So was I! - I was up the back in my earth and
sun and moon shirt.
I recall AB thinking Macphisto was the name of a hamburger!
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At 26 Oct 2014 9:20:35 pm, 'Jeff and Jane Scott' jscott@iinet.net.au [powderworks]powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au'> wrote:
I think my sister said that one of those Sydney shows she was at Bono rang Barry Humphries, in Dame Edna persona (so obviously arranged in advance). It was a regular thing on that tour.
Hi, Did he actually ring up the PM or did he pretend? I recall seeing a U2 concert in Sydney
in November, 1993 and BONO did the same thing. He had a phone (no phone box) on stage and made a call during the show. He rang a taxi company and asked for a ride home. The night before I was told he rang the Australian cricket captain, Allan Border. AB thought it was BS and just hung up on him. Not 100% on that one though. On other parts of the U2 USA tour he rang the white house and asked for President BUSH… Later, SK . Re: telephone box - that's brilliant, Bruce! Much as I love many other bands around the traps, none would have the wit to pretend to ring up a PM like that. PG was never shy about mentioning the Aus PM at shows, but one particularly reference to Malcolm Fraser, in a particular live show from the early 80's, always seems to stand out for me. When I saw them in 85 the stage had an old telephone box on it that PG used to call then PM, Bob Hawke, for a little chat.
BC I clicked over to PG's website to see if he had posted any comments on Whitlam's death. PG hasn't (yet), but the "About" section says he's working on a memoir to be released in 2015! Apologies if this is old news.
Cheers,
Patty, back to lurking in Maryland
To: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
From: powderworks@yahoogroups.com.au
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:00:14 -0700
Subject: [powderworks] It's time Sad news (for those on the progressive side of Aus politics) He scored at least one mention in Oils songs -
Gough was tough 'til he hit the rough, Uncle Sam and John were quite enough.
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