When is our next gig? Have thoroughly loved the music threads, and many thanks to you Dancing Dave for being the inspiration to nurture music appreciation on this site. Hearty thanks to the judges for bestowing me with the bass duties - I love a great, thick bass line! Apologies for the short acceptance speech, travelling and such speeches don't mix that well. I must add my two favourite concerts of all time - in fact they were experiences not concerts – U2 in 1984 and Roger Waters' The Wall in 2012. Honourable mentions must go to Aussie bands Cold Chisel, Party Boys (the Shirley Strachan version), Rose Tattoo and Midnight Oil (all 1980s), Queen (1986), The Rolling Stones (1995), Paige & Plant (1996), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (2009) and Powderfinger's final concert (2010).
CONGRATS SHANE Kinda appropriate that Jo and yourself form the rhythm platform of the band...the engine room so to speak...a bit like Travelblog itself! Thanks for the heads up on bands you have seen. This year so far for me my top ones of many would have to be Salif Keita at Womadelaide, Horse & Wood at Camelot, Claude Hay in a city dive, Chris Isaak & Status Quo at Deni, Gail Page in Sydney & all the bands at Rock for Doc. Hard to pick isn't it, when sublime comes at so many levels.
Lots of fun! Dave,
Song of the Week was a blast. Great way to discover new music from around the world that I barely knew existed. Thanks for doing it.
If embedded videos were allowed in blog comments, I'd post the finale from Live Aid in 1985, "We are the World". Our version would be great :-)
CONGRATS EZRA All your D.J.ing when you were young paid off...now a member of our awesome TB Big Big Band. This is only the beginning...not restricted by peninsular thinking.
CONGRATS DAVE With your skills and dedication...lead guitar...never in doubt really. Keep practicing. Really looking forward to our first gig together by the way.
I never know when to take Dancing Dave seriously... It's such an honor to be part of the band much less be band leader...not sure how that happened. After hearing Dave's story about his gig in Hyde Park, he is much more qualified. Or maybe he learned from his experience never to do that again...except one benefit is signing autographs for zillions of adoring girls. I could grow to like that! So our first rehearsal is on Dave and Denise's back porch overlooking the bush with parrots to accompany us. Date and time to be determined once we hear from Cockle...maybe we can do our first tour of his 18 jazz clubs in Asia...I like jazz. Anyway, Dave, thanks for taking the initiative.
CONGRATS BOB So our Band Leader has called us in for our first band practice...hardly down from the euphoria of the Awards. Happy to host it...good call...I've heard some new music recently that is sensational. Well done Bob...I think the judges have made a wise decision.
And the crowd goes wild! If you Rachael had contributed to the forums you would have been a Nominee. Even though we have been to West African music gigs together the judges said you couldn't be nominated. Hope you are now inspired to join the party from now on. Try the World Blues Music thread...you'll be blown away!
Thank you WOW! Thanks to Dave for letting us share his awesome vibes and encouraging us all to share ours - travelblog certainly has one helluva band :)
Very Honored, thanks to the judges!
Fantastic!! What a night, what a celebration!! Such a fantastic collection of music from the TB BBB.
Take a bow O Dancing One, take a bow! See you all next year (hopefully some of you before then!)
CONGRATS JO Your selfless dedication to Travelblog has caught the Judges' eye...your drumming an inspiration. A well deserved Award. The rhythm section is the backbone of any band.
... One of those guys with the explorer gene brought those three dots to Vietnam, and now they drive me nuts in students academic essays.
Or maybe they originated in Asia?
Glad you showed Jason some of the culture in Shanghai, so he can pass it on to us when we arrive.
Awesome pictures by the way.
KRIS & KATE Sounds like Jason is distributing fake 3 dots and slipping them into Vietnam to haunt you. One extra thing to sort out when you hit Shanghai. Make sure you wear your Explorer Genes when you meet! Thanks for commenting.
Blaxland, et al One of Sylvia's convict ancestors (yes, she has several. I suspect that is in the genes, also!) was in Blaxland's party when he crossed the Blue Mountains. Didn't make it into the history books, though.
Blaxland, et al So Sylvia has the Explorer gene. I heard recently a 4th person was named as deserving history in Blaxland, Wentworth & Lawson's discovery of a route through the Blue Mountains in 1813. What was the name of Sylvia's ancestor? For some neat trivia, my ancestor Surveyor Evans is special for me. When i was about 13 with 3 others I was on my first Duke of Edinburgh's hike in the Blue Mountains when we got terribly lost in shocking weather that washed away tracks etc. I trudged along thinking I was going to die. We climbed some cliff tracks in desperation and at the top there was a sign "Evans Lookout" which cheered me up no end!
My wife Denise & I like to travel "on paths less travelled" that capture our imagination, inspire my photography & where we mix with locals & remain safe.
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When is our next gig?
Have thoroughly loved the music threads, and many thanks to you Dancing Dave for being the inspiration to nurture music appreciation on this site. Hearty thanks to the judges for bestowing me with the bass duties - I love a great, thick bass line! Apologies for the short acceptance speech, travelling and such speeches don't mix that well. I must add my two favourite concerts of all time - in fact they were experiences not concerts – U2 in 1984 and Roger Waters' The Wall in 2012. Honourable mentions must go to Aussie bands Cold Chisel, Party Boys (the Shirley Strachan version), Rose Tattoo and Midnight Oil (all 1980s), Queen (1986), The Rolling Stones (1995), Paige & Plant (1996), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (2009) and Powderfinger's final concert (2010).