The Coodabeen Champions Competition

The Coodabeen Champions    Competition

Round Seven

From a showbiz perspective, The Troy Wilson Experience has got a lot more going for it than Troy Bloody Wilson.
This week we want you to to fill out the lineup of 'the Experience'; instrumentalists, roadcrew, repertoire...you get the drift.


Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 08:42:21 +1000 From: Peter O'Sullivan

Members of the Troy Wilson Experience:

Drums Danny Bonaduce (The Partridge Family)

Bass Freddie Boom Boom Washington (Welcome Back Kotter)

Keyboards Lurch (The Addams Family)

Woodwind Fweddie (H R Puf N Stuff)

Lead Guitar Wolfman (The Groovy Ghoulies)

Vocals Troy B Wilson

Peter O'Sullivan


Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:32:33 +1000 From: Bill Hall

FROM: RICHARD HALL

The Troy Wilson Experience - the true story from someone who knows!

After many years doing the rounds of suburban footy clubs, RSLs and B & S balls, the newly renamed Troy Wilson Experience decided to make the switch from covers to originals. This decision was not made without some soul searching. Bass player Glenn Jacovich had this to say: "I don't see why we should change anything - we're making a good steady living doing covers. Going to all originals sounds a bit risky to me." Rhythm guitarist Dean Kemp agreed: "Look, I don't mind slipping a few originals into the set, but we don't want to alienate our core audience. People go out to see a band of a Friday night and they want to hear songs they know. They want to hear 'April Sun in Cuba', they want to hear 'Am I ever Going to See Your Face Again?' and they definitely want to hear the Noiseworks classic 'Take Me Back.' I mean, that stuff's been our bread and butter for years. And why the name change? What's wrong with 'The Eagles?'" Keyboard player Peter 'Fingers' Matera supported the change, with reservations: " Mate, I'm all for going all original. My only beef is, why do they have to be Troy's songs? I've been writing songs for ten years, brilliant songs, ballads, up-tempo rockers, you name it - and then this Wilson bloke comes along, he's been in the band two weeks, he's got the band named after him and he's writing all the songs. I swear to god, as soon as we get our current commitments out of the way, I'm outta here." Matera indicated that he was planning to form a 'slick jazz-funk outfit' with flamboyant vocalist Karl Langdon. His brother, Phil (tenor sax), claimed that he didn't care what kind of songs they played: "As long as I get to blast out the occasional solo, I'm happy."

Some felt that, with Troy in the band, lead vocalist Scott 'The Warthog of Love' Cummings would be surplus to requirements. Ken Judge, a notorious 'svengali' type figure and the band's manager, denied this was the case. "I see no reason why a band can't have two lead singers. Remember the Righteous Brothers? It'll be like that, only with a contemporary feel."

Sadly this was not how things panned out, and after a handful of gigs with the double-pronged lead vocalist line-up, Cummings was given his marching orders. Fortunately, Scott was not bitter, and has happily taken on the twin roles of head roadie and front-of-house guy. "I love rock and roll mate, and I love this band," says Scott, "I've been in lots of bands before. I've been in bands where the manager was an insane control freak. I've been in bands that could barely play their instruments. Of all the bands I've been in, this one is by far the most professional. I have no doubt that they are headed for major chart success and I will support them all the way."

When I remind former teen-hunk Scott that two of his former bands are currently ensconsed in the Aria top five, he is philosophical. "Yeah, well I had some good times with those guys, but it was the old story, musical differences. Babyface James and His Boombastic Bombers were going off into that kind of arty, complicated, Radiohead thing, while the Wanga Boys were just starting to jump on the rap-metal bandwagon. I'm pretty much of a basic meat and potatoes oz rock kind of guy, and that fancy stuff isn't really my cup of tea. It may be popular now, but will the kids still be listening to it in ten years? Don Walker was right when he told me, "Scott, these trends come and go - the main thing is to keep it real. I've been wearing these blue jeans and this faded blackish/grey shirt and this skinny tie for thirty years now. I've had the same haircut forİtwenty five years. Jimmy's a great vocalist but he wants to go off on some ego trip and wreck the band. So be it. I'm proud of what we achieved in the Chisel, but life goes on. This new albums got some of my best stuff ever on it. My message to you in don't go changin', baby."

With that, Scott made his excuses and headed backstage. "I've got to go and restring DavyWirrapunda's axe. I tell ya, that kids a freakin genius. He's the new Lobby Lloyd!"


Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 16:33:23 +1000 From: Glenn

The Band:

Known as The Three Piece Quartet (each of them gives 133%)

Nathan Buckley, Wayne Carey and Michael Voss

Just love to see them play solo's. The rest off the team downs instruments and they carry the tune until the final siren.

The Roadies:

Wannabees who like to hang around the Stars, but often found doing gigs out in the suburbs:

Corey McKernan, (sound engineer) "One, two. Two, two. One, two..." No, not testing the microphone, just checking his stats from the first seven rounds.

Tim McGrath, Anthony Rocca, just to name a few.

Glenn from Newport


Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 17:28:28 +1000 From: Fry Michael

Troy Wilson Experience

Members: (7)
Troy Wilson Lead Singer
Scotty Cummings Back-up vocals and air guitar
Plugger Lockett Back-up vocals and air guitar
Larry Donohue Back-up vocals and air guitar
Cowboy Neale Back-up vocals and air guitar
Sticks Kernahan Air guitar
Ray Biffin/Micky Martyn Bongo drummer [Makes steady rhythmic thumping noise from behind lead singer before giving him one to go on with.]

Roadies: (1)
Massive Merv, with half 44-gallon drum, fat, beer, beer batter mix, and generous supply of dim sims and hamburgers
* None of this bowls of M&M's with the blue ones removed or snakes with their heads cut off. So long as the beer and food is taken care of nothing else really matters.

Songs:
Rhinestone Cowboy [No good reason, I just think it fits]
Macho, Macho Man [No need to explain]
Stand on (by) your Man [Troy's favourite song, a cover version of the song performed by Sticks]

Regards

Michael Fry


Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:11:12 +1000 From: David Downer

Simon, hopefully you'll deem this "short enough" for a chance !

Now whilst the pioneering days of family-engineered disco hits may well be over, a new outfit has burst on the scene that will revive the feel-good memories of that retro trailblazing quintet of Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, Jackie, and of course, Michael. So take note unsuspecting footballing public, I now introduce to you the new irresistable force of world music - sure the christian names and faces may have changed, but the surname and decent family values are still the same, so without further adieu, I give you : Wayne Jackson, Peter Jackson, Mark Jackson, Ricky Jackson..... and ....Syd Jackson......That's right, they are the all new JACKSON FIVE, and they are "THE EXPERIENCE".

Tipped to be the new "hot hit" on the "RSL/Hallam Hotel/Magical Mornings at Crown" circuit this season will be the pulsating disco harmonies comprised of two ego-driven footballing CEO's, a pocket-sized ex-Demon dynamo, an unashamed ex-everyone lunatic, and of course a magical silky skilled ex-Blue. However, Colonial-esque "teething problems" have plagued the early dynamics of this formiddable rhythmic unit, and these include :

1. Following on from his onfield antics at the MCG with Jimmy Barnes and son on Federation day, Collingwood board member and new band groupie Brad Cooper was again reprimanded by lead singer Wayne, being asked to provide yet another "please explain" as to why he was once again haphazardly and irresponsibly "gallavanting" on centre-stage ...this time he was caught outpointing Wayne's dance moves during the group's first rendition of "Blame it on the boogie" at the Saints disco.

2. Following his maligned pronunciation efforts at the 1999 Brownlow count, it was agreed that Wayne's desire to also be the spokesperson for the group was inappropriate. A close friend of Mark's, one W.Capper, was installed as the astute intelligible public relations front man.

3. Ricky Jackson has refused to wear a white sequined glove on stage.

4. Given the dearth of pre-match entertainment at "Collonial", the group had been earmarked as a permanent fixture to fill the pre-game void, however, supremo Ian Collins has decreed that the stadium shall continue to remain in "complete and utter pin-dropping silence" until the first bounce. Furthermore, it appears Wayne also has a "pre-match phobia" himself, having not yet recovered from Grand Final day '99, where upon being captured in the stands on national TV alongside the Prime Minister, then gingerly took part in a lamentable double act involving some of the more awkwardly stiff-armed and hesitant versions of both the "do the dipper" and the "do the sheedy" that one is ever likely to see.

5. And yes, it has been rumored that Vinnie Cattogio will be providing advice to the group regarding "afro-style" hair management as per the original Jackson siblings. Fashion advice, inkeeping with the disco theme, will be modelled on the giant-lapel and lime green inspired Ronald Dale Barassi wardrobe circa 1977.

Cheers,
David Downer, Glen Waverley
(aka Mopsy, Footy Banter Team)


Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 00:48:59 +1000 From: grant

I can see channel Ten "Channel Ten IS Football" running a Popstars like competition from footballers around Australia. and because our game doesn't have anything similar to the FA cup whereİany team in the country can win it, this competition will include anyone who pulls on the boots from any team in the land. The early rounds feature footballers from as far away asİCountry Western Australia to Cairns and the Northern Territory. Week one. İAll footballers assemble at the Sebel Townhouse for auditions. Gary Sidebottom misses the bus and is locked out! The producers explain what type of band they are after and put the players through their paces in front of a national TV audience. the first player to be eliminated is Steve Alessio. Judge Robert Walls explained to an obviously dissapointed Alessio that he just wasn't up to the standard of the other contestants. Dont you just know that this controversial decision will come back to haunt him. Kevin Sheedy removes all the Essendon players in protest and decides to run an Essendon only competition.Similar to the 22 week competition currently being run by the AFL. Weeks 2 - 4, players are confronted with their marching orders, Mathew Lloyd defied Kevin Sheedys orders and gets down to the final 6 but is eliminated İbecause he keeps falling over at the CRUCIAL time. Final edisode. The "band" officially known as the Dude Brothers (a cunning re-arrangement of the old Dud Brothers concept band from years past) are introduced, they are: Beefy Dude..........Sav Rocca.....can really get a crowd going Pretty Dude.........Shane Crawford...one for the ladies Naughty Dude......Aussie Jones............could be a big job for management to keep him focused Angry Dude.........Tony Liberatore.........stay outta his way After several lineup changes and fights over artistic differences the band finally breaks up to go their seperate ways. Beefy Dude ends up playing to crowds of less than 100 somewhere in Central Victoria Pretty Dude ends up doing special comments for channel seven at South Melbourne Soccer teams home games. Naughty Dude Buys a bar with the royalties from their one and only album and retires into oblivion and Angry Dude continues to play at various western suburbs establishments doing Lobby Lloyd Covers

Grant and Christine
Wodonga


Date: 15 May 2001 21:01:06 MDT From: michael hogg

as a valued listener of the coodabeen champions over the last few years i believe it is time for the board (simon) to come out and back me with my competition entries or sack me. in the wisdom of drummy i have decided that my position is out of my hands and i will just go about my job...here is this weeks entry...

Now David Spriggs, Joel Corey and Matthew Scarlett...haven't i seen them somewhere before, long ago in the distance i remember that; weren't they in a band of their own? wasn't it called...HANSON!!!?

Here's how it went, Spriggsy was the little bloke that always played the drums that were about 3 times bigger than him (like most of his opponents), joel was the kid that looked like a girl that played the keyboard and matty was the older kid with the darker hair that played the guitar. You can just see their shifty manager in the background that still has his mullet from the 80's, answers to the name of buddah he does and they only have one roady and his name is benny graham because he is used to carrying a lot of items at once. especially 21 other players!

thanks guys

hoggy


Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 13:31:50 +1000 From: Matt Laing WINNER

Shirtfrontier Touring Co. presents one show only at the Sean Denhim Lounge in Ringwood
THE TROY WILSON EXPERIENCE
featuring on
Lead vocals - Troy Wilson
back up - Mariah Wayne Carey Jeff Nathan Buckley
Guitar - Angus Barry Young
Guitar - Greg Richardİ Champion
Guitar - Tim Matty Rogers
Bass - Gene Troy Simmons
Drums - Barry Mitch Mitchell

special appearance by
Jon Stevens, Russell Morris and Ronnie Burns

Road crew
Wayne Weidemann and Mark Zanotti

Playing all your favourite You Am I, Kiss, Hendrix, and seventies covers with footy lyrics.

promotions
Matty Laing yarra valley old boys


Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 04:08:12 -0000 From: Travis Bull

The Troy Wilson experience has just lauched there new world tour. The Love comes to town tour with Special guest B.B. Bradley (The grandfather of the Blues)

The Troy wilson Experience are

Lead Vocals - Troy Wilson, Steven Kernahan

Lead Guitars - Russell Robertson (Loves the 5 min solo) - the "Kanu"(from Arsenal FC) U2 has the "edge" and Kanu is the only one name sports player I could think of apart from The Undertaker from the Wrestling

Bass Guitar - John Blakey (Consistant performer, just bops away in the background)

Tamborine & backing vocals - Daniel Chick, Daniel Harford & Aaron Lord

Drums - The Freemantle Board, by far the best at beating the drum

Kazoo - Corey Mackernan (Gets on the stage every gig, but his stats per song are pretty bad, one night he did not get to play a single note but still managed a clanger)


Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 18:55:15 +1000 From: KyselaO

The Troy Wilson Experience (TTWE) could facilitate the following line-up and entourage:

The Band:

Bass and Vocals: Troy Wilson (the focal point of the band - the man up front that everyone wants to know about)

Drums: Troy Clarke (low profile member in the band, giving 100% every time, but going largely unnoticed)

Lead Guitar: Troy Ugle (flashy, brilliant at times, but the regulation loose canon of the band)

Each Troy with their own unique story.

The Entourage:

Agent/Manager: Troy Gray (yet to score after "declaring" Adam Hueskes, plans to capitalise on the success of TTWE with the sequel to "Being John Malkovich": "Being Troy Wilson")

Security: The Fremantle Dockers and the West Coast Eagles

Tour Bus Driver: Dennis Banks

Producers: Austinn McCrabb and Jason Trianides (the ultimate scapegoats, should the wheels fall off TTWE)

Oliver Kysela


Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 10:55:06 +1000 From: jacinta tyrrell

ROCK FANS

INTRODUCING

THE TROY WILSON EXPERIENCE !

ON VOCALS : Wayne Campbell EX AFL Tribunal Singer

ON DRUMS : Kevin Sheedy He got : the ANZAC Day matches 4 on the bench NOW he wants to orchestrate the "MOTHERS DAY BLOCKBUSTER"

You have to agree that the AFL marches to this guy's beat.

ON KEYBOARD : None other than the world famous John "fingers" Hopoarte

ON RYTHM GUITAR AND BACK UP VOCALS : Stephen "Chef" Kernahan. The hair! Those deep vocals.

ON LEAD GUITAR : David Schwartz. Does this party animal love an audience, or what?

THE MANAGER : John Elliot : Rock and Rule baby!

AND LASTLY, please thank those tireless roadies, the COLLINGWOOD CHEER SQUAD

Richard Tyrrell


Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 14:02:17 +1000 From: Tim Goddard

I found the following on a power pole in Frankston. Who would have thought? Ther original Font has reverted back to this boring text. The original was quite stunning. Stunning I say.
Keep pushing 'em back.

Go the Cats, Go the Seagulls ( I don't know who are worse, Barwon Heads or Geelong!)

Cheers
Tim g

Adam Yze and Broadford Music Festival presents

For ONE City appearance Only

'The Troy Wilson Experience'

Featuring:

Troy Wilson (ex Eucalpyptus, WeEagles) - vocals, Bass Guitar

Barry Hall (ex Saints, Lug Nuts) - Guitar, back up, vocals

Gary Hocking (ex Stray Cats, UK Squeeze, Lug Nuts) - Drums

They will be playing all their hits, including: 'I married a Moonshiners Daughter, and now she makes me liquor', 'My trucks blowin' dirty Diesel' and the dinking gamblers theme 'Liquor out the front, Poker in the rear'. This special one off appearance will be supported by:

The Reggae's - featuring an ever changing line up of AFL players with Dread locks.

Kelly on Kelly - Paul Kelly plays Paul Kelly

Captain Earl Spalding

Kevin Borich Express (inked in every year)

Comedy will be provided by:

Ellis, Smith & Jones

Tickets available for from the usual outlets

Get in Early for this Rock Extravaganza


Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 23:02:18 +1000 From: Doug Long

DEAR SIMON,

Well, you could have knocked me down with HALF A BAGEL when you said last week, "Doug Long says he will not enter again if he doesn’t win."

Now far be it from me to register a nine on the pedantometer scale… BUT there is a subtle difference between, "I will not enter again if I win" (what I actually wrote– this was a PROMISE IE: If I win, I will refrain from entering every week for the rest of the year )

And "I will not enter again if I DON’T win" (what you SAID I said, making it sound like MANIPULATION).

I tried to explain this very point to my workmates, but they believe EVERY WORD THEY HEAR ON 3AW; and especially every word you say.

No amount of coaxing would convince them otherwise– even though it was on the website for all to see; and, since they hold you in the highest honour, they began to take action.

Monday: nobody sat at the lunch table with me.

Next day: the office bully stole my lunch money, saying, "Nobody freatens* Simon!"

(* freatens - possibly a Collingwood supporter)

More of that later.

By the way, the 3366 faction victory last week did gladden the heart. They have done the hard yards and richly deserve their win.

To solve the problem of 3366, let me suggest that the postcode itself is not allocated to any town; and the Armageddon type notion doesn’t sit right. But at last year’s convention, one wore a Swans jumper and the other a Saints jumper. The Swans last won in 33 and the Saints in 66. QED.

Now, back to the quiz. I’ve been too distressed to think… . Well, it’s a trick question.

Troy Wilson! He is unique. He needs to play on his own.

Doug "I will not enter again if I win" Long

PS: The guys at the office have begun stealing my things as a result of my ALLEGED manipulative entry last week.

So far, they have stolen my pencil, my stapler, my sticky tape– who knows, they may even steal my compu


Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 23:53:06 +1000 From: Kevin Hoey

I'm a long-time listener but a first-time correspondent.

The make-up of the Troy Wilson Experience, apart from Troy himself includes Mitch Mitchell (Drums, - Full back), Noel Redding (Bass - Centre Half Back) and the late great Chas Chandler as manager or coach. Of course as Champs would know, this is the line up of the original 'Experience' featuring the Gordon Coventry of guitars, Jimi Hendrix.

The similarities between the Troy Wilson Experience and the Jimi Hendrix experience are remarkable. Jimi, like Troy was found by Chas Chandler as a gangly young recruit playing around the traps.

In Jimi's case, he originated in the then sleepy recruiting grounds of Seattle (recently a thriving zone for the U.S equivalent of the VFL, alternative rock, with teams such as Nirvana and Soundgarden dominating). Jimi spent for several years with the New York Blues, before being discovered by Chase Chandler who was the then playing coach of the Western Bulldogs of '60's rock: Eric Burdon and the Animals. Immediately Chas spotted the potential of the young Hendrix andİspirited the lad to England. While in the fields of London, Paris and Monterrey, Hendrix, accompanied by Mitchell and Redding, honed his craft until at rather late age of 25 where he burst onto the international scene to become one of the greatest front-men the world has ever scene.

Chas, now passed on, was hoping to do the same for Troy Wilson. The West Coast Eagles heirarchy, under the tutelage of Chas, sentİthe Wilson prodegy to England and it's many boarding schools, to painstakingly hone his skills away from the me-ja (media), public and the like, until arriving back in Australia earlier this year. Chas, a handy back pocket player for the 'Animals' again wisely placed the experienced Mitchell and Redding with Wilson, knowing how well these seniors players had affected the performance of the boy Hendrix.

Now the Troy Wilson Experience have a great cult status with a set list consisting of:

"All along the half-back line"

"Hey Joe"...Gutnick...where you going with that agenda in you hand?, I'm goin' to sack a vice-president 'cause he's be seen backin' another man

"In 2083"...the oldest premiership player I will be...

"Little Wing(man)"

"Blurred Haze"...all in my brain, my depth perception don't seem the same, I went to do a big high-five, Russell Robertson poked my in the eye...


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 10:00:19 +1000 From: Wilson

My line up with one exception has a number of old Royboys recruited to the club late in their careers, loosely in the mould of how Troy Wilson was recruited to the Eagles, as follows:

Mark Zanotti played his best footy at the Roys after indifferent stints at the Eagles and the Bears, but in the line up more importantly for his guitar solos. - maybe not pretty, but boy wildly, unpredictableand exhilirating stuff!

James Manson could play a bit (the guitar I mean)

Mark Dwyer for possible impersonations of Angry Anderson

David Bain in the shorts and braces as Angus in a Troy Wilson Experience tribute band performance of AC DC..

and Troy Luff the exception, [although if the Roys were still going around (how I wish) he could still qualify as a Royboy as they would be pretty sure to have a good hard look at drafting/trading him (for a 2nd round pick) at the end of this year should he get delisted (again) by the Swans.]
Included (a) to give the Coodabeensİan excuse for mentioning him on the program again this week.
(b) keeps on getting rediscovered/redrafted by the Swans (loosely in the mould of the drafting of Troy Wilson) and
(c) most importantly imagine what sort of an after the show party Luffy would run!!!

Merv Wilson


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 13:16:43 +1000 From: Mccaffco

LINER NOTES

It has always been a personal ambition of mine to work with and collaborate on a project for the TROY WILSON EXPERIENCE.To be involved with The triple disc CD compiliation of the three chapters of the TROY WILSON EXPERIENCE was the opportunity of a lifetime .I was anxious to meetİ the West Australian Chapter which is comprised of a diverse bunch of musicians ,details of which now follow

NAME INSTRUMENT CONTRIBUTION

WILSON TUCKEY TRUMPET HIT THE ROAD JACK

SIR RONALD WILSON GAVEL HERE COMES THE JUDGE

TROY WILSON TUBULAR BELLS ON THE WINGS OF AN EAGLE

The Eastern Ausralian Chapter recorded its Disc live at the PROM(WILSONS PROMENTARY) and the follwing outstanding cotributions were recorded

NAME INSTRUEMENT CONTRIBUTION

ROSS WILSON LEAD VOCALS EAGLE ROCK

ROSS WILSON SOLO HUMMING HEY MR T A B MAN

KAMAL WILSON VIBES THE SOUNDS OF MATERA

FLIP WILSON ATMOSPHERICS HERE COMES THE JUDGE

Finally Troy has collected an outstanding contingent ofİoverseas artists including a significant contribution from the television industry. Who would have thought Richard Wilson Theme song from ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE would have been as popular as Beach Boys BrianWilsons rendition of My old mans a dustbin or Wilson Picketts song Everybody s doing it doing it.... Lookout for the Kevan Sheedy red and black CD jacket design and the favourable publicity generated by Caroline Wilson. promise you it was well worth the trip out from the U .S .A . Wilson willie Nelson ROADIE FOR THE TROY TOUR

JOHN MAX MCCAFFREY


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 05:28:46 From: stuart mcarthur

Dear Simon,

The leaders of The Troy Wilson Experience should be the two people who've HAD the Troy Wilson experience, ie. Troy Wilson and Ronnie Biggs -both having surfaced out of the blue, in the face of their critics, to grab the meedja's 3 votes, and both with one foot in the grave.

They decide to call themselves the "out-of-the-blue"s brothers and scour local AFL hang-outs "tryin' to put the EXPERIENCE back together."

Their progress is hindered by Biggs doing a runner every time a particular hang-out seems to be over-policed.

The out-of-the-blue's brothers are on a mission from God (ie. ole slowhand) to recreate the Jimi Hendrix Experience, so they need to find guitarists who can play guitars with their teeth.

Sadly that rules out all Fitzroy players from the 60s, and all Collingwood fans from any era (even accepting that you can't compare toothless Pie fans of different eras.)

Finally, their dream is dashed when their new band members, the Geelong defence, play "Stand By Your Man" to a parochial crowd, who respond angrily by hurling full beer bottles at them.

The ensuing 100 vehicle car-chase ends badly with Troy Wilson returning to the bush, Biggsy back behind bars, and the Geelong defence back to the Geelong defence.

Also -

ChannelTen/SportsTonight watch - Monday (sorry Covey): Camera shows an injured Mark Mercuri surrounded by 4 Richmond players. Mercuri limps off, past another 3 Richmond players, then past a scoreboard with RICHMOND spelt out in capitals. The camera then pans back over the yellow and black streamers of the entire Richmond cheer squad. Voice-over: "Essendon's Mark Mercuri, who injured his knee against St Kilda on the weekend..."

Regards,

Stuart McArthur


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 18:43:19 +1200 From: "North, Jason - Ansett"

I was almost offended to hear that there was a "Troy Wilson Experience".

You should know as well as I do that there is only one EXPERIENCE, and that is the "JIMI BUCKLEY EXPERIENCE".


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 15:46:34 +1000 From: Jac & Pete

First it was WOODSTOCK.İ Now live from WINDY HILL we present WINDSOCK (tied down but not unplugged!)

HOSTED by 'Big Kev' Sheedy - who is of course excited - with all acts supported by the dancers from the Jeff Gieschen follies. HEADLINING - THE THREE PRESIDENTS - LUCIANO McGUIRE -PLACIDO ELLIOTT -JOSE GUTNICK with such classics as 'money, money, money' and 'who wants to be a millionaire'.

FEATURING 1 C.R.Y. (Christou, Roos and Yze) with their crowd hit 'Ooooo'

2 David and The Oxen singing ' I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts'.

3. Harvey, Curley and Fletch with their smash hit 'at least one week' subtitled 'that's what you get when you do the umpie bump'.


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 16:45:43 +1000 From: "Salton, Jeff"

Why not run a competition over summer where all players who are interested in joining 'the group' get to audition.

You could run a weekly 30 min show on the telly where competitors sing, dance and play a musical instrument - all badly.

Then have aİselectionİpanel (made up of ex-coaches and Molly Meldrum) scrutinise them. The ultimate prize is to be one of the four, five or six group members.

You could call the show - and the new group - Off Season.

Throw $500,000 at them, get them to tour shopping centres, dress them in 'street' clothes, get a few piercings and you've got a guaranteed No. 1 hit.

Then make them share a house for 13 weeks and vote each other off.

On Thursday nights have an un-cut show called - Off Off Season. v Jeffİfrom Kilsyth


Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 19:14:05 +1000 From: Ross Morton

Lead Vocals: Troy Wilson

Lead Guitar: Matthew "Pretty Boy" Lloyd .... as with all good full forwards, always on the lead

Rhythm Guitar: Michael Long

Bass Guitar: Troy Luff

Banjo: Byron Pickett

Keyboards: Heath Black & Jeff White .... Ebony & Ivory

Electronic Synthesizer: Glen Manton

Trumpet: Nathan Buckley .... of course he would have to borrow Eddie McGuire's trumpet as he would never blow his own!?!?

French Horn: James Clement .... with the French accent

Trombone:İ Matthew "Spider" Burton .... just close your eyes and get a mental picture

Drums: Darren Jarman .... not the brightest candle in the Cathedral, but nevertheless just keeps bangin' away!!

Bongo Drums & Percussion: Shane O'Bree .... the hair says it all

Backing Vocals: The AFL-ettes - Caroline Wilson, Elaine Canty, Jill Lindsay & Peter "Susie" McKenna

Special Guest Appearance: On the Sitar .... Guru Bob

Management: Ricky Nixon

Public Relations: Dermott Brereton

Nutritionist: Mick Nolan .... hmmmm, the mind boggles!!

Security: Micky Conlan, Fraser Brown, Robbie "Mad Dog" Muir & Stan Magro

Stage Crew: John Platten, Daniel Southern, Wayne Weidemann & Gary Baker

Transport: Lindsay Fox & Kevin "Cowboy" Neale


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