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This is from the Telegraph October 15th 1955 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations back in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Bob Rogers who was with 4BH since 1950 and would be there until 1957 when he worked in Sydney with great success after that hosted the show Platter Chatter which the segments were at 6.30pm with Disc For Debonaires, at 9pm King Hits and at 9.30pm with Sentimental Journey.

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express October 14th 1964(60 years ago today) and now the talk back station as it is the only commerical one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of the top radio stations in Brisbane at the time which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who was with the station since the 1950's did the Breakfast show during the week.

This is from the Telegraph October 13th 1954(70 Years ago today) and long before they were known for being the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as an Country Music Station in the 80's 4KQ used to do variety shows which Allen Brandt who went to work on 4IP was at 4KQ at the time which he did 2 Hours of Variety and Vaudeville in the Hello Ladies Show which was held at the Theatre Royal on Elizabeth Street in the city at 11am.

Last night I went to the Redland Performing Arts Centre to see the iconic rock band The Choirboys which was my 4th time seeing them as I last saw them at the Brisbane Entertainment Center for the Countdown concert on Saturday September 16th 2006 and it was the first time I have a whole show of theirs as they have been on bills with other acts. Dad took me to the bus stop, caught bus to Cleveland, went to the Coolangatta Sands Hotel, rang Dad, had steak, chips and salad for dinner, drank Coke with No Sugar, Ate Warm Chocolate Fudge Cake, paid for my meal and walk to the Redland Performing Arts Centre. Bought Pub Rock CD, went inside and write notes. The show started at 8.02pm with the Choirboys that original members Mark Gable and Ian Hulme, Brett Williams since 1987 and Paul Watson came on stage which they start off with AC/DC's Long Way To The Top and then tell stories about the history of the band as well as telling stories about the acts they have worked including Doc Neeson

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema in the City to see the documentary about iconic American movie actor Christopher Reeve and in the documentary it has interviews with his children Matthew, Alexandra and Will, his half brother Kevin, his ex partner Gae who is the mother of the 2 children, Glenn Close, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Daniels, John Kerry, Brooke Ellison and talks about his upbringing which his parents divorced when he was 3, getting into Theatre, doing Superman which was to be an big part of His career, his realtionship with Gae which ended in the late 80's, marrrying Dana, the accident which forever changed his life when he was paralyzed after a horse riding accident in 1995 and his work as an activist for disability rights. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as sad and touching as well as very impressive and very entertaining and also inspirational which it is well worth seeing. It was directed by Ian Bonhote and Peter Ettedgui and produced by Ian Bonhot

This is the autobiography of Australian actress, presenter, director, writer and broadcaster Noni Hazelhurst and in this book she talks about her upbringing in Melbourne, going to Adelaide where she studied Drama at Flinders University, doing guest on the Crawfords shows including Matlock Police, Division 4 and Homicide, becoming an regular cast member of Australian soap the Box in 1975 and then in 1976 the Sullivans, joining Play School as one of the presenters in 1978 which would last 24 years, doing movies including Monkey Grip, Fatty Finn, Fran, Little Fish, Candy and June Again, presenting Better Homes and Gardens for 10 years and Every Family has A Secret for 6 years, acting in City Homicide and A Place To Call Home, working with Heath Ledger, Colin Friels, Robyn Nevin, John Hamblin, John Mellion, Bryan Brown and many others. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with BRILLIANT and SUPERB stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth an read