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On Saturday night December 29th i went to the Morningside Services club to see the End Of the year Rockabilly show put together by Lori Lee and it was the 6th time this year I have been to an Lori Lee rockabilly show which it was the first one @ Morningside since the Chop tops show on Sunday April 29th this year. The show started @ 8.15pm with the first of the 3 bands on the night called Los Trios Cardios who are an new band and did an FANTASTIC set doing original songs and covers including Shakin All over. there was an interval and then the Sugarshakers came on stage which they did an FANTASTIC set doing original songs and some covers with excellent singing by Emma and Brilliant guitar playing by Rupert as well as excellent drumming by Dean and bass playing by Toby and after their set I bought the 2 CD's of the Sugarshakers from Emma. The last act for the night was Dan and the Dualtones which they did another FANTASTIC set of original songs and some covers with great...

On Friday night December 28th I went to Csrina Leagues CLub to see the Rockin Bodgies which it was my 10th time seeing them and it's sadly their last appearence @ Carina Leagues club due to circumstances beyond their control.the show started @ 8pm and For the next 3 and an half hours they did 4 sets of classic songs from the 50's and 60's as well as some country songs and they wore colourful clothes like 1 person wore pink, other wore green, other wore yellow etc and for some of the last Shaun was'nt on stage for a few minutes but came back on for the remaining few songs. The show finished @ 11.30pm and I thanked Shaun and Mike for the show. I saw Kathy Stephens an lady I worked with @ St Andrews and Peter and Dean as well and the show was excellent and everyone had an great time including myself. I will see them at a gig somewhere else and to those who have not seen them go and see them as they put on an great show playing good old rock n roll. Set 1- O...

On Friday January 18th 2013 Legendary Australian singer Doug Parkinson known for hits like Dear Prudence, I'll Be Around, Everlasting Love, Without You etc will be performing @ Kedron Wavell Services Club starting @ 8pm and to those who have never seen Doug Parkinson live go and see him as he puts on an FANTASTIC show doing some of hits as well as other people's songs as well as telling some stories of his career.

On December 22nd 2012 I went to the Carina Leagues Club to see the Darren J ray Quartet which it was my 3rd time seeing as well as 2nd time this year as well as 17th time seeing Darren and 4th time this year. The show started @ 7.30pm which for the next 4 hours they 4 FANTASTIC sets doing songs from the 50's,60's,70's, 80's up to now and in some of the sets Darren, Kaitlyn,Scott and Fernando would put on Elvis sideburns and glasses as well as the dark glasses doing Pretty Woman as well as joining the line when they were doing Proud Mary and Darren walking through the audience with christmas bag and also even sang an few christmas songs in the set which was great and suited to the time period. The show finished @ 11.30pm and thanked Darren, Kaitlyn and scott. The show was FANTASTIC which everyone had an great time including myself and Darren and the band were FANTASTIC too with excellent singing by Darren, Kaitlyn and even Scott and also I saw Maria and Wa...

Crossfire Hurricane is the documentary about legendary British rock band the Rolling Stones that is out on DVD. In this DVD all the members of the Stones are interviewed and talk about the beginnings as young obsessed blues fans in early 60's England to become the Greatest Rock N Roll Band in the world as well as talking about Andrew Loog Oldham, the bad boy image, Brian Jones as well as Brian's death, the drug busts, Altamont,tax exiles, Mick Taylor joining the group as well as leaving, Ron Wood joins and many others. It's an EXCELLENT and an BRILLIANT with great interviews with the guys which even though it stops in the early 80's it's very impressive too and great footage including stuff from the Ed Sullivan show, Brian Henderson's Bandstand, the TAMI show and many others. There is extra features on this DVD including an interview with director Brett Morgen and the performances of I'm Alright and Satisfaction in germany 1965. Brett Morgen directed t...

On Sunday December 16th I went to Kedron Wavell to see the King The Killer and the Big show promoted by Matman Promotions and it was my 4th time seeing Gabe Phoenix(2nd time this year), Ezra Lee(3rd time but had not seen him live since Saturday June 12th 2010 @ Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club during the Last Wintersun @ Coolangatta) and gerard O'Donoghue 7th time but 2nd time this year. The show started @ 2pm with gabe Phoenix first on stage doing the classic Elvis presley songs wearing the black leather gear that Elvis wore @ the 1968 comeback special and did an FANTASTIC set which he would walk through the crowds shaking hands including mine and the ladies kissing and hugging him as well. Then was an interval where I bought an picture of Gabe Phoenix and then Ezra Lee came on which he did an FANTASTIC set doing the Jerry Lee Lewis stuff looking an lot trimmer and playing great. After another interval Gerard O'Donoghue came on which he did an FANTASTIC set doing ...

The Beach Boys Live In Concert is out on DVD. The concert was filmed in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the Beach Boys 50th anniversary world tour as the surviving members Brian Wilson, AL Jardine, Mike Love, David Marks and Bruce Johnston got back together and recorded the album That's Why God Made the Radio which went to number 3 in the USA. On this DVD they perform 21 songs which includes the classic hits from the 60's,70's and 80's, album cuts and some of the new songs from the new album. It's an AWESOME,ROCKIN and an BRILLIANT live DVD and it just rocks which the group sounds great live and playing great too. It's has an great year for the BEach Boys as they released the new studio album and the world tour including Australia in August/September which it was an huge success. There is an bonus DVD called Doin It Again an documentary which has the group talking about the making of the new album,recording sessions, moving tributes to both Carl and Dennis ...

Kicking & Dreaming A Story of heart,Soul and Rock & Roll is the joint autobiography of Heart members Ann and Nancy Wilson. In this book they talk about the gypsy like life as children as their father who was an Marine who was transferred to different areas which they were raised in California and Tawian before eventually settling in Seattle Washington, watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show to form an group which were to be the Viewpoints, Ann joined an band called White Sail who then changed to White Heart, Hocus Pocus and eventually to Heart by 1974 which Nancy joined that year which they played in vancouver Canada, began recording for the Mushroom label which they released the album Dreamboat ANnie that was to become an great sucess with the hit singles Crazy On You and Magic Man, talking about life on the road, the success they had as well as problems with drugs and alochol, Ann's problem with her weight and an childhood stutter, Nancy problem's with an fa...

On Sunday December 9th I went to Easts LEagues Club to see Brisbane group the Avengers which it was my 9th time seeing them as well as my 7th time this year and until Sunday had not seen them since Saturday June 23rd . I had lunch @ the club before the show which I had Beef Nachos and actually saw Roger, Paul and Graeme which he told me that his gear was in Mick's car as he was waiting for it. the show started @ 1pm and for the next 4 hours they performed classic songs by Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Buddy Holly, the Monkees, Roy Orbison, Chuck berry as well as an few different songs and many others. In the last set they did the Eagles song Take It Easy for me which was great and I really appreciated that. During the interval I told Roger about the Dominoes show @ the Redlands Multi Sports Club and spoke with Mick as well. The show finished @ 5pm with Don't Stop and after the show spoke with the guys after the show which i spoke with Roger about Mick hadley and...

On Friday December 7th 2012 I went to the redlands Multi Sports Club to see legendary Brisbane group the Dominoes who celebrated 50 years when they were formed in September 1962 and it was my 3rd time seeing them as my first @ was @ Wintersun in the MArquee on Wednesday June 6th 2007 and the Old ROckers get Together @ Riverside Ballroom New Farm on Sunday march 27th 2011. It was there in 2011 when Darryl wright the drummer mentioned that 2012 was going to be the 50th anniversary when the group were formed and an show was going to happend and I asked Darryl and Mike Steiner about it on MArch 25th this year @ New Farm which they were planning it for September @ Nundah Memorial Hall but did'nt happend. I heard nothing more about it until Lester Vickary said on Facebook that the show is happening on Friday December 7th @ the Redlands Multi Sports Club and I wanted to go which I did go. The show started @ 7pm which before the Dominoes' performance Lester sa...

On Tuesday December 4th I went to the Myer Center Cinema to see the movie Skyfall. James Bond(Daniel Craig) is almost killed while doing an assignment in Turkey and goes into hiding. Meanwhile M16 office is attacked by Roal Silva an ex-M16 (Javier Bardem) as revenge to get back at the agency for betraying as well as discredit,humilate and kill M(judy Dench) and having fake his death to retire Bond returns to investigate the attack and it gets interesting and action packed. It's an excellent movie with excellent acting by Daniel Craig who does an excellent performance as James Bond, Judy Dench which this film is her last as M, Javier Bardem as the villian, Ralph Finnes as Gareth Mallory, Naomi Harris as Eve Moneypenny, Albert Finney as Kincade and others. It's directed by Sam Mendes and produced by Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. this is the 23rd James Bond movie and it's been 50 years since the first James Bond film "Dr No" with Sean Connery and Ursula...

A daughter's Tale is the autobiography of Mary Soames who is the youngest of Winston and Clementine Churchill's 5 children as well as the only surviving child. In this book she talks about the loss of sister Marigold, up bringing in Chartwell, joining the ATS Services mixed anti barriers during World War 2, the annoucement of the second World War which shatters her world, beginning to share the burden of anxieties ands stress of the family, her father becoming British Prime Minster in 1940 until 1945, her devastation of her father's defeat @ the 1945 General Election and many others. It's an excellent and an BRILLIANT book with great stories and it's great to see that someone who is the child of an British Prime Minster who came at the time when second war occurred who is still alive to tell the story which it's great to see. this is the 6th book Mary Soames has written which she wrote an book about her mother in 1979 as well as personal letters of her paren...

This week's classic album segment I am looking at the 1977 album by legendary Australian rock group Little River Band called Diamantina Cocktail. This was the group's 3rd album which was recorded @ Armstrong Studios in Melbourne and it was released in May 1977 which went to number 2 in Australia and in the USA it went to number 49 which was the international breakthrough for the group which it went gold and also that some of the tracks on the American version of the album were from the After Hours album. From the Australian version it had the 3 hit singles-Help On It's Way, Home on a Monday and Witchery and from the American version had Help On it's Way and Happy anniversary. This album was the first for both George McArdle and David Briggs who joined when Roger McLachlan and Ric Formosa left and this was to be classic line up of LRB that lasted until 1979 and among the other musicians who played on the album were Tony Buchannan on sax, ex LRB member Ric Formosa an...