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    Bill, Mike, Robbo and Daryl send Chrissy greetings all the way from Alice Springs! (Thanks to Dave for taking the pic) gig report Memo Club Alice Springs Wed. 7.12.11 There’s no town like Alice.. 9.12.11 – The Giants’ Stuart Wood got in touch a little while ago wondering if Spectrum would like to play at…

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    1) Aunty Marg and Chris have a summit at the pre-Xmas party 2) Kath, Robyn and Sue reclaim Christmas for aunties 3) Fraser scuttles across this paparazzo’s bows 4) Chris finds the present he’s been waiting for and digs in.. Christmas 2011 27.12.11 – Christmas really started on the Thursday with ‘drinkies’ at the McClatchys’,…

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    1) Lyn, Heather and Maree toast Spectrum’s year 2) The Drs Sellers danced the arvo away with the Trollops 3) Kath snaps Syl and Geoff hobnobbing with Mike and Bill gig report St Andrews Hotel Sun. 27.11.11 St Andrews Christmas break-up 28.11.11 – It was too quiet when I arrived at St Andrews, but luckily…

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    1) Brian Cadd volunteers to go next 2) Mark Holden is continuing to live in the moment 3) The ageless Terry Dean 4) Bobby Bright with Ronny Charles gig report In North Melbourne Tonight Sun. 30.10.11 In North Melbourne Tonight 31.10.11 – After a quiet arvo at the Arcadia, Bill and I were (almost) looking…

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    Mark Holden with Mike on 774 Mark Holden gives As Well some Breathing Space 6.10.11 – Technically and in every other way it’s actually October, but following on from a slow ending to the last month it’s been an even slower start to the current one. Mark Holden? Actually Mark has always been a major…

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    1) Larry Ponting readies the Latrobe Ballroom 2) Bob Valentine and Claire at 88.3 FM Mike’s Bob & Larry day – and the EPs have arrived! 31.8.11 – Bill and I had a short-lived outfit called Bob & Larry and it didn’t occur to me till I put up the pics above that I’d inadvertently…

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    The Teskey Brothers do their thing at the Clfton Hill gig report Clifton Hill Hotel Wed.27.7.11 The Clifton Hill Hotel acoustic sessions 28.7.11 – On the way in I started reviewing the songs I’d chosen to play at the Clifton Hill – which was a mistake. I immediately found that I’d lost some lyrics to…

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    The Palace 1) Lena Blomfield not in Bali with fellow SA expat, Robert Lloyd 2) Robbo with Rock Steady’s drummer Dave 3) Choclatté’s Adam, Teri, Sacha and Keri 4) Bill is unusually out-talled by a former bass guitar student gig report The Spectrum trio at The Palace – the Queen did not attend.. 29.6.11 –…

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    Rockin’ Ruckers Hill 1) Haven’t seen Jen and Alana for a while 2) We played at his 50th b’day party but I can’t remember his name.. 3) Robbo was driving his new-ish Gretsch kit 4) Aunty Margaret was a surprise guest gig report Peacock Inn Sun. 29.5.11 The trio struts its stuff at the Peacock…

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    1) Anita Monk and Ken Murdoch let it rip (see large pic) 2) The entire cast assembles on stage for the finale 3) Lena Blomfield, Chrissie James and Glyn Mason Wrokdown’s fundraiser rocks! 1.5.11 – This isn’t strictly a gig report as Spectrum wasn’t directly involved, but chances are that Spectrum will be involved in…

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    1) Crudd & Pump ply their craft at the Whispering Hills Winery. Where were you? 2) Wine afficienado Chris Kay arrived by taxi 3) Alice (who went to Berties) and Max with half of the dynamic duo 4) A dolphin disports itself under the San Remo bridge gig report Whispering Hills Winery Sat. 19.3.11 Westernport…

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    1) Geoff and Kath McClatchy enjoyed the first couple of sets 2) Tina and Ross Ryan sat at the celebrity table 3) McTubby and Tony D. Smith gig report The Palace Hotel Camberwell Sun 27.2.11 An arvo of surprises for Crudd & Pump 28.2.11 – As I dropped in some posters in to The Palace…

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    St Andrews, St Andrews.. 1) The band launches absent-mindedly into Jamaican Farewell at 4.20 (Newman) 2) Chris was having a really good time 3) Tracey catches Lisa up with all the latest goss 4) Paparazzo Mick Newman and his fave radio jock, Siobhan 5) The Trollops interpret Esmeralda at the bar (Newman) gig report The…