Sam Kekovich has reprised his role as the voice of Australianism for an Australia Day address this year. I wondered why the Keka became such a big source of Google hits for my blog over the past month, and that’s why.
Keka - you bloody legend mate! Makes me proud to be an Australian.
You can view a video of Sam’s speech online (.mpg).
It’s not quite as good as last year’s one. It’s like a Rage Against the Machine album in that sense. When the first RATM album came out, it was fascinating - it wasn’t like anything we’d ever heard before. When the second one came out, it just sounded like the first one.
Check out my commentary on Keka’s effort from last year.
[…] Unfortuately, letting Sankaracarya speak for “Hinduism” is about as valid as letting Sam Kekovich speak for “Australianism”. I’ve got a lot of time for both of them, and I’m sure that you could find some Australians as expert witnesses who would quote Keka chapter and verse, but Australia is a big place with a lot of people in it, and so is Hindustan (India). […]