Monday, June 29, 2015

update Spencer Gibb

So over the next few days I will be posting a lot of "tests". I'm trying to find an app that lets me post to multiple sites at once, as my favorite, Pressgram,... was discontinued....  I will keep you all posted.... And sorry for my absence here, I will explain everything soon. Long story...hehe:) But I will be back....Soon.....!!
P.S. You will also be seeing these "tests" on Twitter, Tumblr and anywhere else you follow me. Like I said, trying to find the right software....






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Thursday, June 25, 2015

BARRY GIBB TO JOIN OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AT ‘THE ONJ GALA’ 2015!!!

Official Press release! WORLDWIDE SUPERSTAR BARRY GIBB TO JOIN OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN FOR AN EXCLUSIVE PERFORMANCE AT ‘THE ONJ GALA’ 2015!!!
MEDIA RELEASE


Thursday 25th June 2015



Australia’s sweetheart Olivia Newton-John will return home to Melbourne to raise funds for her beloved Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre at the Austin Hospital. Olivia will host the third annual ‘ONJ Gala’ on Saturday 19th September, where she will be joined by another homegrown international music legend and friend, Barry Gibb in his only Australian performance. In addition, Newton-John will lead ‘The Wellness Walk’ on Sunday 4th of October.
Both events will celebrate the Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, highlighting the achievements gained over the past few years, whilst also raising vital funds to maintain the groundbreaking Wellness and Supportive Care Programs.
“I am so excited to come home for these two important fundraisers for the Wellness Centre! Melbourne is so supportive of both events and I am so grateful that Melbournians recognise the significance of the wellness programs we provide at the ONJCWC. I am so delighted that these are now part of Melbourne’s annual events – not only do they raise much-needed funds but they are always so much fun! This year I am so thrilled to be joined by my long time friend Barry Gibb. I am such a huge fan and it will be such a pleasure to be able to share the stage with him again,” said Olivia.
“It’s a joy and an honor to come back to Melbourne and take the stage with Olivia once again. Singing with her is always an incredible experience and to do it for such a great cause makes it all the more special,” remarked Barry Gibb.
‘The Wellness Walk’, an annual community fundraising event, will be held on Sunday 4th October through the streets of Ivanhoe, ending in an impressive street party and concert for all walkers. Registrations for ‘The Wellness Walk’ open on Wednesday 1st July.
ONJ GALA
The ONJ Gala will be held at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt on the evening of Saturday 19th September with ‘A Touch of Gold’ as this year’s theme. The night will be MC’d by Deborah Hutton and Richard Wilkins, with performances by Barry Gibb, Harrison Craig and Olivia herself. Bookings can be made at
www.OliviaAppeal.com and 03 9496 5753.
Venue: Grand Hyatt, 123 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
When: Saturday 19th September
Cost: From $4,000/table (VIP and Corporate Packages Available)

THE WELLNESS WALK
Olivia Newton-John will lead The Wellness Walk and Ivanhoe Street Party on Sunday 4th October through the streets of Ivanhoe, presented in partnership with the Ivanhoe Traders Association. The 4.2km walk is open to all-ages to participate and will unite all to walk for a worthy cause. A vibrant street party will run throughout the day with a concert and on-stage family entertainment kicking off from 10:00am featuring Jiordan Tolli, Tim Morrison and Soli Tesema. There will be more exciting entertainment announcements to come. To register for the event, walkers can go to
www.OliviaAppeal.com from 1st July.
Venue: Registration – The Centre Ivanhoe, 275 Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe VIC 3079
Walk – Upper Heidelberg Road
When: Sunday 4th October, registration open from 8:30am, with the walk commencing at 11.00am
The Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre provides personalised care based on the belief that “You Matter” – you the patient, you the carer, you the individual. The Centre offers first-class cancer clinical care, state-of-the-art technology and access to leading health professionals and researchers in the field. ‘Wellness’ is the most fundamental part of the Centre’s philosophy, as seen through its many evidence-based complementary therapies.
Join Olivia Newton-John for The ONJ Gala and/or The Wellness Walk. More information can be found at
http://www.OliviaAppeal.com
facebook.com/ONJCWC
twitter.com/olivia_appeal


‪#‎ONJGala‬ ‪#‎WellnessWalk‬
For all media enquires please contact:
Isobel Loschiavo, Flourish





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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

The Bee Gees - Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne (1971)


The Bee Gees - Live at Festival Hall, Melbourne (1971)


(Australian 1958-2003)
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In the summer of 1971, the Bee Gees undertook their first tour of Australia since they had left the country nearly five years before to achieve global fame. Their July 15, 1971 concert at Festival Hall in Melbourne was filmed for an Australian television special, and the hour-long black-and-white program is also available on DVD.
For this show, Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, and Maurice Gibb -- Barry and Maurice playing guitar and piano, though Robin just sang -- were backed by a guitarist (Geoff Bridgeford) and drummer, as well as a full orchestra. This helped them create arrangements about as full as those heard on the Bee Gees' late-'60s/early-'70s records, and though the sound wasn't perfect (sometimes the vocals are softer than they should be), it's a pretty good performance that accents their most popular material of the era.

Every one of their big 1967-1971 hits ("New York Mining Disaster 1941," "To Love Somebody," "Holiday," "Words," "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "I Started a Joke," "Massachusetts," "I've Gotta Get a Message to You," and "Lonely Days") is here, lending the show something of a greatest-hits air. A few other songs from the era are included as well, "I Can't See Nobody" being a highlight, and the blue-eyed-soul tune "Lay It on Me" -- the only one to feature Maurice Gibb on lead vocals -- being the least impressive. Robin Gibb and Barry Gibb are the primary lead singers otherwise, though three-part harmonies are naturally often a feature. The on-stage patter and joking isn't very interesting or dynamic, but the performances are good. It's certainly a concert that should be issued officially as it's a good and representative encapsulation of the sound for which the Bee Gees first became internationally famous. [review by Richie Unterberger, Rovi]
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1971 TOUR DETAILS

Promoters:
Ron Blackmore, Paul Dainty & David Trew

Groups:
The Bee Gees
- Barry Gibb
- Robin Gibb
- Maurice Gibb
- Geoff Bridgeford (drums)
plus 16-piece orchestra, Bill Sheppherd, musical director

with Russell Morris, support

Cities, Venues, Dates:

10 July 1971 - Brisbane, Festival Hall?
11 July 1971 - Sydney
12 July 1971 - Canberra, Canberra Theatre?
14 July 1971 - Hobart
15 July 1971 - Melbourne, Festival Hall
16 July 1971 - Adelaide
17 July 1971 - Perth
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"On the 9th of July the Bee Gees will arrive in Sydney to commence a one week tour of all capital cities. This is the first time the group as a whole has returned to Australia since they left for England 4½ years ago.
Accompanying them on their tour will be ten British musicians and their musical arranger, Australian born, Bill Shepherd. It is believed that the group will be backed by a thirty-piece orchestra."- Go-Set 19 June 1971
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"The Bee Gees were being considered for an Australian tour by several promoters, but all but one backed out because the risk was too high. Now the Bee Gees are here they have packed every concert and brought every audience to their feet for a standing ovation! In Sydney and Canberra the crowds leapt from their seats and yelled for more. Canberrites have rarely been known to show such overwhelming enthusiasm for a visiting act of any sort. In Sydney the applause was deafening almost ten minutes after the Bee Gees had left the theatre and were on their way to their hotel!
In Melbourne an extra concert was arrange
d to cope with the huge demand for tickets and crowd reaction was spectacular."
- Go-Set, 24 July 1971
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"The Bee Gees 1971 tour was one of the very few Australian sellout successes."
- Soundblast, January, 1972
The 1971 Melbourne Festival Hall concert was recorded and filmed (in b/w)
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The rip was created by converting YouTube clips at 256kps. Limited album artwork is included along with select photos from the concert.
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Track Listing

01. NY Mining Disaster 1941

02. To Love Somebody

03. Band Intro / Really and Sincerely

04. Every Second, Every Minute

05. Lay It On Me

06.
Jingle Jangle/Morning of My Life
07. Holiday

08. I Can't See Nobody

09. Words

10. How Can You Mend a Bro
ken Heart
11. I Started a Joke

12. Ive Gotta Get a Message to You

13. Massachusetts

14. Lonely Days

15. Encore:
Spicks and Specks






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Friday, June 12, 2015

David English - celebrity charity cricket match in Alcester

World record attempt for longest run-up taking place at celebrity charity cricket match in Alcester

AN ATTEMPT to break the world record for the longest bowling run-up in a cricket match is just one of the things taking place at a grand celebrity charity game coming up at Ragley Park.
The attempt by Alcester and Ragley Park criketer, Ian Biddle, will be one of the highlights of a match organised by 19-year-old fishmonger, Harry Dyke, between the famous Bunbury Celebrity XI and Harry the Fish All Stars XI on Sunday 14th June.
The current longest bowling approach in a cricket match is 1.6 miles, set in Blackburn in 2010, but the first ball in the Ragley match will be delivered from two miles away, in Alcester
 
 

The Ragley game is a T20 match with both teams sporting a line-up of TV, film and cricket stars.
Among the names of those who have agreed to take part are former Australian bowler and self-proclaimed fastest of all time, Jeff Thomson; ex-England footballers, Paul Merson and John Solako; former England cricketers, Ryan Sidebottom, Tim Curtis, David Smith and Neal Radford, Harry Potter’s Weasley twins, James and Oliver Phelps; and blind marathon runner, Dave Heeley.
Nick Owen, presenter of BBC Midlands Today and Chairman of Luton Town Football Club, will be among celebrities attending a VIP lunch at the game.
Harry Dyke, a fourth-generation fishmonger at Hillers Farm Shop in Dunnington, is hoping to raise £20,000 on the day for two causes, the England U15 Schools cricket festival at Malvern College, and Leukaemia Research.
“I’ve lost friends and family to Leukaemia and I want to raise as much as I possibly can to help research into beating blood cancers,” said the teenager, affectionately known as Harry the Fish.
“We have lots of fabulous attractions including an auction with a star item of a guitar signed by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.”
 
 
 
There will also be a tombola, a raffle, laser clay pigeon shooting, a human fruit machine, plus food and drink stalls.
The Bunbury Cricket charity was set up 28 years ago by Dr David English, former manager of the Bee Gees who has become known as the godfather of English cricket.
His Bunbury matches have raised over £16million for charity and they also fund the annual U15 schools cricket festival which has produced 62 young cricketers who have gone on to play for England, including Joe Root and Alistair Cook.
The match at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire starts at 3pm on Sunday 14th June.
Gates open at 2pm with admission £5 per person (children U12 go free).
For more information visit www.bunburyragleycricket.com
 
 
 
 
 
 

Monday, June 1, 2015