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A Trip Down Memory Lane

grazorblade said:
used to play mugby at scouts

what you do is kick the ball in the air and the person who catches it has to run as long as they can without getting tackled. If they get tackled it is a pile on

wasn't very fun in hindsight :D
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In primary school we had what I took to be a school invented game of 2 groups either side of the shelter shed, shouting A-ban-dee-over and throwing a tennis ball over the shelter shed. If the other side caught it the first you knew was they all came running round the other side to try and tag as many people on that team. If you were tagged you joined their team. To escape you had to run round the shelter shed once. No catch and the other team got to shout and throw it back over.

Every lunch break for ages we did that.

Marbles in the dirt. Enough said. A pastime of that era that would have little following these days - no beeps, deaths or screens involved.

In scouts on camping trips we played Retreivo in the dark. Two teams, one base table, after dark. The running team hides individually in the dark anywhere in the huge area designated. Hunting team would leave someone at the base table and everyone else would go out with torches and try to find and tag people. If caught you had to go to the base table and hope someone from your side could race in and touch the table to free everyone again. So many nights running madly and blindly through the bush - loved it.

Stuck-in-the-mud with all the relo kids when we all got together. That and Hospital Tiggy - where the place you got touched you have to hold while chasing everyone to tag someone else. The cunning player targeted feet so you had to hop or run hunched over.

And little of it was to see who won - just to have fun for hours.
 
Two Bronte Surf Club lifesavers joined forces to sing rock, surf sounds and doo wop harmonies at surf club functions and talent quests in 1958. That same year they were joined by two other locals and the band that was to become an Aussie music legend was formed .Their first pro gig was at a Kings Cross night club which led to them supporting various touring musicians managed by the American promoter Lee Gordon, then as back-up vocals for major Australian acts – notably Johnny O’Keefe, who became their mentor and with whom they performed on ABC TV’s Six O’clock Rock, then Bandstand. Once they found a television audience their star was born.

Who is the band guys?
 
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grazorblade said:
living end, custard, powerfinger, that was my era
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Mine was this era INXS, Little River Band, Sherbet, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and the back end of the Easybeats and Masters Apprentices. My picks LRB and INXS as they cracked the American market and to be honest I preferred their sound to the others. I think I had every one of their recordings. Liked the Mersey beat sound of the Easybeats too.
 
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Richie said:
Two Bronte Surf Club lifesavers joined forces to sing rock, surf sounds and doo wop harmonies at surf club functions and talent quests in 1958. That same year they were joined by two other locals and the band that was to become an Aussie music legend was formed .Their first pro gig was at a Kings Cross night club which led to them supporting various touring musicians managed by the American promoter Lee Gordon, then as back-up vocals for major Australian acts – notably Johnny O’Keefe, who became their mentor and with whom they performed on ABC TV’s Six O’clock Rock, then Bandstand. Once they found a television audience their star was born.

Who is the band guys?
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I was a young tacker then but some of the fam used to watch SOcR - some other fam are full on muso's geeks lots of discussions and LP collections I'm punting Dee Jays.

Funny add on re JOK, one of our first early fam hols was up on the Gold Coast can't recall which beach burb, I'll never forget one night music was blasting from some place close by and it was loud as, who was singing, JOK.
He was huge back then and trail blazer thats for sure.
 
Richie said:
Mine was this era INXS, The Easybeats, Little River Band, Sherbet, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs. My picks LRB and INXS as they cracked the American market and to be honest I preferred their sound to the others. I think I had every one of their recordings. Liked the Mersey beat sound of the Easybeats too.
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Yer alot my era as well above, Thorpey was a little before my age of getting into music but his Most People I Know was friggin legendary tune !
Easybeats another trail blazer.
Better add in Russell Morris < though wasn't mad about him - friggin LRB I used to think a bit soft but damn the tunes and success damn impressive !
USA success I couldn't believe how well damn Air Supply had done.
Gawd Sherbet, the countdown fav, pretty good tunes.
I even got to appreciate Squeak later, JPY haha
You know who I never appreciated back in those days, Farnham.
Rock abviously was my pref so never did I care about him - untill one day at the Supercars Homebush we stayed back to listen more so Hunters & Collectors who have some great tunes.
Well low and behold Farnham came on - I did like the Voice it is a great tune but wow what a showman live, he did blow my socks off then I got it.
 
LFC said:
I was a young tacker then but some of the fam used to watch SOcR - some other fam are full on muso's geeks lots of discussions and LP collections I'm punting Dee Jays.

Funny add on re JOK, one of our first early fam hols was up on the Gold Coast can't recall which beach burb, I'll never forget one night music was blasting from some place close by and it was loud as, who was singing, JOK.
He was huge back then and trail blazer thats for sure.
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I was also a little tacker back then. You have not named my band.
 
LFC said:
Yer alot my era as well above, Thorpey was a little before my age of getting into music but his Most People I Know was friggin legendary tune !
Easybeats another trail blazer.
Better add in Russell Morris < though wasn't mad about him - friggin LRB I used to think a bit soft but damn the tunes and success damn impressive !
USA success I couldn't believe how well damn Air Supply had done.
Gawd Sherbet, the countdown fav, pretty good tunes.
I even got to appreciate Squeak later, JPY haha
You know who I never appreciated back in those days, Farnham.
Rock abviously was my pref so never did I care about him - untill one day at the Supercars Homebush we stayed back to listen more so Hunters & Collectors who have some great tunes.
Well low and behold Farnham came on - I did like the Voice it is a great tune but wow what a showman live, he did blow my socks off then I got it.
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Did not mention Russell Morris or JPY as intended posting them after the bands. Topping the list were Livie of course, John Farnham, Brian Cadd, also wrote some great songs, Normie Rowe plus lesser knowns like Allison Durbin, Linda George, Col Joye, Johnny Devlin, Bryan Davies, Little Pattie, Dig Richards a prolific singer-songwriter. Loved Morris' The Real Thing and JPYs' classic Love is in the Air.

 
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Jeez almost forgot this guy and Australias answer to David Bowie, Icehouse frontman Iva Davies, who like many of our old rockers is still performing. The Icehouse signature tune is probably Great Southern Land but this has my vote as the lyrics are great and it best showcases Davies incredible vocal range.
 
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absolutely we have some top exports and hows the press going on about ol Angus ACDC gigs coming up.
Can't believe it seeing ol goats up on stage like watching or playing O55 football but you still the talent is there.
Have considered tickets but I really dislike those huge crowds nowadays I'll pass.

You have added others that escaped me well done.
Come which was your fav being I haven't mentioned it ? or have you by now ?
I have giggles now for sometime re JPY and Love Is In The Air.
One of my beloved portugese bro inlaws, many fam gathering is enjoying the company, eat drink and drink musice in the background and once the girls getting bopping away we've had 2/3/4 bottles of red.
This guy with his accent when the chorus arrives, its, Malaka's everywhere instead of love is in the air, even my wife giggles away when we hear the song on the radio or spotify.
Mono would like that one.

Yer Cadd has some good ones, your right I've mixed things up bands to solo artists, just what comes to the head.
Livvie is a icon, Physical, Grease and the skin tight pants wow burn it up Liv what a voice.
Good ol Col, never was into country wifey is.
You added some early legends before us but we got to know them.
Clapton, sitting on a palm beach road, I'm so drunk the car won't go, Deep Water album I think, tops.
Savage Garden very true never expected that success.
Mentals yes I'm going back to band, some great local good tune vibes.
Mr Mambo came to be.
Very rocker type I gravitated to I had seen Doc/Angels so so so many times, fast, heavy beat, adrenaline stuff.
 
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