rock n roll saturday

After playing the show in the new Canasta Belt area of Melbourne, I went , the next day, to the Victorian Hot Rod show at the Exhibition buildings. A friend from Mt Gambier was bringing his '34 Ford to the event. Driving all the way, must have cost a bundle in old fashioned petrol. Buggo is his name and the car has"3/4" in musical notation across the tiny passenger side door. On the glovebox it says "Desolation row". Another friend, Ric, had his '49 Ford in the car park as well. This was outside the Exhibition Buildings. The real Hotrod show was inside but it was more informal outside.
The park was full of guys looking at cars and engines and sharing photos of cars. A man walked around with a pocketfull of vintage (pre and post war) Ford keys that he would cut on the spot for anybody who needed a new one.


We then went to Festival Hall to see Them Crooked Vultures . I'd only been to this joint once before, to see Red Kross and the Hoodoo Gurus in the mid 90s. It must be the longest running venue in Melbourne. Since the 50s at least.

Them Crooked Vultures filled the hall twice. this was the second night. A real hardcore rock'n'roll crowd. John Paul Jones on bass, Dave Grohl on drums ,Josh Homme on guitar and vocals and extra guitarist/basisst/vocalist Alain Johanne.

I'd had the cd for a week or so but it was all pretty new to everybody in the building, except for the band. It was a total 70s kind of experience. The audience there for the band and the band playing music with no nostalgic content at all. And it was great!

Incredibly complex time changes within songs,f alsetto vocals and long instrumental passages . John paul Jones played bass, mandolin, keytar and piano . I thought Dave Grohl would explode spontaneously in the first song. Josh Homme was havinga ball. It was such an exhilarating , living experience.

On the way out we were shooed along by the New Breed security people. We were on the street, which was barricaded off to traffic.. I turned and asked the young gent where his jurisdiction ended as I was tired of him yelling at me and we were private citizens once again. he wanted to argue, saying he could call the police.A female worker came and defused the situation.

Security people are out of control.



Doing the following dates soon...

Sunday Jan 31st (afternoon / evening) Grand Hotel- Yarra Glen.

Thursday 11th Rosie O'Grady's Northbridge - Perth WA

Friday 12th Prince of Wales Bunbury

Saturday 13th Clancy's fish pub, Fremantle

Sunday 14th Colonial Brewery, Margaret river