Even Gus is pissed off with me Whither now? 30.4.07 – The cusp of May and no relief in sight, so I guess I’ll wallow in it. I was unable to see Chris on the weekend as we were working all hours, but I checked with Freda, and Chris hasn’t resurfaced from his stupor. He…
Paul’s Bosnian story – cont. The plan was to sneak into Bosnia with a convoy of supply trucks, which was well protected by armed guards. Along the way, the band’s two roadies mysteriously disappeared. It was discovered later that the pair had decided to drop out of the convoy and follow on later, but they…
Anzac Day in Goodna with The Vagabond Crew 1) The Storey Bridge leads into my room 2) Russell absorbs 3) Rob Hirst rips it up (see large pic) 4) Brod listens to the Schumann Think Tank 5) Troy Cassar-Daley chats to John, Hughie and Russell pre-gig 6) The Goodna crowd good naturedly waits for The…
1) The fountain (check out the big version) 2) The REB shows off its temporary green coat 3) The shot of the show.. Arty farty smarty party 21.4.06 – As I struggle to learn by heart the fat wad of lyrics for the upcoming Schumann Show on Anzac Day, I ruefully reflect on Black Friday,…
Mike and Dave face life with no roots at all.. Dave Orams magically appears 6.3.06 – I’ve mentioned already that one of the reasons for going the the Big Day Out was to catch up with former Bari and the Breakaways bassist, Dave Orams. Of course, Dave’s done a lot of things since those days,…
What Mike did betweeen gigs 1) What Chris and I saw of Moomba 2) Dick thinks over lunch 3) Bill Dettmer and his ambulance 4) That’s Dick on the left and Bill on the right.. I think.. 5) Cinematographer Mary Rudd and my co-star Jill Wayne 6) Colin Rochford on air at 96.5 Or, what…
gig report 1) Two Petes – Peter Robertson and Peter Dougherty Frenetic weekend for Spectrum 27.3.06 – (Relatively speaking, of course – we are getting on a bit). First there was my solo gig at the Clifton Hill on Friday (report below), then on Saturday night, Spectrum’s return to the Bodhi Tree Café in Healesville….
Get Behind Yer Roots this Sunday 2.3.06 – It promises to be a huge day, and the good thing is Spectrum’s not played at the Willy RSL for I don’t know how long, and we’ve never played there with keyboards. I’m looking forward to seeing the Hornets particularly, and I hope they play Going Home,…
You want me to sign your what, young lady? Going down.. 7.2.06 – Pam sent me the accompanying pic – I don’t believe I’ve seen it before, but that’s no guarantee of its novelty. Trouble is, we’re all a bit like laughing boy – we’re all with Stupid. Unless he’s older than he looks, the…
Peter Greagg masks his hunger The Greaggs pay a visit 28.2.07 – It’s not often the Greaggs are in town, so it would be nice if I got the message straight when they do venture this far south. In the event we went out for coffees in Camberwell, when what the poor darlings really needed…
Good news, bad news.. Wild Thyme cancelled 3.2.06 – The good news is that I’m leaving January’s Stop Press up for one more day. The bad news is that one of our advertised gigs for this month has been cancelled at the last minute. We were to be playing one of our favourite haunts in…
Miss Molly invites everybody to hush while she demonstrates the spoon miracle Miss Molly’s exclusive healing session 9.1.06 – I was excited – even more excited than I’d been when Billy Graham’s Crusade came to Christchurch back in the early ’60s. (Or was that the late ’50s?) Anyway, the internationally renowned child spiritualist Miss Molly…