THE TRUTH IS OUT

KEITH SLINGERLAND AND THE HERBERTS, PLAYING IN BALI, BUT BELOW HE IS WITH HIS ALL GIRL BAND, THE BALI BONKERS. IT'S LITTLE WONDER HE IS SO KEEN ON THE PLACE, PLAYING IN TWO BANDS AT THE SAME TIME. WHAT A DRUMMER!

I MADE THE CHARTS!

LORI GRECO AND NATALIA SAFRAN JUST EMAILED ME TO TELL ME I MADE THE SELLABAND CHARTS FOR MOST PLAYED ARTIST YESTERDAY. ALL 3 TRACKS CHARTED, AT 7, 17 AND 25. ON THE AMBIENT CHARTS, I MADE 1,2,3! ON THE JAZZ CHART, 1,2,4 ON THE ELECTRONIC CHART, 2,3,6 AND IN THE WORLD MUSIC GENRE, 2,4,8! I AM AMAZED, TO SAY THE LEAST, NOW I JUST HOPE IT CONVERTS TO INVESTORS.

AH...SUMMER IN ENGLAND

YES, IT'S GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL TIME AGAIN, AND ENGLISH MUSIC FANS ONCE AGAIN GET TO PLAY IN THE MUD.

THE PETE BEST OF ACCA DACCA

THIS IS DAVE EVANS, THE ORIGINAL AC-DC SINGER. HE LIVES IN TEXAS THESE DAYS, AND HEADS A BAND CALLED THE "BADASSES". THEY SOUND VERY BAD.-ASSED. HE DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS THE KING BADASS.

ALSO, FROM 1974

ON OUR WEDDING DAY, NOTE THE WIDTH OF LAPELS, THE WIDTH OF THE RED TIE, THE TROUSERS, NATURALLY WERE FLAIRED, AND THE SHOES WERE PATENT DARK BLUE LEATHER WITH RED STRIPES. MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE HAD THE GOOD SENSE TO DRESS TIMELESSLY.

GLAM ROCKERS ACCA DACCA

I'M CONSTANTLY AMAZED WHEN REMINDED OF THE 70'S, JUST WHAT WE ALL LOOKED LIKE. THIS IS AC-DC FROM 1974, AND I JUST DON'T REMEMBER THEM LIKE THIS. AT LEAST ANGUS HAS STAYED CONSTANT. THANK GOD THE OTHERS DIDN'T.

AMY IS REALLY IN STRIFE

AMY WHITEHOUSE REALLY IS IN TROUBLE, AND IT'S JUST HEADLINE AFTER BYLINE. SAD THING IS, THIS GIRL CAN SING, AND SHE'S GOT SOUL. SHE'S ONLY 24, ON DRUGS, ON THE PISS, AND A MESS. WHY CAN'T HER PARENTS, FAMILY, MANAGER, RECORD COMPANY, FRIENDS HELP? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS BLOODY WORLD?

THE ARIA ? APRA ? AWARDS OR SOMETHING WERE ON LAST NIGHT.

NOT SURE REALLY, BUT DANIEL JOHNS GOT A BLACK EYE FOR WINNING SOMETHING, AND WOLFMOTHER SOMETHINGED I THINK, AND NATALIE KYLIE SOMETHING, UM, SOMETHING ABOUT A CHOCOLATE CAKE? OH AND SOMEONE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING A ROGUE TRADER I THINK.

I'VE TAKEN MY CLOTHES OFF!

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WORST ALBUM COVERS EVER

THERE IS AT LEAST ONE WEB SITE THAT DISPLAYS REALLY BAD RECORD COVERS, BUT THESE ARE ONES I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. WHAT SHOCKERS!

REX BAILS, AUTHOR

REX BAILS, INSPIRED BY THIS T SHIRT DESIGN, IS WRITING A VIRTUAL BOOK ON AIR BASS. SO FAR, HE'S WRITTEN THE TITLE, "THE FUNDAMENTALS OF AIR BASS FOR NOBODIES"

NOBODY PLAYS BASS LIKE REX BAILS

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT RUMOURS OF REX BAILS NON-EXISTENCE ARE BASELESS.

REX BAILS CONSIDERS RUNNING FOR PARLIAMENT.

IT WAS REPORTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON, THROUGH A RELIABLE SOURCE, (PROBABLY TARTARE, SORRY ABOUT THAT), THAT ENIGMATIC BASS PLAYER REX BAILS, IS CONSIDERING RUNNING FOR PARLIAMENT. WHEN ASKED WHETHER IT WAS GOING TO BE STATE OR FEDERAL, HE SAID "EITHER, THERE COULD BE VACANCIES EVERYWHERE SOON. "HE WENT ON TO SAY "IN THE STATE PARLIAMENT I RATHER FANCY MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, AND IN THE AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT, I COULD WARM A GOVERNMENT BACK BENCH, HAVE LONG LUNCHES AND GET ON THE PISS."

JUST WHEN YOU BEGIN TO THINK THINGS ARE CHANGING, THEY TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND GET WEIRD

IT HAS JUST BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT AC-DC WILL RELEASE THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN 8 YEARS, EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH US CHAIN STORE GIANT WAL-MART. ANY MUSIC RETAILERS WHO WANT TO STOCK THE ALBUM CAN BUY THEM OVER THE COUNTER AT WAL-MART! THE EAGLES DID SOMETHING SIMILAR. THE GROUP IS PAID SOMETHING LIKE $30 MILLION UPFRONT, FOR THE DEAL, AND SO MUCH PER RECORD. WITH OTHER MARKETING SYSTEMS FOR UNSIGNED BANDS, LIKE SELLABAND, ALREADY ON THE SCENE, THE MAJOR RECORD COMPANIES ARE LOOKING EVEN MORE NON VIABLE.

REX BAILS OUT

MYSTERY BASS PLAYER REX BAILS ABUSED ME FOR MY FLIPPANT INTERVIEW. (REX ACTUALLY SAID FLIPPERED, BUT WE KNOW WHAT HE MEANT), AND STORMED OUT OF BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIOS. BEFORE HE LEFT, HE SAID, "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?"
I SAID "YES, REX", "DON'T BE SMART" HE REPLIED, "I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE" . "I KNOW, YOU ARE HERE", I REPLIED. REX THEN THREATENED LEGAL ACTION BEFORE DRIVING HOME WITH A CASE OF MINERAL WATER TUCKED UNDER HIS ARM.

DAVE INTERVIEWS ENIGMATIC BASS PLAYER REX BAILS

DAVE: HI REX, I SEE YOU ARE THE NEW BASS PLAYER WITH SANDBOX. HOW DID YOU COME TO JOIN THE BAND?
REX:I MET STEVE IN WOY WOY BAY, WE TALKED, HE PLAYED SOME MUSIC, I WAS HOOKED.
DAVE: WHO ARE YOUR GREATEST INFLUENCE?
REX: YES, JOHN ENTWHISTLE IS GREAT.
DAVE:WHAT?
REX: NA, HE PLAYS DRUMS WITH THE STONES.
DAVE: YES WELL, MOVING ON, HOW LONG HAVE YOU PLAYED BASS?
REX: NOT LONG, I'M STILL LEARNING THE SCALES.
DAVE: NAME YOUR FAVOURITE GROUP.
REX: COUNTRY JOE AND THE FISH
DAVE: DO YOU USE A GUITAR TUNA?
REX: THAT'S ENOUGH, SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY TO ME.

JOHN & BELINDA'S BIG NIGHT OUT

I MAKE NO SECRET OF THE FACT THAT MY POLITICAL VIEWS ARE TO THE LEFT. WHEN I WAS 20, THE LIBERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE DAY TRIED TO CONSCRIPT ME INTO THE ARMY. I RESISTED, AND IT MADE ME THINK ABOUT POLITICS. THE FACT THAT A GOVERNMENT I WAS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE FOR , COULD CHANGE MY LIFE SO RADICALLY, REALLY GOT UP MY NOSE. I HAVE VOTED LABOR AND OCCASIONALLY GREENS IN THE UPPER HOUSE EVER SINCE. I WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE DOING SO UNTIL SOMETHING BETTER COMES ALONG. I LIVE IN WOY WOY, ON THE NEW SOUTH WALES CENTRAL COAST OF AUSTRALIA, AND SO DO THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE. SHE IS MY LOCAL FEDERAL MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, HE IS A MINISTER IN THE NSW PARLIAMENT. THEY ARE MARRIED, AND ARE A POWERFUL PAIR IN THE SCHEME OF THINGS. YET ACCORDING TO MANY REPORTS, THEY BEHAVED DISGRACEFULLY AT A LOCAL NIGHTCLUB, THREATENING TO CLOSE THE PLACE DOWN, THREATENING STAFF THEY WOULD LOSE THEIR JOBS AND GENERALLY MAKING COMPLETE MUGS OF THEMSELVES. "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" IS AS BAD A THREAT AS "I KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE" IF THE ALLEGATIONS ARE SUBSTANTIALLY TRUE, I FEEL VERY BADLY LET DOWN. MAYBE THEY SHOULD MAKE SOME "WORKCHOICES" OF THEIR OWN.

MORE ON POLITICIANS AND BLUES

THINK ABOUT IT. GOOD PUN, EH? WELL, YESTERDAY'S 1ST ANNUAL GOSFORD BLUES FESTIVAL WAS A GREAT SUCCESS TO MY WAY OF THINKING. A SHORT LEAD TIME, (8WEEKS) TO ORGANISE, HARDLY ANY PUBLICITY, TERRIBLE WEATHER, A CHANGE OF VENUE, FROM THE LEAGUES CLUB PARK TO IGUANA JOE'S, AND STILL SOME HUNDREDS TURNED UP. BLUES MUSICIANS AND FOLLOWERS, DESPITE THE SOMETIMES ROUGH IMAGE, AND THE WELL KNOWN DRINKING, ARE VERY WELL BEHAVED. NO ONE DRUNK, NO FIGHTS, NO ABUSE OF STAFF, NO NEED FOR BOUNCERS, NO NEED TO CALL THE COPS. NO STAT DECS. MAYBE BLUES PEOPLE SHOULD BE RUNNING THE COUNTRY.

CENTRAL COAST BLUES FESTIVAL

WOW! WHAT A GREAT DAY! UNDERWRITTEN BY THE LOCAL GOSFORD COUNCIL, TODAY'S FESTIVAL WAS A WONDERFUL DAY, AND GIVEN THAT THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PUBLICITY, THERE WAS A VERY GOOD CROWD. I KNEW PEOPLE WHO EVEN CAME FROM TASMANIA FOR IT. THERE WERE TWO STAGES AT IGUANA JOE'S, ON THE WATERFRONT, ON THE DELLA-BOSCA STAGE IN THE MAIN BAR AREA, WE SAW GAIL PAGE AND PARRIS MCLOUD , THE BLUES BOMBERS, LAST VOLUNTEERS AND BEACHHEAD. ON THE BELINDA NEALE STAGE, IN THE FUNCTION AREA, THE DAY KICKED OFF WITH MUMA JANE CHICAGO BLUES BAND, TORPEDOS, CONTINENTAL ROBERT & THE RINKY DINKS, FOLLOWED BY A JAM WITH BEACHHEAD, MUMA JANE, GAIL PAGE AND PARRIS ON KEYS, AND IT WAS A FITTING WAY TO FINISH THE DAY.

THIS AIRLINE'S A REAL BUMMER!

1St ANNUAL CENTRAL COAST BLUES FESTIVAL

THIS COMING WEEKEND, ON SUNDAY, THERE IS A BLUES FESTIVAL IN GOSFORD. IT IS SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL COUNCIL, WHICH IS GREAT, BUT, IF I WASN'T INVOLVED IN MUSIC, AND KNOWN SOME OF THE PERFORMERS, IT WOULD HAVE PASSED UN-NOTICED. IF YOU ARE LIVING ON THE CENTRAL COAST, NSW, AUSTRALIA, GET ALONG. ARTISTS INCLUDE MAMA JANE'S CHICAGO BLUES BAND, BLUES BOMBERS, BEACHHEAD, CONTINENTAL ROBERT AND MORE, A REALLY GOOD LINEUP, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE WEATHER, IT'S NOT IN LEAGUES CLUB PARK, IT'S BEEN MOVED TO IGUANA JOE'S, ACROSS THE ROAD.