You know you're nearing 50 in Adelaide, when you remember...

[CK]

Cold Chisel

Last saw them back in 1998, but last night's show blew that out of the water. Stunning.

Music doesn't make me cry, but must admit to tearing up - along with many around me (mainly blokes) - at their unplugged version of "When The War Is Over", with a montage of Steve Prestwich on the screen behind them. One of the most beautiful moments I've ever seen in over 35 years of going to concerts.

Fortunately, after another unplugged song, they roared back into the set, with Khe Sanh not long after . New drummer Charlie Drayton (husband of Chrissie Amphlett) has fitted in really well. It's not quite the same, and never will be, but they have gotten as close as they can.

(Tiny grumbles to not playing about my favorite Chisel song, No Sense, but geez, if that was the worst of it.....Amazing to hear a packed theatre singing word for word to so many of the songs, even the lesser played ones like Star Hotel).

Great to see a band that was a soundtrack to growing up

[zipzap]

Fortunately, after another unplugged song, they roared back into the set, with Khe Sanh not long after . New drummer Charlie Drayton (husband of Chrissie Amphlett) has fitted in really well.

I thought I recognised that name, he used the be in The Cult in the 90s

[Psyber]

Cold Chisel

Last saw them back in 1998, but last night's show blew that out of the water. Stunning. ...

I last saw them, the time I first saw them, before they became big.
They were doing the warm up at the Festival Theatre for the Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee blues duo.
Too long, too loud, too distorted, and not in good synch with each other.
A number of people walked out until they'd finished their gig.

Since they became popular, later, I wondered, occasionally, whether they got better, got better techs, or just found their niche market that didn't care about musicality..

[GWW]

[CENTURION]

seeing Liberace at The Apollo Stadium. Yes, I really did.

[redandblack]

Warning to CK!!!!

Do not watch!!!

Girl alert

[am Bays]

The Kellogs Junior Football show.

[GWW]

Did Rick Keegan host that? If he didn't, he hosted something similar early on a Sunday morning.

They used to have the little doll like characters in the team colors, sorted according to premiership ladder position.

[CK]

The Kellogs Junior Football show.

I was a member of the club of the same name, which had a weekly prize draw in "The News" for some years. One week, the number drawn was one away from mine. Took me another week to get over that.

Also took me time to get over playing mini-league twice and not having our game as the one that Ian Day would call to be replayed the following week on Channel 7.

[Footy Chick]

Went to S Demons place yesterday and they pulled out the slip n slide for the kids. Then we started talking about how we all swore that slip n slides were bigger when we were kids, or was it just that we were smaller?

We then also remembered how the old Magic Cave in Johnnies was bigger than the current one - and how it had the kids only gift shop which parents weren't allowed in so that we could buy the grown ups presents. Anyone remember that?

[redandblack]

I think everything in this thread is recent

[CK]

Went to S Demons place yesterday and they pulled out the slip n slide for the kids. Then we started talking about how we all swore that slip n slides were bigger when we were kids, or was it just that we were smaller?

We then also remembered how the old Magic Cave in Johnnies was bigger than the current one - and how it had the kids only gift shop which parents weren't allowed in so that we could buy the grown ups presents. Anyone remember that?

I believe, from dim memories, it was called the "Little People's Gift Shop". Can picture the sign, but just not the second word in it - may have been Person's. I did go in it at that age, but found the prices a little steep for my pockets

Undoubtedly - from having visited the David Jones version just before Christmas for a nostalgic look - the Johnnies one was much bigger, and looked to have much better quality Christmas stockings also

[Brucetiki]

Went to S Demons place yesterday and they pulled out the slip n slide for the kids. Then we started talking about how we all swore that slip n slides were bigger when we were kids, or was it just that we were smaller?

We then also remembered how the old Magic Cave in Johnnies was bigger than the current one - and how it had the kids only gift shop which parents weren't allowed in so that we could buy the grown ups presents. Anyone remember that?

I believe, from dim memories, it was called the "Little People's Gift Shop". Can picture the sign, but just not the second word in it - may have been Person's. I did go in it at that age, but found the prices a little steep for my pockets

Undoubtedly - from having visited the David Jones version just before Christmas for a nostalgic look - the Johnnies one was much bigger, and looked to have much better quality Christmas stockings also

The DJ's version is little more than a token effort, besides Santa, Nipper and Nimble, there isn't much else these days

Kids these days don't know what they're missing out on

[Strawb]

Scott McBain and Trax.
I found a copy of Trax Australian Made 2 at the Salvos on Vinyl the other day.

[Booney]

The plane that was at McDonalds West Lakes.

[Strawb]

Had forgotten all about these until I happened across them completely unexpectedly yesterday in one of those "imported lollies shops" (the ones that stock UK and USA lollies and drinks).

Did anyone else use to buy those little plastic rubbish bins that were filled with lollies in the shape of rubbish, eg fish bones, tin cans etc? They can still be bought out there in these shops , used to use the empty bins for paper clips and erasers in school.

(They also had Pop Tarts, which surfaced briefly in Australia and Reeces Peanut Butter Cups - which I have a bad weakness for. Along with TAB Cola)

I always have a packet of Pop tarts in my locker at work For breakfast on day shift. My kids love the peanut butter cups sent them to school with one each today.

[Ian]

The plane that was at McDonalds West Lakes.

IIRC that was the 1st plane to fly people out of Darwin after cyclone Tracy

[Strawb]

[wristwatcher]

Thats brilliant. I was trying to explain that to someone the other day

[Pseudo]

- Smile Jeans was the garment of choice for pre-teen girls

- Australian History at primary school consisted of being forced to watch that sh!t-boring serial "The Colonials" on the school's clunky VHS player.