Harley Owners Group - Preview of new workshop

The brave members of the Harley Owners Group attended a special preview of the new Peter Stevens workshop facility in A’beckett St, melbourne this morning. I say brave because despite the heavy rain, many showed up on their trusty steeds and in wet weather gear… good on you!

 

James Murray-Parkes took the group through the facility and explained the workshop structure and layout.

Naturally there was a sausage or two afterward and the odd coffee ….. very odd!

Link to further pix for HOG members 

Movie Piracy

Please take the time to view this very important message about Movie Piracy, bought to you by the good folk at the IT Crowd..

Remember kiddies… Piracy funds terrorism… it really does… see……

 

 

Thanks for watching…. G

 

 

 

Dallas Frasca

Had the great opportunity to shoot Dallas Frasca and her Gentleman at the Northcote Social Club on Saturday Night… What a great and powerful performance.

Dallas and Geoff rocked the intimate room with some great blues roots music.   For a two piece outfit, they have a fantastic sound and filled the place with some hard rockin’ music.  The knowledgeable and loyal crowd were well versed in the bands “join in” pieces.  ”Take a look… Take a F***** look!”"   Reminded me of live gigs at Bombay Rock with the “Angels” … “Am I ever going to see your face again? ” No Way… well you know the rest!… oh how I wish I had my cameras back in hose days… *drifts off to nostalgia-land*.

 

Here are some pics of the night…  Enjoy.

 

Pups in the park

I saw this “Shiba Inu” in the park yesterday and had to get a photo… she’s a beaut!

 

Mike Compton & the Dancehall Racketeers

 Mike Compton is one of the leading mandolin players in the United States. Although also a talented multi instrumentalist, it is his magic mandolin playing that has him nominated for the highest awards in the business at the IBMA Mandolinist Of The Year in 2001 and 2002; at the 2002 Grammy’s TV broadcast he was the mandolinist on with the Soggy Bottom Boys; his playing is featured in much of the “0 Brother” soundtrack and Down From The Mountain CD and tour; and who the New York Times called a “new bluegrass instrumental hero” He is the leading interpreter of the great Bill Monroe’s mandolin style, a composer of traditional mandolin tunes and a leading teacher of Monroe-style mandolin at camps around the world.

 

Bobby Flynn and The Omega Three at the Corner Hotel.

What a great little venue the Corner Hotel (Richmond, Melbourne) is…  This week I caught up with Bobby Flynn on the launch of his 08 Tour… …. and shot these pix at the ‘Corner’. 
    

Knee Draggin’ Ecstasy Tour 2008… and other things.

Hi there blog fans… Forgive me for its been a while since my last blog…(kinda sounds like confession don’t it?) The past couple of months I have been away “on assignment”… shooting pic’s in Bali and Tasmania.Bali was a blast and there was a great deal of nice blokey subjects to shoot. War-games, kickboxing tournaments and such…  Then on to Singapore for some R&R and not too many Singapore Slings…. Then Virtually as soon as I return to Australia.. I am off to Tasmania for the annual “knee Draggin’ Ecstasy Tour. or “Man School”.So…here are a few of the prize pics from that last month or two.   Enjoy G 

Zappa Plays Zappa

Tonight was a very special gig…. Dweezil Zappa playing the music of his father, Frank.  Special guests, original guitarist, Stevie Vai, and singer Ray White.       I took my little camera along to see if there was any chance to get a couple o happy snaps… LOL… little… pffft!           

More sweaty peeps

Arna 3.jpg, originally uploaded by Gavin ‘Tex’ Warren.

Arna’s Guitarist

Lifeline benefit gig…

Arna 1.jpg, originally uploaded by Gavin ‘Tex’ Warren.

I went to a Lifeline benefit gig last night… The Basics were the headline act.. great little 3 piece band with ARIA award winner Wally de Backer on drums.  They have a tight sound and obviously had a lot of fun up on stage… click that linkage and check out their myspace page.  Anya (Thanks for the e-mail)  organized the gig and the profits go to a very worthy cause…  The Northcote Social Club was the venue and as you can see from the attached pix.. it was a hot and sweaty night..