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This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema in Carindale where I saw the movie Michael which it's about the iconic American singer Michael Jackson. It's 1966 in Gary Indiana 8 year old Michael Jackson(Juliano Krue Valdi/Jaafar Jackson) is rehearsing with his brothers who would become the Jackson 5 as well as starting to play gigs including an performance supporting Gladys Knight and the Pips their father Joe (Colman Domingo) meets Suzanne De Passe (Laura Harrier) who works for Motown Records that would the Jackson 5 to record for the label and would achiving success with I Want You Back, ABC and I'll Be There which alos leads the Jackson Family includign their mother Katherine (Nia Long) moving to California and in the late 70's Michael wants to do a solo album working with Quincy Jones which turns out to be Off The Wall despite Joseph holding him back and after the success Off The Wall Michael hires a new attorney name John Branca (Miles Teller) who has Joseph fired by ...

This is from the Telegraph April 25th 1967 and now the talk back station as it is the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 1950's did the Breakfast Show every day from 5.30am to 9am

On May 14th 1943 the Australian hospital ship AHS Centaur on it's way to Port Morseby was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine off Brisbane's coast which it sank in 3 minutes and 268 people with 64 survived which among them was the only nurse who survived Ellen Savage who despite having horrfic injuries spent 34 hours in the shark infested waters helping the wounded and defying the odds until help came and would get the George Medal due to her courage which is it now released with the book written by Grantlee Kieza and besides from the sinking it also talks about Ellen's upbringing in the bush in NSW, studied at Newcastle Hospital and Crown Street Women's Hospital, worked for Baby Health Centre in Tamworth, joined the Australian Army Nursing Service in 1941 as well as her life after the Centaur as well as those who survived the sinking and many others. It is sad, Amazing, Brilliant and touching with amazing and brilliant stories which it is well worth a read. It is nea...

This is the memoir of Australian actress and singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Mount Warragal an suburb of Wollongong, working at Kaos an comedy club/restaurant in Sydney, did the musicals RENT, Chicago, Grease and Footloose, playing Izzy Hoyland on the iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours, joined the Rogue Traders in 2004 who would achieve great success with the hit song Voodoo Child as the album Here Come The Drums, her 2 marriages including Cameron McGlinchy, hosting the TV show So You Think You Can Dance Australia, working with Kelly Clarkson, John Farnham, Alan Fletcher, Jackie Woodburne and Ian Smith and many others. It is FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT with FANTASTIC and Amazing stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth a read and Natalie is with the Rogue Traders with they are doing shows in Victoria, NSW, South Australia and Queensland throughout the year and also will be at the Stones Corner Fe...

This is the memoir of Brisbane radio personality Robin Bailey and in the book she talks about her upbringing in Sydney, losing her father at age 11, doing Hey Hey It's Saturday, working on Hobart and Adelaide TV, moving to Brisbane where she would achieve great success on radio with B105, 97.3 and Triple M, her 3 marriages including to Tony whom they had 3 sons which sadly ended when he committed suicide and Sean which sadly ended with his passing from liver cancer, working with BBQ Bob Gallagher, Jamie Dunn, Ian Skippen and Terry Hansen and many others. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as sad, touching and uplifting with Amazing and inspirational stories with a message of hope after what Robin has gone through she has emerged stronger, brighter and even more fiercely devoted to her family and this book should be a inspiration to anyone who have through similar situations themselves. Robin is back on 97.3 with Corey Oates and Kip from 6am until 10am which it is great t...

In 1972 iconic Australian blues band Chain released the album Live Again which it was recorded at Channel 9 Studios TCS (Television Sound) with the line up of Phil Manning, Warren "The Pig" Morgan, Glyn Mason, Barry Sullivan(Big Goose) and Barry Harvey(Little Goose) which that line up only lasted 8 weeks as there had been some line up changes during the period having achieve the great success in 1971 with the line up of Matt Taylor, Manning, Sullivan and Harvey doing the iconic album Towards the Blues and the hit single Black and Blue broke up and the album wasn't released until October 1972 which the tracks on the album original songs including 2 written by Warren The Pig Morgan and also it is now out on CD by Aztec Records. Besides the original tracks that was on the album there is bonus tracks which has a live recording in Sydney in 1970 with the line up of Manning, Mason, Morgan, Harvey and Sullivan which has a version of the Elvis Presley song Jailhouse Rock as well...