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On Australia Day (January 26th) I went to the Carina Leagues CLub where I saw an tribute show to Australian music called Simply Aussie. The show started @ 7.30pm and for the next 4 hours they did 4 sets of classic Australian songs by AC/Dc, Billy thorpe and the Aztecs, THe Easybeats, Dragon, INXS, Men At Work, Paul Kelly etc as well as stuff by Fleetwood Mac, Bryan Adams, Abba and others and there were 3 members on stage which they wore Australian clothes on stage which looked great. The show finished @ 11.30pm with the group doing Down Under and thanked 2 of the members. I saw Maria, Wayne and Stephanie and the show was very good as well as the band played very good but the only downside was that they did some songs that were not Aussie ones which to me when you do an tribute to Australian music it should be really be Australian ones but the others as I said it was very good. set 1- Great Southern Land Torn Sounds Of then(This is Australia) Don't Stop HERE Stay

On Saturday January 26th I went to Carindale cinema to see the movie Les Miserables. It's 1815 and convict Jean Valjean(Hugh Jackman) has been released on Parole by prison guard named Javert(Russell Crowe) after serving 19 years in jail. Jean is offered food and shelter by the Bishop of Digne played by Colm Wilkinson but during the night he steals the silver and is given an let off by the Bishop by saying that the silver was given to Valjean who then breaks his parole by vowing to help others and to start an new life under an new name and it's gets very interesting throughout the movie. It's an BRILLIANT movie with BRILLIANT acting by Hugh Jackman who plays Jean Valjean (he is an nominated for an Best Actor Oscar), Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine (she is nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Helena Bonham Carter playing mme Thenardier, Sascha Baron Cohen who plays Thenardier, Amanda Seyfried plays Cosette, Colm Wilkinson plays the Bishop and many others

On Saturday Janaury 19th I went to Carina Leagues club to see legendary Brisbane group the Avengers which it was their first time playing there and it was my 11th time seeing them as well as my 2nd time seeing them this month. The show started @ 7.30pm and for the next 4 hours they did 4 sets of classic rock and pop songs from people like ELvis Presley, The Beatles, The Eagles, Buddy holly, John Cougar mellencamp, Cliff RIchard, the Four Seasons, Dion DiMucci, Roy orbison and many others and before the shows spoke with graeme which he told me that he had hurt himself during that week and during the first interval spoke with Roger which he told me that @ 4BC Spectacular in 1965 in which the Avengers were one of the acts that performed @ the Festival hall he saw the Easybeats performed on stage which he thought they were great and he mentioned that stevie wright threw the tie into the stage which Roger has it and that is amazing and said to me that he sent an scan of the

On Friday January 18th 2013 I went to Kedron wavell Services Club to see legendary Australian singer Doug Parkinson and it was my 6th time seeing him live. the show started at about 8.10pm with Doug coming on stage and for the next 2 hours he performed classic songs as doing his 2 hits Dear Prudence and I'll be Around as well as telling stories about his career as well as his growing up in NSW as well as doing musicals he did and in the audience was drummer Doug Lavery who played with the Valentines which had Bon Scott long before AC/DC, axiom which he played on Arkansas Grass and a little Ray of Sunshine as well as playing with Doug Parkinson In Focus from 1968-69 and in the interval I met Doug LAvery which i got an autograph and an photo which i asked him about the Valentines members which he said Wyn lives in Sydney, Ted lives in perth and he is not sure about John Cooksey as well as the Axiom members Don Mudie lives in melbourne but is an hermit and Chris Sto

Unfinished Business is the latest album by legendary American rockabilly singer Wanda Jackson. On this album it has new material as well as covers of songs by people like Etta James, Bobby and Shirley Womack and Woody Guthrie and she draws upon her rockabilly and country roots and it was recorded @ the House of David in Nashville Tennessee. It's an BRILLIANT album with great songs and it rocks this album with great great singing by Wanda who sounds great on this album at the age of 75. this album was produced by American singer songwriter justin Townes Earle and it was only just released in Australia last friday which had been released in the USA on October 9th last year(2012). This album is an must for any Wanda Jackson fans as well as any rockabilly fans and I am giving this 4 and an half stars which it is in the shops now.

Last Friday I went to the Balmoral cinema with my mum Cathy to see the movie Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock(Anthony Hopkins) having celebrated his latest successful film North By Northwest but is troubled by an reporters insinuation that it was time for him to retire and wanting to reclaim the artistic daring of his younger days Alfred gets an book called Psycho which is written by Robert Bloch that is based on famous crime done by killer Ed gein as he turns down film proposals like Casino Royale. Alma his wife(Helen Mirren) who is his artistic collaborator is no more enthusiastic as she is looking an screen play done by their friend Whitfield Cook(Danny Houston) but she eventually to Alfred's proposal which she suggests to have the female lead to get killed off early in the movie and he goes through lots ofobstacles to get the support for the movie filmed from the studio and the production Code the movie happens which he gets Janet Leigh(Scralett Johansson), Anthony Perkins (J

On Sunday Janury 6th I went to East Leagues Club to see the Brisbane group the Avengers which it was my 10th time seeing them live and I had lunch before the show which I had Beef Nachos. The show started @ 1pm and for the next 4 hours they did 4 sets of classic songs by the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck berry, the Four Seasons, the Bee Gees, Roy Orbison,Dion and others and did some songs they had not done for a while which was great too. At the show I saw Bob and Vivian and met Sandy,Rod,Dolly and Warren and also during the intervals said hello to Mick, Roger and Graeme. The show finished @ 5pm with the group doing Twist and Shout and thanked the guys after the show which I will see them @ Carina Leagues Club on January 19th as it will be the first time for them to play there and I am glad they are playing there. The show was FANTASTIC which everyone had an great time including myself and the group were FANTASTIC singing great classic songs which still e

in April this year Legendary Australian rock n roll singer Lonnie Lee known for hits like Ain't It So, Starlight Starbright, I found A New Love, Defenceless, Yes Indeed I Do etc will be doing shows in Queensland. Lonnie appeared on the Australian music scene in 1959 and appeared as support act for many of the Lee Gordon Big Show tours as well as appearing on TV shows like Bandstand, Six O'Clock Rock, the Johnny O'keefe Show, Teen Time and many others. He toured the Uk and USA in the late 60's and 70's and from 1971-84 lived in the USA where he recorded and wrote songs for people like Florence Henderson, Roy orbison,Cher and Glen Campbell and also since returning to Australia in 1984 Lonnie still tours around Australia in the clubs and in 2002 was on the bill of the Long Way To The Top tour around Australia as wel as touring with Bobby vee, Lesley Gore and Crash Craddock in 2007. In his show Lonnie Lee does his hits as well as other classic songs and alw

On New Years Eve 2012 I went to Carina Leagues Club to see Hi Way 1 and the CLassic Creedence Show and it's been my 7th year going to Carina Leagues Club for new Years Eve which I enjoy going there as they have great shows. I had Dinner as Dad dropped me off and I had Beef Nachos fo dinner. The show started @ 8pm with Hi Way 1 guys(Mike, Brian, Nigel,Hayden and Kevin doing an set of British rock stuff from the late 60's- 70's which included stuff by the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Free, Gerry Rafferty etc and it was an FANTASTIC set and after their set the fireworks took @ 9pm which it looked colourful and great. The Venus Experience (Hi Way 1) did their set which it was an FANTASTIC set with great singing by Vanessa and fantastic playing by the guys and doing stuff bY tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie, The Pretenders etc and they finished off their set an bit suddenly with Pleasure and Pain and also after their set I bought the Hi Way 1 Cd "Live At E

Hard to believe we are at the end of 2012 and it has been an interesting year for everyone which I hope it has been for everyone. This year has been an great one for me and there was an lot of great things happening to me which it was wonderful and an lot of great experiences for me and I look forward to 2013 which i hope it will be an great one for me . the highlights for me in 2012 were- 1. Going to ROckhampton in June to visit the birthplace of Nana and had an wonderful time with Mum seeing places and areas where my nana and her family lived as well as visting the graves of my great great grandparents William and Bridget Peters, Jack Handlsey(Nana's Uncle), Aunty Agnes, Uncle George, 2 of Mum's Cousins John and Marjory and Uncle Bill(Nana's Brother) and also being in Rockhampton left an impression on me. 2. Going to melbourne with Mum in October as part of my long service leave from work where we stayed with My cousin Keryn for 5 of the 7 days we were there and 2 @ Jul