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Issue 8
Issue # 8 Coffee I didn’t have my first cup of coffee till I was about twenty years old. It was at the legendary Stagedoor in Christchurch, as bohemian a joint as could be found in that neck of the woods in 1965. As I recall (and I wouldn’t necessarily put great store by my…
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Issue 7
Zippo distraction Bill’s column is still on the drawing board due to a slight problem with the alleged Zippo he bought in San Francisco. Well, it turned out not to be a Zippo after all, but a Taiwanese replica, and that has led to a revision of the image used in his world-famous Zippo clip…
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StopPress 8 – Apr
Hello! and welcome to Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s Stop Press If you’re a first time visitor I can tell you that the Stop Press feature is updated on an almost daily basis.. The May edition is due out momentarily. March was HUGE… check it out If you’d like to check out the rest of…
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Issue 6
Distributor of the year 3.3.04 – Yesterday, Bill, Jenny and I hauled our arses down to West Melbourne for a long overdue appointment with Adam Johnstone and the charming Miss Kate (Candlish) at Sound Vault Records. The Rosses (Wilson and Ryan) have been recommending them so insistently that it was only a matter of time…
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StopPress 7 – Mar
March For previous months’ Stop Press, go to Archives Directory Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s home page Close this window to return to Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s home page We’re begging you, please! We’re down on our knees! Another pic from David Porter per Ron Govett. See what it’s all about by checking the…
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StopPress 6 – Feb
February For previous months’ Stop Press, go to Archives Directory Close this window to return to Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s home page Foster – some old friends and Robbo’s lonely birthday ) Robbo blows out a solitary candle after the first set at the Rhythm Café 2) An old friend (the ageless Shirley) gives…
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StopPress 5 – Jan
January For previous months’ Stop Press, go to Archives Directory Close this window to return to Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s home page The nature of Merri -May is irrepressible! What month is this? 5.2.04 – I know, I know already! And February is a really short month too, but I’m stretching January for all…
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Issue 5
Dealer of the month Again we’re not talking about a CD retailer this month – they can wait until we eventually release some new product and we need to suck up. No, this month we’re talking about Music Junction, my handily located musical instrument dealer next to the Rivoli in Camberwell – well, East Hawthorn…
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StopPress 4 – Dec
Close this window to return to Mike Rudd & Bill Putt’s home page McSpedden’s Gram-o-plane A small step, or a great leap? 28.12.03 – I just received this message and accompanying pic from Hugh McSpedden, one of my favourite survivors from an era that will never be repeated (bad luck kids!). Hugh says ‘a sneak…
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The Promoters cont. (2)
The Promoters cont. I’d have to say that our version of I’ll Be Gone and the almost as inevitable couple of blues tunes, absolutely stole the show. Just about everybody told us how touched they were, and then asked if we were still performing (!) etc. In so many ways it was a wonderful couple…
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Issue 4 (2)
I’m back! And I don’t mention the Mighty Tiges once!! (oops..) Hello and welcome. After one month and one day with a lower back problem, I am at last back in the land of the vertical. I cannot express the joy I feel to be be TALL again and of being able to do THINGS….