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Since 2016 I have been collecting some of Lionel Long's work on Vinyl and I have the Homicide DVD's that he was in as well as Bandstand. I would like to mention his music as he does not get recognition for that as he recorded singles and albums which was not chart hits but he was very well known doing the music shows like Bandstand as well as hosting Sing Sing Sing and Music Time on Channel 7 as well as doing Homicide from 1968-69 as Detective Bert Costello and he recorded for EMI, RCA and Arrival labels which lot of his songs were Bushranger as folk music. The records I have collected are- 1. The first album Waltzing Matilda (1961) 2. His 1959 single Mighty Pyramid 3. his 1968 single To The Top End Of The World 4. the b side of True True Lvin from 1965 Love Is An Eagle 5. the self titled EP from 1961 6. his 1968 album Walkabout. it's an shame that his work has never been released on CD and there should be an time to get his work released as it would be great to hear h...

In 1970 Michael Nesmith left the Monkees and formed his band the First National Band. In that year he and the First National Band released an album called Magnetic South which had the hit single Joanne which went to number 3 in Australia and number 21 in the USA. There is an track on the album called Little Red Rider and it went to number 16 in Adelaide in 1970 where it stayed there for 6 weeks. It's amazing that it was an only hit in Adelaide but no where else in the world.

In 1987 Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones had an solo album called Primitive Cool which went to number 41 in the USA, number 26 in the UK and number 25 in Australia and it had an top 40 hit in the UK, USA and Australia with Let's Work as well as an number 67 with Throw Away and an number 21 hit in Australia and number 7 in the Mainstream charts in the USA with Say You Will. But the title track Primitive Cool was only an minor hit in Australia in 1988 going to number 98 and in Brisbane went to number 39 where it stayed for 6 weeks.

The single Scene Of The Crime by Dinah Shore was released on the RCA label late 1958 which was not an hit in the USA but it went to number 65 in Australia and number 39 in Brisbane in early 1959. The b side was I'm Sitting On Top Of The World and were backed by Harry Zimmerman's Orchestra. It's amazing to know that this song was only an hit here in Australia considering her last American Top 40 was in 1957 with I'll Never Say Never Again Again and it's an great song which holds up very well.

I bought this record at Rocking Horse in Brisbane Sunday October 15th 2017 and the single 500 Miles by the Journeymen was released in the USA and Canada in 1961 but it was not an hit single which the b side River She Come Down written by John Phillips and Richard Weissman. The Journeymen were an folk group which had John Phillips and Scott McKenzie at the time and this was 4 years before John formed the Mamas and the Papas and 6 before Scott would have the hit single written by John Phillips If You're Going To San Francisco. The group also had Dick Weissman who has written books and being an teacher.

Lovin Things by Bobby Rydell was an cover of the Artie Scherock song which he himself recorded in 1967 and Bobby's version went to number 14 in Brisbane in 1968 which I think it was an hit only here in Brisbane. The British group Marmalade did a version of it which went to number 6 in the UK during the year and the American group The Grass Roots had an hit with it the following year 1969 going to number 49 in the USA and number 78 in Australia. I have heard Bobby's version as well as playing the 45 and it is an excellent song which it's amazing to know that it was only an hit in Brisbane.

On Friday night I went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the movie Military Wives. Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas) and Lisa (Sharon Horgan) whose husbands are in the military fighting in Afghanistan form an choir along with an group of ladies whose husbands are also fighting and they start to bond as well as forming friendships which they are starting to make an impact and are invited to perform at the Royal Albert Hall for the Festival Of Remembrance. It's an FANTASTIC and very entertaining with great acting by Kristin Scott Thomas and Sharon Horgan as well as Amy James Kelly, Emma Lowndes, Greg Wise, Jason Flemyng and Lara Rossi. It was directed by Peter Cattaeno and produced by Ben Pugh, Piers Tempest and Rory Aitken and it's inspired by the true story of the Military Wives choir that are featured in the UK TV show the Choir. I give it 4 stars as it's in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and see it which you will be amazed and entertained.

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On Friday I went to the Balmoral Cinema to see the movie The Way Back. Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) an construction worker who had played basketball at high school and had been having problems with alcohol is offered an job as head coach of the basketball team at the school he attended which he accepts and coaches them which he gets to do better which they start winning games as well as gets friendly with one of the players Brandon (Brandon Wilson) as well as dealing with his own issues and it gets interesting. It's FANTASTIC with an top and excellent performance by Ben Affleck as well as Brandon Wilson, Jania Gavankar, Michaela Watkins and Al Madrigal. It's directed by Gavin O'Connor and also produced with Gordon Gray, Jennifer Todd and Ravi Mehta. I give it 4 stars as it's in the cinemas now and do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you'll be impressed.

Last Saturday February 29th I went to Twin Towns to see the tribute to John Lennon called Lennon Through A Glass Onion which has legendary Australian actor John Waters and Stewart D'Arrietta and it was my second time seeing it as I saw it with Mum at QPAC Concert Hall in Brisbane Friday November 25th 2011. I walked to Twin Towns, went to the 5th Floor, bought program , drank Coke Zero and went inside. The show started at about 8pm for nearly 2 hours John Waters and Stewart D'Arrieta performed the John Lennon and Beatles songs that Lennon did as well as John waters doing John Lennon talking about his life and it was him on guitar with Stewart on piano doing those so well as well as entertaining the crowds with good humour too. The show finished at about 9.50pm, people were buying stuff like program and Cd's, John and Stewart came to sign stuff, rang Dad, got an photo with John and Stewart and walk back to Greenmount. It was an FANTASTIC show as well as entertaining with...

On Friday February 28th I went to Twin Towns to see the legendary British group 10CC which it was my second time seeing them as I saw them at Twin Towns 22 months before on April 28th 2018 . I went to Twin Towns, went to the first floor, had Spaghetti and Meatballs for dinner, ate Bread roll, went to the 5th Floor, bought 10CC live CD, ate Crunch, drank Pepsi Max, went inside the Showroom and waited. The show started @ 8.13pm with the group which included original founding member Graham Gouldman, Paul Burgess, Rick Fenn, Keith Hayman and Iain Hornal coming on stage and for the next hour and an half performed many of their classic hits from the 70's as well as an new song called Say The Word which Iain and Graham wrote wanting to do an 70's and 10CC type song and Iain, Keith, Rick and Graham playing different guitars and bass and even Iain besides from piano played Mandolin and also they finished off with an great acapella performance of Donna and Rubber Bullets which everyo...