tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844272601666359062024-02-22T09:12:22.260-08:00RocKwiz LiveWhere are we playing live next?The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-49904778191797431902016-02-04T20:36:00.000-08:002016-02-09T21:28:55.978-08:00WE'RE BACK!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBPS7b2FJ0x3QuWP3xXmX40_J32SxYHeePo3tLaQUXSuPMbyOkKTN_BlX62-TMEvcfETKEN_EXk7ESsreBxDzNg2etkqnJOpxp7oTmnlr69jfnnm8MnCKj5lU25jidpV6Sywq8xSmEr4l/s1600/Group+shot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBPS7b2FJ0x3QuWP3xXmX40_J32SxYHeePo3tLaQUXSuPMbyOkKTN_BlX62-TMEvcfETKEN_EXk7ESsreBxDzNg2etkqnJOpxp7oTmnlr69jfnnm8MnCKj5lU25jidpV6Sywq8xSmEr4l/s640/Group+shot.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to 2016 and another big year for RocKwiz.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We will be recording seven new episodes between late February and April </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which will start screening on SBS in May </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so if you're not on the <a href="http://rockwizlive.us12.list-manage2.com/subscribe?u=88eade827c69fe0944e670a90&id=8e7ccd660c" target="_blank">Kwizlist</a>, you won't be able to get tickets,.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a big live show for <a href="http://spectrumnow.com.au/events/rockwiz/" target="_blank">SPECTRUM NOW</a> in Sydney on MARCH 10 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and we're also going to have a <a href="https://artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2016/popular-music/rockwiz-really-really-good-friday?utm_source=mail2&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EDM%20160204%20RocKwiz%20OrKestra%20%7C%20Roberto%20Alagna%20CD" target="_blank">REALLY REALLY GOOD FRIDAY</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">at Arts Centre Melbourne's Concert Hall on March 25 - Good Friday.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And Brian Nankervis Introduces <a href="http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/presale/the_last_waltz_revisited.aspx?esc=26261&utm_source=go&utm_medium=sea&utm_campaign=ps" target="_blank">THE LAST WALTZ REVISITED </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(click the links for tickets)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">SBS are currently repeating some episodes on Saturday nights, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">we're building a new <a href="http://www.rockwizlive.com/" target="_blank">website</a>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brian's doing ABC radio on Fridays in Melbourne, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and it's all looking good!!</span></div>
The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-4350191546946148492015-07-04T07:14:00.000-07:002015-07-04T07:14:38.828-07:00ROCKWIZ SALUTES THE ARIA HALL OF FAME TOUR<span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 26.6666660308838px;">STARTS 30 SEPTEMBER!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">Following the highly acclaimed 13</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 7pt; vertical-align: 4pt;">th
</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">series of </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">RocKwiz </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">(RocKwiz Salutes The Decades) Australia’s favourite television music trivia show is once
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">SALUTES THE </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Since 1988, the </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">has inducted 73 artists into its
annual </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">ARIA Hall of Fame</span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">, honouring performers, songwriters and others who have made a lasting
impact on music culture in Australia. </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">RocKwiz </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">maintains a close relationship with </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">ARIA </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">and has always
featured </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Hall Of Fame </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">artists and drawn from their repertoire over its ten-year history. In 2010, </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">RocKwiz
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<span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">The combination of </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">RocKwiz </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">and the </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">ARIA Hall Of Fame </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">is a match made in rock and roll heaven!
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<span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">These amazing, fun-filled live shows, in theatres and concert halls around Australia, will feature some of
your favourite Australian music legends performing their hits, alongside the brightest and best
contemporary artists interpreting genuine Australian classics. As usual, four contestants will be drawn
from the audience on the night to sit alongside rock and roll royalty and participate in the madness and
mayhem that is </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">RocKwiz Live!
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<span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">Queen Of The Kwiz, </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Julia Zemiro</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">, and Rock Brain, </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Brian Nankervis</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">, will ask the curly questions, the
Human Scoreboard, </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Dugald, </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">will manage the stage and hold up scores and the original </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">RocKwiz </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Orkestra - James Black, Peter Luscombe and Mark Ferrie</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">, will be joined by Even guitarist </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Ashley
Naylor </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">and the sensational </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">Vika and Linda Bull</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">This will be the team</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">’</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">s 4th national tour and they are raring to go! </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">ROCKWIZ LIVE! SALUTES THE ARIA
HALL OF FAME </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">will be based on the television format, but with at least four guest artists each night,
increased audience involvement, the legendary Contestant Karaoke segment and questions, songs, riffs
and anecdotes based on the artists and bands who are in the </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">ARIA Hall Of Fame </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">... many of whom will
</span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">appear in these shows. See below for a full list of the </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">ARIA Hall of Fame </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">inductees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">These live shows </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">won’t be </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">filmed; so being there, front and centre, is the only way to experience the
special magic of a </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">RocKwiz Live! </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">performance </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">... </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">bigger, bolder and looser than the television episodes.
As Brian says, </span><i><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">“</span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">We stretch out and improvise more in the live shows, taking risks and experimenting
without worrying </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">about cameras and lights. It’s liberating </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">and often produces delightfully unexpected
results</span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">What the public have said about </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11pt;">RocKwiz Live! </span><span style="font-family: Leelawadee; font-size: 11pt;">concerts (from the Ticketmaster feedback page):</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><b>It freaks me out that these guys deliver the quality of entertainment we see every Saturday night on </b></i><i><b>the small screen with such effortless precision, with humour that never misses the mark and flawless
delivery of every aspect of the show. These guys are just brilliant at what they do! Not a single blemish
on the whole performance and of course the musical acts were outstanding as well. </b></i><i><b>A million billion stars out of 5’.</b></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;">‘RocKwiz was an epic adventure in fast comedy and audience participation. The funniest karaoke I've
ever seen! Had me laughing till I cried. Great performers, fun, fun, funny! No one was left out and the
crazy antics of the RocKwiz hosts kept everyone involved! Just a great night to be had.’
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<i><span style="color: cyan; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: black;">‘Fantastic, I was blown away how really good this show is. I've been a fan for a long time, but never
seen them live, I didn’t want to miss a thing. I love their connection with the crowd, amazing! They are
all great at their parts, amazing talent, including the band (fantastic guys).</b></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Tickets for </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee,Bold'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">ROCKWIZ LIVE! SALUTES THE ARIA HALL OF FAME </span><span style="font-family: 'Leelawadee'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">go on sale at 10.00am local times on
Monday, 13 July 2015 and are expected to sell FAST! </span></b></div>
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-6817840011592056052014-09-09T16:33:00.003-07:002014-09-09T16:33:27.910-07:00ROCKWIZ GOES MENTAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-43244525567705577602014-09-02T00:25:00.003-07:002014-09-02T00:27:05.315-07:00Bluesfest 2015<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-10562310497331209182014-06-27T07:06:00.002-07:002014-06-27T07:09:39.279-07:00UPDATE<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">No news is, well, no news... unfortunately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bluesfest 2014 was our last RocKwiz Live event </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;">we </span><span style="font-size: large;">currently </span><span style="font-size: large;">have no plans for more live shows. </span></div>
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-21465755455539050912014-03-03T17:19:00.000-08:002014-03-03T17:19:35.952-08:00HELLO PERTH... Are you ready for us??<div style="text-align: center;">
COME AND SEE US ON MARCH 22 AT THE PERTH ZOO </div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Harry Vanda</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> and <b>George Young</b> are responsible for writing and producing some of Australia’s biggest hits:<i>Friday On My Mind, Good Times, Love Is In The Air, Hey St Peter, St Louis, Walking In The Rain, Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3) </i>and the list goes on and on and on. These songs have become part of our pop history and some of them became international hits for artists like <b>Grace Jones </b>and<b> The Bay City Rollers.</b> As producers,<b>Vanda and Young</b> shaped the sound of Aussie Pub Rock, producing and guiding bands like <b>The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Choirboys</b> and <b>AC/DC</b> no less!<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Harry Vanda</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> and <b>George Young</b> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">met at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in Sydney in 1964. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">They were founding members of <b>The Easybeats</b>, with <b>Vanda</b> on lead guitar and backing vocals and <b>Young</b> on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, along with <b>Stevie Wright, Dick Diamond</b> and <b>Gordon Fleet.</b> <b>Vanda and Young</b>co-wrote many of <b>The Easybeats</b> hits and produced the group from 1967.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">After <b>The Easybeats</b> disbanded in 1969, <b>Vanda and Young</b> were songwriters and producers for their own projects such as <b>The Marcus Hook Roll Band, Haffey's Whiskey Sour</b> and <b>Flash and the Pan.</b> They produced the first 6 albums for <b>AC/DC</b> (George is the older brother of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young) and were staff producers for <b>Albert Productions</b> from 1973, writing and producing <b>Stevie Wright’s #1 single <i>Evie (Parts 1, 2 and 3)</i>,</b> along with <b>Ted Mulry, Rose Tattoo, William Shakespeare </b>and <b>The Angels</b>. They wrote and produced hits for <b>John Paul Young</b> including <i>I Hate the Music, Yesterday’s Hero </i>and the international smash hit,<i> Love Is In The Air</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">In 1988 Harry and George were inducted into the inaugural <b>ARIA Hall of Fame</b> and in 2001 the <b>Australasian Performing Right Association surveyed 100 music industry personalities and declared ‘Friday On My Mind’ the best Australian song of all time.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">As Glenn A. Baker says “Harry and George transcended pop stardom to become one of the most impressive and important creative units of the rock era: vital writers, producers and conceptualists … exhilarating song and sound craftsmen”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">As John Tait remarks in his book <i>Vanda and Young, Inside Australia’s Hit Factory</i> … “Australian Musician Magazine dedicated it’s June 2007 issue to the 50 most significant moments in Australian pop rock history … ranked at number one, ahead of Countdown, the Sunbury Rock festivals, The Beatles Australian tour and other critical developments in Australian music, was the day that Dutch teenager Harry Vanda met Scottish teenager George Young at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in Sydney. The article argued that without this partnership … “there would not have been an Easybeats as we know them, possibly no Stevie Wright solo career, certainly not the Albert productions that made AC/DC a huge success and none of those classic Countdown songs by artists such as John Paul Young, William Shakespeare, Cheetah etc, as well as their own hits under the Flash and The Pan name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">ROCKWIZ SALUTES VANDA AND YOUNG</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> will of course be hosted by the wonderful <b>Julia Zemiro</b> and wrangled and adjudicated by <b>Brian Nankervis</b>. The legendary <b>RocKwiz Orkestra</b>; <b>James Black, Peter Luscombe </b>and <b>Mark Ferrie</b> will back the artists and play those Million Dollar Riffs and Australia’s favourite roadie, <b>Dugald,</b> will hold up the scores and tune the guitars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-75436002321429727922013-09-11T20:09:00.000-07:002013-09-11T20:09:18.888-07:00ROCKWIZ SALUTES VANDA AND YOUNG <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">The </span><b style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-large;">RocKwiz</b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"> Team is assembling a cavalcade of stars for 3 special live shows to celebrate the music of Australia's most
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Vanda</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">George
Young</b> are responsible for writing and producing some of Australia’s biggest
hits: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Friday On My Mind, Good Times, Love
Is In The Air, Hey St Peter, St Louis, Walking In The Rain, Evie (Parts 1, 2
and 3) </i>and the list goes on and on and on. These songs have become part of
our pop history and some of them became international hits for artists like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Grace Jones </b>and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> The Bay City Rollers.</b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
producers, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vanda and Young</b> shaped
the sound of Aussie Pub Rock, producing and guiding bands like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Choirboys</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AC/DC</b> no less!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Harry
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Young</b> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;">met
at the Villawood Migrant Hostel in Sydney in 1964. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They
were founding members of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Easybeats</b>,
with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vanda</b> on lead guitar and
backing vocals and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Young</b> on rhythm
guitar and backing vocals, along with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stevie
Wright, Dick Diamond</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gordon
Fleet.</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vanda and Young</b> co-wrote
many of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Easybeats</b> hits and
produced the group from 1967. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
Easybeats</b> disbanded in 1969, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vanda
and Young</b> were songwriters and producers for their own projects such as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Marcus Hook Roll Band, Haffey's Whiskey
Sour</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Flash and the Pan.</b> They
produced the first 6 albums for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">AC/DC</b>
(George is the older brother of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young) and were staff
producers for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Albert Productions</b>
from 1973, writing and producing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stevie
Wright’s #1 single <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Evie (Parts 1, 2 and
3)</i>,</b> along with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ted Mulry, Rose
Tattoo, William Shakespeare </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
Angels</b>. They wrote and produced hits for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John Paul Young</b> including <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I
Hate the Music, Yesterday’s Hero </i>and the international smash hit,<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Love Is In The Air</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1988 Harry and George were inducted into the
inaugural <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ARIA Hall of Fame</b> and in
2001 the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Australasian Performing Right
Association surveyed 100 music industry personalities and declared ‘Friday On
My Mind’ the best Australian song of all time.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As Glenn A. Baker says “Harry and George
transcended pop stardom to become one of the most impressive and important
creative units of the rock era: vital writers, producers and conceptualists …
exhilarating song and sound craftsmen”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As John Tait remarks in his book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Vanda and Young, Inside Australia’s Hit
Factory</i> … “Australian Musician Magazine dedicated it’s June 2007 issue to
the 50 most significant moments in Australian pop rock history … ranked at
number one, ahead of Countdown, the Sunbury Rock festivals, The Beatles
Australian tour and other critical developments in Australian music, was the
day that Dutch teenager Harry Vanda met Scottish teenager George Young at the
Villawood Migrant Hostel in Sydney. The article argued that without this
partnership … “there would not have been an Easybeats as we know them, possibly
no Stevie Wright solo career, certainly not the Albert productions that made
AC/DC a huge success and none of those classic Countdown songs by artists such
as John Paul Young, William Shakespeare, Cheetah etc, as well as their own hits
under the Flash and The Pan name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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SALUTES VANDA AND YOUNG</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> will feature an eclectic mix
of Australian heritage artists alongside contemporary stars, performing songs
written, played or produced by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vanda and
Young</b>, to create an un-missable live event.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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SALUTES VANDA AND YOUNG</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> will of course be hosted by
the wonderful <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Julia Zemiro</b> and
wrangled and adjudicated by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brian
Nankervis</b>. The legendary <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">RocKwiz
Orkestra</b>; <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">James Black, Peter
Luscombe </b>and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mark Ferrie</b> will
back the artists and play those Million Dollar Riffs and Australia’s favourite
roadie, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dugald,</b> will hold up the
scores and tune the guitars. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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without contestants being drawn from the audience to hit those buzzers and
answer curly questions. It could be you, up there on stage!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Venue*Tix (08) 8225 8888 <u><a href="http://www.venuetix.com.au/">www.venuetix.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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Enmore Box Office (02) 9550 3666 <u><a href="http://www.enmoretheatre.com.au/">www.enmoretheatre.com.au</a><br />
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-437416530438993472013-09-04T05:00:00.000-07:002013-09-09T23:35:42.727-07:00Live Shows in November and December<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">3 very special show in 3 state capitals </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so <a href="http://www.renegade.com.au/index.php?action=register">JOIN THE KWIZLIST NOW.</a></span><br />
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Brian, Julia, Dugald and the RocKwiz Orkestra are doing it live for youth mental health!</div>
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Join us for a special live stage extravaganza of RocKwiz, featuring songs about mental illness and substance abuse. Special guest performances and more surprises. All profits from the night go to Orygen Youth Health, led by 2010 Australian of the Year, Professor Patrick McGorry AO.</div>
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<strong>Thursday June 13th 2013, Melbourne Town Hall, 8pm</strong></div>
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Let’s rock youth mental health! <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/rockwiz-rocks-youth-mental-health-melbourne-victoria-13-06-2013/event/13004A6FB764530D">Tickets on sale now through Ticketmaster!</a></div>
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If you are buying tickets before Friday 22nd March during the special internet pre-general public sale, please use the code: <em>ROCKWIZ.</em></div>
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Brought to you by association with Renegade Films and New World Artists and proudly supported by City of Melbourne.</div>
The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-23439212624085318812013-02-28T21:43:00.001-08:002013-02-28T21:43:04.575-08:00RocKwiz at BluesFest 2013<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">We'll be making the trek up to Byron Bay at Easter to perform 3 shows as part of BluesFest. We had a great time there the first time we went in 2010 and went back the following year and had an even better time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In 2013, we'll be bringing some special guests with us and will hopefully be able to convince some of the BluesFest performers to join us too, but most of them are on a pretty tight schedule so we make no promises! </span><span style="font-size: large;">Still, when you go to a RocKwiz show you never know who might turn up on stage!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our shows will be on the Jambalaya stage at 2pm on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and we will be shooting all three shows to compile into a special RocKwiz episode.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are going and you want to be a contestant, please make a comment here.</span><br />
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<br />The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-17805612159961221442013-01-06T21:01:00.001-08:002013-01-06T21:01:36.805-08:002013 PLAN<span style="font-size: x-large;">Hello and Best Wishes for 2013!</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmS-tfo8_BLMTjrFczkYn4Qd59yGLhGKIHz2qyKYYxUrOaTnjvwBca3tTefSbCm_4Y_qGTlgqmVpk0OGiePEPWeDeJ-2JXmn-JW6oiYTB8KwpZD0GXgjpsa0PO3X6hJ_HWvbcRli805za/s1600/P1050450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmS-tfo8_BLMTjrFczkYn4Qd59yGLhGKIHz2qyKYYxUrOaTnjvwBca3tTefSbCm_4Y_qGTlgqmVpk0OGiePEPWeDeJ-2JXmn-JW6oiYTB8KwpZD0GXgjpsa0PO3X6hJ_HWvbcRli805za/s320/P1050450.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">RocKwiz will be back live at The Espy recording episodes between February and June. If you want to come along to a taping, please <a href="http://www.renegade.com.au/index.php?action=register">subscribe to the KWIZLIST Newsletter</a>. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphRAnyBBGoH9HDYaJjMYV-0fALaw1x4VC-GUhEl3viiYO69RTJkr0Jaa1maGH5YmN7iEGA1GHz7SKwYBZ9sbprMzGjkS-IeX3ZJRckVBn8xLi3ghFvkCoNGflbnzHt0PmACgxHK4VsE9Q/s1600/P1010400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphRAnyBBGoH9HDYaJjMYV-0fALaw1x4VC-GUhEl3viiYO69RTJkr0Jaa1maGH5YmN7iEGA1GHz7SKwYBZ9sbprMzGjkS-IeX3ZJRckVBn8xLi3ghFvkCoNGflbnzHt0PmACgxHK4VsE9Q/s320/P1010400.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">RocKwiz will also be at <a href="http://www.bluesfest.com.au/">BluesFest</a> over Easter for 3 shows on the Friday 29 March, Saturday 30, and Sunday 31. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Come along and see us if you are going to Byron to see any of the other fantastic acts performing there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You never know who just might end up on our stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There may be other live dates later in the year and, if there are, you'll find out about them first here!</span>The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-89463696795900270672012-10-09T19:18:00.000-07:002012-10-09T19:23:10.219-07:00More Tales From Canberra<br />
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FROM RODWELL FAULKNER</div>
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As a loyal "Rockwizer" since 2006, it had always been on my to-do list to be a part of the show eventually. Little did I know that I would get to be a part of it twice in one year.</div>
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I was thrilled to be offered tickets to a taping in July, when my "rock brain" (to use Brian's words) just missed out on being a part of the taping that night. Still, a souvenir tea towel for my efforts wasn't a bad result (thanks Brian) and I couldn't wait for the touring show that was coming up a few weeks<br />
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With the mixed emotions of my Melbourne experience still in my memory, I didn't want to get ahead of myself when I turned up at the Canberra show. I was just glad to be a part of it, and happy that I could do it all again.</div>
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Once in the foyer, I successfully picked up my wild card from Brian to be a part of the elimination rounds. Nothing I hadn't done before, and I knew what to expect, so I thought "Why not?"</div>
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Again, my hopes of being a part of the show were kept under control when Brian announced that unlike the rounds of only twelve people at "The Espy", there would be twenty four in this elimination to accommodate a larger audience. Again, I didn't think too much of it, as I was just there for a bit of fun, and didn't want to take it too seriously.</div>
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As the show began, I was seemingly cast back twenty years to my "Black Sorrows" phase. I sat next to lead singer Joe Camilleri, had backing vocalists Vika and Linda Bull singing behind me, and occasionally flashing a smile. (I must admit, I loved that!) Sitting so close to James Black, Peter Luscombe and the Orkestra playing live just topped it all off. I was in Aussie music heaven!</div>
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For a night with humble beginnings, my taking out the title of "Some Kind Of Genius" was an unexpected surprise. I saw a few folks standing up in the front rows, but the standing ovation was hard to see. Quite a moment nonetheless, as I could "hear" it. The souvenir t-shirt was a great memento too! So far, I haven't actually had to buy any Rockwiz merchandise!</div>
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Thanks to Julia, Brian, Dugald and the whole team for an absolutely unforgettable night! A privilege to share the stage with artists I've been listening to since the age of twelve. </div>
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Thanks again for having me, and see you all at "The Espy" next year.<br />
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<u>FROM GENE ROBINSON</u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When I
was asked if I’d like to share my personal experience of RocKwiz, I was a
little trepidatious. Not being a particularly linear person, and having scant
regard for detail, any recount was likely to jump all over the place. This post should
probably be subtitled “What I did on my holidays”, but I’m sure being
the True Rock Believers that you all are, you will indulge me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I rarely take holidays but on this particular occasion, Fate,
being a cheeky monkey, contrived to make a years worth of events all occur in
the same 8 day period, thusly: 2 RocKwiz Live concerts (Newcastle and Canberra),
the1<sup>st</sup> show in Rufus Wainwright’s Australian tour with Megan
Washington supporting, Father’s Day, and a trip to Sydney to seek out a
craftsman to repair a 2 piece Martin D-28 (any guitarists reading this may have
just made the sort of anguished yelp which follows having one’s testicles hit
with a very expensive hammer). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
RocKwiz shows ARE brilliant. To anyone who has even a remote desire to see a
RocKwiz show live, GO! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Go early
and go often.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Last
year, I was lucky enough to be at one of the taping nights for the RocKwiz
series at the Esplanade Hotel. At the end of the night I made the point to any
unfortunate soul caught in my fall-out zone that there was only ever one item
on my bucket list and I’d just ticked it off.
The live tapings at the Espy are fast & furious, 2 shows a night.
Each show filmed straight through with only a couple of 15 - 30 second breaks
for the digital data to be downloaded, then it’s on again. What you see TV, is
what you see live.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The concert
shows are longer, more guests, unexpected twists, new segments but still with
the same format that we “special folk” love. If
you’ve read the other posts here, or been to one of the previous shows, you’ll
know the drill. So, when circumstances forced me to head to Sydney for guitar
repairs, I leapt (yes, leapt) at the chance to go to the Newcastle concert.
Brilliant show on all levels, and I have to say that a highlight for me was the
amazing RocKwizzer, John Wardell. Definitely, Some Kind of Genius!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At the Canberra
show, Brian the Brain stalked through the foyer with a megaphone on full volume
enquiring if the audience could hear him, or should he “crank it up to 11”. Then
with the smile and mischievous eye-twinkle straight from the Cheshire Cat he
grilled, thrilled and willed those brave enough to request a wildcard to
participate as one of the initial 24 on stage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The 1<sup>st</sup>
half of the show is predominantly Brian. The many Brians. Brian the master of ceremonies, the consummate
showman, the warm-up act, and the True Rock Believer (and later on, the Grand
Adjudicator); he prepares the audience for the magical history tour to follow. Then
as Brian invites the lucky 24 to come forth, we are aware he has been joined on
stage by the Master Roadie & Stage Ninja, Dugald. Following 4 fast paced
rounds of questions, the final 4 were extracted of which I was one, and then its
Intermission.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">While the
rest of the audience is enjoying refreshments, backstage is a flurry of
activity. We meet the brilliant Julia, James Black (a personal highlight for
me) and Dugald. I have to say, what a nice guy. You’d think that with all the
miles he’s travelled, and all the knobs he’s had to put up with, he’d be a bit
jaded. How wrong could I be!! Doogs is a
great bloke. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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seemed like the blink of an eye Intermission is over and its time for Part 2. Now
everyone trouts on about the guests (who, let’s face it, ARE brilliant and deadset
legends!) but what about the RocKwiz Orkestra (including Ash Naylor). These
guys have to be THE tightest band in the world. Thorough professionals. And how
good are Vika and Linda Bull - what great talents, and what babes, they both
are!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Julia
whips the Men of Rock in action and so it starts. Most of it is a blur to me
now, but a blur I’ll treasure forever. The Guest Artistes were Joe </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Camilleri (Legend), </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jess Cornelius (future Legend and
my Team Captain), Bob Evans (alter-ego Legend), and the 4<sup>th</sup> guest? When a spotlight lit up an imposing giant in
the middle of the audience holding a white silk scarf above his head and the
theatre echoed to the sound of “This is it folks, OVER THE TOP!”, it could only
be the intergalactic force that is Doc Neeson. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">While as
I say most of it is a blur, one moment shines out. The category when Julia says
“Sing the next line, name the artist and song title”. Now as someone who proudly wears the “I have
never EVER done Karaoke” line as a badge of honour, I’m filled with a mixture
of elation, then horror, when I know the answer to the 1<sup>st</sup> question,
and the realisation sets in that I’ve already hit the buzzer and have….to….actually….
sing….it (you see Dear Reader, I very carefully avoided answering any of these
types of questions, at the live taping at the Espy last year). </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">And so,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Julia: “They got married early……?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Gene: “Never had much money” (Phew)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But I kept going, and Brian kept egging me on, and
the audience kept applauding, and I don’t die.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Julia
being the consummate professional (and the little bit of a tease) that she is,
comes straight back with “Correct Gene, and in other circumstances I might say ‘Ladies
and Gentleman, Paul Kelly’ and out he comes out, and sings it with you, but
that’s <b>NOT</b> gonna happen tonight, my
friend”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All too
soon its over. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The final
score, the finale duet, and the encore were all a triumph (our team won). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rufus
Wainwright in concert the next night capped off the best 8 day holiday ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As I said
before if you can go to a RocKwiz show, go; and go often. It’ll turn up your
soul to 11.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Footnote: to the guitarists reading this, I definitely found the
right person to repair the D-28, and all’s right in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-684427260166635906.post-53032010850531474762012-09-24T22:34:00.000-07:002012-09-24T22:34:20.946-07:00ANOTHER ROAD STORY<span style="font-size: large;">This one from Michelle Sangster in Canberra.</span><br />
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Getting the wild card was the easy part! Once I had that yellow card in my hot little hand it dawned on me that this was it!! This was the time for me to call on all those brain cells that held years of song lyrics, years of seemingly useless facts, years of riffs and notes and tunes. OMG.... I was going to have a crack at Rockwiz....!!</div>
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I have long been a fan of music – all types of music. From singing along to my mum and dad’s 8-track of “Hot August Night” in the Datsun 180B to recording hours and hours of music on cassette from the radio and then when we got our first VHS recorder as a teenager, to staying up all night (and day and night and day) with a gaggle of girls watching “Live Aid”, music has always played an important role in my life. I am not afraid to say that “Witcheta Lineman” and “Skinny Love” sit quite comfortably side by side on my ipod tracklist.... And I retain music facts (which is amazing because generally I can be a little ditzy) but I still know all the words to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five “The Message” and I know that Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote “Pleasant Valley Sunday” just to name a few things.... Well here was the chance to put all that knowledge to the test.</div>
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The lights dim, the intro music starts and on comes Brian. What a professional! I have always loved his wit and humour and in this environment – LIVE – he is on fire. Keeping the laughs going and the crowd are loving it! Then he asks for everyone to check under their chairs for the remaining wildcards, but I already have mine so “whew” I am safe! In a moment, I am up to the right of the stage giving Dugald my name and then I am on the stage!</div>
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Round 1 of contestants and I hear my name called and I think “Holy crap! This is it”. I take my chair, say hi to the other two punters having a crack and living the dream and wish them luck (at least I hope I do), and then the questions start.... Buzz.... OMG, I think I just did that.... OMG now I have to answer..... OMG I answered..... OMG I was right!! </div>
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I know to the audience we all looked pretty cool (or maybe we didn’t??) but I can guarantee you all you can hope for is that all those hours and hours of music knowledge you just KNOW you have stored away come back to you somehow! Well apparently it did, when I was finished my heat the guys next to me said something like “you were great”.... I thanked him meekly because I knew the truth... I was shaking like a freaking leaf and don’t remember anything of what just happened!! :))</div>
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Four rounds down and now it’s time to see who were the 4 best of the best. And I say that because <span class="s1">I am POSITIVE </span>everyone who has a go on this show is a massive fan, so just being in the mix with people who truly love watching and being part of it was (is) AWESOME! The names are called and I am one of them.... OMG (again) that’s amazing!! And then all of a sudden I feel very calm. Like the hard bit was over and now the fun can begin.</div>
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We go backstage and meet the gang – the amazing Rockwiz orchestra (they truly are superb musicians and great blokes), we meet Brian and he is as warm and calming as I knew he would be. Then there is Julia... She greets each of us with a warm hug and we go over what is about to happen and who will be the contestants to do Karaoke and I get the job as one of them (now I had already apologised to the audience in my first round for my atrocious singing voice so I hope that still stands now I am about to do Karaoke!), but I love to sing (even badly) so I am up for the challenge. My duet partner – Rodwell – and I take off to the stairwell to practice with the amazing James Black, and I am relieved to hear that Rodwell <i>can </i>actually sing so that takes the pressure off a little “whew!”.</div>
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We grab a water then wait out turn to get on stage. All the backstage Rockwiz family are so wonderfully warm and lovely it definitely helps the nerves and when our time is called all I can think of is “Don’t trip on the stage”.... But I don’t, and in a moment I am there. Our wonderful guest artist is Jess Cornelius and we listen as she takes the stage and does her thing, she is brilliant!! And it strikes me how fantastic it is to be in this spot, the band, the artist, the brilliant Vika and Linda Bull.... WOW!</div>
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I have to say the time just flew, I think after the first round Gene, Jess and I were ahead, then after the 2nd round it was equal, but I knew I couldn’t worry about that because I still had to sing! Rodwell and I get up to do our thing and while I know I was flat as a proverbial tack Rodwell covered for me brilliantly, so I just moved, sang and moved move and hoped the audience were laughing with us :) I do have to say I had a heaps of fun though! In a moment it was over and we were in the prefect position to watch the professionals do their stuff. Seeing Doc Neeson whip the crowd into a frenzy, watching Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell) do his thing was a highlight (I am a massive fan), hearing Joe Camilleri on the sax was just magic and then final number with them all was SO good I didn’t want it to end!</div>
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I would recommend the experience to ANYONE who wants a great night out with great people. The cast, the crew, the artists are all as amazing in reality as you want them to be. And I loved the fact the crowd was “my people”. It’s one thing we commented on as we waiting in the foyer before the show... We were amoungst “our people”. I have to give a special thanks to mate Kerry who travelled from Sydney with me to be at the show and who I had left sitting all alone in the crowd, while I got my ROCKWIZ EXPERIENCE... Thanks Kez! </div>
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Definitely got to check this off my bucket list and will be regaling this story to anyone who will listen for years to come!!!</div>
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On Thursday August 30 2012 at Newcastle's Civic Theatre, I achieved an ambition in life-to be a Rockwiz contestant (a "Rockwizzer"!).</div>
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It was one of the most exciting, fun filled, yet nerveracking experiences I've ever had and not only am I more than happy to take up the Rockwiz team's offer to say a few words about my achievement, for those of you who hope to be a Rockwizzer one day, you'll either make your dream a reality or think twice about doing so after I've said my piece.</div>
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For a start, I can tell you that having been a Spicks & Specks contestant as well (at their Newcastle Ent Cent farewell show last year), the process of becoming a Rockwizzer was a lot different than becoming a Spicks contestant. With Spicks, it took a question about Chrissie Hynde to get me up on stage with Adam, Alan and Myf. With Rockwiz-it wasn't as easy as that.</div>
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Two days before the Some Kind Of Genius show, Newcastle ticketholders were given a chance on Rockwiz's Facebook page to score a Wildcard entry by answering "5 quick questions", and I don't know what was tougher-trying to be quick on the money with my answers, or the fear I was going to lose my rag with Rockwiz completely because there was about a half hour wait before the "5 quick questions" appeared.</div>
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Anyway, the wait was worth it because after having my head around questions about Johns Lennon & Howard sharing the same middle name, the brothers Dust working with The Beastie Boys & Beck, "Hello I Love You" plagarising "All Day & All Of The Night", Mr Mister having a hit with Broken Wings and Richard Hell belonging to the Blank Generation, I was one of the lucky 3 to score a Wildcard entry.</div>
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That was one hurdle jumped, but did I share this news with anyone? Hell no! I figured had I done so, I would've had more pressure put on me and such pressure would've got to me like its done before in the past when I've had once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, so I went into the Some Kind Of Genius show without anyone whatsoever knowing I had a chance at being a Rockwizzer.</div>
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Next thing you know-there I am backstage at the Civic with 23 other would-be Rockwizzers waiting and hoping they'll be one of the four sharing the stage with Julia, Brian, the Rockwiz Orchestra, Dugald and the special musical guests (those who missed out on FB won their Wildcards from Brian personally round the Civic, or found they had one hidden under their seats.</div>
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Four rounds and yours truly was one of the six in Round 2 (but not before squeezing in a Stewart Copeland style leap from the Rockwiz Orchestra's set-up as I was heading to my seat). No more hiding behind a computer and typing in my answers really fast in lower casing (there was no room for being fancy with typing skills on FB) - THIS IS IT!!!</div>
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Got off to a shaky start, but my fortunes changed when Brian played a series of pre-recorded riffs performed by the Rockwiz Orchestra (at this point, Brian & Dugald were the only Rockwiz team members to have appeared).</div>
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"Band On The Run"-check</div>
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"Love Is The Drug"-check</div>
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"I Want A New Drug"-check (but only after the 2 blokes sitting beside me were wrong with their guesses)</div>
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"April Sun..."-the song that changed my life at the tender age of 3. Someone at Rockwiz must've known how much "April Sun..." means to me because after recognising the riff, Dugald approaches Brian to let him know yours truly's answered the number of questions required to become a Rockwizzer. With words to the effect of "congratulations John-you're through!" from Brian,mission accomplished-I'm going to be a Rockwizzer!</div>
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Once the 24 have been narrowed down to 4, its backstage again for all sorts of behind the scenes activities, like meeting my fellow Rockwizzers Juan, Sharon and Shannon, Julia introducing herself to us, Julia and Brian giving us the lowdown on what & what not to do during the show (which I'll keep secret), Sharon & I being picked to sing in the karaoke section, then going for a quick rehearsal with James Black with Julia as our audience, signing release forms and deciding who should go on each team.</div>
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With all that sorted-time for the Rockwiz theme we all know and love, Brian's signature intros for the band (with extra guitarist Ashley Naylor from Even and Julia (I couldn't resist saying her surname the way Brian always does backstage), Julia greeting the crowd, then bringing out Vika & Linda Bull for Chic's "Good Times" before joining the band on backing vocal duties, and the moment us 4 Rockwizzers had been waiting for-Julia officially welcoming us to the stage. BLUE TEAM-yours truly and Shannon. YELLOW TEAM-Juan and Sharon.</div>
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As well as a compliment from Julia about the loud shirt I had on (to which I replied something like "Big Kev left me it in his will"), she asked me about my 1st concert, 1st album bought with my own money AND the best concert I've been to in Newcastle.<br />
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1)Two shows on the same day-a John Lennon musical at the Civic & The Choirboys at Newcastle Beach for Surfest '86.</div>
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2)"Daddy's Coolest" by Daddy Cool "with my 8th birthday money".</div>
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3)So many great ones to choose from,but I thought seeing as we're at the Civic, I'll go with the best performer I've seen there, which was Lou Reed in 2003.</div>
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All the regular segments except for Master Blaster, plus Brian doing his Fan's Choice and a segment especially for the Some Kind Of Genius tour called 30 Seconds To Shine. </div>
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Kate Miller-Heidke (I knew it was her soon as Julia said the words "double barrel name") and Tex Perkins (Julia only got as far as his year & place of birth, and Greg-his real first name). Knowing Kate's name's one thing but knowing her music's a different story. Tex on the other hand-been a long time fan, so you can imagine how excited I was when he made his way to the stage. And to see him do Iggy proud with his take on "The Passenger" was an added bonus. Kate on Shannon & my team, Tex on Juan & Sharon's</div>
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LOCAL AND/OR GENERAL-everyone having a go, but how I can know an Allman Brothers song I'd never heard of called Jessica (that is-until the Orchestra performed it) and not know Julia by The Beatles puzzles me. And you said a Lennon musical was one of your first concerts John?</div>
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At the end of this round, scores were level (115 all if my memory serves me correct) and Kate Miller-Heidke left to make way for another musical guest. Little did I know a series of questions about Marcia Hines meant she was the next guest and would be joining Shannon & I soon as she sang one of my fave songs of hers-"You". How's that-I didn't have to go on Australian Idol to meet Marcia Hines. Laughing!</div>
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MILLION DOLLAR RIFF-not so sharp on the buzzer with the riffs like I had been earlier, but Marcia came through for us with Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" and (from memory) Shannon did likewise with Zoot's cover of "Eleanor Rigby" (included to pay tribute to the band's recently deceased frontman Darryl Cotton)</div>
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FAN'S CHOICE-Tex's turn to vacate his seat for another musical guest. Suze DiMarchi from Baby Animals. Was that really her first time on a Rockwiz show? Did "Early Warning" with the band and looking the same as she did when that song came out 21 years ago.</div>
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30 SECONDS TO SHINE-brutal! No other way to describe it. 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible without using the buzzer and trying not to get too distracted by the sight of Dugald being timekeeper with a Flavor Flav style clock hanging round his neck. Yellow team-not one wrong answer. Our team had to pull out the stops if we were going to be any match. When we managed the same feat, I felt like Will Ferrell in "Old School" when he won the debate against James Cargill. I may have drew a blank with The Beatles earlier, but I redeemed myself with "Sweet Jane" by The Velvet Underground. In light of saying his show was my fave at the Civic, Lou Reed would've been pissed if I didn't know that was his song. I didn't see what scores the teams were after this round but I do know they were still level.</div>
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THE FURIOUS FIVE-I was more relaxed here than I was in previous rounds though by rights, I shouldn't have been, especially when Sharon & I would be called up to do our duet at any moment. When Sharon & I were eventually called up, a mini chocolate wheel was lowered down onto the stage in a fashion similar to how the mini Stonehenge makes its ill-fated appearance in "...Spinal Tap". Sharon did the honours in spinning the wheel and the crowd may have been led to believe there was a variety of songs to choose from, but to those of us onstage, it didn't matter where the wheel stopped-"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" was the only song on it.</div>
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We may not have put Elton and Kiki Dee to shame with our rendition, but points for effort and no matter where I do it, the move I call "the John Hurt" (inspired by the scene in "Alien" where his character meets a grizzly end, courtesy of the alien itself) always works a treat and the Civic Theatre was no exception. Just ask Julia if you don't believe me and hell-even Marcia dug it. Who said you needed to go on Australian Idol to impress Marcia Hines? And to the chap outside the Civic Theatre after the show who dared to criticise our performance - we didn't exactly see you up there did we! </div>
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Its also in this round where Julia announced who out of Juan, Shannon, Sharon and I would be crowned "Some Kind Of Genius". Juan looked certain to earn that title, going on how good he was. I didn't expect after correctly guessing the acronym for Abba, Julia would bestow me with this honour. A "Some Kind Of Genius" tour shirt presented to me on a royal cushion by Dugald then Julia asking me to take a bow for the audience were my rewards.</div>
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Still anybody's game during The Furious Five and when Brian counted 5,4,3,2,1 just as Juan answered the last question, I was expecting the scores to still be level and a tiebreaker question would be needed. It was up to Dugald to prove me wrong. Yellow card-230 . Blue card-245</div>
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WE DID IT!WE DID IT! Of all the questions our team got right in The Furious Five, I reckon the ones that won us the game were the 2 about the Stones song "Before They Make Me Run" and the acronym for the MC5. Would hate to think it was the one I answered about One Direction.</div>
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Before us Rockwizzers were invited up to take a bow with Julia, Brian and all the musical guests at the end,Tex & Kate got in a duet (the song's not on me at this time of writing, but I know Tex gave the Theramin a good workout in it) and all the musical guests joined in for "The Letter". Backstage-Julia and Brian were up for doing an encore, which would've happened had the Civic not turned the lights and the music back on.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE STORY SO FAR</b></span></div>
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We've played Darwin, Newcastle, and Sydney so far, and bee joined on stage by some of the best performers in the country, as well as some of the smartest rock-brains in each city. </div>
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How many times have I whiled away a Saturday night in Darwin watching footy on television then flicking over to SBS to watch RocKwiz and then sadly departing back to the footy at show's end dreaming of being a panelist at the Espy. I even flew to Melbourne to see Crosby Stills and Nash at the Palais in St Kilda whereby I spent two hours prior to that show sitting in the Espy slowly drinking tap beer and just hoping like hell Julia or Brian would walk in, recognise me and then invite me to a recording of the show.</div>
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Inside we went, eager in anticipation of a great show, me thinking there but for the grace of someone went I. Brian hits the stage and announces there are a whole bunch of panel tickets hidden amongst the audience. I look - nothing, my friends look - nothing. The punters in front of me find one and</div>
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We're divvied up, I get in a group and what do you know there are actually a few questions I get to answer. Brian fires them out and takes the piss. I get to sing a couple of lines from a Neil Young song and then all of a sudden my RocKwiz stage debut is over. What a ball I thought, at least I wasn't totally dumb. The other panelists run the gauntlet and a final 4 are chosen to participate in the actual show. Bloody hell - my name is read out. Holy shit!! We wave the other panelists from the stage in a state of euphoric shock. Immediately we're dragged backstage and asked to sign some paperwork selling our bodies and souls to rock and roll. Brian introduces us to Julia as well as to each other. I have to admit that this old man was a pig in pork heaven. Brian is easy going, and Julia is just so super friendly. We discuss the format of the show, get divvied into teams and told that for</div>
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No matter where you are, you simply must get to see this show live. There were great guests, great musicians and this amazing RocKwiz family who just embrace you and treat you like one of them. I dips me lid and restate that RocKwiz made this old guy one happy happy chappy. Still haven't stopped talking about it, probably never will until Bryan tells me to shut the fuck up (again).</div>
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When Brian approached me in the foyer seeking interested punters I had a crack at the questions and earned a wildcard. He spotted me care of my wife’s silk screened t-shirt featuring Elvis’ noggin. I felt a little nervous but knew I was being delivered into the capable hands of the RocKwiz team. The process from there on went into heats where 6 of the 24 picked went head to head in 4 rounds. After that process (don’t try to be funnier than Brian, you won’t get picked) four people are selected. Luckily I was one of them. We were taken backstage and welcomed into the fold. We met the production staff and then Julia. It was all very comforting and not at all freaky. Some of the best advice given was that even though it is a competition there’s no prizes and the main aim is to deliver a good fun show so if you know all the answers then back off on the buzzer and let the love be shared. No one likes a smart arse. </div>
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The next opportunity to see RocKwiz Live will be when RocKwiz Salutes The Animals on March 17th as part of the 150th Anniversary celebrations for the Melbourne Zoo.<br />
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The 2011 Christmas Tour started on December 1 in Canberra and finished in Perth on Saturday December 17 in Perth. At The Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Friday December 9 we recorded the show to screen on SBS at 9.30 on Christmas Eve.<br />
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Our special thanks go to all the fabulous artists that joined Julia, Brian, The RocKwiz Orkestra and Dugald for the tour or made special appearances at some of the shows. Patience Hodgson and Henry Wagons were with us all the way, including Homebake. Rebecca Barnard Lanie Lane and Shellie Morris appeared everywhere else but Loene Carmen, accompanied by her father Peter Head, stepped in for Lanie at the State Theatre in Sydney.<br />
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Josh Pyke had Kav Temperley in Perth and Kram in Brisbane to deputise for him. Kram also joined us at Homebake. Ross Wilson was with us at Homebake too, and everywhere but Adelaide and the second night in Melbourne so Joe Camilleri and Ben Salter starred on those nights.<br />
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The Nymphs were with us everywhere (except Homebake) to open each show and provide beautiful harmonies.<br />
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Every night on the tour had a slightly different musical line up and the local contestants provided unexpected karaoke highlights. So that about wraps up our Christmas Tour.<br />
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When we played Homebake in Sydney we had a demountable backstage for the RocKwiz Orkestra to run some pre-show rehearsals.<br />
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Lanie Lane had been part of Straight To You, triple j's tribute to Nick Cave, and planned to duet again with Kram on another stage at Homebake.<br />
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They managed to squeeze in a run-through of the song amongst the Orkestra's comings and goings.<br />
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Apologies for the raw state of the recording but it does <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg8nbiXuFvY&context=C33ff7beADOEgsToPDskJtl97zaAv5TcRP1RL5DLUL">capture the moment</a>.The RocKwiz Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03919564592907692392noreply@blogger.com0