While the world goes nuts over accadacca’s new album, in Fremantle, some quieter developments long overdue… These pix were sent to me by Gabby and Darcy, courtesy of Greg James, the sculptor who made the bronze statue of Bon in Fremantle. [The photos are by “Genm152”, whose handiwork can also be seen here: flickr.com/photos/fun4me/] Finally,… Continue reading Bon Finds a Home at Last
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Big Bon Issue
The Big Issue has run a cover story on Bon Scott! You can read it page by page over here, or look at the pdf version here [2.5mb]. It includes coverage of the Bon Scott Project (including this blog!) by West Australian art writer Ric Spencer, and a personal story of his journey to see… Continue reading Big Bon Issue
Greasy Bon
Hi Lucas, Here’s one for the blog….. This beautiful sculpture of a beautiful man……. in a fish and chip shop!!!!! I urge all Bon Scott fans to protest or go and carry him out of there on their backs. Yes we are pretty sad! Cheers Gabx So Bon’s Bronze Statue, after all the hoo-har about… Continue reading Greasy Bon
21 characters, 4 lines…
Yesterday Jasmin and I went down to visit John Longley from the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce. He’s kindly agreed to let us use the Freo red LCD sign. As you drive into Fremantle, over “the old bridge”, you inevitably sit at the traffic lights for an aeon and stare at this electronic billboard. It says… Continue reading 21 characters, 4 lines…
The Fine Details
[The author clutches Bon’s knee and wonders what will become of him…] Everyone, it seems, wants to know exactly where the bronze sculpture of Bon Scott will end up. Forgive me if I’ve got some of the following details wrong. I’m sure it’ll all come out in the wash. On Wednesday Simmo came to pick… Continue reading The Fine Details
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!
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!
Beginning the Bon Scott Blog
I’m starting a new project. It’s all about Bon Scott, the singer from AC/DC. He died in 1980. During the first half of this year there will be a Bon Scott Project in Fremantle, Western Australia. That’s where he spent much of his childhood, and that’s where he’s buried. Apparently his is the most visited… Continue reading Beginning the Bon Scott Blog