NICA Teaches The Hump Day Crew A Few Circus Tricks

Did you know that the methology behind being a circus performer is to learn about injuries? Why? Because when you eventually are bruised or have serious rope burn, you can explain exactly how you got it....and in future, perhaps avoid it from happening again. These were the first encouraging words Adz and Ginni heard when they set out to NICA.

Tom and Shaun, graduating students from NICA, taught them the aerial hoop, the trapeze and a few tricks involving juggling and coordination.

Click on the videos below.

Adz On The Hoop


Ginni's Just Hangin'


The Acrobatic Adz


Ginni goes for a spin


Editors Note: Neither Tom or Shaun were harmed or thrown up on during the lesson.

On the day of the Opening Night of the NICA Graduates show Rhapsody, Tommy joined The Hump Day Crew in the studio to talk about the life of a circus performer.
Click here to listen.

To find out all about NICA, please visit http://www.nica.com.au/

Free Hugs from The Hump Day Crew

Sometimes, a hug is all we need.

Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, a man with a sole mission of reaching out and hugging a stranger to brighten up their lives.

In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign became phenomenal.

As this symbol of human hope spread across the city, police and officials ordered the Free Hugs campaign BANNED. What we then witness is the true spirit of humanity come together in what can only be described as awe inspiring.



For more information, please visit http://www.freehugscampaign.org/


The Hump Day Crew, in an attempt to spread the love around Melbourne, sent out their guests - the contests for the Heaven's Door Calendar Competition, out onto the streets of the CDB to hug as many people as they could.

Click on the footage below....and go on...hug someone. You know you want to.

Starting at the JOY studios


Hitting the streets of Melbourne


The hug-a-thon begins..


Not everyone was feeling the love


Free Hugs...and photos!


More Hugs for Melbourne

Anastacia

In this BEAUTIFUL MESSED UP WORLD I felt DEFEATED and that I had PAID MY DUES.
I was SICK and TIRED of just COWBOYS AND KISSES. I’m NOT THAT KIND who likes to be LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE, feeling HEAVY ON MY HEART asking WHY’D YOU LIE TO ME as if LOVE IS A CRIME.

Then one day IN SUMMER, I turned on the radio and BOOM, something amazing happened, it was like PIECES OF A DREAM.. I heard the SAME SONG on HIGH ROTATION.

…And just when I thought I would NEVER LOVE AGAIN …I ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY know this song altered me, something changed and I CALL IT LOVE. Now I may be getting a little excited but THE WAY I SEE IT……I think I CAN FEEL YOU…..I even think I BELONG TO YOU… so to let me know if I am just a FREAK OF NATURE…Please, welcome to The Hump Day Crew….Anastacia

Anastacia has been busy since her last album in 2004. She has married her body guard, released her own fragrance and clothing label and has been tackling the AIDS epidemic in Africa. She's back in 2008 with a new look and a new album.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte

Natalie Bassingthwaighte has been in FASHION for quiet a while now. With a strong music career over the last few years, it doesn’t matter WHAT YOU’RE ON, seeing her perform is like VOODOO CHILD. Trust me, you will feel like you’re IN LOVE AGAIN..
You will know you’re ALIVE, overwhelmed by bliss in a way SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. So WHEN DARKNESS FALLS turn your lights off as it’s BETTER IN THE DARK, plus stops your NEIGHBOURS WATCHING YOU.

DON’T GIVE UP, that’s not the WAY TO GO and even if you DON”T WANNA FEEL like I NEVER LIKED YOU, straight from THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS WE’RE COMING HOME.

HERE COME THE DRUMS …as joining the SISTAHOOD of the HUMP DAY CREW is Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

Natalie Bassingthwaighte’s career just keeps exploding. Back from an intensive three month writing and recording trip that saw her work with some of the world’s best writers and producers, the fist single from Nat’s debut solo project see’s her burst back onto the music scene. She took the time to chat with us about her new album as well as her other projects.

Click here to listen to the interview.

Absolute Kylie

A spectacular West Australian show that is known around the globe having recently toured China and Malaysia to sell out shows. Absolute Kylie’s (aka Sarah Harmony) rise to success (and uncanny resemblance to the real Kylie) has been featured in numerous international, national and local media articles and television shows; most recently she was seen on 'Australia's Got Talent' and given a big thumbs up and an advancement to the next round by someone who knows Kylie very well, Dannii Minogue! Dannii praised Sarah in both her physical resemblance to Kylie as well as her performance commenting “I have seen a lot of people impersonate my sister around the world... you look very similar to her, the costumes are fantastic….you’re a good showgirl and you put on a good show!”

Click here, to listen the her chat with the Hump Day Crew as well as sing her way through our back catalogue challenge.

To find out more about Absolute Kylie go to www.absolute-kylie.com

Matthew Mitcham - Wet and Dripping

Matthew Mitcham is an Australian diver who made a splash as the only openly gay competitor at the Beijing Olympics. He took gold, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history.

Matthew finished his training at 9am and jumped "straight" on the phone to talk to the Hump Day Crew about life after the Olympics, the support of his boyfriend and trampolining.

He is also nominated for Sports Performer of the Year. Vote now at www.performerawards.com.au. Voting is open until 5pm (EST) 21 November 2008.

To hear the interview, click here.

The Good News Week Awards 2008

After 12 months of pouring over and sleeping under newspapers, Paul McDermott, Claire Hooper and Mikey Robins are joined by a cavalcade of affordable guests to celebrate the season finale of Good News Week this coming Monday with the GNW Awards 2008.

The catergories honour the year's finest performances in politics, entertainment, religion, sport, science and Picture of the Year.

The winners are decided by a public online pole so visit www.ten.com.au/gnw

Click here to listen to what Claire Hooper had to say to the Hump Day Crew about the upcoming awards show

Queen Miss Left Titter

She is Sydney's favourite Drag Queen Puppet and she woke up extra early to chat with The Hump Day Crew this morning. She is Queen Miss Left Titter (pictured).

Click here to listen to their chat about fabulous things to do in Sydney, how one can be as fabulous as her and what's not so fabulous about the music industry at the moment.

You can check out her weekly webesodes each Thursday on http://au.youtube.com/thetroymurphyshow and visit her website at www.qmlt.com.au

David Paris on the Hump Day Crew

Today's show we paid tribute to our big gay neighbour Sydney so we decided to chat with one of Sydney's gay A-Listers. He describes himself as androgynous, eternally optimistic, passionate, crazy, overly tanned and hopefully fashionable. He is a model, and just as comfortable behind the camera, works in promotions, features on YouTube and in some other cameo film roles as well as hosted his own Sydney club show "Fashionisto" promoting various fashion labels……and one of Sydney’s finest socialites.
He is David Paris (pictured).

Click here to listen to his chat with the Hump Day Crew as they discuss fashion, photography and his flexibility...plus how great Melbourne is (wasn't the interview meant to be about Sydney?)

Check out David's photo shoots at www.myspace.com/david_paris

Plus: http://www.myspace.com/davidparisphotography
http://au.youtube.com/therealdavidparis
http://davidparis.generationq.net/

Claire Hooper

Comedian Claire Hooper is best known for her role as a Team Captain on Network TEN’s new series of Good News Week.

Claire already has a glowing CV, with Rove Live appearances, regular segments on ABC TV’s The Sideshow, several appearances on The Comedy Channel’s Stand Up! Australia under her belt, as well as being a member of the negating team with Stephen K Amos and Greg Fleet in the 2007 Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s Great Debate which aired on Network Ten.

Claire's career now reaches Super Hero proportions when she dons her tartan cape and joins the Hump Day Crew.

Click here to listen to their antics.

Tania Doko (She Said Yes) on The Hump Day Crew

As one half of Bachelor Girl, Tania Doko (pictured)enjoyed much success through the decade long journey with James Roche. It was 1998 when Bachelor Girl's debut single Buses & Trains leapt onto the Australian music charts and since that time became one of the country's leading live and recording acts.

These days Tania has a new album with her new electro rock band SHE SAID YES (SSY).

Securing the support for the Darren Hayes national tour October 2007, SHE SAID YES released their critically acclaimed debut independent EP to coincide with the tour.

Tania recently wrote and recorded a song with the Veronica’s called “Don’t Say Goodbye”.

She’s a busy girl, but she took the time to chat to The Hump Day Crew. Click here to hear the interview.

Also visit www.myspace.com/shesaidyesband for gig updates and SSY releases...

Paul McDermott on The Hump Day Crew

Paul McDermott is a self-described atheist who says that his political leanings are somewhere between ultra-conservative and the radical left "depending on the time of day" He is an Australian writer, comedian, singer and television host. He currently hosts the satirical news-based quiz show Good News Week on Network Ten. As a comedian, he is best known both for Good News Week and for his role as a member of the musical comedy group the Doug Anthony All Stars, which disbanded in 1994.

Other Things You May Not know About Paul McDermott

1. He has self-published obscure Gothic children’s tales.
   
2. He was born in Adelaide and grew up in Canberra.
   
3. He maintains his interest in art through painting, drawing and hand-crafting books.
   
4. He thinks Adz had a dull sounding voice (or maybe he is just antsy because he was born in Adelaide and Adz brought it up).
   

Click here to listen to the Hump Day Crew banter with Paul McDermott

The Presidential Election Perspective from LA and London

On the historic day of the US Presidential election, the Hump Day Crew cross to the boys from Calling

Long Distance to get the news from LA and London.

Click here to hear about the vibe, Propostion 8 and more silly gay boy banter (and that's just Raz).

To find out more about Calling Long Distance, the only show to come from LA and London at the same time, visit http://www.callinglongdistance.net/