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Last Friday February 24th I went to the Carina Leagues CLub to see an Brisbane group called Able Magwitch who does an tribute to the 70's music as well as being an legendary band who were formed in 1975 which they played around Brisbane and being support acts for people like Chuck berry,Little River Band,Status Quo,Hush,Paul McCartney and others which lasted for an decade and have reformed in the last few years with drummer and Original founding member Graham Garrett. The show started before 8pm which they did 3 FANTASTIC set doing stuff from the 70's of people like AC/DC,Abba,BAdfinger,Three Dog Night,Queen,Leo sayer,Linda Ronstadt, Boney M and others and also the members of the band wearing wigs in each of the sets as well as dressing in the different clothes which look great. the show lasted until after 11.30pm which I met members of the band and I asked Graham about what are the original members of the band doing these days which he told me 2 of them play in an band called

The Boys Light Up album was the debut album for Australian Crawl an group from Melbourne in Mt Eliza in the Mornington Peninsula who were formed in 1978 with the members having in 2 bands Spiff Rouch and the Flatheads and had brought the attention of David Briggs who was the guitarist with the Little River Band which it led them to get an recording contract with EMI. He would produced this album which was recorded at AAV studios in Melbourne from August 1979 to February 1980 and was released in April 1980 which it went to no 4 on the Australian album charts where it stayed for 101 weeks and eventually selling over 280,000 copies 5 times platinum. From that album it had 3 hit singles the title track written by James Reyne, downhearted written by sean Higgins and Bill and Guy McDonough and Beautiful people written by James Reyne and those songs are still played on the radio to this day. This album holds up very well today in 2012 with great songs all original material written by mem

On Saturday I went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the movie My Week With Marilyn. it's 1956 Colin Clark(eddie Redmayne)an asipring film maker gets an jon as assistant director for the movie Prince and the Showgirl that would star Laurence Oliver(Kenneth Branagah) and Marilyn Monroe(Michelle Williams). Marilyn arrives in England with her playwright husband Arthur Miller(Dougray Scott) as well as Paula Strasberg(Zoe Wanamaker) and Colin starts to hang with marilyn for a week which he intorduces her to British life as well as helping escape her Hollywod routine and the pressures of work. It's an BRILLIANT movie as well as an BRILLIANT and an AWESOME performance by Michelle Williams who is nominated for an Academy Award for BEst Actress in this role which she does it BRILLIANTLY which we the see image of marilyn Monroe as well as the person who had fragilities as well and BRILLIANT performances by Eddie Redmayne, Dougray Scott, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench as Dame Sybil Thorndyk

On Friday February 17th I went to Kedron Wavell to see legendary British group The Searchers which it was my 7th time seeing them as my 1st was at Kedron Wavell on fRIDAY March 16th 2001 as i went with mum and 6 more times have been at kedron Wavell as well which they have all been FANTASTIC.The current line up of the Searchers are original founding member John McNally on guitar and vocals,Bass and vocals since 1964 Frank Allen, guitar and lead vocals since 1985 Spencer James and on drums Scott Ottaway since 2010. The show started after 8pm with the group did 2 sets doing the hits,album tracks as well as other people's songs and even did some rarities that I have not seen do live Like Take It Or Leave It, All My Sorrows/Where Have All The Flowers Gone as well as Frank Allen doing the talking telling stories about the Searchers career as this year is 50 years when the group became an quartet as Johnny Sandon who had been the lead singer left the group to join the Remo Four as we

It was by 1959 Marty Robbins was one of AMerica's successful country singers who had been recording for Columbia Records since 1951 with successful hits like A White Sportscoat and an Pink Carnation, The Story of My Life, The Hanging Tree, Please Don't Tease Me, Singing the Blues and others. Marty recorded the songs for the album that was to become Gunfighter Ballads and Trial Songs at the Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville on April 7th 1959 which lasted that same day and the producer on it was Don Law who was the head of the country division for Columbia as well as the Glaser Brothers doing the background vocals, guitarists Grady Martin and Jack H Pruett, Bob Moore on bass and Louis Dunnon drums. The album was released in September 1959 which went to number 6 in the USA that went platnium and no 20 in the UK and would become one of his best albums as well as best selling albums of his career and also the album was in the Billboard charts for 36 weeks. Gunfighter

Last Saturday I went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the movie J edgar. Leonardo DiCaprico plays one of the most powerful men in America J Edgar Hoover who from 1924-1972 who was the head of the FBI. the events both personal and private in the film does not unfold chronoigcal but we do know what is happening as we see Hoover with his mother Anna(Judi Dench) as well as creating the FBI as his own kingdom. We see through the eyes of Hoover we would see history like Gangster Wars, the kidnapping of Charles Lindberg Jr, and other events as well as behind closed doors as he held secrets that would have destroyed his image as well as blackmailing Presidents and other public figures. It's an totally BRILLIANT movie with BRILLIANT performances by Leonard DiCaprio, Naomi Watts as his loyal secretary Helen Gandy, Armie Hammer as his loyal companion and deputy Clyde Tolson, Judi Dench as his mother, Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh and others. it's directed by Clint Eastwood who does an

Last Friday February 10th i went to Kedron Wavell to see legendary Australian singer Doug Parkinson which it was my 5th time as my first seeing Doug was at Kedron Wavell with Max Merritt on Friday May 17th 2002 which Mum was with me, 2nd was at Kedron Wavell on Sunday September 14th also with Max Merritt which I came home from Southport as me,Mum,Dad and Heath spent the weekend there, 3rd at QPAC concert Hall on Thursday September 8th 2005 with Glenn Shorrock and Wendy Matthews and 4th at Kedron Wavell on Sunday September 21st 2008 which he was on his own this time and it was the day after my joint 30th birthday Party and also they were all FANTASTIC shows. On Friday Doug Parkinson came on stage at 8pm which in the first set he did classic songs like Blackbird, Imagine, Let The Good Times Roll and others which he did an FANTASTIC 1st set and there was an interval at 8.55pm which lasted about 15-20 minutes. Doug Parkinson came out wearing an black suit and an red shirt and did another

Nearly 3 months this DVD Living In The MAterial WOrld was released in Australia and it is the documentary about singer-songwriter and an founding member of one of the biggest bands of all time the Beatles that is George HArrison who was known as the Quiet Beatle. This documentary is directed by legendary director Martin Scorese who also produced it with Olivia Harrison(george's widow) and Nigel Sinclair and it's about the life and times of George Harrison which it's traced with footages of performances, photos, home movies, rear archival materials and it has interviews with George's brothers Harry and Pete, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr,Yoko Ono, Pattie Boyd(george's first Wife), Olivia(george's 2nd wife), Dhani(George's Son), Eric Idle, Jackie Stewart, Tom Petty,Eric Clapton, Klaus Voorman, Phil Spector, Neil Aspinall(beatles roadie), Astrid Kirchherr, George Martin(beatles producer), Terry Gilliam, Ray Cooper and many others. it's an BRILLIANT and AWESOM

By the end of the 60's the Doors were one of the popular American groups known for hits like Light My Fire, Hello I Love You, Love Me two Times, TOuch me etc and were at the forefront of a movement that consisted of an generation of discontents that were against the War in Vietnam and social unrest and change in the USA. The Doors were hip,dangerous and anti establishment who were on the radar of authority who seemed to be just waiting for transgressions upon which they could pounce. this came to a head on March 1st 1969 at an explosive gig at the Dinner Key Audiotrium pushing the police and the audience to their limits Jim Morrison was arrsted for various charges including indecent exposure and incitement. Following the incident in Miami the Doors were not able to tour and went into the studio to record the album that was to become LA Woman which was to be the last album Doors album with Jim Morrison. the group assembled at Sunset Sound Studios at the fall of 1970 to run through t

Last Saturday February 4th I went to the Morningside Services Club to see the Venus Experience and the Beetles show which it was my 2nd time seeing the Beetles as I saw them at Easts Leagues Club last year on September 24th. the support act was an man doing Frank Spencer and it was very funny. The venus Experience were the first one starting the night which it was the local group Hi Way 1 and did an FANTASTIC set doing stuff by Blondie,Tina Turner,Fleetwood Mac,Stevie Nicks,Carly Simon, Linda ROndstadt and others and actually during their performance I bought an lemonade for Vanessa as she saw me in the crowd which she asked me to get her an lemonade and would pay me back which she did during the interval. the man who was doing frank spencer was doing the second wearing an Maroons jersey with an surf life saver cap and 2 ladies volnteered which they did movements. then the Beetles came on stage and they did an FANTASTIC set doing those classic Beatles songs wearing the suits and tie

Last Year Harry Young an Australian singer who was in the group Harry Young and Sabbath in the early 70's known for hits The Wheat In the Field and San Bernandio got together with the Original Aztecs (Col Baigent,Tony Barber, Vince Melouney and John "Bluey" Watson) who played with Billy Thorpe from 1963-65 that did Blue Day,Poison Ivy,Mashed Potato,Sick and Tired and Over the Rainbow to record an album that is dedicated to the memory of Billy Thorpe who passed away on February 28th 2007 from an heart attack at the Pump Studio which lasted 7 months and it was releasedon the de Monde label on December 15th. On this album there is 4 songs written by Harry Young including At the ENd of the Rainbow, Sunshine Friends written by Billy Thorpe and Tony Barber, 9 re-recordings of the Billy THorpe and the Aztecs 60's recordings including Poison Ivy, Sick & tired and Over the Rainbow, an reprise of at the End Of the Rainbow, an bonus track the William Thorpe Overtrue and a

Days of Future Passed was the second album for the British group the Moody Blues but it was the first for members Justin Hayward and John Lodge who had joined the group in 1966 when original founding members Clint Warwick and Denny Laine who were on their only number 1 UK hit "go Now" in 1965 as well as the album the Magnificent Moodies left the group. Justin had played with British 50's & 60's rocker Marty Wilde in the Wilde three and was recommended to the Moodies by Eric Burdon of the Animals which he was contacted by Mike Pinder after reading his application as well as being impressed when Justin played an song called London Is Behind Me in the car going to Esher to meet the other members. John had played with both Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder in El Riot and the Rebels and it was the line up with Justin and John would become the classic line up of the Moody Blues that would do most of the successful work from then on which they went away from their R&B roo

I was very lucky to have seen her live twice and it was an pleasure to have met her as well which it's something that I will never forget

Last Saturday Janaury 28th I went to KedroN Wavell Services Club to see the Fabulous sounds of the 60's show which it was my 13th time seeing the show but 14th seeing Darren J ray. greg Newman was the compere which the show STARTED @ 8PM and started with kaitlyn doing a World Of Our Own which in the first set doing Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pscyhdelia, Gene Pitney, Cliff Richard, Bee Gees and others which there was an quiz about the name of the songs to win an record which unfortunatly I did'nt win one this time. In the second set did surf music, girl group stuff, Elvis, Johnny O'Keefe, and others which there was an dance competition and the show finished around 10.30pm with Hey Jude which the Love Bugs coming on stage wearing beatles shirt. After the show Bought an poster that was signed and met Abbey who sings with the Love Bugs sometimes and Saw Darren and the everyone which they are well. I enjoy seeing Greg newman dressing up as Charlie Watts, an Japanese person and o