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Sorry For being slack last week but I am making up for it as we have a look at the 1980 album from british singer Cliff Richard called I'm No hero. Cliff was having an successful period from 1976 through to the early 80's having successful hits and albums like Devil WOman, We Don't Talk Anymore, Miss You nights and others and albums like I'm nearly Famous, Every Face Tells A Story and Rock'N'Roll juvenille and he started the 80s' with this album. The album was recorded at Riverside Studios from May 12th-June 27th 1980 with Alan Tarney who had written We Don't Talk Anymore as well as producing it again was producer on it as well as playing bass on it with Trevor Spencer on Drums, Michael Boddicker and Nick Glennie-Smith playing Synthesisers, Alan had lived in Adelaide who been in the James Taylor Move in Adelaide with Trevor Spencer, Kevin peek and Robert (RJ) Taylor who had 2 singles on the Festival label MAgic Eyes and baby Jane as well playing in t...

On Sunday march 25th I went to the Riverside Ballroom for the annual Old Rockers get Together which raises money for the QIMR and It was my 3rd time seeing the show. The show started at 11am with the first band Poor Man's Sons which throughout the day had Brown Sugar, The Hucklebucks(an early rock'n'roll band in Brisbane in the 50's & 60's who appeared on the Hi Fi Club on Channel 9 in brisbane hosted by Johnny James), Winkles featuring Vance Lendich from the Planets and daryl Wright from the Dominoes, the sonics with Jim Hanson, the Trendsetters and Gingerbread. the highlights on the day were the appearence of Betty mcQuade's Sister Rachel as there was an tribute to betty McQuade who passed away on Boxing day last year, I won an scratchee when I anwsered an question about Johnny Chester's back up in the 70's which it was Jigsaw, got an CD by Bob Blight of the Sonics which was the live performance of the Flamingoes back in 1992, getting the Teen beat...

Last Friday March 23rd I went to Carina Leagues CLub to see the group Ear Candy which it was my 3rd time seeing them. The group started around 7.45pm which they did 4 sets doing rock & country songs from the 50's,60's,70's, 80's and now and there was 3 of them on stage Angie,Rhonnie and Daryl. During the 2nd interval I saw my cousin David as well as Rhonnie who had sponsored me in the SHave FOr A Cure the week before as well as speaking with Daryl and in the last interval i spoke with the band at their table which I met ANgie as well as Daryl telling me that he knows Garry McDonald of the Cliff and the Shadows tribute band the Sonics who plays around Brisbane. The show finished at 11.30pm which i took an photo of the group as Angie wants some photos of the group and it was great to see them again. It was an FANTASTIC show and I had an FANTASTIC time as well as everyone which they were an GREAT group which i look forward to see them again soon. Set 1- Wherever you go...

Last Sunday March 18th I went to the ROcklea Showgrounds for the Hot Rod Twilight Take 2 show which it was my 3rd time seeing it and I am glad it finally happened as it was supposed to happen in January back due to the wet weather happening it had to be cancelled which it went to Morningside Services club on Jaunaury 28th, But last Sunday it finally happened and I got there just around 12pm as I had to get an rail bus and an train to ROcklea. there was stalls, rides and food and the first band Regular Gonzales started before 12.30pm which they were just FANTASTIC and then after that Dan and The Dualtones, Miss Theresa and the Rechords did their sets as well as Lori doing the trophy presentations for the cars. then around 5pm Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Boys came on stage and even though I only stayed for nearly half an hour they were FANTASTIC which i left around 5.30pm as i had to get back into the city to get the bus home as I did'nt want to miss the 6.40pm bus from the Myer Cent...

Last Friday Night I went to Carina Leagues CLub to particiate in the world's greatest shave for Leukaemia which it was my 4th time doing it as I have done it since 2009 and I always look forward to it every year. On Friday Mum came with me as always when I do the shave as we got there around 6.30pm and Martin was one of the duty managers on the night which he took me to the bar to wait for the person who would shave my hair and it turned out to be an guy called Cameron who works in the bar. Went near the stage with Cameron and Mum who was taking photos he shaved my hair in front of everyone at the club and 3 people sponsored me there an lady named Lorraine, Allan and his wife and Cameron. It felt so good having my hair shaved and having people watching it which it's even better. My cousin Gary who was there congratulated me as well as Peter Wright who is an survivor of leukaemia as well as knowing Mum,Dad and the cousins congratulated me also and of course I stayed for the res...

an week and an half ago Australian entertainment lost one of it's true icons Ian Turpie on Sunday MArch 11th from an year battle with cancer. His career started at the age of 10 studying at the Hector Crawford Drama School and performed in theatre and radio which he gained reconigtion as an juvenille actor performing with Sir Robert Helpmann and June Bronhill as well as featuring in one of the most influentian programs in Australian radio history D24. he was an established performer on stage and radio by the time he was 16 and was in the musicals like bye Bye Birdie,peter PAn, Auntie Mame and others as well as several National Theatre productions like MacBeth. ian also had discovered an passion for music which he played guitar and did singing and songwriting as well. Ian then began doing TV which he did appearences on Bandstand(hosted by brian Henderson), the Graham Kennedy show and Time for Terry and he was in the very first episode of the legendary Australian police drama HOMI...

Last Friday March 9th I went to Kedron Wavell to see legendary American singer Belinda Carlisle as it was my second time seeing her which my first was at Kedron Wavell an year ago on Saturday February 19th 2011 which it was FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT. The show last Friday started at 8pm with Simon Shapiro an local singer-singer which he did an 40 minute set doing an mixture of original songs and covers and there was an interval where I had an drink of water. then after 9pm Belinda Carlisle came on stage and for over an hour and 15 minutes did an FANTASTIC set of her hits from the 80's as well as an new song called Son as well 2 of the Go Go's stuff and Pleasant Valley Sunday as an tribute to Davy Jones and early in belinda's show that some people were going to the front but security stopped them and eventually it went fine after that as people were coming to the front which everyone was enjoying themselves. the show lasted til around 10.15pm and again Belinda did'nt come o...

This month 40 years ago an new Australian Tv drama series started and this show would open up subjects that were taboo at the time as well become groundbreaking s it was described as the The Night Australian Television Lost it's virginity which it is Number 96. The show started on March 13th 1972 which would last until August 11th 1977 and 1,218 episodes on Channel 10 who had been struggling for ratings and with this show that was salvation for the Network. In this DVD the Beginning and the Bomb it has 16 of the black and white episodes including the very first episodes, hippies stripping in the laundrette, Vera Collins(Elaine Lee) being raped by husband Harry Collins(Norman Yemm), bikies were running amok, as well as nudity, rape, homosexuality and interracial romance which what made the show groundbreaking and many others as well as well as the characters like Dorrie Evans(Pat McDonald) and husband Herb(Ron Shand), Alf and Lucy Stucliffe(James Elliott and Liz Kirkby, gay studen...

Headquarters was the 3rd album for American pop rock group the Monkees in 1967. the origins of the album occurred at the time when the group mainly Mike Nesmith and Peter Tork wanted to play on the recordings as well as writing songs and were stung by the criticism about them not playing on their records as well as friction between the group and music supervisor Don Kirshner. The turning point was when the Monkees were on tour in January 1967 that the 2nd album More of the Monkees was released without their knowledge which they had to get an the album from an record store as well as an incident at the Beverly Hills Hotel where the group were given royalty checks and gold records by Don Kirshner and herb Moelis an lawyer from Colgems when Mike Nesmith put through the wall after an confrontation about changing the way the monkees chose the music to record. the group recorded the first version of the Girl I knew Somewhere with Mike Nesmith on lead vocals well as writing with Davy on Tam...

LAst Sunday March 4th I went to the Calypso at Paddington for the launching of the blog Sheri Bomb by rockabilly friend Sheri Adamson whom I have known for 3 years. I arrived at the claypso at about 2.40pm as the launch had started at 2pm which i caught an cab there from the city.There was an band playing which were the Mayhem County Boys who did 2 FANTASTIC sets as well as people making their own business cards and people winning prize including me which i won an magazine. It was there when Sheri mentioned mine doing the shave and as the result of it many of the people sponsored me which I appreciated it very much. The show finished before 5.30pm and I had an FANTASTIC time. I saw SHeri,Walter,Drea,Laura,Bobbie,Karie,Lisa,Vicki,Rebecca and emma and met Mick,Brenton,Miranda, Laura Chow,Joey,Dan and Emma and also thanks to sheri for putting this special day together.

Last Saturday March 3rd I went to Carina Leagues Club to see Hi Way 1 which it was my 8th time seeing them as well as my 2nd for the year as I saw them an month ago at Morningside Services club as the VEnus Experience who were the support act for the Beetles. at CArina Leagues club they did 4 sets doing stuff of the late 60's,70's, 80's and 90's as well as some instrumentals and in the first break I spoke with Mike Greer which we spoke about the new guitar player Kevin as well as the show at Maryborough which it was very hot as the club had no air conditoner which they were sweaty as well as the show at Morningside and also asked is there any chances of an cd or dvd coming out which Mike told me that which they were doing the recording there was problems with the filming which Mike was not happy about but the audio sounded good so there will be an live CD. the show lasted until 11.30pm which they did an FANTASTIC show and the band were just FANTASTIC as well as playin...

This week's classic album is the 1974 album 461 Ocean Boulevard by british blues guitarist Eric Clapton which it was his second solo album. After overcoming his addiction with Herion Eric Clapton was given an demo tape by bassist from Derek And the Dominoes Carl Radle with songs that was performed by Radle, Dick Simms the keyboardist and Jamie Oldaker on drums. Robert Stigwood who was managing the Bee Gees as well as Eric arranged for him to record at Criteria Studios in Miami,Florida with the 3 musicians as well as producer Tom Dowd who had been an engineer working with Ruth Brown,The Coasters, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin as well as having produced The Young Rascals, Rod Stewart,Lulu,Otis Redding,Sonny and Cher and others. Stigwood also paid Eric to live at an rental house in Golden Beach which it's near Miami on 461 Ocean Boulevard. It was recorded at Criteria from April until May 1974 and it was when Eric Started recording there that he hired Yvonne Elliman an guest vocalist w...