Yesterday’s Music Today
On this evening’s edition of “Willesee”, a gentleman from Brisbane, who stands just five feet and one inch tall and weighs eleven stone, inflated a hot-water bottle, with the use of his mouth, until it burst.
Angie Dickinson stars as Pepper Anderson, in another programme of the series, “Policewoman”, from half past seven.
I heard Clifford T. Ward’s single, “Gaye”, a hit from 1973, on Sam Gallea’s show on 2UW shortly after noon. It was followed immediately by Cliff Richard’s latest release, “Hey Mr. Dream Maker”.
A repetition from the British comedy series, “Morecambe And Wise”, screened from 7.30 p.m. Its guests include Richard “The Adventures Of Robin Hood” Greene and the Greek songstress, Nana Mouskouri.
“Taras Bulba” bled this afternoon and his career, as a racehorse, is at an end. He won twelve of his forty starts and amassed three hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars in prize money.
In ‘The Pools’ I had two of the six score draws and was one off each of the other four. I had the one scoreless draw as well.
We lunched at the Parisienne Pussycat Restaurant on the corner of George and Bathurst streets. Two fruit cocktail drinks, with real fruit, cost sixty cents each. The main courses consisted of king prawn cutlets with vegetables, at a cost of three dollars and fifteen cents, and bream fillets, also with vegetables. The total bill, which included a surcharge of one dollar, came to eight dollars and fifty cents.
It cost us three dollars and fifty cents each to enter the Barclay Theatre, which is located to the south along George Street and on its western side, to view the film, “Two Minute Warning”. In this entertaining movie, a sniper creates havoc at a gridiron match. Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Beau Bridges and David “The Fugitive” Janssen are included in its cast. Films on the country of Jordan, and Cypress Gardens in Florida, as well as a cartoon that featured Barney Bear, preceded the main feature.
An obese teenage boy had a chocolate-coated ice-cream in each hand and alternately proceeded to eat both of them. Some children in the cinema were rowdy and swore at will. A youth seated next to us yelled out an expletive at the top of his voice, then stood up and left, shortly before the conclusion to the film.
“Flip Wilson In Rumania”, is on television this evening from half past six. It features gymnast, Nadia Comaneci, who won gold medals at last year’s Olympic Games, in Montreal. At the time of the programme’s production she was fourteen years of age.
“This Is Your Life”, hosted by Roger Climpson, is on ATN Channel Seven, from half past seven. It is looking at that of politician, Al Grassby, who was born at New Farm, an inner suburb of Brisbane. Mr. Grassby’s electorate is centred upon the town of Griffith, in the south-west of New South Wales, where the population is predominantly of Italian descent.
Along with other British bands, such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple is considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal. The band formed in Hertford, England, in late 1967.
Initially, the rock group was called Roundabout and consisted of vocalist Rod Evans, bass guitarist Nick Simper, Hammond organist Jon Lord, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and drummer, Ian Paice. Nick had been a member of Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, which had taken “Shakin’ All Over” to No.1 on the British singles charts in the middle of 1960. He had also been in the car crash that claimed Johnny’s life, in 1966.
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It was Ritchie who suggested the name of Deep Purple for the band, for that was his grandmother’s favourite song. Among the band’s early recordings were “Hush”, a cover of the song from the pen of American singer/songwriter, Joe South and “Kentucky Woman”, which had already been a hit for its composer, Neil Diamond.
Rod Evans and Nick Simper departed from the Deep Purple, in 1969. Ian Gillan became the band’s new singer and Roger Glover, the new bassist.
In 1970, the group, sporting a new, more progressive sound took the single, “Black Night”, to No.2 in Great Britain. “Strange Kind Of Woman” (No.8, in 1971) and “Fireball” (No.15) came from the album, ‘Fireball’.
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In December of 1971, Deep Purple was in Switzerland preparing to record the album, ‘Machine Head’, when its members witnessed the fire that destroyed the Montreux Casino, situated across Lake Geneva. This event was to inspire the writing of “Smoke On The Water”, a single that was to sell well in the United States where it peaked at No.4. Deep Purple’s initial hit, “Hush”, had also reached its zenith there, in this same position, in 1968.
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Essentially, Deep Purple has primarily been a prolific producer and seller of albums. Sales in regard to these are in excess of one hundred million copies.
Deep Purple split up in 1976, only to re-form in 1984. The band continued to experience changes to its personnel although Ian Gillan, Roger Glover and Ian Paice remained loyal for years to come.
“Strange Kind Of Woman” is listed amongst that of my favourite recordings. This is located in the suggested playlists. I shall be adding to this list it from time to time.
Today’s weather has been fine with a maximum of twenty-seven degrees Celsius, one degree above the average for this time of the year. Swedish actress, Britt Ekland, appeared on “Willesee” this evening.
Eighty-one homes and other buildings have been gutted and five people have lost their lives as a result of grass fires in western Victoria, at the weekend. The township of Streatham was almost destroyed. Injured cattle and sheep have had to be shot.
A two-hour “Starsky and Hutch” ‘movie special’ is on TCN Channel Nine, this evening, whilst on Channel Seven, there is the continuation of “Rich Man, Poor Man: Book 2”.
At 8.30 p.m., on ATN Channel Seven, Bill Collins, who lives and breathes for films, introduces “Gods Of The Sun”. It bears the copyright of 1964 and stars Yul Brynner and George Chakiris.
“The Omen”, with Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, is screening at the new Hoyts’ Cinema Centre on George Street. The building contains seven cinemas.
A hamburger cost forty cents. Three carnations, of varying colours, cost forty-five cents.
At The Lantern Tavern seafood restaurant in Cronulla: two whole lobster mornays cost seven dollars and eighty cents each; two orange juices; rich lemon cheesecake with cream; apple pie and cream; plus two coffees, came to a total bill of only nineteen dollars and seventy cents.
After dinner I listened to Sam Gallea’s programme on the radio. He played Cliff Richard’s recording, “Blue Turns To Grey”, and listeners were asked to phone in and name the artist as well as state the year (1966) in which the record had been a hit. Sam volunteered that The Shadows’ old instrumental recordings are, once again, really popular in England.
Eugene Pitt, Richard Harris, Thurmon Prophet, Jerome Hanna and Norman Johnson comprised this American doo wop group. The quintet formed in Brooklyn, New York, in the late 1950s.
The Jive Five experienced its only major hit, in 1961, when “My True Story” peaked at No.3 on the American Billboard’s pop singles chart and spent three weeks atop that country’s rhythm and blues chart. While the group was unable to attain such dizzying heights again it continued to record and perform, for decades, utilising differing personnel.
The names of more of my favourite recordings can be found in the suggested playlists. I shall be adding to this list from time to time.
The postmen are currently on strike. Today’s maximum was twenty-nine degrees Celsius.
“Donny And Marie (Osmond)” is on television, this evening, with guests that include the comedian, Paul Lynde, and Sonny and Cher.
Australia is 6-345, at stumps, in Christchurch. Doug Walters remains not out on one hundred and twenty-nine.