Comments on: Outline http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/ Recording the Golden Age of Australian Live Music Sun, 20 May 2012 12:43:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dave tucker http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3894 dave tucker Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:02:41 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3894 Thanks, John. Although I've kept my online profile quieter than that of the naked mole rat, music has been good to me. Working towards a tour next year with Marc Mittag, Gene Peterson and Sandip Burman, all monsters. Judging by your photo and tunes, you make Cliff Richard look like Keith Richards and Don Bradman look like a dead cricketer. Regards Dave Thanks, John.
Although I’ve kept my online profile quieter than that of the naked mole rat, music has been good to me. Working towards a tour next year with Marc Mittag, Gene Peterson and Sandip Burman, all monsters.
Judging by your photo and tunes, you make Cliff Richard look like Keith Richards and Don Bradman look like a dead cricketer.
Regards
Dave

]]> By: John http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3340 John Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:34:23 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3340 Dave - you star! You know that was coming back from my 21st. I'd driven this woman home to Randwick (hoping she'd be nice to me on my birthday) and fell asleep coming down Marion Street. I don't remember the gig though (not surprising).....but the police did fine me $30. Nothing more was said. I wasn't disqualified or any such thing. I didn't get a real license for another 3 years. Aaaahhhh....those were the days. True freedom from state oppression and revenue collection. How are you these days mate? All good I hope. Best, John Dave – you star! You know that was coming back from my 21st. I’d driven this woman home to Randwick (hoping she’d be nice to me on my birthday) and fell asleep coming down Marion Street.

I don’t remember the gig though (not surprising)…..but the police did fine me $30. Nothing more was said. I wasn’t disqualified or any such thing. I didn’t get a real license for another 3 years. Aaaahhhh….those were the days. True freedom from state oppression and revenue collection.

How are you these days mate? All good I hope.

Best,
John

]]> By: dave tucker http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3335 dave tucker Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:30:49 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3335 Here's a true tale about John Sammers from back in the day. We were at Five Dock rehearsing and loading up gear for a gig that night. No sign of John. Much, much later the embodiment of Led Zeppelin's Dazed and Confused staggered in. It was John. He was sporting an en egg the size of Luxemburg on his forehead complete with a jagged oozing wound straight out of Night of the Living Devon. We were alarmed, and he was not alert. John said he'd run his car up a telephone pole in Bondi or Coogee or Randwick or all three and had done the bolt: a. because he was off his face, b. because he didn't have a licence and c. because the car wasn't registered. We told him he was mad and that he'd have to go and face the police, but first we had a gig to play. The womenfolk were repulsed. John would be a serious crowd deterrent if he took the stage with a head like an open can of Pal, but he never missed a beat. He borrowed some lipstick and drew a massive red lightning bolt over and around the wound, and played the gig like that. In retrospect, that could have been the start of Outline right there: punk, glam and altered state-a-rama. The next afternoon John walked into the police station with his hands up. He was ready to confess, but the cops weren't having it. No car up a pole had been reported so, as far as they were concerned, it hadn't happened. John put his hands down, left the police station a free man, and the rest is blurry history. John had a day gig back then tracing cartoons for Hanna Barbera. Once the Outline tapes are sorted, someone ought to trawl through the Hanna Barbera archives. If they check out the time John was employed there they're quite likely to find animations of Top Cat and Yogi Bear looking like South Park characters or cicadas. All the best, John. Here’s a true tale about John Sammers from back in the day.
We were at Five Dock rehearsing and loading up gear for a gig that night. No sign of John. Much, much later the embodiment of Led Zeppelin’s Dazed and Confused staggered in. It was John. He was sporting an en egg the size of Luxemburg on his forehead complete with a jagged oozing wound straight out of Night of the Living Devon. We were alarmed, and he was not alert. John said he’d run his car up a telephone pole in Bondi or Coogee or Randwick or all three and had done the bolt: a. because he was off his face, b. because he didn’t have a licence and c. because the car wasn’t registered. We told him he was mad and that he’d have to go and face the police, but first we had a gig to play.
The womenfolk were repulsed. John would be a serious crowd deterrent if he took the stage with a head like an open can of Pal, but he never missed a beat. He borrowed some lipstick and drew a massive red lightning bolt over and around the wound, and played the gig like that. In retrospect, that could have been the start of Outline right there: punk, glam and altered state-a-rama.
The next afternoon John walked into the police station with his hands up. He was ready to confess, but the cops weren’t having it. No car up a pole had been reported so, as far as they were concerned, it hadn’t happened. John put his hands down, left the police station a free man, and the rest is blurry history.

John had a day gig back then tracing cartoons for Hanna Barbera. Once the Outline tapes are sorted, someone ought to trawl through the Hanna Barbera archives. If they check out the time John was employed there they’re quite likely to find animations of Top Cat and Yogi Bear looking like South Park characters or cicadas.
All the best, John.

]]> By: John http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3261 John Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:24:15 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-3261 Hi everyone, I've managed to recover my website that has a lot of unrecorded (for sale) and live outline tracks, as well as a lot of new tracks I'm writing at the moment. Working on my own, I'm just doing dittys really to get my writing juices going again but hope to get back to full steam again once I fix my main recording computer and hope to work with Phil again in a few months (but he's a very busy guy at the moment which is great). Please go to the website and join up to hear the tracks... :-) Best, John Hi everyone, I’ve managed to recover my website that has a lot of unrecorded (for sale) and live outline tracks, as well as a lot of new tracks I’m writing at the moment. Working on my own, I’m just doing dittys really to get my writing juices going again but hope to get back to full steam again once I fix my main recording computer and hope to work with Phil again in a few months (but he’s a very busy guy at the moment which is great).
Please go to the website and join up to hear the tracks… :-)

Best,
John

]]> By: Manning http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-2011 Manning Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:17:05 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-2011 A Ebay sale of interest: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160720673874#ht_3220wt_905 This is for a vinyl single of 'How Can I Get Out' backed with 'Sleep'. I've already bought it (sorry) but the seller uploaded some MP3 samples of the two songs which are great to hear. (Neither of these songs are on the album - I'd never heard them before.) A Ebay sale of interest: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/160720673874#ht_3220wt_905

This is for a vinyl single of ‘How Can I Get Out’ backed with ‘Sleep’. I’ve already bought it (sorry) but the seller uploaded some MP3 samples of the two songs which are great to hear. (Neither of these songs are on the album – I’d never heard them before.)

]]> By: Manning http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1989 Manning Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:23:18 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1989 Hi John - I've been reading all the comments, and I tried to go to your website but it seems to be down...(?) (talking about this... http://www.johnsammers.com/) Anyway, I've been trying to find a copy of "Maybe Its a Game" for years. It was an integral part of my teenage years in Northern Tasmania. If you're (or anyone else) is able to provide a copy in any format, I'll gladly hand over hard currency in return. mail -at- manningbartlett -dot- net Hi John – I’ve been reading all the comments, and I tried to go to your website but it seems to be down…(?)
(talking about this… http://www.johnsammers.com/)

Anyway, I’ve been trying to find a copy of “Maybe Its a Game” for years. It was an integral part of my teenage years in Northern Tasmania. If you’re (or anyone else) is able to provide a copy in any format, I’ll gladly hand over hard currency in return.

mail -at- manningbartlett -dot- net

]]> By: Phil Rigger http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1797 Phil Rigger Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:11:55 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1797 Something interesting,.....Rage last night (Saturday 14th) played both Cicada and Maybe It's a Game at about 11:30pm......I got a number of calls from friends telling me this morning..... Something interesting,…..Rage last night (Saturday 14th) played both Cicada and Maybe It’s a Game at about 11:30pm……I got a number of calls from friends telling me this morning…..

]]> By: Phil Rigger http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1796 Phil Rigger Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:09:42 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1796 TISM?.......well, while I personally very much liked TISM's take on the World, Outline didn't reform as TISM...... TISM?…….well, while I personally very much liked TISM’s take on the World, Outline didn’t reform as TISM……

]]> By: Phil http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1795 Phil Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:44:08 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1795 Did they reform as TISM ? Did they reform as TISM ?

]]> By: harry http://australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1794 harry Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:37:05 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/outline/#comment-1794 Hi Kenny, Outline did win this comp. We did Rockarama all dressed up and won. We won some audio gear ($2000?), recording time at the ABC studios in Darlinghurst as well as getting to play live to air on Double J. regards Harry Ladomatos Hi Kenny,
Outline did win this comp. We did Rockarama all dressed up and won.
We won some audio gear ($2000?), recording time at the ABC studios in Darlinghurst as well as getting to play live to air on Double J.
regards
Harry Ladomatos

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