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From: Pixie <Pixie@AnnWheatley.com>
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Subject: Re: Hopper
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:28:15 +1000
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On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:25:57 GMT, Holligan@pompies.ky wrote:
>AHA - you win the marbles!
>Black Cat Peanut bar it is . That's my 2nd home from home.
>I see you''ve travelled. You know that one ?
>
I know nuts..... mehehe. Have (now passed) family ties through
marriage.
I don't get out much. I try to make the most when I do go. Haven't
been "thar"... Even the ex pats tell me not to go thar...
>Head Banging -lost a little hair since those days so gave it up.
>
Yeah.... you kinda need hair for that..../grin
It embarrasses the kids no end to see their Dad throwing His head
around and all they can hear is rattling....rofl...
> You NEED hair for that. Don't wanna die looking like Willie Nelson.
>
When you can write lyrics like Him, who needs hair??
>But it is infectious and can't help myself sometimes when the place is
>rocking. It gives me a kick every time.
>
Herpes is infectious too, but I don't want that either.....ROFL
>Dancing. I watch that Las Vegas dance competition on the box, with my
>daughter. The energy - Wonderful stuff.
>
Yes. Always glued here to the dancing.
>It's good to see the gap between ballet and the others are narrowing -kinda
>opens up the opportunities for dancers.
>
Hip hop is lost on me... /blahck...Joint dislocation to very bad muzak
is all that is.
I'm a purist.
>I saw Tap Dogs the other day live for the 2nd time. Great entertainers.
>
Aren't they just the best!! They tap??... oh! Haven't been able to
drag my eyes down to their feet yet.......rofl. One day....
>You guys have exported some incredible acts over the years.
>Aus Crawl - soul.food
>
Tick!
Meet me down by the jetty laaaaandinggggggg... mehehe.
>Little River Band & John F - did a gig with them in LA in the 80's - awesome
>guys.
>
John waved at me once at Whispering Jack concert here. Some tall noof
was in front of me jumping all over the place and I had to look around
them.
(Vewwy small country town, so everyone could dance at the concert). I
turned and looked behind me to see what He was lookin' at and He
mouthed "yes, YOU" and laughed..... /blush
My two seconds of "fame"...../laff
>Icehouse - lost to the world although I hear Davies is doing something
>
Never was so popular when they was The Flowers.... !
Name is everything.
Like The Wiggles..... you knew they were The Cockroaches first??
/grin
>Crowded House & the brothers.- songwriters par excellence.
>
Crowded House is kinda NZ...... they just never let on!! Who would!?
/grin.... ok, ok... I know... We really do love Kiwis!
Same as Russell Crowe, no plans to buy NZ anytime soon.... mehehe.
They only THINK they invented pavlova! Nope, we ain't giving that up.
>James Reyne - Never wavered or bent to popular stuff kept to his unique
>style - huge respect -I was asked to pick a few random influential tunes
>from the 70's & 80's during a lengthy radio station interview in the US.
>
I love the fact I can't understand a word the guy says..../grin.
His brother David heads up a chat show on morning tv here, daily.
David is a little more "stuffed shirt" than James. Hunts in cupboard
for forgotten Semantics... Had a Leunig cover....
> I thought "stuff it" I dug deep into my mental archives and went for the
>unsungs, and he was one of my choices. Everyone expected me to call up
>Zeppelin, Floyd or Yes Strawbs or more so US bands Grand Funks etc.
>
Who?? mehehe. Was still in school when Floyd hit the wall too.
Zeppelin???.... that German balloon thing?? /giggle....
> The calls that came in afterward of guys who knew and guys who didn't jammed the
>switchboard. It was amazing. I think he sold a shitload of albums the next
>day. The DJ was dumbfounded, never heard of it, but rocked all the same.
>Many a lesson to be learned in that locality. I was SMUG to say the least.
>Good talking
>
I hope James bought you a beer next time you was in town.
Yes. Very good talking! Music makes the world a smaller place.
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