Month: April 2022

Paul McCartney has been named as the most successful composer of all time. Forty-three of his songs have each sold more than a million copies. He has had his name associated with sixty golden discs: those that have each sold a million copies. Paul has also been identified as the world’s most successful recording artist, having been a vocalist on an estimated one hundred million albums, as well as a further one hundred million singles.

This evening, I listened to the radio station, 2GB, and the programme, ‘1967 Gold’. Its presenter, Sam Galea, played hits from that year. These included ‘The Reflections Of Charles Brown’ by Rupert’s People, The Bee Gees’ ‘To Love Somebody’ and Jackie Wilson’s ‘Higher And Higher’. Sam said that Jackie had suffered a stroke some five years ago and that this had resulted in him now being a semi-invalid.

At half past seven, we watched another edition of the British comedy, ‘Mind Your Language’, on Channel 7. Actor, Barry Evans, is cast as a teacher whose job it is to teach English to a mixture of migrants from various countries.

This comedy was followed by another, at eight, in the form of the British offering, ‘The Dick Emery Show’.

The film, ‘Nevada Smith’, a western from the year of 1966, followed. Its cast includes Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Suzanne Pleshette, Arthur Kennedy, Martin Landau and Brian Keith.

Martin Landau appeared alongside his wife, Barbara Bain, in the cast of the televised series, ‘Mission: Impossible’, which was in production from 1966 until 1973.

I opted for bed at half past ten, having left Tiki to see it to its conclusion at 11.15.

I drove home from work by 4.00 p.m., having recorded the results of the trifectas on both the Underwood Stakes and the Marlboro Cup that were run at the racecourse in Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne, this afternoon.

‘Valley Of Georgia’ had won the former race, having started at the odds of 9/1 whereas a rank outsider, ‘Private Walk’ (66/1), had won the latter while the 13/8 favourite, ‘Manikato’, had failed to finish in the first three placings.

Having entered our backyard, I threw the ball for our Alsatian, whom I like to call “Zedbeat”, to retrieve. All of the while she was being pursued by our young pup, ‘Daisy’, who insisted upon grabbing at her neck and tail. It marked the first time that I had really been angry at her. I also brushed and combed the adult dog’s coat that she had carried throughout winter. This she really enjoyed!

Tiki arrived home, shortly prior to six o’clock. Her mother had taken her into the city in her sedan, a ‘Rover’. The pair had enjoyed a smorgasbord for lunch at the Australia Tavern in the M.L.C. building. They had then adjourned to see the film, The Prophecy, at the Paramount, in George Street.

Channel TEN’s ‘Eyewitness News’ began at six o’clock and, at half past the hour, I chose to listen to the radio and 2GB’s Sam Galea’s programme, ‘1956 Gold’. It featured such recordings as “Tennessee” Ernie Ford’s ‘The Ballad Of Davey Crockett’. Sam said that “Tennesee” died in 1974.

Tiki and I discussed the bleak state of our finances, at the table in our kitchen. We estimated our foreseen expenditure for the next six months. She even talked of selling the drop earrings that I had bought for her to commemorate her twenty-first birthday. However, I am hopeful that such a scenario will not be the case.

As if such a prospect was not deflating enough, we decided to watch Channel TEN’s English film, ‘The Offence’, that was produced in 1973. It has Sean Connery cast as a sergeant in the police force. He takes it upon himself to bash a suspect, whom he believes to be a child molester, to death. Trevor Howard also has a major role.

I retired to bed at ten o’clock. Tiki decided to turn off the television, prior to the film’s conclusion, and follow me to bed.

The trifecta on the Marlboro Cup, as paid out by the Victorian T.A.B., set an Australian record. The single holder of the ticket is eligible to receive $113,000, should he or she not have already claimed it!