NAROOMABLUES FEST 2009

WELL ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND OF BLUES, ROCKABILLY AND ROCK NOSTALGIA HAS COME AND GONE AGAIN. AS USUAL, THE WAS A GREAT LINEUP OF BLUES ACTS FROM THE STATES, WITH CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE, DIUNNA GREENLEAF BACK AGAIN, WITH CEDRIC BURNSIDE & LIGHTNING MALCOLM, ERIC SARDINAS & BIG MOTOR, CHRIS DUARTE BAND AND CANDYE CANE. BRIAN CADD WAS ALSO BACK AGAIN, THIS TIME WITH RUSSELL MORRIS. IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN RUSSELL PERFORM SINCE I WAS IN A SHOW WITH HIM AT THE OLD SYDNEY STADIUM 40 YEARS AGO. HE AND BRIAN PLAYED HIT AFTER HIT FOR AND HOUR AND A HALF. THE DAY'S ADDMISSION WAS WORTH IT FOR THESE GUYS ALONE! OTHER LOCAL ACTS INCLUDED THE BADLOVES,HIPPOS, BONDI CIGARS, XAVIER RUDD, THE BONE RATTLERS,MAL EASTICK, CHRIS WILSON, PYSCHO ZYDECO,BLUE KING BROWN, AND MANY MORE, AS THEY SAY.
I DIDN'T SEE EVERYONE, BUT MY FAVOURITES FROM THE USA, WERE CEDRIC BURNSIDE & LIGHTNING MALCOLM AND CHRIS DUARTE'S INVENTIVENESS. MY FAVOURITE LOCALS WERE BRIAN CADD AND RUSSELL MORRIS, JUST BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT, AND I REALLY ENJOYED BOTH SHOWS BY TASMANIAN PYSCHABILLY PUNKABILLY BAND THE BONE RATTLERS, GREAT FUN INDEED.

LIFE ON MARS

WELL, NOT EXACTLY MARS, BUT WOY WOY AUSTRALIA. THIS MORNING AN INCREDIBLE DUST STORM INVADED THE EAST COAST ENGULFING SYDNEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

WE DON'T LIVE IN INTERESTING TIMES

I HAVEN'T POSTED MUCH LATELY, BECAUSE THERE HAS NOT BEEN MUCH POINT. TONIGHT HOWEVER, I WAS PHONED BY ROY MORGAN RESEARCH, AND QUESTIONED ABOUT STATE POLITICS. THE QUESTIONS WERE BASICALLY, DO I PREFER THE LABOR INCUMBENT MARIE ANDREWS, OR WOULD I PREFER JOHN DELLA-BOSCA. ON THE OPPOSITION SIDE, I WAS ASKED IF I PREFERRED CHRIS HOLSTEIN OR JIM LLOYD. I DON'T KNOW WHO COMMISSIONED THE SURVEY BY THE QUESTIONS ASKED,
BUT THE QUESTIONS THEMSELVES ARE AN INTERESTING GUIDE TO HOW THE PARTIES ARE THINKING.
MARIE ANDREWS, I FIND, IS A PRODUCTIVE LOCAL MEMBER, SO, IS SHE GOING TO BE STEAMROLLED BY DELLA? IS HE TOO MUCH ON THE NOSE? IS THE STATE LABOR PARTY THAT STUPID? WE KNOW WHO HE IS. PERSONALLY, I'M OVER HIM AND THE MISSUS. AS FOR THE LIBERAL TICKET, WELL HOLSTEIN IS NO SURPRISE, BUT JIM LLOYD MAKING A COME BACK IN STATE POLITICS? HE SAID AFTER THE LAST FEDERAL ELECTION , THERE WAS NO PLAN "B". WELL, IF THIS IS IT, IF IT'S TAKEN HIM THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO COME UP WITH THE CUNNING PLAN OF RUNNING FOR THE STATE PARLIAMENT, WELL JIM, JUST RETIRE AND LIVE OFF YOUR VERY GENEROUS TAXPAYER SUPPLIED PENSION.

I LOVE CHINGLISH

MALCOLM TURNBULL ALL TURN ALL BULL

WELL, AFTER TODAYS REVELATIONS, WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT? MALCOLM TURNBULL IS FULL OF SHIT. HE IS NOW HAPPY TO DUMP ALL THE BLAME ON GODWIN GRETCH, THE HAPLESS PUBLIC SERVANT. SURPRISE SURPRISE! WHAT A TYPICAL GRUBBY LIBERAL ACT. TURNBULL, SEN. ABETEZ, JOLLY JOE HOCKEY, AND TONY (PEOPLE SKILLS) ABBOTT, HAVE ALL COME OUT WITH THEIR SUPPORT. mALCOLM IS STUFFED.

IT'S 40 YEARS SINCE MAN LANDED ON THE MOON

I STILL FIND THIS THE MOST INSPIRING EVENT TO HAVE OCCURRED IN MY LIFETIME.
I WROTE A PIECE OF MUSIC CALLED "SEA OF TRANQUILITY" TO MARK THE EVENT.
YOU CAN FIND IT HERE.
GO TO THE LIST OF LINKS OPPOSITE AND CLICK ON BURNING MOUNTAIN STUDIO WEBSITE.

THE POMS FINALLY WIN AT LORDS

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WELL ENGLAND HAVE FINALLY DONE IT. THEY HAVE WON A HOME TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA AT LORDS, THE SPIRITUAL HOME OF CRICKET, AND IT HAS ONLY TAKEN 75 YEARS. YES, 1934 WAS THE LAST TIME ENGLAND BEAT AUSTRALIA AT LORDS! IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, IN ANY OTHER SPORT, THIS WOULD BE A SUBJECT OF NATIONAL SHAME, BUT THE POMS WILL NO DOUBT BE CROWING TODAY THEY ARE THE GREATEST. AH, ..THEY ARE FUNNY. A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN THEY WON THE ASHES IN ENGLAND, THE ENTIRE TEAM WERE AWARDED MBE'S. (MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDALS) BY THE QUEEN. THEY WENT ON THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO LOSE THEM AGAIN TO THE AUSSIES. SO WHAT THIS TIME? I THINK AT LEAST A KNIGHTHOOD OR LIFE PEERAGE. ALL THOSE LORDS AT LORDS, SPIFFING.

WILL CALIFORNIA LEGALISE POT?

I PERSONALLY DON'T CARE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, EXCEPT IT APPARENTLY HAS SOME BENEFIT FOR CHRONIC PAIN RELIEF, BUT AFTER DECADES OF DEBATE ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS, IT JUST COMES DOWN TO WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE OUT OF IT.

California pot tax 'would rake in $1.7b'
July 16, 2009 - 8:54AM

California tax officials say a state proposal to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol would generate nearly $US1.4 billion ($A1.76 billion) in revenue.

A State Board of Equalisation report released on Wednesday estimates marijuana retail sales would bring $US990 million ($A1.25 billion) from a $US50 ($A63)-per-ounce fee and $US392 million ($A493.45 million) in sales taxes.

The bill introduced by San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman Tom Ammiano in February would allow adults to legally possess, grow and sell marijuana.

Ammiano has promoted the bill as a way to help bridge the state's $US26.3 billion ($A33.11 billion) budget shortfall.

As the bill is written, the state could not begin collecting taxes under the bill until the federal government legalises marijuana.

A spokesman says Ammiano plans to amend the bill to remove that provision.

© 2009 AP

AH! ONE OF MY FAVOURITE IDIOTS

COREY WORTHINGTON, THE PARTY BOY IDIOT FROM MELBOURNE WAS CAUGHT SPEEDING, CLOCKED AT 124KMH IN AN 80 ZONE NEAR HIS HOME. OH DEAR, HOW SAD.

THE MISSING GLOVE MYSTERY SOLVED

I ALWAYS WONDERED WHERE MICHAEL JACKSON LEFT HIS OTHER GLOVE. HIS BROTHER HAD IT.

HAS EVERYONE LOST THEIR SENSE OF HUMOUR?

SADLY, THIS CLOWN RETIRED, HE WASN'T FUNNY ANY MORE.

BRONNY USED TO GET SOME GREAT LAUGHS WITH HER FLOWER THAT SQUIRTS WATER!


WHY IS EVERYONE TAKING "UTEGATE" SO SERIOUSLY? DON'T YOU REALISE THIS IS JUST ANOTHER "CHASER STYLE STUNT" BROUGHT TO YOU BY THOSE HILARIOUS GUYS IN THE LIBERAL PARTY PRACTICAL JOKE DEPARTMENT?

ROCKCATS DELUXE

ROCKCATS DELUXE IS THE NEW NAME OF "THE BLUESBUSTERS". WAYNE THOMAS TOLD ME THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER BANDS HERE AND OVERSEAS WITH THE SAME NAME. I THINK HE SAID THERE WAS ALSO A PSYCHIATRIST'S PRACTICE WITH THAT NAME. CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE BY CLICKING ON THE TITLE.

SENATOR STEVE FIELDING, SERIAL PUBLICITY SEEKER

SENATOR FIELDING OF THE FAMILY FIRST PARTY, WHOEVER THEY ARE, WHO WAS ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT WITH SOMETHING LIKE 2% OF THE VOTE, HAS RETURNED FROM AMERICA CLAIMING GLOBAL WARMING IS PROBABLY DUE TO SOLAR FLARE ACTIVITY. BASED ON THIS, HE WILL FURTHER DELAY ACTION THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO TAKE.
I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW PEOPLE VOTE FOR IDIOTS LIKE THIS.
FAMILY FIRST SUPPORTERS, HANG YOUR HEADS IN SHAME.

MEN WHO LOOK LIKE OLD LESBIANS

I FOUND THIS VERY FUNNY BLOG, HAVE A LOOK.
http://menwholooklikeoldlesbians.blogspot.com

GOSFORD BLUES FESTIVAL

ANOTHER LOCAL BLUES FESTIVAL HAS COME AND GONE; WILL THIS BE THE LAST? NO SPONSORSHIP FROM THE COUNCIL THIS YEAR, THEY'D RATHER WASTE MILLIONS ON FAILED INVESTMENTS IN AMERICAN JUNK MORTGAGES. GREAT LINEUP AGAIN, THIS TIME AT THE RSL. WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO HAVE NOTHING TO SIT ON? A 12 HOUR MARATHON ON YOUR FEET ? NOT GOOD ENOUGH. THE LINEUP INCLUDED FOREDAY RIDERS, AS GOOD AS I HAVE EVER HEARD THEM, JIM CONWAY MAL EASTICK, THE USUAL VERY HIGH STANDARD, DON HOPKINS AND THE GORGEOUS ALISON PENNEY, TWO OF THE BEST KEYBOARD PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY,PHIL EDGELEY, CHASE THE SUN,BEACHHEAD, WITH ROD SOUNDING AS GOOD AS EVER, AND THE VERY REV. GARY DALE IN SUBLIME TOUCH ON GUITAR PLUS MANY MORE, AND ALL IT COULD ATTRACT WAS A FEW HUNDRED PUNTERS.