MORE MILKBARS

The beginning of my flickr set of my Milkbar Polaroids has been uploaded. 
LINK - http://www.flickr.com/photos/eamo_milkbar/sets/72157622355408555/

TONY BARTUCCIO SPORTING MY TEE

Tony Bartuccio and his famous dancers where a staple of all channel 9 productions back in the 80s. Any act appearing on the Done Lane Show or Mike Walsh was always accompanied by the high kicks of these leggy baby boomers in leotards and heels. Last night on a local football show Tony Bart was seen sporting one of my Tee's for the Australian streetwear brand Suburban after his choreographed spectacular featuring a bloke in leather hanging off elastics across the audience with exposed butt cheeks. Definitely one to tell the grand kids. 

BLENDER MAG - STAGE DEATHS

Illo for the latest BLENDER magazine on famous stage deaths. This guy is Les Harvey from the Scottish Rock Band (and very Ocker named) STONE THE CROWS! In 1972, a great year for FORD in Australia with the XA being the first Australian designed Ford which, was followed up by the famous Mad Max XB model (which I am proud to say I own one) and the year Gough Whitlam became Prime Minister. So in 1974, Les Harvey became the victim of electrocution when he bent down to touch an unearthed mic. The same thing happened to my Dad around the same year - early 70s - Malcolm Donnelly who was in the Australian Pub Rock Band REDHOUSE, luckily he didn't die, but after touching his amp stack which was unearthed, the shock flung him back off the stage into the air. Crazy 70s rockers! Checkout http://ozblogdownunder.blogspot.com/2007/02/redhouse-i-like-dancing-1-song.html

And these 16mm films of the gang performing in and around Geelong. Dad is the one with the big moe! Which Moe is up to you!

Art direction by Robert Vargas at BLENDER magazine.