LINDSAY ASKEW IN HIS STUDIO

ANOTHER FORMER FLAKE MEMBER, LINDSAY ASKEW, IN HIS STUDIO. LINDSAY SAYS HE WILL SEND MORE PIX AND GIVE MORE DETAILS ON HIS HOME STUDIO SETUP.

SITE OF THE FUTURE STUDIO

HOPEFULLY, IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT FUTURE, I INTEND TO BUILD A PURPOSE BUILT STUDIO IN THE UPPER HUNTER VALLEY VILLAGE OF MURRURUNDI. I WAS UP THERE AT THE WEEKEND CHECKING OUT THE SURVEYOR'S RESULTS. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE A FAIRLY PROFESSIONAL REHEARSAL/RECORDING SETUP, POSSIBLY WITH ACCOMMODATION FOR MUSICIANS TO GO TO AND CHILL OUT IN RELAXING SURROUNDS, WITH THE COMFORTING KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE A FEW PUBS IN TOWN!

THAT SHIRT!

AFTER 36 YEARS, GEOFF GRAY (GOFF GREY) HAS CONTACTED ME TO ADVISE ME THAT I CAN"T SPELL HIS NAME AND THAT HE STILL WEARS THIS SHIRT. HE DOES LIVE IN QUEENSLAND, SO I SUPPOSE PEOPLE PROBABLY WOULDN'T NOTICE. G'DAY TO YOU TOO GEOFF. DOES WAYNE STILL WEAR THE SAME CHEST WIG?

J.O'K FAN CLUB LETTER

FRANK DENGATE, AN OLD MATE OF MINE, AND I THINK, BLACKTOWN PRESIDENT OF THE J.O'K FAN CLUB BACK IN THE 50-60'S SENT ME THIS LETTER.
CLICK ON LETTER TO ENLARGE.

DEE SHANNON (DENISE CAINES)

AS MENTIONED IN A RECENT POST, DENISE CAINES, SINGER IN FLAKE AND FRED KARNISS ARMY, DEE SHANNON, PICS WITH HER SON ASHTON, WHO ALSO IS WORKING HIS WAY INTO THE MUSIC SCENE, HIS GIRLFRIEND TENEILLE, & HER MUM. GREAT TO SEE YA, DEE.

MORE ORIGINAL SYN

STEPHEN GARD, PHOTOGRAPHER, CONTRIBUTED THESE PICS OF THIS HISTORIC OCCASION. L-R KEITH HERBERT, DAVE ALLEN, STEPHEN GARD.

SYNNERS OF THIS WORLD

37 YEARS AGO, KEITH, STEVE, & DAVE HAD A GARAGE BAND CALLED "SYN" , THIS WEEKEND WE REUNITED FOR THE FIRST TIME, JOINED BY HELEN AND RHIDIAN, AT STEVE'S BLUEDAWE STUDIO.

JOHNNY O'KEEFE JOHNNY DEVLIN - MOVE BABY MOVE

FOR FRANK DENGATE .NOTICE THE LATE COMER TO THE BACKING SINGERS, SIR ROBERT HELPMAN, THE FAMOUS DANCER.

FLAKE WEB SITE HAS ALREADY HAD SEVERAL HUNDRED HITS!

MY NEW FLAKE WEB SITE www.daveallen.bigblog.com.au
has already had several hundred hits this week, which makes me feel like it is worth the trouble.

Collapse of Bridge at Avignon

A great group of buskers witha bassic defect.

ME'N'MINE

IT HAS BEEN AN OVERSIGHT THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THE WEB SITE OF "ME'N'MINE", A GROUP FROM THE 60'S THAT PLAYED AROUND THE SOUTH WEST SUBURBS OF SYDNEY, DOING A LOT OF CYO DANCES.
THERE IS A WEB SITE, www.dcomo.com/Me'n'Mine/ . Please check it out. In particular, please read the beautiful diary of the band's fan club president. This is a lovely site, with very touching memories and imagery from the mid 60's. Rob Askew and Jimmy Penson Both x Flake were in this group. As I have mentioned in other entries, Jimmy Penson was also the drummer in Blackfeather. Sadly, Jimmy died in a car accident in the early 80's.

THE FULL HISTORY OF FLAKE

THE FULL HISTORY OF THE BAND IS NOW AVAILABLE TO READ ON THE "FLAKE" WEB SITE, www.daveallen.bigblog.com.au

DENISE CAINES, ALIAS DEE SHANNON

I WOULD NEVER HAVE FOUND HER. WAYNE THOMAS GAVE ME HER PHONE NUMBER.
DENISE WAS A BLOODY GOOD SINGER. IN FLAKE, SHE WAS ALWAYS OVERSHADOWED BY SHARON SIMS; NOT THROUGH TALENT, IT WAS JUST HOW IT WAS, SHARON WAS GIVEN THE SPOTLIGHT. DENISE HOWEVER, USED TO DO SOME NUMBERS ON HER OWN, I PARTICULARLY ENJOYED DENISE AND I DOING WHITE RABBIT, THE JEFFERSON AIRPLANE/GRACE SLICK NUMBER. DENISE TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T JOIN ANOTHER BAND AFTER FLAKE, BUT WHEN SHE WENT TO THE U.S, SHE SANG WITH GOSPEL CHOIRS, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE SOUNDED OUT OF PLACE IN THAT SORT OF COMPANY.

WHAT'S WITH ALL THE VIDEOS?

IF YOU ARE A REGULAR VISITOR TO THIS BLOG, YOU WILL HAVE NOTICED BY NOW, A LOT OF VIDEO POSTS FROM YOU TUBE. I PUT UP WHAT I LIKE, WHAT I THINK IS LAME, WHAT I THINK IS COOL. IT'S JUST A BIT OF FUN, NOTHING ELSE.

Tiny Tim-Do Ya Think I'm Sexy(1979)

A 20th century genius, just a bit misunderstood.

Tiny Tim

The magnificent Tiny Tim with the Laugh In Jerks.

LOVED ONES - EVERLOVIN' MAN

BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIO: NEW FLAKE WEB SITE

BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIO: NEW FLAKE WEB SITE www.daveallen.bigblog.com.au

Live TV announcement

AH... LIVE TV

Norman Gunston - A Salute To ABBA 1976

Keith Moon & Norman Gunston (part II)

Keith Moon & Norman Gunston (part I)

Aretha Franklin - R-E-S-P-E-C-T

I LOVED PLAYING AT CAESAR'S DISCOS AND LISTENING TO THIS MUSIC IN THE BREAKS, IT SOUNDED A LOT BETTER THAN WE DID.

NEW FLAKE WEB SITE

I HAVE STARTED A "FLAKE" BLOG, TO ACCOMMODATE MORE DETAILED INFO ON THE GROUP. IT IS STILL IN IT'S EARLY STAGES, BUT WILL SOON INCLUDE A HISTORY WRITTEN BY WAYNE THOMAS, AND A DISCOGRAPHY WITH ANY OTHER STUFF THAT COMES TO LIGHT. THE ADDRESS IS
www.daveallen.bigblog.com.au

BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIO: TAKE M Y WORD.....NEVER RELEASED

BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIO: TAKE M Y WORD.....NEVER RELEASED
I NEVER CEASE TO BE AMAZED AT WHAT CAN BE FOUND ON THE NET. KEITH HERBERT SENT ME AN MP3 YESTERDAY OF A LIVE PERFORMANCE I DID WITH FLAKE IN 1970 ON THE CLUB SHOW ON CHANNEL 7. I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE SONG LET ALONE DOING IT. BUT IT WAS DAVE ALLEN WITH FLAKE.

SPINNING WHEEL DISCO 1970

THIS IS THE ONLY PIC I RECALL TAKEN OF FLAKE, WITH ME IN IT. I THINK THIS WAS TAKEN FOR GO SET MAGAZINE
L-R DENIS MOORE, JOHN RUSSELL, SHARON SIMS, DAVE ALLEN, WAYNE THOMAS, JEFF GRAY, DENISE CAINES.