[fans pose for Bec at the Billy Weston Pool Hall. Click on the image to see a bigger size…] To say a big THANKS to all the fans we have met, photographed, or written about, photographer Bec Dagnall and I are putting on a slideshow night at the Billy Weston Pool Hall in Scarborough. Bec… Continue reading THE INAUGURAL WEST COAST BON SCOTT FANS SLIDESHOW!
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Epic Rock
You know how when you read an epic book, you sort of “re-live it” in your day to day life? I mean, lets say for example you’ve got The Lord of The Rings. The hobbits are making their way through the Mines of Moria, and you’re so damn absorbed you’ve lost all track of time.… Continue reading Epic Rock
The Lightning Rod Strikes Northbridge
[The Reverend Billie Damage rocks out at the WA Air Guitar Championships…] Last Friday night, I was a guest judge of the W.A. Air Guitar Championships. Yes, that’s right. As unlikely as it might seem, your mild-mannered, glasses-wearing, gangly reporter was flown across the continent to adjudicate the finest air guitarists on the west-coast.
More radio shenanigans…
Last week Sydney DJ Philippe Perez invited me to join him on Radio 2SER to talk about the Bon Scott Blog. In a rambling interview, we discuss AC/DC fandom, the bronze statue in Fremantle, and my own blogging process. At the end of the interview, I get all frothed up about Let There Be Rock… Continue reading More radio shenanigans…
Going out Laughing…
[me with Wombat‘s Angus guitar…] Loyal readers, I’m taking a few days break as I head back to good ole Sydney town. I’ll be updating next Wednesday with the following exciting episodes: *BRAINY Musos from Bridge Music take me through the musicological perspective: just why is AC/DC so damn catchy?; *NOT-SURFIES, BOGANS from the Scarborough… Continue reading Going out Laughing…
I HEART BOYS IN BANDS
PART 2 OF “THE UNVEILING” We spotted a girl with a home-made Bon Scott T shirt. “Quick, give me one of those cards with your blog address on it!” Mish said. And with that, she had joined the team. She darted forward and tapped the girl on the shoulder, breathlessly blurting out: “Hi I’m Michelle… Continue reading I HEART BOYS IN BANDS
Bon Scott Statue Finally Unveiled!
[Kev, Andy and Ian from Fife, Scotland, with their commemorative tattoos…] It was a huge day. Great to meet and mosh with so many fans. I’ve uploaded my photos from the concert here. Please send in your own photos, or links to your videos on youtube, or your reports on the day! Just leave a… Continue reading Bon Scott Statue Finally Unveiled!
Heavy Metal Striptease…
More bits of the bronze statue continue to be revealed in a kind of heavy metal striptease leading up to Sunday’s unveiling. The above article in the West Australian newspaper today almost gives away the whole game! Click on the photo to see it larger… There was also a broadcast on ABC local radio this… Continue reading Heavy Metal Striptease…
World Exclusive! The Bon Scott Statue in Progress!
[Greg, the sculptor, with the moulds he used in the casting of the Bon Scott Bronze Statue…] Following the advice of Simmo, a guy I met at Bon’s grave on Tuesday, Jasmin and I snuck around to Greg the sculptor’s studio to check out the progress on Bon’s bronze effigy. We stumbled upon a bustle… Continue reading World Exclusive! The Bon Scott Statue in Progress!
At the Cemetery
[David giving Bon a sip…] Yesterday was the anniversary of Bon Scott’s death. I kept a vigil all day in Fremantle Cemetery, resting in the shade of a tree near Bon’s grave. Even though I had never been to the cemetery before, I was aware that Bon’s grave, like Jim Morrison’s in Paris, has long… Continue reading At the Cemetery