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Max Merritt’s death
Today is a sad day. It’s grey & gloomy in Melbourne. Max didn’t like grey days. He’d met lots of them in the years he & the band lived in the UK in the early 70s. When I interviewed him in Santa Monica in 1997 he’d commented, “It was very hard to get up &…
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Who’s been doing what in the last few months …
I’m always curious about how people use their time. I guess that’s part of being an Occupational Therapist (OT) & purposeful use of time being one of the things the OTs frequently address. Below are the things I know about but I suspect other Kiwi musicians will be beavering away but doing it quietly. Barry…
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Hendrix & the Kiwi musician …
Jimi Hendrix influenced several Kiwi musicians significantly. The two who spring to mind immediately are Reno Tehei and Billy TK. Of course there were others too including Fred Bower (from Auckland group Le Frame who became Mantra in Australia), Kevin Borich, Phil Para … Hendrix was in London by 1967 where he was fast on…
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Covid & the lack of live gigs …
It is deeply ironic that I have primarily used this blog spot to keep Kiwi musicians names in the spotlight via live performances at gigs … cos right now with Covid there are no live gigs ………. Sure I have used this site for other purposes at times. I have written about relevant books or…
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The Bondi Lifesaver: the book
As noted in an earlier post this book (written by Craig Griffiths) had been completed & was all set to be printed so long as adequate funding was secured. It was. And I have a copy. The Bondi Lifesaver sat in Ebley St in Bondi Junction. It thrived as an extremely popular music venue in…
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