Brief Random Roundup ...

... Because I Have No Idea WTF Time It Is Anywhere Least of All Australia As There Is Math Involved Although the World Clock Site Helps So Let's Just Go With a Bunch of Links and Visuals From Johnny's First Full Day in Melbourne While "Down Under" Runs Endlessly Through Our Heads.

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Johnny has breakfast with Tara:

Aaaaaaaaaaaand immediately I hear the line, "He just smiled, and gave me a Vegemite sandwich" in my mind.

[cue Men At Work's "Down Under" from 1982 kayso I'm old but I love this song]

Traveling in a fried-out Kombi / On a hippie trail, head full of zombie / I met a strange lady, she made me nervous / She took me in and gave me breakfast / And she said: / "Do you come from a land down under / Where women glow and men plunder / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder / You better run, you better take cover."

From Wikipedia: "Vegemite is a dark brown Australian food paste made from yeast extract. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits, and filling for pastries. ... It is salty, slightly bitter, and malty--similar to beef bouillon. The texture is smooth and sticky."

Buying bread from a man in Brussels / He was six foot four and full of muscle / I said, "Do you speak-a my language?" / He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich / And he said: / "I come from a land down under / Where beer does flow and men chunder / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder / You better run, you better take cover."

Johnny does an interview with Eddie McGuire on the Triple M Hot Breakfast show (note: Johnny's portion starts at about the halfway point on the podcast file):


Lying in a den in Bombay / With a slack jaw, and not much to say / I said to the man, "Are you trying to tempt me? / Because I come from the land of plenty." / And he said: / "Oh! Do you come from a land down under (oh yeah yeah) / Where women glow and men plunder / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder / You better run, you better take cover."

Johnny does another interview. I love the reporter's tweet:

We are ... / Livin' in a land down under / Where women glow and men plunder (yeahhhhhhhhhh) / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (thunderrrrr!) / You better run, you better take cover.

Johnny makes a new friend, Australian Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham. Mitcham posted the highest single-dive score ever in the men's 10-meter platform event to win the gold medal in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing:

After their meeting, Johnny tweeted, "I freaking love @matthew_mitcham. Follow him, you will love him too!" He later posted the yfrog pic above with the caption: "How pouty? Wishing @matthew_mitcham so much luck in tomorrows championships! Love him!"

For his part, Matt tweeted: "I guess it's no secret then.. I'm meeting @JohnnyGWeir today! Thuper exthited dear god, don't let me make a douche of myself, k? Cheers."

Then he posted the pic above on plixi with the caption: "By far the most fabulous interview of my life. @JohnnyGWeir, the fiercest thing on ice *gurrrlfriend click* ^__^" He also posted the pic to his Facebook fan page: "Omg I met Johnny Weir today. Probably one of the most epically fabulous interviews ever."

I love him.

I also love this quote of Matt's: "I don’t see sexuality as influencing my beliefs or opinions or perceptions of anybody, whether they’re gay, straight, bi, trans, experimental, I don’t care. I see it as a very uninfluential factor in people."

Yes. This.

Livin' in a land down under / Where women glow and men plunder / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (oooo yeahhhh!) / Then I run, and then I take cover. (yeah)

And finally, Johnny performed in the premiere of Harbour Town on Ice, after which he tweeted at about 3:45 am my time which was 8:45 pm his time which means he's already heading toward Friday while I'm not really through with my Wednesday though technically it's Thursday at least in this hemisphere:

We love you too, BB. Wherever and whenever you are.

Livin' in a land down under / Where women glow and men plunder (yeahhhhhhhhhh) / Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? (thunderrrrr!) / You better run, you better take cover.

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The next episode of Skating With the Stars

airs next Monday, December 6,
at 8 pm EST / 7 pm CST!

Don't miss it!

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Yes! There are still VIP meet-n-greet tickets available
for Holiday Dreams on Ice,
the spectacular December 11 show starring Johnny
and hosted by Perani Ice Arena in Flint, Michigan!
The meet-n-greet is limited to just 50 guests,
so reserveVIP tickets today with this form!

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Please remember to check out
Johnny's new official website!
It debuted recently to many rave reviews
on Twitter and Facebook,
so be sure to take a look around!
Love the intro page with the Swan photo
and handwritten note from Johnny. :)

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Designer T. Rains and Johnny have teamed up to raise money and awareness for The Trevor Project! This organization is "determined to end suicide among LGBTQ youth by providing life-saving and life-affirming resources." Proceeds from the "Army of One" t-shirt sales will go to The Trevor Project foundation. Order yours today! Your support is greatly appreciated!

For more information, please visit www.thetrevorproject.org.

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Yes! You can own a fine art print of Johnnyperfect for any/every room in the house! Prints of artist Peter Jurik's "Showtime!" are available for purchase from his website.More info here!

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Here it comes: Johnny's quarter-century memoir,Welcome to My World, will be availableJanuary 11, 2011--that's just two months away!You can preorder it now on Amazon!

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