gender: Male
  • Industry: Publishing
  • Location: Wellington : New Zealand

About Me

Freelance journalist, specialising in economics, regulatory issues, and finance. There's other stuff but its even less interesting.

What would you name your ballet inspired by the sight of children leaping through a garden sprinkler?

The "Daddy I Need To Go Wee Wees Suite".

Interests

  • Tramping
  • travel
  • writing
  • politics
  • history.

Favorite Movies

  • Blazing Saddles
  • Truly Madly Deeply
  • Dr Strangelove
  • Peter's Friends
  • Waynes World II
  • Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. And lookie here dumbo 'Favourite' is spelt with a 'U' dammit..

Favorite Music

  • Rolling Stones 1968-78
  • Paul Kelly
  • Cold Chisel
  • Cowboy Junkies
  • John Hiatt
  • Kinks
  • Who
  • Muttonbirds
  • the Jam
  • Able Tasmans
  • Bats
  • Miles Davis until about 1964
  • Herbie Hancock
  • Pachelbel
  • Mozart
  • Handel

Favorite Books

  • The White Rabbit by Bruce Marshall
  • History of the world in 10.5 chapters by Julian Barnes
  • Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
  • Experience by Martin Amis
  • The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco by John Birmingham
  • You Can't Do Both by Kingsley Amis
  • High Windows by Philip Larkin
  • Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail by Hunter S Thompson
  • The Chancellors by Edmund Dell
  • Auberon Waugh
  • Maurice Gee
  • and 'Favorite' is STILL spelt with a 'U'.

My Blogs

Team Members

Rob's Blockhead Blog  

Blogs I Follow

<em>Chase me, ladies, I'm in the cavalry</em>
Cactus Kate
Kiwiblog
Public Address
The Onion

User Stats

On Blogger Since August 2005
Profile Views (approximate) 1,700

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