Comments on: Jimmy And The Boys http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/ Providing a permanent record of Australian bands, musicians, recordings and technical crew no matter what the musical genre, both current and past. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:18:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Michael Parks http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-4001 Michael Parks Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:18:00 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-4001 I played bass in the band from '78/'79... Played on the first albumn. I am currently writing a book loosely based on my time in the band...some of the stories regarding getting out of gigs alive are hard to believe. Like the time we played at Hells Angels Broadford rock festival. We went on stage at 2.00am after a very low key set from Russell Morris and the Rubes. We had already done a gig at Banannas in St Kilda and were fairly out of it. The band was asked to tone it down a tad as the crowd were sleepy. This was like the proverbial red rag to a bull..the bull being Iganatius. We played the first song and got little reaction from the pissed,stoned,tired bikers and assembled misfits. Ignats let fly with something like "Hey are you suppose to be the Hells Angels?.....well my grandmother can do better than you motherfuckers....." A barrage of full beer cans started flying at us from a distance of about 20 meters (this was back in the days when the cans were made out of STEEL!!!!) I played bass in the band from ’78/’79… Played on the first albumn.
I am currently writing a book loosely based on my time in the band…some of the stories regarding getting out of gigs alive are hard to believe. Like the time we played at Hells Angels Broadford rock festival. We went on stage at 2.00am after a very low key set from Russell Morris and the Rubes. We had already done a gig at Banannas in St Kilda and were fairly out of it. The band was asked to tone it down a tad as the crowd were sleepy. This was like the proverbial red rag to a bull..the bull being Iganatius. We played the first song and got little reaction from the pissed,stoned,tired bikers and assembled misfits. Ignats let fly with something like “Hey are you suppose to be the Hells Angels?…..well my grandmother can do better than you motherfuckers…..”

A barrage of full beer cans started flying at us from a distance of about 20 meters (this was back in the days when the cans were made out of STEEL!!!!)

]]> By: peter o'brien http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3985 peter o'brien Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:19:48 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3985 you sure it was your nose luffy you sure it was your nose luffy

]]> By: Rick Scutts http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3872 Rick Scutts Sun, 23 May 2010 07:27:25 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3872 On further reflection it was probably Tom Falkingham who started Free Beer... On further reflection it was probably Tom Falkingham who started Free Beer…

]]> By: Rick Scutts http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Rick Scutts Sat, 22 May 2010 07:14:11 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3868 Hi Richard! Actually Free Beer was formed out or former members of Jimmy and the Boys after the management at the time wanted to take the band in a more commercial direction. (not to mention the obvious personality differences that usually occour in these situations) This exodous left Iggy and Bill do what they wanted to do and most of the guys who left splintered into several other bands including "Free Beer". As I remember Free Beer was formed by the Sheil brothers in about 1979. Hi Richard!
Actually Free Beer was formed out or former members of Jimmy and the Boys after the management at the time wanted to take the band in a more commercial direction. (not to mention the obvious personality differences that usually occour in these situations) This exodous left Iggy and Bill do what they wanted to do and most of the guys who left splintered into several other bands including “Free Beer”.
As I remember Free Beer was formed by the Sheil brothers in about 1979.

]]> By: Richard Purchas http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3867 Richard Purchas Fri, 21 May 2010 09:06:33 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3867 What about Pygmy Twilight? I remember wild days at the Windsor Hotel in Paddo...seeing Ignatius hanging off the ceiling doing his contortion thingy. Great days indeed. Rick Scutts memory is spot on...I remember all those guys he suggests. What about "Free Beer" before Jimmy and the Boys?? I recall it pretty well all started with Free Beer band? What about Pygmy Twilight? I remember wild days at the Windsor Hotel in Paddo…seeing Ignatius hanging off the ceiling doing his contortion thingy. Great days indeed. Rick Scutts memory is spot on…I remember all those guys he suggests.

What about “Free Beer” before Jimmy and the Boys?? I recall it pretty well all started with Free Beer band?

]]> By: Ross Luff http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3805 Ross Luff Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:57:33 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3805 Ah Jimmy & the Boys!!!! I remember being front row at a gig at the ANU in Canberra when Ignatious tried to stick his mic up my nose. Fun days indeed. Ah Jimmy & the Boys!!!! I remember being front row at a gig at the ANU in Canberra when Ignatious tried to stick his mic up my nose. Fun days indeed.

]]> By: Paisley Vespa http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3743 Paisley Vespa Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:13:28 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3743 Could never part with my "I'm not like everybody else" album - it's personally autographed, including a poem by Iggy and some very amusing comments by other band members - just been trying to decipher the fading writing tonight! Very underrated, excellent fun in a savagely dark way and actually a really nice bunch of guys, leaving aside the saga of Iggy and Joylene's fruit platter sculptures at the St Kilda Car-o-tel!! Could never part with my “I’m not like everybody else” album – it’s personally autographed, including a poem by Iggy and some very amusing comments by other band members – just been trying to decipher the fading writing tonight! Very underrated, excellent fun in a savagely dark way and actually a really nice bunch of guys, leaving aside the saga of Iggy and Joylene’s fruit platter sculptures at the St Kilda Car-o-tel!!

]]> By: nell http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 nell Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:26:32 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3629 Saw them heaps of times back in the old days.I use to have one of the dolls from "baby's on fire" but my stupid mother tossed it out. I still have a copy of "I'm not like everybody else" & "Teddy Boys Picinic" but not sure if I want to get rid of them. Heaps of memories. Nell Saw them heaps of times back in the old days.I use to have one of the dolls from “baby’s on fire” but my stupid mother tossed it out. I still have a copy of “I’m not like everybody else” & “Teddy Boys Picinic” but not sure if I want to get rid of them. Heaps of memories. Nell

]]> By: pedrod http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 pedrod Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:02:47 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3627 I've been trying to get a copy of " I'm not like everybody else " for about 20 years since my first copy got stolen in house break in. So if someone could help it would be appreciated. Pedrod I’ve been trying to get a copy of ” I’m not like everybody else ” for about 20 years since my first copy got stolen in house break in. So if someone could help it would be appreciated.

Pedrod

]]> By: gabi http://www.australianmusichistory.com/jimmy-and-the-boys/comment-page-1/#comment-3593 gabi Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:12:44 +0000 http://www.australianmusichistory.com/?p=178#comment-3593 what happened with danny damjanovic? what happened with danny damjanovic?

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