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3 August 2007

The eleven things you need to know this August...

1. Beige Brigade Tour to Straya to defend the Hadlee-Chappell Trophy. We're looking at a Double-Banger Tour to the self-styled bogan capital of Adelaide (effectively it's like one big version of Hamilton's Whitiora BP service station) then on to Sydney from 13-17 December; and a Smurf Tour for a weekend blitz on Sydney from 15-17 December. Let us know if you're keen to stay in the loop on those and we'll get the details to you when they hit Beige HQ.

2. Every single day of cricket should be on your calendar and getting leveraged into your working week and annual leave plans because the schedules are out - the domestic cricket one is on a page at the NZCPA website - and the international stuff is here.

3. Beige in the UK: If you like throwing tomatoes, drinking lager in bad pants, yelling out "Give him his wastings!", or having a few jars while you watch the men in black - get in touch with Mike at the Beige Brigade's northern hemisphere headquarters. Some recent Pamplona silliness is online in The Rave too...

4. Make sure you catch up with how the Beige Brigade changed the cricketing world, as reported in the Herald on Sunday in July. Controlling the New Zealand Test cricket schedule is another step in our path to global domination. For a profile on Justin Vaughan, see Horse Millmow's piece (!) here.

5. Hamilton's bogan hangout of choice - BP Whitiora - was mentioned earlier. We have a nice story about a wonderful bogan, namely Sebastian Bach from Skid Row (18 & Life was the favourite song ever for one 13-year old Beige Brigade founder). A great Beige Brigade supporter is chiropractor Kirk David Warrington Stevens. Kirk was recently called backstage at the Guns N'Roses concert to unleash on the the backs and bones of the band and crew - including Mr Bach. He signed a Beige Brigade shirt which is duly in pride of place at Beige HQ - see it in all its glory here!

6. Although apparently quite a dull chap in person despite the turban and beard, Monty Panesar's something of a cult hero so on The BYC podcast we sang a wee ditty in his honour. Almost as important and of particular interest to those in possession of a spraycan of paint and a sheet in advance of the Test series next year, note that an anagram of Ryan Sidebottom's name is 'Yo! Doberman Tits' - strangely appropriate for the man with the mankiest haircut in world cricket. 

7. Speaking of the Test series, New Zealand hits the shores of Old Blighty next year. The Beige Brigade is keen as a bean to get as many Kiwis together for shindigs and so on in May and June 2008 in London, Manchester and Nottingham so flick us a note if you're keen to get involved.

8. The BYC podcast refused to go into hibernation in winter and is up to the 40 episode mark so if you need 20 minutes of piss-taking cricket-related observation, the occasional defamatory comment, and some of the worst singing, news and impressions ever heard in the cricketing world, lock it in. All the details are here... And if you have some feedback or an XI that you would like to see us name, chip away with an email to BYC@beigebrigade.co.nz

9. Nothing like a mid-winter fix of Richie Benaud. Here he is in all his brown, tand and bronzed glory on the ubiquitous YouTube giving us his brutally honest thoughts on the filthiest deed ever done on a cricket field.

10. We are the proud owner of the Southland Streaker's Socks. For the rundown on that and evidence that every dollar made by the Beige Brigade goes toward something that makes the world a better place, check out The Rave's take on it.

11. We have just been alerted to a new legend - Matthew Brimson. The Guardian makes reference to Mr B as the bloke who got his C&B out in a team photo which appeared in, God forbid, the 2000 edition of Wisden! Outrageous - well done that man...