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Shows: 1238. Inputs: 48. Last show: Fri Oct 10 06:53:23 2003 .
Last input: Fri Sep 26 02:33:30 2003 .
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Name: Terry Lantry (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Fri Sep 26 02:33:30 2003
Comment: Boy, does this bring back memories. Well done John.

Name: Bruce Gain (Homepage)
Country: aus Date: Thu Sep 18 05:56:14 2003
Comment: I think there is only one drummer that has played in more bands in Newcatle
than I have and that's Steve Mclennan. Cheers to everyone who still has a working liver.

Name: Delores Foxtonfinn (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Wed Sep 17 17:16:52 2003
Comment: What a labour of love!Great site! So many bands from one town! It's astonishing!
I would like to mention 80's bands "Swami Binton" and "Fruitshop".
They described their music as "pathetic rock".
They haven't been mentioned here..but I'll never forget 'em!
Long live Newcastle (Newcastle one day...Newcastle the next!)

Name: Peter Cairns (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Wed Sep 10 15:30:26 2003
Comment: Ian Cairns - Birben Variety Band - Passed away 3 September 2003
aged 61 years. Ian will be greatly missed, a great bass player and a friend to many.

Name: SHAFT (Homepage)
Country: AUSTRALIA Date: Wed Sep 10 09:00:08 2003
Comment: FUCKING UNREAL THANKS JOHN

Name: Dave Myers (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Mon Sep 8 06:00:22 2003
Comment: Hi John,
Great site and brings back a lot of memories thru being a part of the scene in Newcastle.
Will send some photo's.
Dave Myers, ex Hurricans 1962 - 1966.

Name: ian crawford (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Sun Sep 7 10:10:08 2003
Comment: Fantastic Website heaps of great memories.If you can contact me I have photo's,
promo and line up information on Airlord, VDubs, Colours, The Singles, Just for Laughs and
Stark Raving Mad which followed on from JFL and are still going.I also have information on
RU1.My home phone number is 49305565 or mobile 0428681785
Regards Ian

Name: Pete Thomson (Homepage)
Country: ustralia Date: Tue Aug 19 14:48:00 2003
Comment: Congratulations to Steve Mack.
I haven't actually counted them, but I think he must hold the record for being a member of
the most bands on this site.
I always knew he was well known in the Newcastle music industry - now I can see why!!
Keep up the good work John. This is an excellent site and I recommend a look at it to as
many people as I can.
Cheers,
Pete.

Name: Matt Johnson (Homepage)
Country: Date: Tue Aug 19 14:06:00 2003
Comment: Wrong Email on the below message Use This One

Name: Matt Johnson (Homepage)
Country: Oz Date: Tue Aug 19 14:04:02 2003
Comment: Bloody fanatastic site! That Mark Johnson bloke from Contrax used to be in
a band before that with the guitarist from The Divorce Paul Bailey (They were old school
mates from Sydney) Their band in Sydney was Kama Sutra. PS Robert Taylor ex Sitting
Ducks and Madding Crowd went on to Produce the Whitlams.

Name: Mark Johnson (Homepage)
Country: Oz Date: Tue Aug 19 03:41:14 2003
Comment: Hi John, Have been in touch with Steve (mac) Maclennan thanks to your site!
He has photographs of Contrax and is going to scan them for you I think. My younger
brother Matthew johnson played guitar with the Sitting Ducks (later Madding Crowd).
They released an album "On Perkins Street"
Robert Taylor was the lead vocalist for these outfits. A Novocastrian by the name of
Paul Ellis (Pearl) was the roady for Contrax.

Name: Steve "MAC" McLennan (Homepage)
Country: australia Date: Thu Aug 14 06:02:58 2003
Comment: Regards to family of Ross Young, guitarist extraordinaire and all round nice
guy, who passed away last week. Sadly missed by us all.
All the best....MAC

Name: Mark Johnson (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Mon Aug 11 06:21:39 2003
Comment: Great site John, I stumbled upon it by accident! I was a guitarist in "Contrax"
with macca on the double ludwig drum set! Still in touch with other members, all of whom
have been in a multitude of bands since then. Does Macca still wear his headband?

Name: Janine Zuljan (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Thu Aug 7 14:13:57 2003
Comment: How about some info on "The Rejects" from Newcastle - complete with pictures
- if you cannot provide them - I can!!!!

Name: Dave Robson (Homepage)
Country: Australia, Newc Date: Wed Jul 30 12:41:34 2003
Comment: Great to see someone doing this! Nice travelling down memory lane and
seeing all those bands that made Newcastle such a vibrant rock scene. BTW John
the Longknives kicked off in the late 80's and then metamorphasised into "The Deep"
in 1993 with the same members. I can assist you in finding out some details on
"Mayhem" from the early 80's so I'll dig around and see what I can find. The guitarist
for "Attic Fanatix" played with them for a time (Andrew?) hmmm. Anyhoo this site is
a cracker! Nice work.

Name: Steve Dunkley (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Thu Jul 17 14:14:39 2003
Comment: Great Page - Brings back memories I'd forgotten to remember.
Hey! Somebody write that into a tune before I forget it.
Congrats to Tinno - off with most of LRB O.S. - You're bloomin' champ!

Name: Gordon Blurr (Homepage)
Country: Rutherford Date: Mon Jul 14 12:35:40 2003
Comment: Happy Dials (1993-4) was Brien McVernonb,g,k,v Capree Morris k,v
Gary Laucht g,v Peter Edmonds B,g,and John Buckley d. Magic Carpet 1997- is
Dave Robson g,v Steve Dunkley g,v Peter Edmonds b,v and Brad Duncan d,v.
Keep up the blurred memories!!!

Name: edpeters00 (Homepage)
Country: R. Straylier Date: Mon Jul 14 12:28:23 2003
Comment: Many and varied memories. Any info on Suspect or The Funnel Webs?

Name: Robbie Brollo (Homepage)
Country: Date: Sun Jul 13 14:54:18 2003
Comment: Oh, And Sparx as well. Sorry Ronnie and Wayne!!

Name: Robbie Brollo (Homepage)
Country: Orstralia mate Date: Sun Jul 13 14:41:10 2003
Comment: Played in Brute Force, Solid State, Tight Fit, Idol Motion, Your Move
and now The Beagles and Daisybones. Enjoyed your site very much. Keep up the good work.

Name: Geoff & Anne-Maree Sidebottom (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Fri Jun 13 14:23:26 2003
Comment: Hi John. We've enjoyed your site.

Name: Peter Di Prinzio (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Tue Jun 3 23:41:56 2003
Comment: Great job so far,more photo's please.Info on gigs bands played in would be good.
All the best,keep up the good work.

Name: Leo Della Grotta (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Fri May 30 09:12:02 2003
Comment: I'm so happy someone has had the balls to do this.
Let's get behind this site. Write in with an update whenever it comes to you.
Long live Rock'n'roll.

Name: Tommo (Homepage)
Country: Aussie Date: Tue May 20 14:54:46 2003
Comment: I've been a muso for the past 21 years and have always had a keen
interest in the N'cle music scene.This town was a great place for good ol'R'n'R
venues in the 70's and 80's.
Keep up the great work with this site as it's info like this that keeps the memories alive.

Name: Peter Cairns (Homepage)
Country: australia Date: Sun Apr 20 10:23:33 2003
Comment: Great site - very interesting and was good to see all these names and bands
from the past. Newcastle has always been a tremendous nurturing ground for many fine
musicians (and still is) not only in Rock bands, but in "Club Land" as well.

Name: paul kinder (Homepage)
Country: Date: Sun Mar 23 11:09:58 2003
Comment: Other members of "the Group"
Peter (ling)Fisher-lead guitar
Dennis (sam) Simpson-bass
Steven Dunn-drums
Bruce Potter,Kerry Miller (the womble)

Name: Paul (Homepage)
Country: Aust Date: Tue Feb 11 14:08:08 2003
Comment: Some light to the Heroes Roadies I beleive over the years there were
2 Pomfrett Brothers done sound Their names Elude me at the Moment maybe John
and Garry?
Cheers........Door Breaker

Name: Brett Deacon (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Tue Feb 11 03:14:43 2003
Comment: Castanets woz a bande, played really daggy olde Tom Jones stuff. Part of
them came from the Musical Flags and they played Uni and the Clarendon pub.

Name: dave (Homepage)
Country: aus Date: Thu Dec 19 12:24:53 2002
Comment: Ok. ( stunned and shocked ) are the only words I can come up with at the
absolutely disgusting lack of the road crews names from the Heroes line up. We made
these no talent bums household names in newcastle musical history
..Especially Phil Screen.....youre a bum screenie ,.. he he hi les hows pam?

Name: american girl (Homepage)
Country: USA Date: Wed Dec 11 03:56:35 2002
Comment: I collect lint balls from rock stars belly buttons. I don't have any artist
from Oz in my collection..Can anyone out there help me out. I am also very fond
of mausupial scrotums as well.

Name: archie (Homepage)
Country: austrilia Date: Wed Nov 27 23:34:43 2002
Comment: re email. i think they where just called the idols at some stage.

Name: archie (Homepage)
Country: austrilia Date: Mon Nov 25 13:13:01 2002
Comment: kool site . i would like to see some stuff on a band can't think of there name
i know john shelly was in it.

Name: rick okeeffe (Homepage)
Country: Date: Sun Nov 17 12:28:04 2002
Comment: i have info about blues movement68 -71

Name: Sarah Harvey (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Mon Nov 11 06:21:16 2002
Comment: What about the Boltons?????
Jonny will brief you as well as Radio Birdman who were Newcastle orginals!!!!
Up the Punks !
Love you John!

Name: (Homepage)
Country: Date: Fri Oct 25 06:38:15 2002
Comment: Two other bands are Jukebox (Ross Young guitar) and the
Musical Flags (Showbag disc). Would love more on Atlantis and
Total Fire Band - saw them in 1979 battle of bands (TFB won, but
Atlantis were great with Stairway to Heaven).

Name: Les Gully (Homepage)
Country: Mars Date: Tue Sep 3 11:17:53 2002
Comment: Hi Road. Interesting page. Nice to see you keeping all us old
dudes alive.
I'll send you some Armageddon info & pics.
You've a clever page here. Are you a programmer? I teach some IT at TAFE.
Geddon: Pam Barnes is Pam barnett (although she could be a Barnes
- she looks and sounds like one) now Mrs. Gully.
The Bandits: Also contained Bob Fletcher (Smith St. Mayfield) and Terry Smith.
Father Mouse: Contact Jeff Dunn in Lockyer St. Adamstown.

Name: EVIE (Homepage)
Country: aus Date: Sat Aug 3 10:34:05 2002
Comment: Wow JC(son of mary) names/memories/well done..will discuss
when I see you next.

Name: john (Homepage)
Country: ozzzzzzz Date: Thu Jul 11 07:51:23 2002
Comment: I stand corrected :-)

Name: (Homepage)
Country: uranus Date: Thu Jul 11 03:28:29 2002
Comment: John, Wouldn't that be "Fucking Greek Adoni?"

Name: john (Homepage)
Country: Oz Date: Wed Jul 10 07:53:32 2002
Comment: Yeah we are all fucking greek adonises now, and have to fight
off all the old groupies that stalk us (lol)

Name: (Homepage)
Country: uranus Date: Tue Jul 9 22:33:40 2002
Comment: No offence, but you guys were really ugly back then. I hope the
years have done you some justice.

Name: Shannon Smith (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Sun Jun 16 14:33:01 2002
Comment: hey how ya goin i am from a band called shinnook and we are
located in Brisbane Qld. we are just getting started on our new songs and
we have had a bit of trouble with lyrics , so if you know any pointers on
how to fit lyrichs in with music of visa-versa can you please reply to my email.
ps we like what you've done with your website

Name: Dave Sandford (Homepage)
Country: Australia Date: Sat May 11 08:50:57 2002
Comment: Top site, John, I will rack my memory and see if I can come up
with some more info
Regards,
Dave

Name: john(Homepage)
Country: Oz Date: Sat May 11 08:15:43 2002
Comment: Dave Sandford I'm having trouble sending you an e-mail.
It keeps coming back from your server saying you don't live there.
john

Name: bruce mcintyre (Homepage)
Country: aust. Date: Wed May 8 13:16:49 2002
Comment: I started playing music in Newcastle in 1965 and am still playing
(Benny & The Jets) I remember almost all the bands and most of the people
you have listed. I liked Mata Hari very much and I have a copy of Gypsy.
Mark Turnbull and I went to school together and were friends. Your site is
well presented and very interesting great work.

Name: Mike Toohey / aka rudibass2 (Homepage)
Country: U S A Date: Fri May 3 13:56:50 2002
Comment: I know John's brother thru nicedrums.com in the UK . A drummers forum .
We're a part of the old gaurd there that remembers the 60's and 70's .
Well , we were there anyway , like they say ,
IF YOU REMEMBER THE 70's , YOU WEREN'T REALLY THERE ! LOL
Nice job on the site John !

Name: Helen (Homepage)
Country: Aussie Date: Fri May 3 04:34:49 2002
Comment: Read article about your site in the paper, so had to visit. You've
bought back memories. Have a friend who worked in a lot of bands back then,
can't wait to tell him what your doing. Keep on rockin' Cheers from Helen

Name: john (Homepage)
Country: Date: Sun Apr 28 07:11:50 2002
Comment: It's just me testing the new guest book folks. It appears to be
working as it should. So go and write something !!!!!!!