1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fitz and Whipper podcast. He dominque Per. Wow, guys, Hey, 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: have you ever. 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: Been to a festival when you were younger? Dom got 4 00:00:11,800 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: your top off and got on someone's shoulders to watch it. 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 3: I went to a lot of those when I was younger, 6 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 3: But my biggest memory is my mom not allowed me 7 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 3: to go to a Gunner's concert. Never forget that. You 8 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 3: see why my friends me. 9 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,479 Speaker 2: Did you see the picture in the paper this morning 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,240 Speaker 2: if the woman Axl rose through his microphone into the 11 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 2: crowd after his final song smashed. 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: Her right in the face. Yes, black eyes? Oh man, Actually, Dom, 13 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: just on that. Sarah's no, no, no, Sarah's I did 14 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: not do this, off my no, I did not. We've 15 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:49,240 Speaker 1: got an intro for you. Are you ready for this? 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 3: For it? 17 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 2: And you could maybe play this coming into Parliament? All right, 18 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 2: here we go, here it. 19 00:00:53,760 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: Is I did. 20 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 3: We'll make that the soundtrack for XU camp. 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 4: Sorry about that, Dommy ave had a tough nime. 22 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:09,559 Speaker 2: Mate. 23 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 4: Hey, let's talk soccer's big one obviously for Australia and 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 4: also for the state. We've been talking about the best 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 4: place to watch it Sunday morning. Where do we go 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 4: where is the best venue. 27 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 3: Well, I the best venue is going to be Tumbelong 28 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 3: Park at Darling Harbor, so we're setting that up from 29 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 3: five point thirty and to be free transport so for 30 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 3: to get into that there. There's also a lot of 31 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 3: council events on as well, so Beaman Parker, Earlwood, Mcquarie 32 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 3: Mall at Liverpool and Moore Park in the Inner West 33 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 3: and Maruba Beach as well. There's just a few of them, 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 3: so there'll be there'll be a number across across Sydney 35 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 3: and it's going to be a massive morning. I mean, 36 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 3: we pull this off, I think it'll end up being 37 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 3: one of the biggest sporting achievements in our country. 38 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: Union's huge. You were hinting around the Opera House. What's 39 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: the problem them there? 40 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: There's a concert there. Concert there already booked out, so 41 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 3: we couldn't do. 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: It, Okay, ununderstandable. 43 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,119 Speaker 3: It doesn't matter. This is going to be bigger and better. 44 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 4: Yeah. If we win and go into the next round, 45 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 4: I would like you to stand up and maybe do 46 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: the national anthem as we all gather to watch the 47 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 4: next game. 48 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: Is that something you did that won't go down? 49 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 3: Well? But I'm happy to if you think that's going 50 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 3: to work. 51 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 2: If we score against Argentina, you're the first one to 52 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 2: let off a flair. 53 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, it belong partner. 54 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 2: It is you know what that is a great space 55 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 2: along there, that that's right out the front of the 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: ic C, isn't. 57 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 1: It, Dom? 58 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: That's right? Yeah, And it looks easy to get to 59 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 3: a big space, you know. Forget what's happening in Melbourne. 60 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 2: All this this, this is, this will be the event 61 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 2: will be Hey also Premier, we are going to have 62 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,720 Speaker 2: a beer with you today and Sydney is open for lunch. 63 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,360 Speaker 2: This is this is a great Well, it's going to 64 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 2: be a great event because you're closing down the whole 65 00:03:03,440 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 2: of George Street today. 66 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 3: Dom, Well, we did this last year as a part 67 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 3: of an Opening up Sydney event and it was fantastic. 68 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 3: It has a real Sydney Olympics vibe to it down there, 69 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: eight hundred and fifty meters one long table all the 70 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: way down George Street, two and a half thousand people 71 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 3: between on the George Street one and also at Conveying Stadium, 72 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 3: so it's two locations and it's fantastic. There's even a 73 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 3: stereos or so we're going to go in a little 74 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:31,919 Speaker 3: ride together. 75 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 5: Is that right? 76 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 1: Oh? How much fun? 77 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 3: I hate welling that together? 78 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: Is it getting really cute? Is it getting better in 79 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: the city now? Dom? 80 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 2: I know it was that they were struggling in there, 81 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 2: and restaurants cafes were struggling in the city of people 82 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 2: starting to come back, you know and hanging around after 83 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 2: they finished work. 84 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: They are and we want to get that momentum building 85 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 3: over summer, so they're coming into next year. People spend 86 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 3: more time coming into the city, into the office, right, 87 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 3: rather than staying at home because those businesses, not just 88 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 3: the restaurants, but so many of our small businesses during 89 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 3: COVID have gone through an incredibly difficult time. So the 90 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 3: more people we can get back into town, the better. 91 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 3: And there's a lot to do. And the other thing 92 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:14,160 Speaker 3: i'd sell you guys is and from next Friday as well, Ye, 93 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 3: our Christmas markets start in the city and gardens all 94 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 3: the way all the way through across mac Quarry Streets. 95 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 3: I want to have the best Christmas markets in the 96 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 3: world that in Sydney, and they'll start that. That starts 97 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 3: next Friday, So you know, there's a digital Christmas trees 98 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 3: all through, all through the potannical gardens. The kids can 99 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 3: make reads awesome, a lot of events. But yeah, we 100 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 3: want we want people to come back to town. We're 101 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 3: a global city and we've got to make it great. 102 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: It's done me great day to day. 103 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 1: Tom Billy Joel's in Sydney, right, He's in Sydney angry 104 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: about this time. 105 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: He knows that coming a iconic view in the world, right, 106 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 2: and he's bringing his family here but he's not playing 107 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: here right. So, and we want to get the biggest 108 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 2: sex and I know you do as well. But then 109 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 2: when we pick up the paper the the day and 110 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 2: see that we can only get SIG six big events 111 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 2: at Alian Stadium, It's just ridiculous. 112 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: It is ridiculous. Is there anything you can do about that? 113 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm fixing it. I'm fixing it. It's just NIMBYism 114 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 3: that creeps into these places. I read an article the 115 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 3: other day about one of Sydney's oldest pubs that people 116 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 3: were complaining about because it was too noisy. It's like 117 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:20,600 Speaker 3: it's been there forever. 118 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 4: Shut up and enjoy it or move out. 119 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 3: Correct And the same thing goes with events at Moore 120 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 3: Parks so yeah, I'm looking into it. We're going to 121 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 3: get it fixed. But it's ridiculous. We can't only happen. 122 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 3: We're going to seriously be a global city. We can 123 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 3: have more than six events. 124 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely mate. 125 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: Hey Dom, you had a bit of a tough night 126 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: last night, did you? Is everything I read at home? 127 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 3: It was yesterday. No, my little one eight month old daughter, Celeste, 128 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 3: she fell off the bed and flashed the leg, just 129 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 3: jumping on. 130 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: The bed dom and fell awkwardly. 131 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 5: No, she was just losing on the bed and she 132 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 5: just accidentally fell off. So she was okay, but the 133 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 5: next morning she was Yeah, she was of pain. So 134 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 5: we took her in, had some X rays and. 135 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 3: Now she's going to cart the poor little thing. A 136 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 3: big shout out to the team at rawal Shaw Hospital. 137 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 3: They're fantastic there and she's going well, she's going. Well. 138 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 4: That's the problem with having twenty five kids done. When 139 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 4: they were all on the bed, You're not going to 140 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 4: fit them all in the one spot, are you? Oh 141 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 4: my god, what a battle thinking of it. 142 00:06:29,080 --> 00:06:31,359 Speaker 2: I tell you what I feel like Sydney, and it is, 143 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 2: you know, just seeing boats on the harbor, Christmas parties 144 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 2: that are going on at the moment. 145 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: The place is rocking, leading leading into Christmas. 146 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 2: And you're helping that. So thank you very much for 147 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,360 Speaker 2: coming on the show. Mate, go the soccer Roos Sunday 148 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 2: morning and we'll see you today for a bee. 149 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 3: See you guys have a great day. I'll do that. 150 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 4: Thanks buddy, goodbye. 151 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Fitz and Whipper podcast.