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This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema to see the movie Holy Days. Brian Collins (Ethan Tamati) who has trouble accepting his new stepmother Liz (Nat Boltt) after his mother Paula (Renaye Tamati) passed away and has been going to the convent where he helps the nuns Sister Agnes(Judy Davis), Sister Luke(Miriam Margolyes) and Sister Mary Claire (Jacki Weaver) as well as wanting go to a mountain that has a connection with his mother and then Father Findlay (Jonny Brugh), Bishop Chaytor (John Bach) and Harry Greaves(Colin Moy) are planning to have the convent bulldozed and the nuns to be put in a retirement home which the Sisters Agnes, Luke and Mary Claire along with Brian go around New Zealand to get to Patricia who was Paula's aunty (Taneka Heke) to get the deeds and it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes, Jacki Weaver, Ethan Tamati, Nat Boltt who also directed it and wrote it, Jonny Brugh, J...

This is from the Sunday Truth August 9th 1970 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which it is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 70's having been an Ipswich station for many years but by the mid 60's was starting to make a impact in Brisbane was promoting free shows at the Exhibition at that in 1970 which was on Monday to Saturday from 6.30pm until 7.30pm with Normie Rowe, Johnny Young, Ronnie Burns, Geoff Phillips, Jon Blanchfield, Janelle and the Beaumen, Burke and Wills which had Jamie Dunn, The Light an Brisbane band who were the joint winners of the 1970 Queensland Pop Festival and the 4IP Good Guys.

This is from the Telegraph August 8th 1964 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top music radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were Geoff Atkinson, Tony MacArthur and Bob Wills who besides from playing the music on 4BC they compered shows which on Monday August 10th 1964 they compered the Coca Cola Record Hop Stomp Rock which was at the City Hall from 12pm until 2pm

This is the new album by Canadian singer Shania Twain and she wrote all the songs that is on the album mainly co written with different people including Ray Parker Jr on one track, Ronnie Wood from the Rolling Stones on one track and one with David Paich from the iconic American band Toto and she wrote the title track herself which legendary American singer Tanya Tucker sings on it as well as 5 others tracks herself and also among the musicians that played on the album were bassist Nathan East, T Bone Burnett and Gregg Bissonette. It is an FANTATSIC album with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by Shania which she is sounding great on the album and is singing better than ever as she will be 61 on August 28th. The album has gone to number 30 in Australia, number 7 in the UK, number 131 in the USA pop charts, number 26 in the USA country charts and number 1 on both the UK Americana and Country charts and the album was produced by Ammo, Eren Cannata, Zach Dawes, Gitty, Eja Lange, David...

This is from the Telegraph August 6th 1959 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their shows was the talent show National Amateur Hour which was hosted by Dick Fair which was on every Thursday night at 8pm and there were 12 performers from Queensland on the show which they may win a trip to Sydney as well as an appearance on the show and Australia wide audition.

This is from the Telegraph August 5th 1964 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which at the time in August 1964 4BK had 5 new studios which was on the 3rd floor of Newspaper House which was in the city on Queen Street which had music, news and drama and on August 6th 4BK did the coverage of the Royal Show (The Ekka) which was presented by George Hardman with interviews, Show Result and News Flashes.