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     Michael D Member Username: Michael_d Post Number: 12 Registered: 06-2005 |
JJJ radio announced this morning that there would be a tribute show for the Go-Betweens and Grant McLennan in late November this year as part of their OZ music month celebrations. They have contacted Robert and he has given his blessings for the event. From the website: “An all star tribute to the Go Betweens and the late Grant McLennan. Featuring a house band of Go-Between members Glenn Thompson, Adele Pickvance and led by the wonderful Dave McCormack and his brother Dylan. Guest singers will include Sarah Blasko, Glen Richards (Augie March), Darren Hanlon, Toby Martin (Youth Group), Bob Evans plus some guest guitaring from Ian Haug of Powderfinger and more singers still to be announced.” There was no mention of Robert performing. But I guess you never know. Website: http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_06/default.htm | ||
| David James Member Username: Broadmajestic Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hi this is Dave; we're currently assembling a compilation CD that will pay tribute to Grant McLennan and the Go-Betweens. We've had a tremendous response from bands so far. Now we'd like to reach out to the fans, people like us who experienced the Go-Betweens over the years through their records and live shows. If you have any photos of Grant or the band, please contact us. We would like to use them for the CD booklet art and layout. Our goal is to make this as personal and affecting a tribute as possible. Grant was so special to us, and we want to make this release something he would be proud of - we nedd help from the true fans that were affected by his passing as much as were are. Thanks. Dave & Sherri | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2006 |
..Hi Dave/Sherri....I have some material that would be of great interest...I would love to be a part of all this...posters,album & book autographs..... ...I have been hoping that something like this would happen....thank-you... Charles... | ||
| David James Member Username: Broadmajestic Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hi Charles; Below is our contact information. We look forward to talking with you, and any other others from this board that wish to get ahold of us. Their seems to be a surge of interest the past few weeks and we are meeting with a graphics arts desinger next week to discuss details. The more photos we have to work with the better the final results will be! Cheers, Dave rarevictory@gmail.com | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 278 Registered: 01-2005 |
I wonder if Amanda would stop by and be a guest singer as well as play her oboe and violin? Her violin playing on Quiet Heart would bring tears to everyone in attendence. | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2006 |
..Cheers to you Dave...I shall contact you accordingly...thank-you...I can now gravitate to "In your bright Ray" and maybe Tallulah...Right Here ..back in Player, still love the muck-up line 35 beautifully covered and embraced at 35 on the London Budekan...live 'Right Here'...I remember winking at Lindy at Morticias Brisbane 89 I think...funny how these things come back...Charles'by the water, Mentone' | ||
| David James Member Username: Broadmajestic Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2006 |
Thanks, Charles. This project is really taking on steam now, and we would love to hear from anyone else on this board that would like to contribute. We just got confirmation from The Clientele this week that they'll be covering "Orpheus Beach". What we need now are photos and other authentic tidbits from this magical era. We miss Grant so much... and want to counter our sorrow with something pure and lasting. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2006 |
http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/events/ausmusicmonth_06/default.htm Thanks for posting Michael D. I had no idea this was happening. I just hope I can score a ticket. I rang the Tivoli and it looks like the only way to get a ticket is to win one from JJJ. I don't like my chances there. Oh well...I'll hang outside the venue and beg for entry if I have to. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2006 |
This is going to be broadcast live on triple j from 8pm Brisbane time. Tune in here. http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/ triple j's tribute to the Go-Betweens - Thu 30 Nov @ 8:00pm An all-Australian tribute to one of our most cherished bands. Featuring members of Powderfinger, Augie March and more. Live from the Tivoli in Brisbane. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 911 Registered: 05-2005 |
Thanks Adam. Time to buy a C-90 I think! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1011 Registered: 05-2005 |
Does anyone have the facility to record this event? | ||
| Paul S. Member Username: Prema Post Number: 26 Registered: 11-2005 |
I heard the last portion of the show. I joined the stream at 4:30 AM US East Coast time. Had to listen very quietly while my wife was sleeping in the next room. She is so sensitive to sounds at night, and this was one raucous crowd at the Tivoli! According to the emcee, the musicians rehearsed together for the first time less than 36 hours before the show. Of course, with Adele and Glenn in the rhythm section, not much to worry about there. The emcee said Robert was in the audience. I'm sure he must have enjoyed it. By the time I tuned in, the band was performing a block of Robert's songs. Everything was very nicely done. The songs were the stars, not the guest singers, and it was all the better for it. Show ended with "Dive for Your Memory". A nice touch. Seemed like a fitting tribute. Congratulations to all involved for doing justice to Grant and the Go-Betweens. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 939 Registered: 05-2005 |
It was a wonderful show. Very moving; great performances. I missed the first few minutes because I was tuned into the wrong station (my days of FM radio being long over - I'm an AM man all the way). I will write more when I have a chance. The people involved are to be applauded for not picking the more obvious pop songs. | ||
| Andy Member Username: I_am_andy Post Number: 6 Registered: 08-2006 |
According to my source on the inside (I couldn't attend due to interstate work commitments) there were cameras, so we might expect the show to be broadcast on JTV some time in near the future. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 940 Registered: 05-2005 |
That's good news Andy! I'd be very happy too if it were released as an album - but ABC have never properly utilised/commercialised their catalogue of sessions in the way, for instance, the Peel sessions have been released. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 973 Registered: 04-2005 |
I guess we can dream that the tribute show might not just be televised, but also end up on DVD some day. Thanks for the report on the show, Paul and Padraig. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2006 |
I was lucky enough to win tickets to this event. It was an incredibly special night. Very emotional. The concert was filmed for JTV and will be broadcast on the ABC and ABC2 according to the cameraman I spoke to after the show. He didn't know about any future DVD release. It could be a possibility, as the first concert JTV filmed (You Am I) is being released in a few days. The set list went something like this: Head Full of Steam - Dave McCormack Lee Remick - Darren Hanlon Right Here - Darren Hanlon No Reason to Cry - Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell) Bye Bye Pride - Sarah Blasko Dusty in Here - Youthgroup This Girl, Black Girl - Youthgroup Spring Rain - Dan Kelly Draining the Pool for you - Dan Kelly Hold Your Horses - Sarah Blasko + Darren Hanlon The House That Jack Kerouac Built - Glen Richards (Augie March) People Say - Glen Richards (Augie March) Streets of your Town - Bob Evans (Kevin Mitchell) Finding You - Glenn Thompson Dive For Your Memory - Glenn Thompson My performace choice for the night would have to be Sarah Blasko's Bye Bye Pride. The crowd response was so intense. As mentioned earlier the song selection was most surprising. There were a few songs I've never seen performed live before. The audience consisted of a great mix of young and old. Unfortunately most were there as competition winners and not GoB fans. There was a distinct lack of singing going on, which is usually prevalent at a GoBs gig. Thankfully the excitement of the gig being broadcast live to radio gave the crowd a real charge and they really got into the gig. Lots of screaming, dancing and applause. Adele and Glenn did a great job of holding it together emotionally and keeping the show rolling along. Adele was visibly tearing up during No Reason to Cry, while the final two songs from Glenn were amazingly powerful. Dave and Dylan McCormack on drums and guitar respectively. Adele on bass and Glenn playing acoustic guitar. There was not a dry eye in the house. T-shirts made specially for the night and were available in the foyer. Simply reading McLennan in red lettering that formed the shape of a guitar. A bit tacky but I had to get one. It was too good an evening not to. | ||
| Belinda Hogan-Collis Member Username: Belinda Post Number: 2 Registered: 05-2006 |
I went last night to the tribute gig and it was so moving. I agree-beacuse there was comp winners a few that were around me just showed no respect-until I gave them a "stare." Sarah Blasko's "Bye Bye Pride" was just amazing, I had tears. Well done to Adele and Glen and co for organising it-was just brilliant! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1041 Registered: 05-2005 |
Lovely, thanks for sharing with us your feelings on a fantastic and worthy evening. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 941 Registered: 05-2005 |
It is being repeated on Sunday at 5pm Sydney time. I don't know if they are repeating the whole thing though. | ||
| andrew stafford Member Username: Andrew_stafford Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2006 |
I almost never post here these days but have to mention the T-shirts. Adam mentions the use of "McLennan" in the shape of a guitar. What he may not have realised is that it mimics the Monkees' famous logo - the Monkees, of course, being Grant's favourite band. It was a wonderful show, and a credit to all involved. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2006 |
From http://www.ravemagazine.com.au THE GO-BETWEENS TRIBUTE SHOW The Tivoli Thursday Nov 30 As part of Triple J's Ausmusic month, tonight's tribute to one of Brisbane's best-loved bands was a fitting way to say goodbye to Grant McLennan, and to introduce the songs of the Go-Betweens to a whole new audience. Long time fans Dave and Dylan McCormack were joined by Adele Pickvance and Glen Thompson from the last Go-Betweens line up, and an array of guest vocalists who paid homage to some of the greatest songs written in this country. Highlights included Darren Hanlon's version of Lee Remick, Sarah Blasko's gorgeous rendition of Bye Bye Pride, Dan Kelly on Spring Rain and Augie March's Glenn Richards on House That Jack Kerouac Built. Kevin Mitchell, a.k.a Bob Evans, also shone on Streets Of Your Town. Cattle & Cane was a notable exclusion, but then again it would take a brave man indeed to tackle such a song. But the night’s most memorable moment came in the encore when Glen Thompson dedicated Dive For Your Memory to his late band mate: "This is for Grant and everyone who loved him".It was a great effort for a band that had only rehearsed for a few days, and a clear indication of the quality of the original songs. BRIANNA DALTON | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1253 Registered: 03-2006 |
If anybody hears of anyplace you can buy the guitar logo shirts, please post a link or information here. I'd love to have one... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 155 Registered: 08-2006 |
Me, too. I'd imagine we could sell quite a few on this board. Hey, and if our Lansing, MI get-together ever happens, we can completely geek out and all wear them! I can see the headline in the Lansing newspaper: "Band fans assaulted by disgusted bar patrons for matching t-shirts." | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1257 Registered: 03-2006 |
Rob, if that happens, we should all beat the crap out of each other! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1258 Registered: 03-2006 |
Of course, I keed - if I get one, I'm wearin' that sumbitch 24/7...I ain't takin' it off for nothin! | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 159 Registered: 08-2006 |
I don't know who's in charge of such things, but the McLennan t-shirt would be a nifty addition to the GBs online store. If for no other reason that, with 1258 posts under his belt, I think LK deserves a uniform. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 160 Registered: 08-2006 |
OMG, did I actually write the word "nifty" in the previous post? | ||
| Michael Bachman Member Username: Michael_bachman Post Number: 331 Registered: 01-2005 |
Count me in for a T as well. Grant coffee mugs next! | ||
| Elizabeth Robinson Member Username: Liz_the_new_listener Post Number: 41 Registered: 10-2006 |
I would love to see a 'McLennan' coffee mug myself. It would be so appropriate for warm beverages. | ||
| John B. Member Username: John_b Post Number: 67 Registered: 10-2006 |
One t-shirt for me, please... | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 817 Registered: 03-2005 |
Count me in too. Did anybody record the JJJ show? | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 168 Registered: 08-2006 |
So, okay GBs Message Board Brain Trust, how do we go about procuring these t-shirts? Thoughts? I'm sure there are people around here with more insight and more contacts than I have. I really do think it'd be a nice addition to the site's store, but I haven't a clue who manages that. Chime in... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1029 Registered: 04-2005 |
I just wish we could get the Go-Betweens shirts sold through the official merchandise shop in the States. Last I checked, they don't have a U.S. shipping option. By the way, Rob, LK already wears a uniform when he posts. Let him tell you about it. (OK, Mr. Smith, that's your unsubtle cue to amuse us.) | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1265 Registered: 03-2006 |
Actually, contrary to the rumors, I don't wear a uniform when I post...I would wear a subtle midriff-baring ensemble, w/earrings and necklace, a la Mr.Forster in the "Head Full of Steam" video, but I'm afraid it wouldn't cover my beer gut! So instead, I dress up as the indian from the Village People. It's a lot of work, but it inspires me... | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 169 Registered: 08-2006 |
Kurt lobs it up and LK drives it out of the park. I gotta say, it's especially strange to picture people you've never met dressed up in native American regalia while posting. But I do feel a bit better about it than I would if you were rockin' the whole "HFOS" outfit. By the sound of things, we really need this McLennan t-shirt. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1267 Registered: 03-2006 |
All my feeble attempts to amuse, Rob. I'm not really that obsessive (despite my thousand-plus posts, which is really more a symptom of excessive babble)...I thought I was, till I started hanging out on this board, and realized I was a piker! Yes, we need them shirts. Someone's missing out on a tremendous financial opportunity - there are tens, dare I say dozens, of dollars to be earned here! | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1066 Registered: 05-2005 |
There was a company who was selling Orange Juice, Aztec Camera and Josef K t-shirts on ebay, I noticed a GoBetweens one too, I think they were nicking photos etc from sleeve art from Postcard 7 inchers and I noticed they'd nicked a josef K pic I had scanned in at 3,000 dpi from a small unseen photographers contact sheet on my josef k site and they made a t-shirt out of it! Bastar*s! So I dare say you may find a GB's tee if you look. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 170 Registered: 08-2006 |
That's a good suggestion, Spence. I took a quick look-see and didn't see anything, but something might pop up. Truth be told, I'm a bit intimidated by eBay and by auctions in general. I'm one of those people who need to be told exactly what things cost, up front, or else I get all discombobulated. I almost bought a Saturn back when they had that fixed-pricing policy just so I wouldn't have to haggle with a car dealer. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 9 Registered: 05-2006 |
I've done some emailing and calling around. Unfortunately there were only 100 McLennan shirts produced for the JJJ tribute and they all sold out. There are currently no plans to produce anymore.  | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1270 Registered: 03-2006 |
Wannnhhhh...thanks for checking, Adam, and hang onto that shirt! | ||
| John B. Member Username: John_b Post Number: 68 Registered: 10-2006 |
Hm, what if we do it ourselves? I don't know if I am correct but isn't all we need a good-quality copy of the tribute-show t-shirt logo, to be distributed here? Then everyone of us can print it onto this special foil (don't know the technical term) and iron it onto any t-shirt. | ||
| admin Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 55 Registered: 08-2004 |
shirts available for ordering in the near future, so you'll be able to order direct from them. If you need delivery to the US for this or any other shirt, you just need to select the "United States" option when you get to the checkout. | ||
| John B. Member Username: John_b Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2006 |
ah, fantastic, that's great news!!! saves us the ironing | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 172 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, wow, ask and you shall receive. That's very cool, indeed! The less time I spend over an ironing board, the better... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1035 Registered: 04-2005 |
Ah, thank you, good Mr. Admin. Last time I looked at the merchandise site, our humble (ha) country was still not an option. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1024 Registered: 05-2005 |
Photos from the show at http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/gallery/go _betweens_tribute_301106/ | ||
| Charles Coy Member Username: Coy Post Number: 19 Registered: 10-2006 |
..wonder if the T-shirt would be available in Australia again. Perhaps 'Heartland' in Melbourne city might get involved I am happy to ask..! | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 833 Registered: 03-2005 |
Charles, scroll up to the entry from the Board Administrator (yes, there is one!); plans are afoot to make the shirts available on this site. | ||
| Andy Member Username: I_am_andy Post Number: 7 Registered: 08-2006 |
The TV broadcast of the show is apparently expected to happen in February on the ABC. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1063 Registered: 05-2005 |
Woo hoo! Thanks Andy. Keep us posted closer to the time too if you can. | ||
| Adam Hogan Member Username: Hiimpact Post Number: 10 Registered: 05-2006 |
Great news! Where did you hear this? | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 856 Registered: 03-2005 |
This is wonderful. http://www.abc.net.au/dig/tv/default.htm | ||
| David James Member Username: Broadmajestic Post Number: 11 Registered: 10-2006 |
stunning. thanks randy. | ||
| Andy Member Username: I_am_andy Post Number: 8 Registered: 08-2006 |
Adam, it was a posting in jtv website forum, apparently by one of the producers at jtv. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1094 Registered: 05-2005 |
Nice thanks Randy. Hard to think it was '99! Amanda looking beautiful as ever! | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 221 Registered: 08-2006 |
Wow, big props, Randy. Just wonderful. Made my Sunday morning. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 857 Registered: 03-2005 |
I can't take credit for finding this link. I get postings from the Tallulah mail list and someone on there posted the link. I do wish the show had continued with Lindy. It was odd to have her show up right at the end. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 223 Registered: 08-2006 |
I thought that was a bit odd, too, Randy. In fact, I found all the stuff about the relationships coy and a little weird in general. I mean, Lindy - surely one of the great drummers around and a very essential member of MK I - could have provided some more valuable insight about the workings of the band beyond the brief (and unilluminating) cameo she was given. Not to say that the stuff about how Grant and Amanda composed together at home wasn't interesting. But in general, I thought there were parts where they were trying to tart things up too much. Still, a very interesting piece. | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1065 Registered: 04-2005 |
Great to finally see that Dig TV special--thanks for sharing the link. I thought the discussion about relationships in the group was a bit surprising, as wasn't that part of what Grant and Robert were uncomfortable about in David's book? I guess Amanda and Lindy are just a little less guarded about that stuff. | ||
| Michelle M Member Username: Michelle Post Number: 23 Registered: 09-2004 |
I am most wary about contributing here but I feel I should. I have just watched the episode on a dodgy Dial-up connection (31.2kps it says) so the images were blurred but the audio was okay. And my question is "What on Earth is coy, surprising or uncomfortable about what was said?" Surely hearing Amanda talking about the reality of her life and times with the Go-betweens and her relationship with Grant in such a positive and joyful manner is a wonderful way to celebrate his life. Dare I ask, "Is it a gender thing here?" I am willing to debate this. My view is that I thought that it was great to hear from Amanda and, because Lindy is a good friend of Amanda, perhaps she happened to be there to support her friend. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Member Username: Pádraig_collins Post Number: 1073 Registered: 05-2005 |
Well looky here! http://www.mongoloiddave.com/davemccorma ck.html | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1104 Registered: 05-2005 |
I thought Amanda came across very genuine with much sincerity. Dare I say it, although I love them as artists, as artists, G and F, would be quite precious about most of their hisroty, relationships, and I suppose you would expect a more straight forward delivery of events and relationships from someone like Amanda, who came in at a much later stage. Theya ll the GB's seem like wonderful people, which ever way you look at it. Not a bad word to say bout any of em from a fan's perspective, the press have always loved em too. | ||
| Rob Brookman Member Username: Rob_b Post Number: 226 Registered: 08-2006 |
Hey, Michelle: I was perhaps imprecise in my post: I didn't mean to claim that Amanda or Lindy's comments were inappropriate. I questioned the editing choices the filmmakers made. I would have liked to hear more from Lindy about her musicial contributions to the band. Amanda's comments about collaborating with Grant at home - and her implication that Lindy and Robert did the same - were very interesting. I thought limiting Lindy to a credit-run cameo talking about how Grant and Amanda hooked up sort of shortchanged her enormous contribution to the band's sound. Putting it at the end made her look like a footnote, which she most certainly isn't. | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 858 Registered: 03-2005 |
I agree it was great to see and hear from both Amanda and Lindy. I do wish Lindy's part had been more extensive because, let's face it, she's essentially an original member. Everything in life is nuanced, so it's no surprise to me that there is a bittersweet quality to both Amanda's and Lindy's memories. They had incredible experiences but also some legitimate grievances. | ||
| spence Member Username: Spence Post Number: 1109 Registered: 05-2005 |
In many ways I suppose we're all in danger of creating something that is not there with all these comments. There could of been 101 reasons why Lindy was not there, also a lot of these docu things suffer from poor editing, you never know what's on the cutting room floor so to speak! | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1335 Registered: 03-2006 |
Man, I thought the whole thing was dee-liteful. Amanda's reminiscences are indeed joyful and touching, and absolutely laced with the bittersweet for all that was, all that could've been...I flashed on the perfect person to play her in the movie, if it's ever made: Cate Blanchett. There's a definite resemblance and Cate, since she's already a fan, would probably have no resistance to the role... Question for tech-minded folks: is there any way to save this program? It doesn't seem likely that it will be posted there forever... | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 1071 Registered: 04-2005 |
Get yer video camera out and film the streaming video! Maybe one of our more techie members knows a way. I sure don't. | ||
| Little Keith Member Username: Manosludge Post Number: 1338 Registered: 03-2006 |
Er...umm, thanks, Kurt. If that videotaping idea doesn't work, maybe I can just make a bunch of sketches of the documentary, get out my tape recorder, etc.... |