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1) Brian
poses with a couple of surfing types at QPAC 2) Mike Rudd's
signed our poster!
gig
report
MOTE QPAC Brisbane Fri. 27.1.12 GCAC Gold Coast sat. 28.1.12
Ain't
no sunshine on the Sunshine Coast
30.1.12 - There's been persistent
precipitation seemingly for the year so far in southern Queensland
and it wasn't letting up just 'cause the Morning of the
Earth show was passing through. (I asked our Sikh cab driver
if he was sick of the sound of his wiper blades - and of course
he didn't understand a word I said). Our first assignment was
the QPAC theatre, which turned out to be an unexpected challenge.
I'm not sure if this is heresy but I was pretty unimpressed
with the design of the stage and the auditorium in what seemed
to be a fairly new building. The sound was so dead that it provoked
the band and singers into pushing their instruments and voices
ever louder just to be heard. Not a rock 'n' roll room. Nevertheless,
the show found a generous response from the audience and we
got some lovely compliments when we signed posters (pic
2) etc. in the foyer after the show. (Although one bloke
helpfully told us we all looked a lot better under lights than
in person).
The next night was on the Gold Coast at the Arts Centre and
there was some concern that the pre-sales had been slow. Happily
there was a late walk-up crowd and the room was chockers when
the lights went down. The stage sound was responsive too, in
total contrast to the night before, so everybody in the cast
was excited. One of the famous surfers from the movie, Rusty
Miller, was in the room and came up on stage to add some harp
to the Gentle Ben reprise during the encore, which
was a lovely touch and we all agreed the show was in general
the best so far.
Wollongong and the Opera House this weekend!
* See Gold
Coast review |
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The mayor
of Bendigo welcomes some new chums to Oz |
gig
report
MOTE
Newcastle Civic Centre Wed. Spectrum Australia Day
From
soggy Newcastle to Bendigo
26.1.12 - The Civic Centre Theatre in Newcastle has been
beautifully restored and it was very pleasing to see it full
to the brim, especially on a Tuesday night. The show went over
predictably well and I indulged in a glass of wine afterwards.
This may have contributed to my losing my mobile phone, although
I haven't given up on it yet.
We flew back last night and today I joined up with Bill, Robbo
and Daz for our fourth (?) consecutive appearance at the Bendigo
Australia Day celebrations on the shores of Lake Weeroona. We
played it safe repertoire-wise and I hardly forgot anything! |
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MOTE
hits the great outdoors
1)
Gyan sings and plays the piano 2) Tim Gaze and Gyan accompany
the lingering sunset
 
3)
The show finally starts 4) MOTE MD Jamie Rigg 5) A fab young
dancer entertains the crowd
gig
report
MOTE Dromana
drive-in Sat. 21.1.12
Morning
of the Earth finds its true home
22.1.12 - The original intention was to
take this show to all the surfing fraternity's coastal haunts,
but this is the third MOTE tour now and there've been surprisingly
few takers. We did do Manly and Port Macquarie on the last tour
so the Dromana drive-in is only the third. Anyway, I got picked
up by Lior at 2.00 and we arrived at the drive-in way too early,
so I finished reading my Ray Columbus book during the set up
for the sound check. Even at that stage the excitement of playing
outdoors and at a drive-in was palpable and when we
came back from dinner there was a good crowd in place and the
atmosphere was charged.
The super-large screen (pic 3) did the movie no harm
and the sound was just perfect, despite an occasionally gusty
breeze. The crowd went nuts at all the right places and despite
a healthy sprinkling of ancient mariners it certainly wasn't
all composed of oldies - Brian got quite excited. Newcastle
on Tuesday. We're on a roll now.. |
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1) I
didn't get their names but they enjoyed the show 2) Lior signs
a program for Benjamin |
gig
report
MOTE Regent Theatre Fri. 20.1.12
MOTE 2
21.1.12 - Night two of the Regent concerts
went even better than night one. Maybe it was a Friday crowd
as opposed to a Thursday crowd, but the response seemed warmer
and from the artists' perspective the on-stage sound had improved.
We signed stuff in the foyer after the show (pics). |
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Sallie
Campbell, Tim Gaze and Gyan run though a song |
Morning
of the Earth rehearsals
19.1.12 - The cast assembled at the Adelphia
rehearsal rooms in Collingwood yesterday for the first of two
rehearsals - today we go to the Regent Theatre for a dress rehearsal
and then, kaboom! we're on stage doin' it.
There were a couple of new chums to welcome; Gyan (pic)
is taking over from Ohad (Old Man River) and Sallie Campbell
(pic) is a multi-instrumentalist taking at least four
places in the band.
On Friday morning, Brian, Tim, Gyan and I will be appearing
live on The Circle, which I believe is a popular show on Channel
10, to sing an emasculated version of Simple Ben, one
of the show's most loved songs. I hope my brain can cope.. |
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Mark
Holden at 774 with Spectrum's Mike and Bill
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And
so it begins..
11.1.12 - Our first commitment
of the year wasn't so onerous, but I'm still feeling a little,
well, wasted. The weather had started to turn ugly by the time
Bill and I hit the Monash last night for the ABC's Southbank
studios where Mark Holden's been hosting the Tony Delroy Show
while Tony is on holiday. He's been inviting a few of his friends
in to break up the night - in the process providing a real contrast
to the usual Nightlife show.
Bill and I chatted to Mark, played a couple of songs and fielded
some listeners' calls for the first hour. Then we 'helped' Mark
as he played quiz master for The Challenge, finishing
off with a free-form version of Lowdown Summer Blues.
We finally left at 1.00am - 'twas fun! |
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