The latest message to go up on the Fremantle LED Welcome Sign! Thanks to Chris, and several other anonymous folks who texted me suggesting this absurd truism, this piece of great Aussie folklore (it’s even enshrined on wikipedia!) At first I thought it was too silly, too obvious, too dumb to put up on the… Continue reading It’s a Long Way to the Shops
Geraldine Spins Some Bawdy Bon
Besides the amusing experience of being grilled by Richard Stubbs, my favourite radio interview about the Bon Scott Blog was on Geraldine Mellet’s show on ABC Perth. (The above photo is not me – prematurely aged by too much ear-blistering rock – but Norman Hetherington, creator of the legendary children’s TV show Mr Squiggle, having… Continue reading Geraldine Spins Some Bawdy Bon
Shh… Bon’s in the Library…
[Click on the photo to see it bigger…] Last week I received an anonymous tip-off that the Fremantle Public Library was putting together their own little display of Bon Scott stuff. Apparently this is something they do, when there is a topical local issue in the air. So I hoofed it down to the library.… Continue reading Shh… Bon’s in the Library…
Eastlands Shopping Centre, September 1975
Get the Flash Player to see this player. Here’s a mini web-version of Ian Haig‘s “Eastland Shopping Centre, September 1975” which is featured in the Bon Scott Project Exhibition at Fremantle Arts Centre. Thanks Ian for sending it through! On page 171 of Highway to Hell: The Life and Death of Bon Scott, Clinton Walker’s… Continue reading Eastlands Shopping Centre, September 1975
A message from Argentina to Fremantle
It’s taken longer than I would have liked, but the messages have started to flow from the LED Welcome Sign in Fremantle! First cab off the rank is Pablo, our tireless Argentinian correspondent. His message, translated into English, goes something like this: GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA–MY HEART IS WITH YOU ALL LET THERE BE BON! Thanks… Continue reading A message from Argentina to Fremantle
Bon’s Letters a big hit…
More documentation from the Bon Scott Project Exhibition is still trickling through. Here are some great photos from the launch night showing the crowd fascinated with Bon’s letters. At one stage I noticed the door had to be shut, and people could come in only when someone else went out. In the low light, I… Continue reading Bon’s Letters a big hit…
Mr Stubbs Gets Stuck In
The ABC really is getting its 8 cents a day outta the Bon Scott Project! Today I spoke on the radio with Richard Stubbs from the Melbourne branch of our national broadcaster. And you know what? It was the most enjoyable media gig I’ve done so far (oh, apart from dressing up as Gene Simmons… Continue reading Mr Stubbs Gets Stuck In
Sally’s Photos From Bon Scott Project Launch
Thanks to Sally (who I first encountered at the WA Air Guitar Championships) for sending thru these great action-pix from the launch of the Bon Scott Project at the Freo Arts Centre. Above is The Wild Man from the Wheatbelt, who performed a blistering version of “Let There Be Rock”. Here are a few shots… Continue reading Sally’s Photos From Bon Scott Project Launch
The Man is Back in Town!
[Bon Scott Project vinyl banner at Fremantle Arts Centre. Miraculously yet-to-be stolen…(thanks to Sally for the pix)] Ben Scott, the lovechild, has just arrived in Fremantle after travelling across the Nullabor from Melbourne. He is just 4 days late for the launch of the Bon Scott Project. After arriving, Ben got in touch, emailing me… Continue reading The Man is Back in Town!
Some more from the Bon Scott Exhibition
Phew. There’s a bit of data-processing to get through now that the exhibition is open to the public. To keep you entertained in the meantime, here are a few more things from the show! Wallpaper installation by Scott Redford, “A piece of the World” 2008 Scott Redford made this great wallpaper from a photo by… Continue reading Some more from the Bon Scott Exhibition