Posts by Alan Perrott
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Hard News: Ali, in reply to Russell Brown,
yeah man, but the spell was broken for me when we went for a Sunday drive (what the hell were they about?) along Redoubt Rd and I found out Rick Martell and King Curtis were neighbours. that wasn't right.
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Hard News: Ali, in reply to Rob Hosking,
not to mention On the Mat....as for inter school- folk dancing though, bwaahahaha, you poor bastards.
and sorry, Hilary, no idea what the girls were thinking. they still had germs back then and god only knows what was going on in their toilets. Didn't matter how much I was double dared, I wasn't looking.
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That was a mad day, there were fights at morning tea, lunchtime and little play over who was better or because someone said Ali was too damn uppity. Then the final bell went and everyone charged for the gate. Not sure if we got anything done in class, the anticipation was mad.
I was only nine though and I'm still unsure if I'm remembering the day if the Rumble or the Thilla. I know I saw both.
Anyway, I seem to remember it being fed by the Bruce Lee cult - did you know he got so fit and so strong he exploded? That was the gospel of the playground and you didn't dare state a winner in a Ali-Lee scrap without backup. Jesus, primary schools in the 70s. Always sunny but. -
Hard News: Friday Music: Iggy at the…, in reply to Russell Brown,
ha, I'm the other way round - ACR were one of those bands that kinda passed me by at the time.
an arsekicker either way but. -
here’s hoping we get to see Iggy just one more time before he finally puts his shirt on and despite some musical misgivings I’ll happily nominate Josh as a contender for coolest living dude, he’s bottled rock star and no mistake.
also pleased to see Tolkin is happy to go against the flow on the big issues: “…Donald Trump sitting there watching TV. He stood up and introduced himself. He’s a tall guy. His hands are THICK and UNUSUALLY LARGE.”
as for music, I’d like to share a few recent scores…
From Scott Towers hand-me-downs I got myself a mighty bootlegged 12’’ banger from Ravi Shankar’s nephew, Anandar:
plus a groovy Gladys Knight take on Shirley Ellis’ Nitty Gritty:
and had the chance for a quick dig and run at Slowboat last week and uncovered this splendid piece of popcorn for cheep:
as for the Canons, I’m meeting up with some old mates tonight and we’ll do our best to ignore the whole thing. Best of luck Russell but.
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Hard News: Friday Music: Good News, in reply to Russell Brown,
also, still meaning to play you the Golden Harvest Come Together 7’’. must make that happen.
reckon you’d dig the Nite Light 7 as well…
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Hard News: Friday Music: Good News, in reply to Russell Brown,
ha…fill yer boots. but if you ever see a 7’’ of The Visitors give me a yell.
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been down in Wellington for a couple of days which always means fitting in some quality digging time. scored a nice swag of 7’’ bangers, including…
Billy Duke, Millionaire
Robert Mosley, Crazy ’bout My Baby
Jimmy McCracklin, Pretty Thing Sweet Thing
also found a copy of Tom Thumb’s If I Were a Carpenter – top NZ psych – rather chuffed. and if anyone’s at Motat for Mother’s Day on Sunday (and why wouldn’t you be?) do drop by the House of Bamboo to say gidday/ get off/ have some money.
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didn't get to bottom before blabbing so plus one on Bill Sevesi - he was practically a genre unto himself - and cool news about K Rd, I'll be getting along.
also, last time I looked there were two euro disco 7s in the groovy bin that had your name all over them.
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yeah man, bleeding thumbs (always the inside corner at the back of the right hand nail...ouch) digging is a beautiful thing - only equalled by perching in a pub afters to flip through the finds, scour the covers and wonder what they sound like. that's bliss. until you clock on to what you left behind. then, argh.
and a box of them 7s you say???