rockinluke

Hi there, It's has been an very good week for me and let's start on sunday as i went to church which Nathan Stewart preached and then went to Carina Leagues Club with Lifestream for lunch which i had Beef Nachos and renewed my membership. Went to work throughout the week which from Monday til wednesday had to work all day as Beth was still sick but she had came back to work on Thursday which she's feeling better and it's been busy at the hospital with the new building as well as I was very busy during the week doing stuff like franking mail, doing parcels, filing and others. new staff members i met during the week were Melanie,Angela,ANdrew,Marty,Cheryl,Ador,Catherine and Sharon and on Friday picked up phones for Lyn @ UHCG building @ North Quay. Went to kedron-Wavell on Friday where Is aw Darren J ray and The Love Bugs doing the 60's which it Was FANTASTIC and got a poster which it was signed and also got a photo with Love Bug Nicole. Saturday went to Ten Pin Bowli

Hi there, Tonight I just got home from Kedron-wavell where I saw an Brisbane group that is popular in the club circuit which they are called Darren J Ray and the love Bugs as they do an tribute to the 60's called the Fabulous Sounds of the 60's show and it's just an FANTASTIC show which they do it very well. I have see the group 10 times and they are so very good which they do an great show and i enjoy everyone of them whether it's same songs or different songs of the 60's . i first saw them @! kedron-wavell on friday august 4th 2006 which they were very good , then 2007 saw them 3 times which were @ South Bank where I first met darren 26/1/07, wintersun june 9th 2007 and Tresaury casino ion the city on sunday November 4th where i first met Kaitlyn Love Bug. Saw them 4 times last year south bank australia day where I first met Olympia,Melissa and Nicole, February 3rd @ Treasury Casino where I first met Tasha and got photos with Olympia,Tash,Kara and Kaitlyn, July 6t

Hi There, Just last Saturday I bought this DVD which it's about the US pop 60's group The Turtles which this was made in 1990 and i actually enjoyed it very much which it's very good, very funny and and wonderful about the group who began as the Crossfires an surf group in the early 60's. There is a great film clips from shindig, smothers brothers, Where the Action Is and others and the interviews are so impressive,honest and funny with the turtles members Howard Kaylan,MArk Volman,chuck portz,the late don murray,jim tucker,john barbata,jim pons, Ray Manazrek(The Doors), manager Bill Uttley, Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner who wrote Happy Together, Graham Nash(the Hollies/crosby stills and nash), Stephen Stills(Buffalo Springfield/Crosby Stills and Nash), PF Sloan songwriter, Henry Diltz rock photographer and many others. There's a footage of the turtles when they were called the crossfires and love the stories about meeting the Beatles and Bob Dylan. This is a must for

lAST fRIDAY night went to see Cotton keays and Morris which consits of 3 Australian rock legends from the 60's & 70's Daryl Cotton(the Zoot), Jim Keays(The MAsters Apprentices) amd Russell at Kedron-Wavell Services club in Chermside and it was FANTASTIC. The show was on for an hour and an half which they performed their famous songs like jim Keays with some of Masters Apprentices hits, russell morris with his famous hits and daryl Cotton doing some of his stuff including Eleanor Rigby an hit for the Zoot in 1971 and they had an very good sense of humour and early in the show jim keays did a bit of a song called Cancer Blues which 2 years ago Jim Keays had an cancer scare but is in very good health. they really rocked up that night and got everyone moving and despite being an hour and a half it was GREAT & I enjoyed it very much. Saw Leigh an friend who i met on myspace and had not seen her since May 31st @ Coolangatta Hotel where I saw Pusedo Echo and after the show

hi there, My week was a really good week and it started with sunday as I went to church which Will preached and went to a friend of dad's named John who turned 60 which they celebrated it at his daughter's Angela's house in Ipswich, Monday-Friday went to work which it was really busy but it was good and Kate Bellhouse returned to st andrews which she is doing switch who I worked with in the mail room when i started 10 years ago and it was in executive until february 7th 2003 when the mail room moved to Patient Accounts and kate worked in Endo until March 2007 when she left and now she's back which I am glad she is, met new staff members erin(Volunteers), Theresa from 4F,Scott from orderley and Joy from QML Redcliffe and pam ferom dr petersen's office telling that she's finishing up on the 30th and Thursday and Friday had to do 8 hours as Beth was sick and franked mail for medical Admin but were not clean mail. dad stayed here throughout the week and on Friday ni

Just an week and a half ago NZ 60's rock group Ray Columbus and the Invaders who are remembered for the song "She's A Mod" in 1964 were inducted in the NZ Music Hall Of Fame which they truly deserve it for the impact they did for NZ rock'n'roll and it was long overdue which the surviving members ray Columbus, Billy Kristian and Dave Russell were inducted by fellow 60's rocker from NZ Dinah Lee and modern NZ rock The Mint Chicks Performed "She's A Mod" @ the Music awards. It's a Long way from when they began as The Downbeats in 1959 in Christchurch,New Zealand when ray columbus joined them as a vocalist and line-up changes occured which Dave Russell and Brian Ringrose joined them and they had an huge following in Christchurch which the clubs they played at were hosts to the american servicemen who were stationed @ operation DeepFreeze and the style and music had an major influence on the group. in 1961 the group changed it name to ray and

Just 2 weeks ago Ibought this DVD @ Jb Hi Fi at CArindale and i was very impressed. this is a documentary about Pete Best the man who played drums with the one of the greatest rock'n'roll groups The BEatles but this was before they were famous which was in the period when they played in Hamburg and Liverpool from 1960-62 and was dismissed from the group just before they were about to start recording for EMI which pete doesn't know himself why. this DVD is very good and BRILLIANT and Pete Best tells a lot of great stories about his life and career including his time with the Beatles, his upbringing in India, coming to India, His mum Mona starting the cashbah, the hamburg years, meeting brian epstein, auditioning for Decca and EMI and many others and there is a lot of great interviews with people like John McNally(the Searchers),Tony Crane(The Mereybeats), Ray Ennis(the Swinging Blue Jeans),Bill kenwright who played gordon Clegg on Coronation Street, Neil Aspinall Beatles ro

Hi There, This week for me has been another busy one for me which it's very good. it started with sunday as I went to church as Nathan Stewart preached, went to chermside where I went to kedron wavell to buy a ticket to see Cotton Keays and Morris on the 16th, had chicken and chips for lunch and had a look at shops where I bought earphones for my MP3 player. Monday-Friday went to work which it's been pretty busy but good and had to work all day on thursday as beth had to do mandatory training and also throughout the week met some new members Aaron from supply, stacey from QCG, Hannah from 5D,Fiona from S&N, Ann from PEC and Zoe an nurse. After work on Monday saw Gisuppie and Heidi who worked with My best friend steven peters and had lunch in the city 3 more times during the week. after work on friday went to the movies at south bank where I saw mao's Last Dancer which was very good and brilliant and went to Cannon Hill where I got photos printed out at K-Mat where i Sa

Hi there, Yesterday afternoon afternoon went to see the movie Mao's Last Dancer at South Bank Cinema and it's the true story about Chinese Ballet Dancer named Li Cunxin played by Chi Cao(as the adult) & Chengwu Guo who goes from proverty to international stardom. from an apprenticeship in CHina as a classical dancer to america to the glory of creative freedom. but there's a painful price to be paid for self expression. I was very impressed with this movie which it's based on the true story by Li Cunxin and IT'S VERY GOOD, TOUCHING,SAD, FUNNY sometimes and BRILLIANT. Bruce Beresford does a great job directing this film with great writing by jan sardi and producing by JAne Scott. Brilliant acting by Chi Cao,haung wen bin & Chengwu Guo as Li, Amanda sculley as Elizabeth , Penne Hackforth Jones as Cynthia, joan chen as Niang, bruce Greenwood as Ben Stevenson, wang shaung bao as li's father, kyle McLachlan as charles foster, jack thompson as the judge and ca

Hi There, Sorry I'm late about my week segment for last week but here it is now. my week last week was really good which it began with sunday as I went to church where Keith Black preached and went to the movies where I saw 500 Days Of Summer which was very good and very funny. Monday my sister Madonna, Nephew Tumoana and niece Ani went back to Allora. Monday-friday went to work which it was pretty busy and the highlights of the week were Liz Saul an ex 3F nurse returned for 1 day, CCT are on the 4th Floor and Anna bach Taylor an Theater Nurse whom I've known since 2003 came back on wednesday after a year off due to a baby. After work on Friday went to lunch with Steven, his brother Robbie and mum glenda which i had pizza,pie and chips for lunch and went to Greenslopes where I picked up my ball which i was so glad that I got it back. Saturday went to ten pin bowling which i scored 124,136 and 117 and went to carindale where I bought a DVD about Pete Best who played drums with

Hi there, Just nearly 2 weeks ago 12 artists were nominated for an induction into the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame for next year on March 15th and one of them are the British 60's rock group the Hollies. the Hollies who were formed in Manchester,England in December 1962 had an lot of hit records in the 60's & 70's including Just one Look, Look through Any WIndow, I'm Alive, Bus Stop, On A Crousel, Jennifer Eccles, Sorry Suzanne, He Ain't heavy He's My Brother, Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress, the AirThat I breathe and many others which they are classics today and are still touring and recording in 2009 with 2 of the 60's members lead guitarist Tony Hicks who joined the group in early 1963 and drummer bobby Elliott who joined them in mid-1963 and also released an new album ealry this year with Then Now And Always. The group were an launching pad for Graham Nash who was with the group from december 1962 until he left in December 1968 and went to great

Hi there, I am writing to mention that at the end of this month 2 legends of the UK rock scene of the 60's & 70's are coming to Australia and their names are terry Sylvester & Joey Molland who came from successful british groups of the 60's & 70's the Hollies and badfinger. Terry who had came from both Liverpool groups The Escorts and The swinging Blue Jeans joined the Hollies in January 1969 when Graham nash left the group to form crosby stills nash and young and would be with the Hollies until may 1981 when he left which he played on the classic Hollies hits like Sorry Suzanne, Long Cool WOman in a Black Dress, the air that I breathe, he aint heavy he's my brother and many others and still performs solo these days mainly in the USa & canada either by himself or others from the 60's era. Joey Molland joined Badfinger in late 1969 when he repalced original bass player Ron Griffths and played on the early 70's hits like no matter what, baby