Comments on: Mad Gorilla

By: Graeme Jones

Graeme Jones — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:06 +0000

Wow, stumbling across this website has certainly brought back some good memories. Great to see those vids Roger, I always wondered how you were travelling. I still remember doing those copied videos for you (ET and some star Wars if I remember correctly) in that small flat on Liverpool Rd, where Sticko used to live. I also took your advice and saw Pink Floyd when they toured Australia in 1988. I was so impressed with that first show of theirs, that I bought tix to their fifth show as well. Certainly good advice there matey!!

I’ll never forget that tour the band did to Melbourne around 1993, when I drove the truck for a week. Firstly on the way into Melbourne on the freeway getting held up in a massive traffic jam because Cliff Young was about to win that first ultra-marathon. Looked hilarious passing this old bloke chugging along on the side of the road in his gumboots!!

Staying in that dingy little place in St Kilda, and playing those suburban Melbourne pubs. If I remember correctly, we never did settle our “green” account with that up-himself deejay that was at the Croydon Hotel gig, oh well, these things happen. And then to drive out to Shepparton after having our truck “serviced”, with absolutely no power, what a great mechanic that guy was! Sure made it interesting getting to Geelong the next day, via the mechanic back in Melbourne so he could re-tune the truck. Then blowing out a tyre on the back axle on the way back from Geelong, and having to change it in the dark on the side of a freeway at 2 in the morning with the temperature not much above zero, fun times! And the tapes for the Undertaker show BOTH breaking at the start of the last gig we had at the Croxton Park pub (I was at that pub last November, and yeah it’s still a dump).

Haven’t seen anybody for a few years now, but it was excellent catching up with Sticko, Flacky and Langs a few years ago down in Parramatta, when they were playing as the Top Dogs. I hope all of you are doing well and are healthy.

Cheers,

Gra.

By: dave owens

dave owens — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:10:47 +0000

Yeah, thanks Rog . . . . . .

By: dave owens

dave owens — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:09:16 +0000

HEY Geoff, drop me a line P.O.Box 691 Northcote Vic 3070

By: dave owens

dave owens — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:38:14 +0000

Hi Everyone, Just wanted to advise my 4th CD is now available for download from itunes, Physical copies ( which include a bonus DVD ) are available from P.O. Box 691 Northcote Vic 3070 @ $A25.oo. Keep Rockin’ all you Gorilla Heads , . . . . .

By: Recko

Recko — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:15:04 +0000

WOW! I can’t believe it I just found Wayne Campbell, the youngest member of the Gorilla road crew. Me & Al would turn up for a load in & Wayne would be riding his skateboard around the carpark waiting for us, in his school uniform!! Wagging school to come to a load in to learn the industry!!!. Not a lot to say but welcome back to the family mate!!!!!

Rock on Bro!!

By: dave owens

dave owens — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:47:18 +0000

. Paul I have a few of my own . . some video ( which I’ve liaised with the owner BOB Murphy with ) , . . . and some bitchingly good live “desk tapes” (cassettes) with the first line-up & it’s initial metamorphosis into the beyond . . . drop me a lina @ PO Box 691 Northcote Vic . . OK? . .

By: dave owens

dave owens — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:24:38 +0000

VALE JOHN NORMAN
To
All Presidents and Prime Ministers and Commanders in Chief,
Popes and Shahs, Mullahs and Priests;
Family and Friends, And to all those who grieve:
One of “The Icemen” has now left the building. . . . . . . .

By: doc

doc — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:17:51 +0000

plenty bootleg recordings out there….thanx guys

By: Paul Swain

Paul Swain — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:53:19 +0000

Sorry Roger , i scewed up the year , the show was Dec 89′ as Mark flack and i were doing “Follow that car” with Gary Shaw , Christine Fabri , On vocals ,Jeff Hail and Demetry at the time !… there was something wrong with that date i had to check my diaries , it’s a good thing i have kept a day diary since 1974′

By: Paul Swain

Paul Swain — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:09:02 +0000

Roger we reformed for one more show as Mad Gorila in 92′ at Austral Bowling Club with Sticko ,Mark Flack , Paul Swain and Mark Langfield as a 4 piece No film or tapes were made on the day it was a shame Sticko and Zac said it was the hotest and tightest show they ever did, I will try and find the Advertisement of it i know i have it somewhere ! Mark Gibson was on the mix …Cheers Paul