Had a dream about this absolute classic song last night. Don’t know why. But who cares – it’s made me reconnect with this fabtastic song from Australian group Masters Apprentices. I can’t hear this song without wanting to jump up and start dancing as if I’m a 60s go-go dancer! Oh, and dig that crazy [...]
Ooh dahling that doesn’t rhyme either!!!!!
The fabulous Jeannie Little released a single in the 70s “Dahling, Are You Paying Attention” b/w “Oceania Roll”. A one-off novelty hit and of course I bought the single at the time. I love Jeannie. Thanks to a friend of the family, I went along to see Jeannie in “Jerry’s Girls” at the Footbridge Theatre [...]
Up, up and away with TAA the friendly, friendly way
Oh, I’m on a roll with these TV commercials from my childhood. It seems like every few months someone is adding something new to Youtube from my past that just blows me away. And, of course, I could virtually remember the lyrics word for word even though it’s been decades since I’ve seen the ad. [...]
Amoco in your machine!
I have this as a cardboard 7″ single. Yes I do, I really do. Played havoc with my record player back in the early 70s – the needle used to jump up and down. I’m not sure cardboard was such a good material to make records from. Ah yes, it was called a flexi-disc. I [...]
In my secret silver box, I keep the things I love
In my secret silver box Secret silver box I keep the things I love The smell of the flowers in the garden The bizzy bizz from the bumble bee I play the cards on the floor See the wheels turn once more Butterflies and sunshine Rainbow cross the river Purple dreams and silence Silence in [...]
You filthy, dirty little queer. Get out!
First of January, 2011 and I can’t help revisiting an old classic. Number 96. And, more specifically, Bev & Don’s classic scene where she finds out he’s Gay. Or a “hummus-sexual” as Don seems to say Seeing this surreptitiously as an 12 year old, you might think it could have screwed up my self-image and [...]
Pearl’s A Singer
I’ve been travelling down memory lane to some of the one-off hits I loved as a teenager growing up in Adelaide in the 70s. We had a TV show every Saturday called “Music Express” which was two hours of pop videos. They played all the expected hits but sometimes a few things that ended up [...]
What were you watching on TV in 1976?
You’ll need to click on the image above to see the full sized version and to read the program listings. This is an actual scan of a TV Guide issue dated May 8, 1976. TV Guide was an Adelaide-only magazine that competed with the national magazines – TV Week and TV Times. It was smaller, [...]
A boy’s record collection has to start somewhere…..
7″ Singles were only $1.10 and over the years I bought around 1,100 of them. And one of the very first was this one….. And let’s not forget my first true music love and obsession…. So then it’s hard to believe I also bought this one back in the early 70s… (And I’m wondering what [...]
I’m as mad as hell and I’m not gonna take it anymore!
This movie completely blew me away as a 16 year old in the 70s. Network. Absolutely brilliant. Today, after not having a shower for three days and having back and forth pointless telephone calls, dealing with incompetent real estate agents and electrical repair companies, I was reminded of this phrase from Network… ‘I’M AS MAD [...]
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