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	Issue 010 | August 03 My City Shaun Micallef Talk show host (Micallef Tonight) Channel Nine interview janelle mcculloch Where do you choose to live in Melbourne, and why? Williamstown. We used to live in Port Melbourne but Williamstown has more space. And it actually has a better view, too. Earliest defining Melbourne memory? It's a pretty horrible memory! I had driven from Adelaide in a horrible little Ford Capri with an ironing board in the front seat. I think I'd tried to put the roof up and the board had become stuck in the window! Anyhow, I got lost trying to get to Albert Park and ended up on Kings Way doing diminishing circles for three hours. I remember being petrified of the hook turns—they started warning you about these in Adelaide—so I was trying to avoid them and kept getting abused by taxi drivers! So yes, my first memory is of abuse, really. What do you most like about Melbourne? I like it that it now feels like home. I even like the winter. I also like the little lights in the trees you see in the CBD when you come out of the cinema. You feel this lovely sense of Melbourne comfort. Admirable Melburnian(s)? Probably the Melburnian, Barry Humphries. I have a great affection for that man. He was the reason I chucked in my former [law] career and started writing comedy. He is the quintessential Melburnian, and a great defender of this city. Favourite places to hang out, shop at or just chill out at? The Vic Markets. I still wear the same coat I bought there years ago. I should really go back and get another one, I guess. I also love the Library. I like going there and writing. And if I have a question about a word I just go and ask someone! I love the smell of the place..