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Sometime in my teens , had horses all through and we'd go down to the paddock we'd call them it was just orrrr we're down the paddock. We had lots of paddocks all round Melb we'd keep our horses. Well you might know a band call the Zoot, very cool band they did Allenorigbe- God knows how that's spelt but a great song, think it was a Beatles yrs earlier. A bit before my time but heard their music later on. Well the singer, l dunno, 30something guessing , Darrel Cotton, use to come down the paddock with his gf she had horses too. Well he was also on tv at the time, l think the Zoot was much earlier than that before his tv. One night after school my mate actually played me that song, couldn't believe this guy that comes down the paddock sung this song. He was ultra nerdy on tv and he was down the paddock too. Think the poor buggers passed away buttttt, l loved that song and still play it sometimes.

Hard to fault that list onetrack. Patsy was just incredible, right up there with Amy Winehouse and Billie Holiday. The three best contraltos that ever lived.

I think the way things are at the moment, the powers that be in Iran would know the first two or three might get hit. It would make sense to stick a couple of fall guys in initially. Expendables, so to speak.

They're unrecognisable now!! Try not to gasp!!! 😄

There are lots of videeo clips like this one, showing all the old shows and their cast. Mork and Mindy, M*A*S*H, The Addams Family, Bonanza, etc. https://www.facebook.com/reel/942366181696307

There was a Melbourne group who only had a couple of successful songs, The Loved Ones, with Gerry Humphrys as lead singer. Their biggest hit, The Loved One, got to No 6, was also recorded by INXS on their Kick album. Other songs included Ever Lovin' Man and Blueberry Hill. There was also an American punk band called The Loved Ones.

I has a weekly two hour commute in the school bus in 64. Luckily it has had radio speakers so I heard all the new Beatles tracks as they came out.

I read that junior was hit in the same attack that killed hid dad and family. Has been in a coma since. Doesn’t know he is the new ayatollah.

A commentator on the radio said tonight that Junior was wounded in the early raid and that's why he hasn't been seen in public. Not badly wounded I don't think. The Israelis have said he's on the list. Another legitimate target considering he's just taken over as supreme commander of a prescribed terroist organisation (IRGC).

What's the bet Netanyahu has his spies looking for a way to take him out too.

The 60's were the best decade for rock/n/roll. Sept 1963, we heard the first Beatles song on the old AM radio - "From Me to You" (she loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah) - and before that, we were listening to Del Shannon, the Beach Boys, Col Joye and the Joye Boys, Cliff Richards and the Shadows, Johnny Tillotson - and a lot of even earlier 1950's American rock/n/roll-C&W (Sam Cooke, Chuck Berry, the Four Tops, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline - and Elvis, of course!) Once the Beatles started hitting the airwaves, by early 1964, their songs were on the radio every day, and their new songs just kept on coming. They came to Australia in June 1964 and the teenage hysteria, especially amongst the girls, was something that stunned the older folk and brought great disapproval from them. But there was no looking back, and the rock/n/roll bands and individual singers just kept on coming, with some of the greatest rock/n/roll songs ever. The Rolling Stones appeared at the same time as the Beatles, and it was a rock/n/roll feast! I turned 17 in May 1966, and nothing brings fonder memories than roaring around in my '64 EH Holden ute, with the "big" 179 cu in engine, and playing all those great rock/n/roll songs on the radio, while we tried out our best pickup lines on girls!

Interesting comparison of Patriot missiles used. They burned up 800 in 3 days on Iran. But only supplied Ukraine 600 of them over the past 4 years. No idea what stocks the U.S. have, nor their manufacturing capability. Muy more shares in U.S. arms industry!

Yeah heard a run down on him today they reckon he's very strongly of his fathers mind and views too. No surprise. But do you know his own family was also killed in this so between that and his father , l hate to think where this is all gonna go later on if he stays in power.

You can add me to it too ha ha. Loveee talking with my daughter about anything, she's as sharp as a tack, extremely aware and just an all-round brilliant person, 23. Use to see a lot of her friends to when she was still living with me, she's out on her own now. Some of them were great girls to but others, well. Herself and some friends also well aware of the idiots supposedly leading our country too and with some strong thoughts. Some of the boys to wellllll, lets just say they're a very different breed to when l grew up even she acknowledges that and calls most of them manchilds these days, which is somem like many of them came across to me too. Too much internet, keyboards and fb's and not enough real world reality. Not to say all but l have noticed it outside too. Half of them too sadly haven't even grown up with dads and you can see it too.

Clive Palmer said now l know he did a lot of rambling but that Libs and Lab both used pretty well the same model . Well, to me there's always been differences but sometimes l also see he was right on much of it too. Which doesn't give us much to choose from bc to me especially with this last stretch of of Albo, they both fk the place just in slightly different ways. Gotta wonder what'll become of Hanson next one the way they're going but we def' need a 3rd party .

Midnight Oil , how could l have forgotten them. Stevie Wright - Eve , if l spelt that right. Growing up there was some incredible stuff out there in Aussie music , such a shame it's all forgotten. Can't believe it sometimes. Later on the Cruel Sea, so many more. l dunno wth was happening in the world music wise say through the 70s. UK going off with led Zeplin , Sabbath, think Bowie was starting out through that period, not sure where the Beatles were in that think they came earlier but l mean what a decade or two. But l reckon some of the best Aussie stuff and bands were around growing up too that you never hear of these days sadly. l wonder if there'll even be another decade in music like that.

I think that is indicative of the "young bulls" taking the place of the "old bulls". That age group, and I think you should also include those up to 35 years of age, represent generation who are the product of their parents. Whereas a lot of us oldies followed the political beliefs of our parents because we grew up in possible more stable political times, those up to the age of 35 grew up in the Information age and have had access to more political influences than we oldies ever did. But when was the last time you managed to have a "deep and meaningful" with a person under 35 years of age to find out what they and their friends are thinking? Perhaps Jerry, with his daughter just starting Uni, is the only one in our group who might have that opportunity.

Like - just do this one simple thing every night. And then add whatever, grow your hair back, cure your diabetes, shrink your prostate, grow a big woody, the list is never ending on the marketplace ads.

Like the facebook link that goes to a fake ABC Insiders site. It shows the ABC on Pauline's side well and truly. We'll see aliens land before that ever happens. It was designed to fleece money from suckers in a crypto scam. It's unbelievable how suckerbook marketplace turns a total blind eye to fraud. Almost all the sponsored ads on it are scammers.

There's a lot of disinformation involving Pauline, a lot of it with AI altered photos or cut/paste, all of it showing her in a good light and Labor losing arguments with her. ABC Verify have traced it to some people in Vietnam. I reckon that meme above is one of them. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-11/foreign-fake-news-pauline-hanson-one-nation/106436702

Ayatollah Jr. has been officially anointed.

I wonder if whoever made that meme realises we don't vote for a prime minister. They're appointed by the party/parties than can cobble together a majory and convince the GG they can form government.

Different pollsters ask slightly different questions, but a lot of them lately seem to be polling primary intentions and not preference direction. Gender and age group is usually asked for analysis. A lot of it is probably swayed by immediate events. For example, in the latest morgan poll, the Greens have picked up 3% and Labor is down 4. Morgans think that 3% Green gain at Labor's expense is because of Albo and Co. going all the way with DJT and the Greens taking a stance against the US/Israel strikes. Some of the analysis is interesting. There's been a trend for a while now of the youngest age group, 18-24, moving more to the right. The Greens and Labor have lost support in that group to One Nation, independants and others, but the Greens have gained in all groups 25+, whereas Labor has lost in all age groups and both genders. One Nation gained support in all age groups under 65. Some polls a couple of weeks ago showed ON gaining among young women more than young men. A bit of a reverse from it's historical male dominated support. I think One Nation is the wild card, and come next election, they will have either fallen on their face or put egg on a lot of other faces. The Greens are what they are. What you see is what you'll always get, 10 to 12%. If Labor stuffs up enough, the Greens might get 15% briefly but they just don't appeal to enough of the population to acheive anything higher than balance of power in the Senate. Nev, you're right about the Nats/Libs being in big trouble. At the moment they are well and truly wedged. All Labor has to do is sit tight and win. Of the small amount of Labor primary votes bleeding to the Greens, most would return in preferences. Labor would feel a lot more comfortable having the Greens on the left than the Coalition would feel having One Nation on the right. It's like the Coalition has driven their Ford Ranger into a parking space designed for little noddy cars, and now they're stuck and can't get out. Go to the right, they lose the centre, go to the left and they lose the right. Interesting that the Nats have elected a Victorian moderate as deputy. More than likely for balance. Matt Canavan can talk the talk to try to woo voters back from One Nation, and Chester can try to butter up the Libs. Smoke and mirrors.

I'm really surprised How many APPEAR to be supporting her but I don't know HOW the Question is PUT in the surveys. Does anyone here know? We NOW don't have a 2 Party system but it's what it is and not a con. Nats/ Libs are in BIG trouble . They have no idea where to go. and the Ghosts of Howard. Abbott, Morrisson and Dutton haunt them. Nev