Lou Reed came to the Civic and gave a great show, I was lurking about a bit back from the stage with my camera when a big wild hairy guy picked me up put me on his front row seat and said “now take an fn picture mate”. Lou eyballed me, I clicked and then Lou just winked at me and carried on the great show.

Lou Reed about 1978 at the Civic Theatre
Lou Reed about 1978 at the Civic Theatre
 
I just love this one – when opposites attract. Jimmy & The Boys Ignatious Jones, Neo Punk meets Nimbin shoeless Hippe girl and rock out together regardless. A fan gets up and helps out Jimmy and the Boys at Belmont Sporties around 1978.
Jimmy and The Boys with a fan at Belmont Sporties
Jimmy and The Boys with a fan at Belmont Sporties
 
Joe Cocker played the Civic, didnt sing out of tune and put on a great show. His band were great.
Joe Cocker Civic Theatre around 1978
Joe Cocker Civic Theatre around 1978
 
Cold Chisel’s Jimmy Barnes hard at work as usual Cardiff Workers around 1978.
Cold Chisel's Jimmy Barnes Cardiff Workers around 1978
Cold Chisel’s Jimmy Barnes Cardiff Workers around 1978
 
Cold Chisel’s Ian Moss also hard at work around the same time.
Cold Chisel's Ian Moss Cardiff Workers 1978
Cold Chisel’s Ian Moss Cardiff Workers 1978
 
Midnight Oil’s Peter Garret at the Mawson Hotel  1978. He inspired all us unco guys to just get up and have a go when the music gets ya. I got caned in primary school for bad dancing.
Midnight Oils Peter Garret Mawson 1978
Midnight Oils Peter Garret Mawson 1978
 
Kevin Coyne – scottish folk/rock/social critic had an album out called Marjory Razorblade in the late 1980’s which I recommed listening to. He played the Newcastle Uni solo and was just awsome. His guitar stlye is unique, using his thumb on the frett board to make chords, he has a very powerful strumming style.
Kevin Coyne Newcstle Uni 1978
Kevin Coyne Newcstle Uni 1978
 

On Surfari around southern NSW near Bega 1977 getting close to susnset,  we went through this water way and then went back and did it again for the camera.

On surfari near Bega 1977
On surfari near Bega 1977
 
 Redhead Beach from the Bluff 1977
Redhead beach 1978
Redhead beach 1978
 
 Ray Lunn stalls hard and then later gets a nice tube from behind the Redhead Shark Tower 1977.
Ray Lunn Redhead Beach 1977
Ray Lunn Redhead Beach 1977
 
 Not a bad surf for no one out. Redhead Little Beach 1978.
Redhead Little Beach no one out 1977
Redhead Little Beach no one out 1977
 
 Redhead Beach by moonlight 1977. Even looks good in black & white.  A 30 second time exposure.
 
Redhead Beach by moonlight 1977
Redhead Beach by moonlight 1977
 
Bring back the chariot races and the pillow fights at Surf Carnivals!  Newcastle region surf carnival Chariot Race at Blacksmiths around 1978,  these teams look like they were having fun.
 
Newcastle area surf carnival Chariott Race 1978
Newcastle area surf carnival Chariot Race 1978
 
We gave them the book, but it didnt seem to help much. My daughter Ellen and son Sam seem to be taking the business of toddler taming a bit too lightly.
 
Toddler Taming Sam & Ellen 1990
Toddler Taming Sam & Ellen 1990
 
 An uncrowded line up at Arrawarra around 1977.
 
Arrawarra 1977
Arrawarra 1977
 
A  bee on a flowering thistle plant close up make a nice combination of colours.
 
Bee on flowering thistle 1978
Bee on flowering thistle 1978
 
Blower & his Dad and band playing some super cool music at Belmont Yatch Club around 1978.

Blower & Dad's Band

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In 1935 Tom Blake made a hollow surboard and put a fin on and surfing moved quicky ahead with many changes since.

Well, the hollow board has started to come back with technology advances, Weber is making chambered epoxy /styrene composites and Pope is making hollow epoxy boards and now many craftsmen are making chambered wooden boards again.

A good surfboard is regarded as a work of art, in this case a work of art – is a good surfboard.

Redhead regular David Chung met up with some other like minded Aussies and attended a mind blowing week on the NSW South coast making their own wooden boards under the guidance and trained eye and skilled hands of US craftsman Paul Jensen.

Here is a link to Paul Jensen’s blog, giving details of the process of building a wooden board.

http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/2010SapphireCoastAustraliaTripReport

Check out Paul Jensen’s Website:  http://www.hollowsurfboards.com/

David’s new board detail:

Manna Fish 5?10? x 21? x 2.5?
Built by hand October 2010 at Manna Park Merimbula
Decks – Blackwood, Western Red Cedar and Paulownia
Rails – Cork and Ply, Fins – Marine Ply  
Inspired by Steve Lis
Designed by Paul Jensen
Board Construction and Fins by David Chung
Rails shaped by Jed Done
Glassing by Jye Byrnes
45+ hours to build and a lifetime to enjoy. 

 David Chung’s wooden Board – Deck 

David Chung's Wooden Manna Fish November 2010
David Chung’s Wooden Manna Fish November 2010
 

 David Chung’s wooden Board – Bottom.       

 
Dave Chung's Manna Fish November 2010
Dave Chung’s Manna Fish November 2010
 

Here is a collage of the week making the board :  

Making of David Chung's Manna Fish November 2010 Making of David Chung’s Manna Fish November 2010
 
 About 1975 I discovered and bought an old hollow ply 1950’s kook box in an old furniture shop. Eventually I took several layers of paint off it and coated it with 5 coats of marine ply and took it out for a few waves. Roger Hamilton painted a picture of Redhead on it for me.
Crow and his 1950′s hollow ply board
 
Mark Richards Leggy Point 1978 heading for a place not many can come back down from.
Mark Richards Lip Bash Leggy Point 1978
Mark Richards Lip Bash Leggy Point 1978
 
Dudley/Redhead swamp 1980. The white paperbark trunks reflecting in the water made a striking scene.
Dudley/Redhead swamp 1980
Dudley/Redhead swamp 1980
 

 

The little crab in the top left was keeping very busy making this sand sculpture 1978 Marks Point.

Crab at Work 1979
Crab at Work 1979
 
 Peter Allen took us all on a trip to Rio when he did this song at the Newcastle Civic Theatre around 1989. What a great singer songwriter and entertainer he was.
Peter Allan Civic Theatre 1989
Peter Allen Civic Theatre 1989
 
 

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