Aussie Battlers Tuntable kitchen fundraiser Rock of (all) ages by Pampussycat he Good Times were Tupon us again, at Byron’s Red Devil Park on Saturday 31st January, where Eddie Boekelman and partner Cathleen Wilson put together the Legends of Rock concert, with a line up of many of the Aussie rock and roll greats. Eddie said he wanted to Stevie Wright Angry Anderson put on an event and see his musician friends play together on the North Coast. He played keyboards erhaps this should have been with Stevie Wright on the Pcalled a Kitchen (Tun-) Table night. production, as there were so many His partner, Cathleen well-known Tuntable type involed grew up in Nimbin. She said in every stage of the organisation. that each of us has limited From arrival, where a welcoming time on the earth, and some committee (above left) were on stamping and support, including of the musicians have had The Bostocks fanning duty, to the catering and refreshment performing with the health scares. “It was good stands, to the lights and sound, even to Durga Babies, now for the musicians to do the Kevin Borich (Kevin Borich Mick Daley most of the bands themselves (such as The boasting new bassist show, we never know when Express), The Party Boys, Hoochers, above right), there was a Tuntable Shannon Tait. our number will be called,” John Swan (Swanee), connection everywhere at this 11-hour gig on Feature act, King Farook (above centre) from she said. Masters Apprentices, Ian the long weekend. Sydney, kept the packed hall rocking until Indeed some performers Moss (Cold Chisel and solo And the centrepin of that connection 2am. No-one went home disappointed. have had big health scares. fame), Angry Anderson was Tim Tonkin, who was everywhere in Alright, it was huge, Another is planned. Stevie Wright, who topped (Rose Tattoo), and Stevie the bill for the night, has Wright (Easybeats and solo recovered from illness, fame). as has his partner. Kevin There was also a second Aussie Day at the Bowlo Borich has undergone stage where Future Legends chemotherapy for a rare were playing. Amongst form of cancer, which others them were locals Jay Jackson Steffi like Marc Hunter of Dragon and Jo Daley, and Daniel have already succumbed to. Pearson. I was amazed Jo. Smokin Jo has played in The Cancer Council had an to see some of the HOT Europe, America, and won information and fundraising youth guitarists and singers. as top guitrist at Tamworth. tent. Special mention goes to 11- Watch out for him! The rain stayed away for year old Steffi, who’s got The night ended with a the day, although clouds the voice and the moves to hot performance by the and wet weather enveloped make it! legendary Stevie Wright. He the rest of the north coast. Smokin Jo is only 17 and howled out the Easybeats The sound was big, and the is one of the guitar greats of classics, and his own hits, crowd were ecstatic, dancing Australia. From Kempsey and the crowd went wild! and singing loudly along where there were only 3 Red Devil Park resonated with the songs. kids in the music class, he with the sounds of several The line-up was mind had classical piano training, thousand voices during blowing. The Last, 1989 but was more interested in “Evie” and “Friday on my (from Brisbane), The guitar. His first tutor told Mind”. Patriotic to the bootstraps. You can’t get much more Australian than going to a Bowling Club for Bostocks, Smokin Jo, him after a year of lessons Rock is not dead. The Australia Day, can you? All the flags were flying at the Nimbin Bowlo, where a real Aussie BBQ was Ferramones, Buffalo’s that there was no more he Classic Legends live on. served, and social bowls enjoyed between showers of rain. Dave Tice, Mark Evans of could teach him. He met his Catch these artists as they The Tuntable Bush Band (above), featuring Bob Campbell, entertained locals and visitors alike, AC/DC, Phil Emmanuel idol Phil Emmanual, who do a few gigs on the north scattering a few Irish tunes into the session, “to keep the Aussies on their toes.” (guitar great!), GANGajang, worked with the talented coast. What a night! Nimbin Bowlo Sibley Street Nimbin, phone 6689-1250 53 Cullen Street, Nimbin What’s On in February? Phone 6689-1246 February: • Valentines Day at the Bowlo 8th – Antibodies February Gig Guide 1 – 5 Saturday 14th February – Enjoy a romantic + Ilona Harker Thursday 5th Alyannya + Steve Park dinner, decor by the Ladies Club and Marcus + DJ Mercer + Koa Friday 6th Thora Zoo Makin entertaining at the keyboard from 7pm. Friday 13th The Vue • Twilight Bowls every Friday 15th – Sonic Soundwaves Sunday 15th Bassix • Sunday Social Bowls from 9.30am 22nd – Imandan Great Friday 20th The Wishing Well • Air-conditioned Summer Sunday 22nd Claude Hay+Solo Support lounge, bar and March 1st – Osmosis Menu Friday 27th Invisible Friend Support dining room – Friday gigs start 7.30pm – • Courtesy Bus Accommodation • TAB facilities Hummingbird Bistro Your • Lunch & dinner www.sphinxrockcafe.com Open Tues-Sun: noon - 3pm, 6pm - 8pm Bowlo Tuesday - Sunday www.nimbingoodtimes.com February 2009 The Nimbin GoodTimes Page 7 Letters [email protected] Notices Wanted to rent A 3 bedroom house in Nimbin or out of town. Very good, clean and tidy tenant, reliable and honest. Contact Tammy on 0421-153845 Room to Let Room to Let at the Nimbin Community Centre. Non- residential, 52sqm, freshly painted with long term lease available. $89 pw plus bond and bills. Contact Marcus at the NCC Office on 6689-0000 or email [email protected] Regional asset? regular maintenance of our sandwich, she confided that concrete pads well away. Rainbow café get-together Over the holidays we have parks and gardens....which the Mebbin Estate would Perhaps if we clean up the The date for the evening of reminiscing for past staff of the had a few visitors stay from we need more of. Nimbin never go forward because it streets we may soon find our Rainbow Cafe will be Friday 13th February from 6pm. interstate and are frequently does not consist of only a was too close to ‘this place’. special country spaces being bring stories and photos. Thanks, Jodee asked, why the local council few hundred people living in This place, being Nimbin. invaded by one hundred does not do more to beautify the town (although numbers It got me to thinking about concrete blocks or so within Peace and Love in Nimbin on Valentine’s Day and upgrade facilities in shouldn’t matter), we are the blessings of the street cooee of our front doors, Near the pond in Nimbin Community Centre grounds Nimbin. Their home towns many thousands of people scene here. Nimbin town is such as is happening in from 5pm, Saturday 14th February. often have beautiful parks living in and around Nimbin’s colourful, friendly and a little Murwillumbah. Food, drinks, sing a song, then dance to love beats and and gardens, maintained by hills and valleys. grubby. Personally I would Tonia Haynes light show by Kaliedoscope Chris. Donations to Nimbin paid council staff...not just Added to that, many not change it for the world. Aquarius Foundation Inc., supporting Nimbin’s murals. paid to come every so often thousands of visitors every It is a bit of a dilemma for Hell bent to prune and chop - but year hang around in a town me because heavy drugs that I’d just like to say that any Tuntable Celtic Cafe regular maintenance involving that is sometimes so stiflingly blow holes in auric fields and articles I have written in the The Friday cafe and acoustic folk session is on Friday 6th replanting, feeding and hot, with very few friendly leave one feeling miserable NGT, unless explicitly stating February from 5pm with down-home leek and potato soup watering. facilities besides the cafes and sick later, are definitely otherwise, have been my own and home brew and again on 20th February with yummy I can’t help coming back to and shops. These visitors not my favourite thing. personal opinions. If any Jamaican food. All musicians and singers are invited to join this sense of discrimination bring in income, not only to In the days when people articles were on behalf of the in, on the terrace at the shop, or inside if its raining. that exists when it comes to Nimbin, but to many of the only smoked bush gunga, Nimbin Branch of the Labor Nimbin. We still have a great surrounding towns – it seems many had an attitude of Party, then they have been Tuntable Sunday dinners big ugly fence and container as though Nimbin should be community through love signed off as its secretary, and The Douvris family is hosting a “Tuntable Cafe” night one in the middle of the CBD for considered a regional asset, and peace. Nimbin was so following a branch motion on Sunday evening a month for members, guests and friends Telstra with a row of phone not a liability! beautiful, although it was that issue. of the community. Musicians are very welcome too.. Next booths that sit in the full Tarang Bates rough living for many as they Additionally I now am no dinner is Sunday 22nd February, from 6pm at the shop. afternoon sun...it’s all very attempted to bring in a new longer a member of the ALP, strange. In other towns, I A Warning way of being. largely because of the Internet the exhaust fumes.