Suicide? Rape? War? Insanity? Yes please! Could this be the 6 o’clock news I’m talking about? No? What about pop music? Well, if we’re talking Kim Wilde, the answer is most definitely yes! I’ve always had a love of drama in pop music. Songs that tell a story – quite often a depressing story – [...]
Maxine: Case 1352
I received a tweet from Gen Z Gay-schlock comedian, the out-of-control Rhys Nicholson last night. James & I are both convinced Rhys’s future concerns having his body found washed up on a riverbank somewhere or in a hotel room with a needle sticking out of his arm. Thinking about him again this morning, “Maxine” came [...]
My heart goes bang bang, bang bang
I’m going through somewhat of a large Stock/Aitken/Waterman resurgence at the moment. Partially because of new CD reissues of classic SAW artists like Sonia, Big Fun & Boy Krazy. But also because of new book I’m reading by PWL (Pete Waterman Ltd) mixer Phil Harding. The book is called “PWL from the Factory Floor” and [...]
Would you give a little bit of Attention To Me?
I’m having a “Nolans” moment earlier today. Last night it was a “Mamma Cass” moment and I’m morphing into having a “Kim Wilde” moment right now. It’s been a strange few days. I’ve been sick with a cold, had a day off work, had a day at work feeling like a zombie and now have [...]
Thank you YouTube…Gobbledok TV advert
I didn’t even think of Youtube when I took a photo of the Gobbledok ay my local IGA (Impossible to Get Anything you want). But this morning, I did have a look and found the original Gobbledok advert from 1987. Ah memories…like the corners of my mind….
Look who’s back!
it was a nice surprise to see him at my local supermarket this week. Surrounded by hundreds of packets of “chippies”. The famous Gobbledok seems to be making a return to Smiths Chips advertising. And about time. I love the Gobbledok. He likes chippie, chippie, chippies even more than I do! “The Gobbledok is a [...]
The Bird Dance/Chicken Dance
I dedicate this to my Dad who used to torture Yoda with this song on the car cassette player every time we had to pick up/drive him somewhere. It became a running joke, every time Yoda got in the car, Dad would have the song ready for him. Yoda hates this song with a vengeance!
Maggie Burns & Co – Patchs, Sydney – 1985
These are the last two songs from Maggie Burns & Company’s “Games” which was performed at Patchs, Oxford Street, Sydney for several months in 1985. Generally at 2am! And I should know – I was there for quite a few of those performances. Home video cameras were new and expensive and a then friend of [...]
It was the 80s…we all dressed like that.
Okay well maybe we didn’t ALL dress like that. Maybe it was only me who had inappropriately permed hair and clothes like a budget airline pilot. And there’s John as Frida from the A Group we don’t talk about anymore. He’d just done a show. I’d just been dancing. I have pimples. I have only [...]
THEM in Carnival Knowledge
After working from home on Friday, I wasn’t about to put my glad-rags on and venture out into the night. I had another look at some of the video tapes I’d uncovered recently, particularly those that had the 80s drag shows on them that I was such a huge fan of back then. While I’ve [...]
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