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.

Air Guitar Tips

[C-Diddy wows em with his air guitar prowess…The original video is posted here.] Yesterday I was visiting the museum where I occasionally work, conducting children’s art workshops. Lately I only make rare appearances, mainly due to the fact that I’ve been galavanting around the country with this Bon Scott business. But people in offices love… Continue reading Air Guitar Tips

Mr Know-it-All

Katie, the hard-working media expert from the Fremantle Arts Centre, has somehow managed to convince the WA Chapter of the Air-Guitar Championships that I would be a good celebrity judge for their state final in a couple of weeks. The winner, as judged by me (and some other minor experts) will be heading to Darwin… Continue reading Mr Know-it-All

Bon and Me

Everyone has a Bon Scott story. I just got back from overseas, and my friends ask “so what are you up to now that you’re back?” When I reply, “I’m working on a project about Bon Scott, you know, that guy from AC/DC”, there is generally a pause, and either a look of incredulity, or… Continue reading Bon and Me