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On Sunday afternoon I went to the Redland Performing Arts Centre to see the 1960's Variety Show with the Robertson Brothers, Simon Brook McLachlan and Cosima Devito who was in Australian Idol 2003 which it was my first time seeing the show. I caught the bus to Carindale from the City, caught bus from Carindale to Cleveland, walk to RPAC, bought Cashews and Coke With No Sugar, ate cashews, drank coke with No Sugar and went inside. The show started at 2pm with clips and even an intro by the Lone Ranger and the Robertson Brothers came onstage starting off with Wake Up Little Susie and Simon Brook McLachlan came on doing an tribute to Del Shannon, the Robertson Brothers did an medley of Australian songs of the 60's including the Delltones and the Bee Gees, the guitarist Dieter performed the song Classical Gas, Cosima De Vito came on which she did an segment of the 60's female singers including Dusty Springfield and Cilla Black and finished off the 1st set with an medley of Be...

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express May 28th 1959 and now the classic hits station 4BH was one of the Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Keith Edie who was on Friday nights at 7pm doing the show Craven A Hit Parade which the listener would 100 pounds if they could name the Mystery Singer.

This is from the Telegraph May 26th 1970 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB which is now Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the early 70's as they used to promote events which among them was the Queensland Pop Festival which was an big thing at the time as many Brisbane bands performed there for $1.000 in prizes as the first 2 heats were held at the Sound Machine which was once TC's and the finals at Festival Hall which was on May 31st until June 28th 1970.

This is from the Telegraph May 25th 1966 and this was the 4BK Top 10 with Bobby and Laurie at number 1 with their version of the Roger Miller song Hitch Hiker which 2 of the musicians playing on it went on to form iconic Australian band Daddy Cool Gary Young and Wayne Duncan as they were in the Rondells who backed up Bobby and Laurie at the time, The Throb at number 2 with their version of the Benny Spellman song Fortune Teller which also the Rolling Stones recorded an version of it in 1963 but was released as an single in Australia in the same year as the Throb, Bob Lind at number 3 with Elusive Butterfly, Nancy Sinatra at number 4 with These Boots Are Made For Walkin, The Beatles at number 5 with the double sided Nowhere Man/Norweigan Wood which was both from the Rubber Soul album, The Beach Boys at number 6 with their version of the traditional folk song Sloop John B which Beach Boys member Al Jardine suggested to Brian Wilson for the group to record the song, The Overlanders at ...

This is the autobiography of American model Christine Brinkley and in this book she talks about moving to California from Michigan when she was 6 months old, her parents' divorce when she was 8, her mother marrying Don Brinkley who was an TV writer who adopted Christine and Her Brother, went to Paris in 1973, got discovered by Errol Sawyer in 1974 where she become an model, appeared in commercials, covers for magazines including Vogue France, Harper's and Queen, Elle France, Sports Illustrated, Glamour and Cosmopolitan, her 4 marriages including singer Billy Joel which they have a daughter Alexa, doing acting including National Lampoon's Vacation and Vegas Vacation, encounters with Bruce Springsteen, Bono from U2, Barbara Waters, Chevy Chase and many others. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and BRILLIANT stories as well as very impressive and very entertaining which it is well worth an read. Christine recently has done an book tour to promote the book ...

This is from the Telegraph May 22nd 1975 (50 Years Ago today) and this was the 4IP Top 40 charts with the British group Pilot at number 1 with January, Al Martino at number 2 with To The Door Of The Sun, Sherbet at number 3 with Summer Love and Frankie Valli at number 4 with My Eyes Adore You. The new entries in the charts that week were Labelle at number 31 with Lady Marmalade, Michael Murphy at number 36 with Wild Fire and Sweet at number 38 with Fox On The Run and besides from Sherbet the other Australian acts in the charts that week were Ross Ryan at number 12 with Blue Chevrolet Ballerina, Kevin Johnson at number 13 with 20th Century Man, Skyhooks at number 14 with the title track from their 2nd album Ego Is Not A Dirty Word, Allison McCallum at number 17 with Excuse Me, Olivia Newton John twice firstat number 25 with the song written by John Farrar from the Australian group the Strangers Have You never Been Mellow and at number 33 with the song written by the late John Rostill...

This is from the Telegraph May 21st 1962 and until 1990 when it became B105 4BK was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which among their disc jockeys was Bill O'Brien who on this day 63 years ago broadcast his show at the Mt Gravatt Drive In Shopping Centre in the Pole Top Studio that day into the evening from 4pm until 5pm, 5.30pm until 6pm and 7.30pm until 8pm along with an Variety Show and an Mannequin Display.

This is from the Telegraph May 20th 1966 and long before being the Good Times and the Great Classic Hits station as well as being an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's as they were known for being the Good Music station as it was playing easy listening music as which among their disc jockeys was Bruce Ross who did the breakfast show which he had an mention on the last night when 4KQ ended June 30th 2022 by Ian Skippen who was interviewed by Murray Shoring.

This is from the Telegraph May 19th 1969 and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which among their disc jockeys was Geoff Bradley who did the Breakfast show from 5am until 8am and Hitline 8am until 9am Monday to Saturday and 2pm until 4pm Monday to Friday.

This is from the Telegraph May 18th 1967 and now the classic hits station 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their competitions at the time was Keys To Cash that meant that the listeners between 2pm until 4pm Monday-Friday had to listen to win $2000.

It is 40 years ago this year when legendary Australian rock band INXS released the album Listen Like Thieves which was recorded in Sydney at Rhinoceros Studios as well as being mixed at AIR Studios in London and went to number 1 in Australia, number 11 in the USA and number 48 in the UK which the album had 4 hit singles What You Need, This Time, Kiss The Dirt and the title track and also it now out on CD as an Extended Edition to celebrate the releases of the album. Besides from the original tracks including the hit singles which it is on the first CD and the second CD has b-sides, live recordings during the 1985/85 period and remixes of the songs. It is AWESOME , BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC songs that has stood the test of time and sounding great today as it did back then and the extended Edition of the album was remastered as well as mixed by producer Giles Martin who is the son of iconic British record producer Sir George Martin and Paul Hicks who is the son of guitarist...

This is the new live album by legendary Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Ian Moss and this was recorded at Anitas Theatre in Thirroul NSW an year ago today May 17th 2024 during the Rivers Run Dry tour as he was promoting his lastest album which among the songs he performed that is on the album including his solo work with Tucker's Daughter and Telephone Booth as well as tracks from the Rivers Run Dry album as well as the Codl Chisel classics including Bow River and Flame Trees as well as an version of the Tom Jones 1966 hit Green Green Grass of Home as it's just Ian on acoustic guitar. It is FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with the songs sounding FANTASTIC and AWESOME live with great playing by Ian which it is well worth listening to and Ian is currently on tour at the moment with an trio doing the One Guitar One Night only which he was in Brisbane last week at the Princess Theatre as well as will be playing the Rock The Boat cruise show in October as well as 2 New...

This is from the Telegraph May 17th 1968 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 in Brisbane at the time in the late 60's which among their disc jockeys were Graeme Smith, Geoff Atkinson, Greg Jeffrey and Ronnie Sparks who was on from 4pm until midnight which they were advertising for a listener to win the ring a ding dinner'n'disco tour with the BC boys and an Australian pop singer.

This is from the Telegraph May 16th 1958 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 1950's which the station was the first Brisbane radio station to do the Top 40 as Sydney had done it on March 2nd that year on 2UE which the 4BC did the Top 40 on Monday May 19th 1958 at 5.30am as it would last for the next 23 years.

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express May 15th 1963 and now the talk back station as it's 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 Geoff Atkinson who had been with the station since 1957 was on daily at 4pm playing the chart busters for 3 hours in the show Streamline as well as hosting the QTQ 9 Music Teen Beat which was on weekly at the time.

This is from the Telegraph May 14th 1969 and until 1992 when it became 4TAB now known as Radio TAB 4IP was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60s's as they were an Ipswich Station originally at the time which among their disc jockeys was Billy J Smith who would go on to great success with TV was on from 6am until 9am and Gray Clark from 9am until midday which they were doing an treausre hunt and the listener had to get the Color Radio 4IP Skulldiggery Map at the nearest Bcc Store and an spade to win $1000 and also prizes.

This is from the Telegraph May 13th 1969 and long before known for being the Good Times and Great Classic Hits station as well as an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the late 60's which they were known at the time as Better Music and More News as they were playing Easy Listening music which among their disc jockeys was Bill Riner who was on Friday to Wednesday from 2.30pm until 7pm which he was mentioned in the special 75 Year journey an Brisbane icon on June 26th 2022 and June 30th 2022 as well as by Pete Rudder when he was interviewed by Murray Shoring on the final broadcast when it ended Thursday June 30th 2022.

This is from the Telegraph May 12th 1965 (60 Years Ago today) and this was the 4BK Top 10 with Petula Clark at number 1 with the song written by Tony Hatch who also produced it I Know A Place, Hermans Hermits at number 2 with the song written by John Carter and Ken Lewis Can't You Hear My Heartbeat with their version of the Rays song Silhouettes, the Beatles at number 3 with their version of the Chuck Berry song which was from the Beatles For Sale album Rock'n'Roll Music, The Rolling Stones at number 4 with the Last Time, The Beatles at number 5 with Ticket To Ride, The Seekers at number 6 with the song written by Tom Springfield I'll Never Find Another You, Roger Miller at number 7 with King Of The Road, Vic Dana at number 8 with Red Roses For A Blue Lady, Shirley Bassey at number 9 with the song that was from the James Bond movie of the same name that starred Sean Connery Goldfinger and Gene Pitney at number 10 with the double sided I Must Be Seeing Things and Maria...

Last night I went to Kedron Wavell whee i got to see Australian country singers Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont who are husband and wife and it was my 2nd time seeing Brooke which I first saw her live with her sisters The McClymonts nearly 11 years ago at Kedron Wavell Saturday October 25th 2014. I caught bus to Chermside, went to the Sporting Globe where I had Chicken Burger and Chips for dinner, drank Coke With No Sugar, walk to Kedron Wavell, went to the Blue Pacific Room and use my mobile. The show started at 7.30pm with Peter Chapman and the Lumberjacks came on stage which he did an half hour set doing his own songs as well as doing the Creedence Clearwater Revival song Have You Ever Seen The Rain which he got the crowd to sing along and got everyone entertained. There was an interval which I bought an Coke with No Sugar, bought an Hat and Bag at the Merch Stand and use my mobile. Then at 8.20pm Brooke and Adam came on stage which for the next 1 hour and 35 minutes performe...

This is from the Telegraph May 11th 1964 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 was Johnny James who had been with the station since the 50's hosted the the Top 40 Breakfast Show daily playing the lastest records that was out at that time including the sounds from Liverpool and US Imports.

This is from the Telegraph May 10th 1965(60 Years ago) and now the classic hits station in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which they did competitions back then as among them were Keys To Cash competition with 1600 pounds to win in cash and prizes which commenced on Thursday and the brocuhers were at the nearest Barry and Roberts Self Service Store in the suburbs and the other competition was Ring A Request Monday to Friday from 1pm until 4pm.

This is from the Northern Suburbs Express May 8th 1963 and the now the talk back station as it's the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1960's which among their disc jockeys was Bob Wills who presented the Super 70 Hits in the Marlboro Show each night from 10.30pm until 11.30pm.

This is from the South Coast(Gold Coast) Bulletin May 7th 1958 and known for being the music station including the Good Times and Great Classic Hits and before an country music station in the 80's 4KQ was known in the early days for many years used to do the Talent Quests which on May 13th 1958 4KQ did one at the Southport Hotel at 8pm which the winner would appear at the City Hall in Brisbane on June 3rd, the final winner would get the trip to rome and 100 pounds pocket money and audition forms were avaliable at Allisons, Nerang Street or Southport Hotel.

This is from the Telegraph May 6th 1969 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 late 60's which among their disc jockeys were Mike Baker who was on Monday to Saturday from 5.30am until 9am, Johnny James who was on from 9am until 12pm Monday to Saturday, Bert (Birdbrain) Robertson who was on Monday to Friday from 12pm until 2pm, Greg Jeffrey who was on Monday to Thursday from 2pm until 4pm, Graham Smith who was on Monday to friday from 4pm until 7pm, Mike A'Hern who was on Monday to Friday from 7pm until 10pm, Ronnie Sparkes who was on Monday to Friday from 10pm until midnight and John Waite was on from Midnight to Dawn and it was promoting the car sweepsteaks for the listeners to win an car.

This is from the Telegraph May 5th 1955 and now the talk back station as it's the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who was an big part of 4BC's success in the 50's and 60's until the early 70's was on Friday mornings at 11am doing Melody Quiz which the prizes to be won included De Luxe 3 Speed Record-Changer Radiogram.

This is from the Telegraph May 5th 1955 and now the classic hits station 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their disc jockeys was Bob Rogers who had been with the station since 1950 as he would be there until 1957 and would acheieve great success on Sydney radio was on at 8pm doing American Hit Parade which was presented by Listex Laboratories and the following Monday the program The House of Peter McGovern was on at 8.45am.

This is the new album by legendary American country singer Willie Nelson and this is an album of Rodney Crowell songs which includes Shame On the Moon which was an hit for Bob Seger in 1983 and Making Memories of Us which was to be an hit for Keith Urban in 2005 as well as the title track with Willie sings it with Rodney Crowell and also the musicians who played on it including Fred Eltringham on drums who is from the Wallflowers, Mickey Raphael on Harmonica who has played with Willie Nelson since 1973 and James Mitchell on electric guitar.It was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville Tennessee and The B Room in Joelton Tennessee. It is an excellent album with FANTASTIC songs with great singing by Willie who is still sounding great at age 92 and it was produced by Buddy Cannon who also did backing vocals with Mark Rothbaum as exceutive producer. Willie is on tour doing shows in the US doing the Outlaw Fest with Bob Dylan, The Mavericks, Tami Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Wilco amongst...

This is the live album by legendary British musician and singer Sting and the tracks on the album were recorded live during the 3.0 Live tour which he is backed by guitarist Dominic Miller and drummer Chris Maas as he performs songs from the Police era including Message In A Bottle and Every Breath You Take as well as solo work including Fields of Gold and Englishman In New York. It is an FANTASTIC live album with FANTASTIC songs with an great performance by Sting as well as his back up band and Sting is on the road which he will be performing in Europe, America and Asia as well as some American shows with Billy Joel in this year and 2026. This is an must for Sting fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This afternoon I went to the Events Cinema Garden City to see the New Zealand movie. Maeta Percival(Anapela Polataivao) is an Samoan school teacher in Christchurch who loses her daughter in the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake and 3 years later is urged by her nephew Sio (Beulah Koale) who is an social worker to apply for the job as an substitute teacher at the St Francis School which it's an private school and is accepted despite reservations by the school board which they were urged by principal Alan Hubbard(Dalip Sondhi). Mareta encounters Sophie an student (Antonia Robinson) while playing piano which she sings and teaches an group of students who each have personal issues which she then puts together an choir bringing them together as they starting to sound good and then things gets interesting. It is AMAZING, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with SUPERB and BRILLIANT ACTING by Anapela Polataivao, Beulah Koale, Dalip Sondhl, Antonia Robinson, Nicole Whippy and James Irvine. It was directed by...

This afternoon I went to the Palace Barracks to see the movie Small Things Like These. It's 1985 as Christmas is approaching in Ireland in an tow called New Ross Bill Furlough (Cillian Murphy) is an coal merchant who is fair and hard working man is married to Eileen (Eileen Walsh) with 5 daughters and delivers coal to the convent which one day he discovers an girl named Sarah (Zara Devlin) who is begging him for help as well as dealing with his own past losing his mother who lived with an wealthy woman named Mrs Wilson (Michelle Fairley) and it gets very interesting. It is sad, Amazing and impressive with excellent acting by Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Eileen Walsh, Zara Devlin and Michelle Fairley. it was directed by Tim Mielants and produced by Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy, Alan Moloney, Drew Vinton and Jeff Robinov. I give it 4 stars as it still in the cinemas now so do yourselves an favour and SEE IT which you will be impressed and amazed.

This is from the Telegraph May 4th 1956 and now the Classic Hits Station here in Brisbane 4BH was one of Brisbane's popular radio stations at the time in the 1950's which among their radio personalities was Keith Eadie who did the show Craven A Hit Parade which was on at 7pm weeknights.

This is from the Redcliffe Herald May 3rd 1967 and known for being an music station including Good Times and Great Classic Hits that lasted until the final Broadcast Thursday June 30th 2022 as well as had abeen an country music station in the 80's was doing music back in the 60's which they wereplaying easy listening music at that time in 1967 as it was known as the Better Music station.

This is from the Telegraph May 2nd 1980 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 80's which they were still playing music at that time as that month (May) 45 years it was the music month as that weekend was Rock, Love and Marriage and the next week was Giant Killers which played songs that knocked off the biggest off the top of the charts.

This is from the Telegraph May 1st 1967 and now the talk back station as it's the only commercial one here in Brisbane 4BC was one of Brisbane's top radio stations at the time in the 60's which among their disc jockeys was Johnny James who had been with 4BC since the 50's did the breakfast show from 5.30am until 9am.