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Coyote vs Acme

This afternoon I went to the Dendy Cinema Coorparoo to see the movie Coyote vs Acme. Wile E Coyote who has been trying to get the Roadrunner but fails goes to an law firm called Avery Jones and Maltese in Albuquerque where he meets one of the lawyers Kevin Avery( Will Forte) and wants to sue the company Acme for various defective devices used to getting the Road Runner and Kevin's niece as well as intern Paige(Lana Condor) wants to take the case to court but Kevin perfers to settles while Acme which it's led by Buddy Crane(John Cena) wants to settle the case with an settlement but Wile refuses which leads to trail and the firm wants the Roadrunner to testify but evades while Acme with CEO Foghorn Leghorn warning Buddy to prevent secrets coming out for the trail and Kevin starts getting a tip off which leads him to meet of the Acme employers Daffy Duck and it gets interesting. It is excellent, very funny and very entertaining with excellent acting by Will Forte, Lana Condor,Jo...
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4BH September 1961

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This is from the Telegraph September 19th 1961 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the early 60's which among their disc jockeys were Norman Llewelyn and Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops around Brisbane including O'Connor Boathouse which was in the city on North Quay at the time were doing an show on Monday to Friday from 4pm until 6pm called Music While You Drive Home which was especially an program for Motorists.
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Rhythm and Fire by Ralph Johnson

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This is the autobiography of Musician and member of the legendary American band Earth Wind and Fire and in the book he talks about his upbringing in Los Angeles, getting his first snare drum at age 8, played in the Teen Turbans, The Mob and The Master's Children, joined Earth Wind and Fire in 1971 which he is still with them to this day as well as having great success wih hits including September, Sing A Song, Can't Hide Love, Boogie Wonderland and many others, working with acts including Chicago and Gladys Knight and the Pips and others. It is FANTASTIC, very impressive and very entertaining and it is well worth a read. Earth Wind and Fire are currently doing shows in America including some with Lionel Richie and let's hope for an Australian tour. This is a must for Earth Wind and Fire fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so please do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.
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4BH September 1962

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This is from the Telegraph September 18th 1962 and now the classic hits station here in Brisbane in 2026 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio station at the time in the early 60's which on Sundays they did Music Day from 5am with disc jockeys Jim Sweeney, Bill Gates who was the one who gave the Bee Gees their name as well as doing the record hops around Brisbane including the O'Connor Boathouse , Brian Henderson who hosted the iconic Australian music show Bandstand at the time and Ben Beckinsale.
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4BK September 1963

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This is from the Telegraph September 17th 1963 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys were John Esdaile who did the 4BK Breakfast Show Monday To Saturday from 5am until 8am, Bill O'Brien who did the The Greater Top 40 show Monday to Friday from 2pm until 5.15pm and Sunday DJ Parade on Sundaysfrom 8am until 1.30pm and Peter McIntyre who did the Greater Top 40 Show with Bill O'Brien Monday to Friday from 2pm until 5.15pm as the Top 40 was an big thing in the music business at the time.
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4BC September 1965

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This is from the Telegraph September 16th 1965 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 were on everyday from 4pm until midnight and all day Sunday playing the latest records that was out at the time as well as predicitons as well as sureshots and flashbacks.
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Oh What A Night Tribute Show

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Yesterday afternoon I went to Kedron Wavell to see the tribute act to the iconic American group The Four Seasons as it's my 4th time seeing them. Caught bus to Chermside from Mater Hill, got off at Chermside and walk to Kedron Wavell. Went to the Kitchen where I had Pork Loin for lunch, drank Coke With No Sugar and went to the Blue Pacific Room. The show started @ 2pm with the guys coming on stage wearing the suits and ties started with December 1963(Oh What A Night) going through many of the classic hits of the Four Seasons of the 60's as well as the b side of one of their hits which was an hit for the British group the Tremeloes in 1967 as well as doing 2 of Frankie's solo hits including Grease which he wore an black shirt and there was an interval which I bought an Coke with No Sugar. The 2nd set of the show started with Beggin as well as doing more of the classic hits including the girls names that the Four Seasons had hits with as well as doing songs that have been i...
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