Subject: Forum -- Name: Stumblefuck E-mail address: killyuppies [at] gmail [dot] com Location: Melbourne Homepage:
#27 Comment (Fri May 9, 9:12:10 EDT 2008):
Yeah but a forum can kinda look after itself usually? I'll be a moderator for you ha ha ha!
Hey Ross, is Lloyd still around? Are you still in touch with him? Why doesn't the
universe's best songwriter/guitarist get some collaboration going with the universe's best
vocalist/lyricist? And rope in Max & Colin while yer at it. Or James!
A reformation is long overdue. GET ONTO IT.
Subject: Reply to Stumblefuck Name: Ross B E-mail address: rossb [at] arach [dot] net [dot] au Location: Perth Homepage:
#26 Comment (Thu Apr 24, 13:34:09 EDT 2008):
Sorry, a bit slow responsding, Stumblefuck - haven't checked the GB for a while.
Yeah, a forum would be a good idea if there were enough folk who wanted to engage in discussion. The
many emails I've had from far and wide over the last couple of years confirm that there is
ongoing interest in this early period of punk generally, and Perth first wave punk specifically, but
somehow, I doubt a forum would be well utilised. There's nothin' so desolate as a forum
with bugger-all posts.
#25 Comment (Fri Apr 11, 7:13:07 EDT 2008):
Hey there, brutha! Why don't you start a "perth punk" forum instead? It's pretty
easy to set up (and free).
Subject: MISSING POSTS FROM PREVIOUS GUEST BOOK Name: Ross Buncle E-mail address: rossb [at] arach [dot] net [dot] au Location: Perth, WA Homepage:
#24 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 12:18:59 EST 2008):
Apologies to all those posters whose comments in the old guest book have disappeared.
Unfortunately, all posts subsequent to Christopher's (below) I inadvertedly wiped when deleting
the massive numbers of spam links the old guest book was being bombarded with daily - I didn't
realise my error until it was too late to retrieve the lost posts.
Hopefully, this change to a new, spam-protected guest book will end the annoyance of having comments
buried under an avalanche of fresh spam links days - or hours - after posting.
Posters whose comments have been lost are invited to re-post.
Cheers
Ross
Subject: Name: christopher E-mail address: Location: new york city, ny USA Homepage:
#23 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:23:11 EST 2008):
patti smith, ramones, bowie changed my life. and it rescued me from the beach sound and cover
versions. as lou says, only 300 people bought their first album and everyone who did started a band.
was wonderful to be part of it. christopher
(originally posted in old guest book: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 04:50:53)
Subject: Name: Ross Buncle E-mail address: rossb [at] arach [dot] net [dot] au Location: Perth, WA Homepage:
#22 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:21:38 EST 2008):
Hi Matthew. Thanks a lot for your comments - appreciated. If nothing else, this site is living proof
that old punks tell better stories than old hippies! True ones, I hasten to add...
(originally posted in old guest book: Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 10:00:06)
Subject: Name: Matthew Hogan E-mail address: Location: Perth WA Homepage:
#21 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:20:30 EST 2008):
I really enjoyed your site. I love reading about Perth's music history and it's very hard
to find any information about the subject. Hippy parents don't make for good story tellers. Oh,
and I love the design.
(originally posted in old guest book: Monday, February 5, 2007 at 23:16:25)
Subject: Name: Ross Buncle E-mail address: rossb [at] arach [dot] net [dot] au Location: Perth, WA Homepage:
#20 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:19:02 EST 2008):
Thanks, Max (or is it George?). Yes, the SPAM in the Guestbook is a constant annoyance. I clear the
Guestbook of all that stupid crap daily, but I can't keep on top of it. I have installed
junkeater to try to stop it, but that program has been of little benefit. I really don't know
what to do about the SPAM problem, other than apologise. Cheers!
(originally posted in old guest book: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 17:27:33)
Subject: Name: George Winkle E-mail address: Location: London, England Homepage:
#19 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:17:24 EST 2008):
Very good site, and very the interesting, is a lot of helpful information for me. But many spam in
guestbook...:( With best wishes, Max
(originally posted in old guest book: Monday, November 20, 2006 at 13:30:19)
Subject: Name: Ross Buncle E-mail address: rossb [at] arach [dot] net [dot] au Location: Perth, WA Homepage:
#18 Comment (Wed Mar 5, 7:15:12 EST 2008):
Hi Mitch, and thanks for your comments. In answer to your questions:
1. James Baker did the count-in for The Geeks' "I Like Iggy Pop", and I'm afraid
I'll have to plead guilty to the Hitler Youth count-ins. As you say, count-in duties usually
went to the guitarist in 77 punk bands, and in this the Hitler Youth were no exception.
2. The "line-up" on Orphans Revisited is mostly me, myself and I. I'm glad you
saw fit to pose the question, though, because I went to great pains to get as "live" and
authentic a sound as possible. James Baker asked me who the drummer was, so I hope that suggests
that my efforts to "de-technify" the drums were not in vain! I referred back constantly to
Max's original drum parts on the old Orphans recordings, and tried to get the sound of his kit
as close as possible. I also adjusted the levels of individual drum beats to try to simulate a real
drummer getting excited. The distortion pedal on the Revisited recordings was the same one as I used
in The Orphans. I did the multi-track analogue recordings and the more recent Hard Disk additions 15
years apart, adding bass parts to the analogue recordings (which were just vocals, guitar and drums)
and in the cases of Teenage Lust, Face At The Window, Sister Claire and Cool
Bodies, I recorded them from scratch using HD recording software. Again, though, I used the same
distortion pedal and drum sounds, and kept the mix as free as possible of effects. For these more
recent recordings, Lloyd contributed vocals in the verse openings of Cool Bodies, and on Face At The Window. I have to own up to the vocals on the rest of the Revisited tracks.
3. Well, I must confess that Sister Claire did actually exist. She was a nun I did a teaching prac
with before I dropped out of the course. I regretfully admit that the rest of the song is complete
fantasy, however.
(originally posted in old guest book: Thursday, March 23, 2006 at 00:28:28)