News just in from Doug at the WA Bon Scott Fanclub: AC/DC have finally announced their Aussie Tour Dates. Thu 11 February – Melbourne – Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome) Thursday 18 February – ANZ Stadium, Sydney Thursday 25 February – QSAC, Brisbane Tuesday 2 March – Adelaide Oval Sat 6 March – Perth –… Continue reading AC/DC Aussie Tour Dates Finally Announced: Feb/March 2010
Category: On the road
A sign from somewhere east of Adelaide?
Regular readers of this blog may remember Ben Scott, the unsubstantiated but loveable lovechild of Bon. He’s hell-bent on accessing Scott-the-elder’s DNA, that elusive double helix which, he is certain, will perfectly match his own – thus unlocking the key to his true identity once and for all. I first met and interviewed Ben at… Continue reading A sign from somewhere east of Adelaide?
The West Online Features Bon Scott Project
The West Australian Newspaper has done an online feature on the Bon Scott Project! Check it out here. I wrote a lil blog post for them, which is here. You can submit photos of yourself to the West Online, in your getup as “best dressed Bon fan”, and be in the running to win tickets… Continue reading The West Online Features Bon Scott Project
Foo Fighters Visit Bon Scott’s Grave
[Clipping from West Australian Newspaper, 24 April 2008] News just in: Dave Grohl From the Foo Fighters, recently in Western Australia, rode a Harley Davidson and made the pilgrimage to Bon’s grave. (Click on the photo above to see a larger version…)
Long Way to the Top Polka Band
[14 November, 2007, West Australian Newspaper, for larger size click here.] Last November, the above article appeared in the West Australian Newspaper. As a promotional stunt for the Bon Scott Project, the Dolomiten Polka band jigged It’s a Long Way to the Top (If you wanna rock and roll) while trundling through the streets of… Continue reading Long Way to the Top Polka Band
Would you travel across the Nullabor with this man?
Exciting news on the blog today. Ben Scott, the yet-to-be-officially-ratified Love Child of Bon Scott, has been in touch via the guest book. Ben has announced his willingness to be my travelling companion for a second pilgrimage to Bon’s final resting place! BON OR BUST is back on! I first met Ben at the cemetery… Continue reading Would you travel across the Nullabor with this man?
BUST!
I’m sitting at Sydney airport with only 9% battery life on my computer, waiting for an aeroplane. With some disappointment, I crawled out of bed this morning, and rather than packing the camping gear into the back of an old Kingswood painted matt black and emblazoned with an AC/DC logo, I headed off to catch… Continue reading BUST!
Dirt Cheap
Following Damo’s advice, I went down to Pitt Street looking for “that bargain CD shop near where that vegetarian yum cha place used to be.” Damo had acquired the entire Bon-era back catalogue there at only ten bucks a pop. He said they were imports from Argentina or something. Who knows how the music distribution… Continue reading Dirt Cheap
LAST CALL FOR BON SCOTT DRIVER!
This is it folks! Last chance! In my callout (BON OR BUST!) I have searched far and wide for a travelling companion to accompany me to Fremantle on a historic pilgrimage across the Nullabor. Many hard rockin’ candidates have fallen by the wayside, victims to that terrible affliction, the “W” word (“ah man, I’d love… Continue reading LAST CALL FOR BON SCOTT DRIVER!
Demolition Damo
Damo is one helluva fan. My first big one! I contacted him through a friend of mine, a musician called Lucas who plays a miked-up a shard of glass with his mouth, complete with saliva and blood smearing all over its surface. Damo’s musical predilections, while also pretty wild, at least use conventional guitars and… Continue reading Demolition Damo