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THIS IS ANOTHER " ABOUT ME " LINK
THROUGH IT YOU WILL READ AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES WHAT ARE MY LIKES AND PREFERENCES ETC :
AND BY GOING THROUGH IT , IT WILL GIVE YOU AN INSIGHT TO ME , MYSELF AND WHAT IAN CANT IS ABOUT .

MY SUPER GROUP OF ALL TIME
 

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE HAD ROLLING AROUND AND AROUND IN MY HEAD FOR YEARS AND YEARS NOW , BECAUSE OF MY LOVE OF MUSIC AND BECAUSE OF THE WORK I DID WITH A PERTH GROUP DURING THE LATE 60'S TO THE LATE 80'S CALLED THE MARK 1V . I STARTED PUTTING THIS TO PRINT DURING EARLY JULY 2005 SO I COULD GO BACK INTO WORD WHEN I THOUGHT OF MEMBERS I COULD PUT IN – SO I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT YOU READ AND SEE ALL THE TOP MUSO'S AND BANDS THAT I HAVE PICKED AND REMEMBER ALL THIS IS HYPERTHETICAL !!!!!

ON DRUMS

SET ABOVE THE MAIN GROUP ON A PLATFORM SO THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE THEM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE 4 OF THE BEST DRUMMERS I CAN COME UP WITH AND I COULDN'T SPLIT THEM SO GREAT THEY ARE !

NO 1 - JOHN BONHAM OF LED ZEPPLIN

NO 2 - MICK FLEETWOOD OF FLEETWOOD MAC

NO 3 - MITCH MITCHELL OF JIMI HENDRICKS EXPERIENCE BAND AND

NO 4 – IAN PAICE OF DEEP PURPLE

 

DRUM SOLO'S

RON BUSHY OF IRON BUTTERFLY AND RINGO STARR OF THE BEATLES . I PUT RINGO IN AHEAD OF MAYBE BETTER SUITED DRUMMERS BUT I BELIEVE HE GOT BETTER AS THE GROUP CAME TO AN END AND AFTERWARDS WHEN HE PLAYED GUEST SPOTS FOR OTHER BANDS SO THEN HIS QUALITY SHONE THROUGH .

ON BONGO DRUMS IS THE INCOMPARABLE LATIN STAR

PAULHINO DECOSTA – MAINLY A RECORDING MUSO’ FOR OTHER GROUPS IN THE DUNGEONS OF RECORDING STUDIOS BUT IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF SPAIN HE IS A NO 1 RECORDING ARTIST IN HIS OWN RIGHT BECAUSE HE CAN PLAY MANY INSTRUMENTS AND SINGS QUITE WELL

DRUM SOLO'S

RON BUSHY OF IRON BUTTERFLY AND RINGO STARR OF THE BEATLES . I PUT RINGO IN AHEAD OF MAYBE BETTER SUITED DRUMMERS BUT I BELIEVE HE GOT BETTER AS THE GROUP CAME TO AN END AND AFTERWARDS WHEN HE PLAYED GUEST SPOTS FOR OTHER BANDS SO THEN HIS QUALITY SHONE THROUGH .

ON BONGO DRUMS IS THE INCOMPARABLE LATIN STAR

PAULHINO DECOSTA – MAINLY A RECORDING MUSO’ FOR OTHER GROUPS IN THE DUNGEONS OF RECORDING STUDIOS BUT IN HIS HOME COUNTRY OF SPAIN HE IS A NO 1 RECORDING ARTIST IN HIS OWN RIGHT BECAUSE HE CAN PLAY MANY INSTRUMENTS AND SINGS QUITE WELL

ON ELECTRIC PIANO

BILLY PRESTON , ALTHOUGH HE HAD PLAYED ON HAMMOND ORGAN DURING MOST OF HIS OWN RECORDINGS HE PLAYED BACK UP FOR THE BEATLES ON THIS INSTRUMENT AND WAS PART OF THAT GREAT ROOFTOP CONCERT THE BEATLES PUT ON BEFORE THEY BROKE UP . AT TIMES BILLY WAS CALLED THE 5TH BEATLE BECAUSE HE WAS OFTEN SEEN PLAYING FOR THEM AND WAS ALSO A RECORDING ARTIST FOR THE GROUP IN THE APPLE STUDIO’S AS WELL ON TWO PARTICULAR SONGS IN “ HEY JUDE “ AND “ GET BACK “ EVEN THOUGH HE HAD HIS OWN CAREER AND RECORDING MANY SONGS BY HIMSELF

ON LEAD GUITAR ARE

RITCHIE BLACKMORE OF DEEP PURPLE

JIMI HENDRIX

ERIC CLAPTON FORMALLY OF CREAM AND

LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM OF FLEETWOOD MAC

[ I COULDN’T SPLIT THESE 4 ]

ON RHYTHM GUITAR

MALCOLM YOUNG OF AC / DC

FRANCISS ROSSI OF STATUS QUO

RON WOOD FORMALLY OF ROD STEWARTS SMALL FACES AND ALSO THE ROLLING STONES

ON BASS GUITAR  ARE

GINGER BAKER OF CREAM

ALAN LANCASTER OF STATUS QUO

STEVEN STILLS FROM CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG

ON THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR IS THE MAN HIMSELF IN

MR BO DIDDLY

 

GUITAR SOLO’S BY

MARK KNOPFLER OF DIRE STRAIGHTS

RIC PARFITT OF STATUS QUO AND

STEVE MORSE OF THE RE - FORMED DEEP PURPLE

 

LEAD SINGERS

COME FROM 1ST , ARGUABLY THE BEST FRONT MAN OF A GROUP OF ALL TIME , IN FREDDY MERCURY OF QUEEN JUST AHEAD OF AUSTRALIA'S BONN SCOTT OF AC/DC WITH STEVIE NICKS OF FLEETWOOD MAC , CHER AND AUSTRALIA’S JOHN FARNHAM

THE HARMONIE BACK UP’S FROM

THE BEE GEES

CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

THE EVERLY BROTHERS

SIMON AND GARFUNKLE AND THE

LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBASSO BAND FROM ZIMBABWE

 

BACK UP VOCALS

ROGER DALTRY OF THE WHO

MICHAEL JACKSON

ROD STEWART

STING

BRYAN ADAMS

MEATLOAF

CELONE DION

JANIS JOPLIN

PAUL SIMON

ON THE HARMONICA

AND AGAIN THIS IS ALSO THE ONLY SPOT I COULD PUT THESE 2 GREAT MUSO' IN AND THEY ARE

BOB DYLAN AS WELL AS

DONOVAN

 

ON THE FLUTE

IAN ANDERSON OF JETHRO TULL

 

ON THE FIDDLE

BYRON BERLIN - ANOTHER OF THOSE GREAT RECORDING MUSO'S THAT GO INTO RECORDING SESSIONS WITH BANDS TO BACK THEM UP

 

ON THE VIOLIN

DAVE ARBUS ANOTHER OF THOSE RECORDING MUSO’S

ON THE SAXAPHONE

MEL COLLINS AND

BOBBY COLLINS

BOTH CLASSICAL BACK UP RECORDING MUSO’S FOR OTHER BANDS DOING THEIR STUFF IN THE RECORDING STUDIOS

 

ON THE TRUMPET

CHUCK FINDLAY AND

JERRY KEYS , BOTH MAINLEY RECORDING MUSO’S

 

GUEST ARTISTS

ROBERT PLANT OF LED ZEPPLIN

BB KING

ERIC BURDON OF THE ANIMALS

JOE COCKER AND

MUDDY WATERS

SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCES BY

THE BEATLES

THE ROLLING STONES

SIMON AND GARFUNKLE

SANTANA

BOZ SKAGGS

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

JOHN FARNHAM FROM AUSTRALIA

THE KINKS

ELTON JOHN

ZZ TOP

BILLY JOEL

NEIL DIAMOND

FLEETWOOD MAC

QUEEN

LYNYRD SKYNYRD

MEATLOAF

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

BRYAN ADAMAS AND HIS BAND

THE BYRDS AND THE

HOLLIES

 

THE CLASSICAL BACKGROUND BY

THE LONDON PHILOMONIC ORCHESTRA

 

THE SONG WRITERS - FOR ANY SONGS THAT MAY BE RECORDED ARE

JOHN LENNON AND PAUL MACARTNEY TWO OF THE WORLDS MOST PROLIFIC SONG WRITERS IN THE LAST 100 ODD YEARS

 

THE PRODUCER OF THE WHOLE THING IS THE BEATLES MAIN MAN IN

PHIL SPECTOR

THE MANAGER IS ALSO A MAN WHO PUT THE BEE GEES ON THE WORLD MAP OF MUSIC AND IT IS

BRIAN EPTSEIN

 

THE PROMOTER I COULD NOT GO PAST ANY OTHER PROMOTER BECAUSE OF ALL THAT THIS MAN HAS DONE FOR MUSICAL CONCERTS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE POOR AND SICK AROUND THE WORLD AND MAINLY IN THE AFRICAN SUB CONTINENT , AND HE ONCE WAS THE FRONT MAN FOR THE IRISH ROCK GROUP IN THE BOOMTOWN RATS AND HIS NAME IS SIR BOB GELDOF – KNIGHTED BY HIS QUEEN IN ENGLAND FOR HIS WORK AMONGST THE POOR AND NEEDY AROUND THE WORLD

THE RECORDING STUDIO WOULD BE AT

THE BEATLES ABBEY ROAD STUDIO’S

 

CONCERT VENUES

IF THE WHOLE THING WAS TO HYPERTHETICALLY GET OFF THE GROUND THEY WOULD BE HELD AT THE FOLLOWING VENUES BECAUSE OF THEIR CROWD HOLDING CAPACITY - THE NUMBERS ARE WHAT ARE ALONG SIDE EACH STADIUM .

1. MADISON SQUARE GARDENS IN THE STATES – 100,000

2. THE GREEK THEATRE ALSO IN AMERICA – 100,000 PLUS CAPACITY

3. THE WEMBLEY FOOTBALL STADIUM IN ENGLAND – 100,000

4. THE MILLENIUM FOOTBALL STADIUM IN WALES ENGLAND - 120,000

5. THE MILLENIUM FOOTBALL STADIUM IN FRANCE – 110,000

6. THE MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND AND OR A MULTIPLE SPORTING EVENT STAGE IN AUSTRALIA – 100,000 MAXIMUM HOLDING POTENTIAL WHEN FULL

7. AND THE TELSTRA MULTI FOOTBALL STADIUM IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA WHICH WOULD ALSO HOLD AROUND 100,000 WHEN COMPLETELY FULL .

 

 

 

 

                                        “ MY FAVOURITES “

 

not in any particular order throughout the following pages .

 

BANDS AND SINGERS

 

1  . BEATLES

2  . ROLLING STONES

3 . STATUS QUO

4 . SANTANA

5 . ELTON JOHN

6 . NEIL DIAMOND

7 . DEEP PURPLE

8 . BEE GEES

9 . JOHN FARNHAM   -   australian

10 . MEAT LOAF

11 . AC / DC   -    australian

12 . MICHAEL JACKSON

13 . GRANDFUNK RAILROAD

14 . CROSBY , STILLS , NASH AND YOUNG

15 . QUEEN

16 . BRYAN ADAMS

17 . JIMI HENDRIX

18 . SHA NA NA

19 . TEN YEARS AFTER

20 . PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND

21 . JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

22 . THE HOLLIES

23 . THE ANIMALS

24 . BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS   -   australian

25 . MANFRED MANN

26 . THREE DOG NIGHT

27 . EMMERSON LAKE AND PALMER

28 . IRON BUTTERFLY

29 . ROD STEWART

30 . ERIC BURDEN AND WAR

31 . THE LITTLE RIVER BAND   -   australian

32 . THE EASYBEATS   -   australian

33 . AXIOM   -   australian

34 . STEVIE WRIGHT   -   australian

35 . DADDY COOL   -   australian

36 . MEN AT WORK   -   australian

37 . SHERBET   -   australian

38 . RAY BROWN AND THE WHISPERS   -   australian

39 . YOTHU YINDI   -   Australian , an all aboriginal band

40 . AIR SUPPLY   -   australian

41 . Z Z TOP

42 . CREAM

43 . BLACK SABBATH

44 . LED ZEPPLIN

45 . THE RIGHTGEOUS BROTHERS

46 . THE WHO

47 . THE HONEYCOMBS

48 . RICHARD CLAYDERMAN   -   pianist

49 . HOT CHOCOLATE

50 . JETHRO TULL

 

BONUS FAVOURITE BAND  IS THE GROUP I WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA IN THE LATE 60’S AND EARLY 70’S  AND THAT IS    -   “ THE MARK 1V “ , I played bass guitar and back up vocals

 

YOU CAN ADD TO THE ABOVE -  CLASSICAL COMPOSERS AND SINGERS WHICH SHOWS MY DIVERSE LOVE OF MUSIC .

 

A . PAVAROTTI

B . MOTZART

C . BETHOVEN

D . HANDEL

E . STRAUSS

PLUS OTHERS OF THE SAME ILK AS WELL .

 

I LOVE THE BALLET AND THE PERFORMING ARTS AS WELL AS ART , MY FAVOURITE ARTISTS ARE  PICASSO AND REMBRANT AND MY FAVOURITE PAINTING IS OF COURSE - THE MONA LISA

 

 

 

SONGS :

 

1 . HELLO     -     NEIL DIAMOND

2 . I’D DO ANYTHING FOR YOU    -     BRYAN ADAMS

3 . I’D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE , BUT I WON’T DO THAT –    

     MEATLOAF                                                                                                     

4 . BAT OUT OF HELL     -     MEATLOAF

5 . BLACK BETTY     -     RAM JAM

6 . HELP     -     BEATLES

7 . HEY JUDE     -     BEATLES

8 . GET BACK     -     BEATLES

9 . SATISFACTION     -     ROLLING STONES

10 . GET OFF MY CLOUD     -     ROLLING STONES

11 . REASON TO BELIEVE     -     ROD STEWART

12 . MANDOLIN WIND     -     ROD STEWART

13 . COUNTRY COMFORT   -   ELTON JOHN

14 . BURN DOWN THE MISSION   -   ELTON JOHN

15 . YOUR SONG   -   ELTON JOHN

16 . THE AIR THAT I BREAVE   -   THE HOLLIES

17 . BLACK NIGHT   -   DEEP PURPLE

18 . WE’VE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE   -   THE ANIMALS

19 . TEACH YOUR CHILDREN WELL   -   CROSBY , STILLS , NASH

       AND YOUNG

20 . THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN  -  THE ANIMALS

21 . MIGHTY QUINN   -   MANFRED MANN

22 . WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS   -   QUEEN

23 . ROLL OVER LAY DOWN   -   STATUS QUO

24 . WORDS   -   BEE GEES

25 . MASSACHUSETTS   -   BEE GEES

26 . FIRST OF MAY   -   BEE GEES

27 . BLUE HAZE   -   JIMI HENDRIX

28 . FRIDAY ON MY MIND  -  THE EASYBEATS   

29 . FIRE AND RAIN   -  JAMES TAYLOR

30 . POISON IVY   -   BILLY THORPE AND THE AZTECS  

31 . IN A GADDA DE VIDA   -   IRON BUTTERFLY

32 . YOU’RE THE VOICE   -   JOHN FARNHAM

33 . HE AIN’T HEAVEY HE’S MY BROTHER  -  THE HOLLIES

34 . UNCHAINED MELODY   -   THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

35 . BLACK OR WHITE   -   MICHAEL JACKSON

36 . HEAL THE WORLD   -   MICHAEL JACKSON

37 . THE LETTER   -   JOE COCKER

38 . WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS   -   JOE COCKER

39 . ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH   -   JOHN DENVER

40 . WON’T GET FOOLED AGAIN  -  THE WHO

41 . EVIE PARTS 1 , 2 , AND 3   -   STEVIE WRIGHT

42 . MARLEY PURT DRIVE   -   BEE GEES

43 . LAMPLIGHT   -   BEE GEES

44 . THE SINGER SANG HIS SONG   -   BEE GEES

45 . I BUILT THIS CITY   -   JEFFERSON AIRPLANE

46 . MONA   -   ROLLING  STONES

47 . STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN   -   LED ZEPPLIN

48 . WHOLE LOT OF LOVE   -   LED ZEPPLIN

49 . YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING  -

        THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

50 . CATCH THE WIND   -   DONAVON

 

BONUS FAVOURITE SONG AND THAT IS FROM THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN BAND I WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IN THE LATE 60’S AND 70’S “ THE MARK 1V “

“ GROOVE WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT “ which was written by our drummer – cliff toll and lead guitarist greg wynn and  we recorded it on the spin label here in australia , our only original song as we played mostly cover songs at hotels and clubs around our state with the occasional trip interstate , we had a number of  trips overseas to hong kong and to singapore aboard the old

" centaur " a passenger ship that operated out of the port of fremantle , we were the ships entertainment on many occasions .

 

 

FAVOURITE MUSICAL ALBUMS

 

1 . WOODSTOCK   -   VARIOUS ARTISTS

2 . HOT AUGUST NIGHT   -   NEIL DIAMOND

3 . TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION   -   ELTON JOHN

4 . MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER   -   ELTON JOHN

5 . ODESSA   -   BEE GEES

6 . TNT   -   AC / DC

7 . ARE YOU EXPERIENCED   -   JIMI HENDRIX

8 . YELLOW BRICK ROAD   -   ELTON JOHN

9 . BAT OUT OF HELL   -   MEATLOAF

10 . RAM   -   PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS

11 . WHO’s NEXT   -   THE WHO

12 . EMERSON , LAKE AND PALMER  -  SELF NAMED ALBUM

13 . SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER   -   BEE GEES

14 . ON THE WAY TO THE SKY   -   NEIL DIAMOND

15 . YOU DON’T BRING ME FLOWERS  -  NEIL DIAMOND

16 . MR TAMBOURINE MAN   -   THE BYRDS

17 . COSMO’S FACTORY   -   CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

18 . LOVE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT  -  KENNY ROGERS

19 . IT’S A LONG WAY THERE   -   LITTLE RIVER BAND

20 . THE PERCY SLEDGE WAY   -   PERCY SLEDGE

21 . LISTEN LIKE THIEVES   -   INXS

22 . THE ALBUMN   -   SANTANA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE ACTORS

 

1 . CHARLTON HESTON

2 . KEVIN COSTNER

3 . SYLVESTER STALLONE

4 . TOM HANKS

5 . SIGOURNEY WEAVER

6 . MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO

7 . HARRISON FORD

8 . MEL GIBSON

9 . RUSSELL CROWE

10 . BRUCE WILLIS

11 . ARNOLD SWARTZENAGER

12 . PATRICK SWAZY

13 . LIAM NEESON

14 . JOHN WAYNE

15 . MADELAINE STOWE

16 . EDDIE MURPHY

17 . MICHAEL DOUGLAS

18 . SEAN CONNERY

19 . SYDNEY POITIER

20 . MARLON BRANDO

21 . FRED SAVAGE

 

 

 

FAVOURITE MOVIES

 

1 . ROBIN HOOD PRINCE OF THIEVES

2 . BRAVEHEART

3 . PEARL HARBOUR

4 . THE PATRIOT

5 . SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

6 . THE GLADIATOR

7 . FOREST GUMP

8 . THE JAZZ SINGER – { a remake of an earlier  movie which stared al jolson if I am correct , this one stars neil diamond }                             

9 . STAR WARS MOVIES

10 . STAR TREK MOVIES

11 . DANCES WITH WOLVES

12 . GHOST

13 . THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

14 . THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS

15 . AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN

16 . LORD OF THE RINGS MOVIES

17 . THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

18 . ARMEGEDDON

19 . THE EXCOCIST

20 . WAR AND PEACE

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE COMMEDIANS

 

1 . JERRY LEWIS

2 . JOHN CLEESE

3 . MONTY PYTHON

4 . BUD ABBOT AND LEW COSTELLO

5 . CHARLIE CHAPLIN

6 . LAUREL AND HARDY

7 . PHILLIS DILLER

8 . LUCILLE BALL

9 . DUDLEY MOORE

10 . MYSELF    {   he , he , he !!!  }

 

 

FAVOURITE FOODS

 

1 . PEPPER STEAK

2 . ANY CHINESE

3 . ANY THAI

4 . ANY MONGOLIAN

5 . ANY JAPANESE

 

 

FAVOURITE DRINKS

 

1 . COCA COLA

2 . BOURBON AND COKE

3 . SOUTHERN COMFORT AND COKE

4 . COFFEE

5 . TEA

6 . PORT

 

FAVOURITE AUTHORS AND POETS

 

1 . WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR

2 . COLLEEN McCOLLUCH

3 . WILLIAM WORDSWORTH

4 . DOUGLAS ADAMS

5 . DENNIS WHEATLEY

6 . ERIC VON DANIKEN

7 . MARY HIGGINS CLARKE

8 . WALTER DE LA MARE

9 .   ROD McKUEN

10 . DH LAWENCE   -  

11 . LORD TENNYSON

12 . HENRY LAWSON   -   australian poet

13 . RUDYARD KIPLING

14 . GEOFFREY CHAUCER

15 . BANJO PATTERSON   -   australian poet

16 . MARK TWAIN

17 . ANONYMOUS  -  unfortunately there are a great deal of good poems   written by people that are not known

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE BOOKS

 

1 . THE BIBLE

2 . THE LIFE STORY OF DYAN FOSSEY

3 . THE HITCH HICKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

4 . MORGANS RUN

5 . THE MOSES LEGACY

6 . HUCKLEBURY FINN

7 . VALLEY OF THE KINGS

8 . THE TUTANKHAMUN DECEPTION

9 . CHARIOTS OF THE GODS

10 . UNCLE TOMS CABIN

11 . THE IDES OF MARCH

12 . THE THORNEBIRDS

13 . LAWRENCE OF ARABIA

 

MY FAVOURITE POEM IS     POVERTY “   BY   D H LAWRENCE

 

“ The only people , I ever heard talk about my lady poverty were rich people,  or people who imagined themselves rich . saint francis himself was a rich and spoiled young man.

Being born among the working people I know that poverty is a hard old hag , and a monster , when you’ve pinched for actual necessities . and whoever says she isn’t , is a liar .

I don’t  wan’t to be poor , it means I am pinched . but neither do I want to be rich . when I look at this pine tree near the sea , that grows out of rock , and plumes forth , plumes forth , I see it has a natural abundance .

With it’s roots it has a grand grip on it’s daily bread , and it’s plumes look like green cups held up to the sun and air and full of wine .

I want to be like that , to have a natural abundance and plume forth and be splendid .”

 

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE SPORTS PEOPLE ,  TEAMS AND CLUBS

 

1 . MICHAEL PHELPS - THE AMERICAN SWIMMER WHO BLITZED THE POOL WERE EVER HE WENT , OLYMPIC GAMES FOR INSTANCE AND BECAME A WORLD WIDE SUPER STAR - AND I THINK IN THIS PARTICULAR PART OF " MY FAVOURITES " ; HE DESERVES TO BE A STAND OUT AT THE NUMBER ONE SPOT

2 . THE NEW YORK YANKEES   -   american mlb team

3 . THE WEST COAST EAGLES   -  afl football team

4 . THE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM

5 . THE SOUTH PERTH BASEBALL CLUB – west  australian { I played with }

6 . BJORN BORG   -   tennis , a superb athlete who won 5 straight wimbledon titles along with other tour titles

7 . SERGIA BUBKA   -  russian athlete , pole vaulter

8 . DENNIS LILLEE  -  australian cricket player

9 . JESSEE OWENS   - black american athletic legend from the 30's 

10 . THE WALLABIES   -   australian rugby union team

11 .  THE KOOKABURRAS   -  australian mens hocky team

12 .  TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR   - english premier league soccer club

13 . MARK SPITZ   -  olympic swimming legend  from america

14 . CARL LEWIS   -  modern day black athletic legend

15 . HERB ELLIOT  - australian athlete

16 . THE SUBURBAN HOCKEY CLUB -  { SUB’S } – { I played with }

17 . RUUD VAN NISTLEROY -  dutch national soccer player , playing with the manchester united team in the english premier soccer league

18 . THIERRY HENRY – french national soccer player , playing with the arsenal team in the english premier soccer league

19 . BARRY BONDS  -  american major league baseball player

20 . THE SOUTH FREMANTLE FOOTBALL CLUB  -  here in perth playing in the wafl state competition .

 

 

FAVOURITE ANIMALS  OR MAMALS

 

1 . WHALES

2 . DOLPHINS

3 . THE AFRICAN LION

4 . THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT

5 . THE AFGHAN HOUND  -  dog

6 . SIAMESE CATS

7 . TIGERS

8 . THE AMERICAN BALD EAGLE

9 . THE AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO

10 . THE CHEETA

11 . THE MOUNTAIN GORRILA’S OF THE RAIN FORESTS OF RAWANDER

12 . THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA   -   bird

13 . THE AUSTRALIAN WOMBAT  -  my real favourite aussie animal

14 . THE AUSTRALIAN KOALA BEAR

15 . ORANGUTANS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE INTERESTS AND THINGS TO DO

 

1 . ANCIENT EYGPTION ARCHEOLOGY AND THE PHAROES

2 . FAMILY LINES AND THE HISTORY OF MY FAMILY NAME

3 . WALKING ALONG THE BEACH IN THE WINTER RAIN

although I am in a wheelchair and can’t  walk now , I still like to go to the beach and sit in a car  watching the ocean and the waves crashing onto the beach while it is raining

4 . SITTING IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIRE WITH A BOTTLE OF

     PORT AND THE COMPANY OF A FINE WOMAN .

5 . DINING OUT AGAIN WITH THE COMPANY OF A FINE WOMAN

6 . LAYING IN BED LISTENING TO THE RAIN HIT THE ROOF

7 . LISTENING TO MUSIC

8 . USING MY COMPUTER

9 . CAMPING

10 . FISHING

11 . GOING TO THE BALLET

12 . GOING TO AN ART SHOW

 

 

 

 

 

FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMMES   -   PAST AND PRESENT

 

1 . THE WONDER YEARS

2 . NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

3 . ANY SPORTS PROGRAMMES

4 . BONANZA

5 . CSI - MIAMI

6 . LAW AND ORDER

7 . LAW AND ORDER - SVU

8 . ROOTS

9 . SHAKA  - ZULU

10 . THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

11 . WITHOUT A TRACE

12 . LONESOME DOVE

13 . BAND OF BROTHERS

14 . THE MEDIUM

15 . SMALLVILLE

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY FAVOURITE FAMOUS PEOPLE

 

1 . MOTHER TERESA

2 . ABRAHAM LINCOLN

3 . MARTIN LUTHER KING

4 . PLATO

5 . NELSON MANDELLA

6 . NEIL ARMSTRONG

7 . C Y O’CONNOR   -  WA ARCHITECT AND DESINGNER

8 . MICHAELANGELO

9 . ALBERT EINSTEIN

10 . THOMAS EDISON

11 . WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR

12 . VASCO DA GAMA

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY FAVOURITE FAMOUS LANDMARKS AND STRUCTURES ETC :

 

1 . THE GREAT PYRAMIDS OF GIZA

2 . STONEHENGE

3 . THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

4 . THE TAJ MAHAL

5 . GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE – SAN FRANSISCO

6 . THE PIPELINE FROM PERTH TO KALGOORLIE – a 600 mile pipeline from perth  to kalgoorlie in the west of our state that was constructed back in the late 1860’s which pumps water to the goldfields,it is still in use today , a feat at the time which makes it truly magnificent,built by c y o’connor

7 . THE SNOWY RIVER HYDRO ELECTRICITY SCHEME – NSW a state of australia in the east – this was built to pump water through the blue mountains and rivers to provide electricity for much of the state,it is still used today

8 . DAINTREE RAINFOREST - TASMANIA – a  world heritage landmark

9 . EYRES ROCK   -   WITH THE ABORIGINAL NAME OF

“ ULAROO “ largest rock in the world , another world heritage landmark

10 . MT EVEREST

11 . THE RUINS OF POMPEII

 

 

 

MY FAVOURITE HAPPENINGS AND OR OF INTEREST AND WHAT LED UP TO THEM AND OR WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME ETC :

 

1 . THE BIRTH , LIFE , DEATH AND RESURECTION OF OUR LORD  

      JESUS CHRIST

2 . THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII

3 . THE FIRST ACCENT OF MT EVEREST

4 . THE DISCOVERY OF THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMON

5 . THE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIGHORN

6 . THE D DAY LANDING   -   if it wasn’t for this action by the allied forces , the largest assault in modern warfare , that pushed back the german war machine from france , the outcome of the battle for Europe and indeed the complete outcome of  world  war  2 , may have had a different outcome with  germany taking complete control of the world .  that is how I perceive and see this major turning point of the war in Europe with the  d-day landing at Normandy and the push towards berlin .

 

7 . THE LANDING AND BATTLE FOR  GALLIPOLI  - WHICH SAW          

     THE BIRTH OF THE  LEGEND OF THE ANZACS  IN WORLD

      WAR ONE   -   this ill conceived plan and order by the british high command for the landing , battle and taking of a bluff of land at Gallipoli in turkey, on a small beach and with  no where to go but up the cliffs to certain death , was a disarsterous ,  sad and senseless taking of many hundreds and hundreds of australian and new zealand lives .  like the

d-day landing in world war two , both forces landed on the beach to face a constant barrage of fire which saw many soldiers killed before they got to any safety in the mounds of  beach sand . but the australian and

 new zealand armies showing immense pride in  the uniforms they wore of the countries they came from and under the australian and new zealand flags which they took into battle for the very first time and not under the british flag ,  initially had no intention of withdrawing from the bloody assault  , but after 2 days and three nights of constant slaughter they had no other choice but to draw back to the beach and safety of the navy waiting just off shore for their safe pickup . this courage under fire that was witnessed by many other countries earned praise from many nations around the globe and on both sides of the conflict of world war one and still today the australian soldier is recognized as one of courage and honour and fight with pride in any conflict that they may have to under that anzac legend that was born on the beach of Gallipoli in world war one  as a matter of fact all aussies are known as  bronzed Anzacs where ever they may go around the world , even civilians so much so was that spirit shown by those that fought for their countries freedom from the face of oppression   -   that is how I see the birth of the   -    ANZAC LEGEND

 

8 . THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACK      -     bringing america into world war 2 and seeing a swift end to a conflict that had ravaged the world for many years .

 

9 . THE SIGNING OF THE MAGNA CARTA

10 . THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO

11 . THE DISCOVERIES BY CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS

12 . THE 1st LANDING AND WALK  ON THE MOON

13 . THE 1st ASTRANOUT IN SPACE  -  RUSSIA’s  URI GAGARIN

14 . THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGER BETWEEN ENGLAND AND

       FRANCE  -  THE LAST LARGEST OCEAN FIGHT BETWEEN

       SAILING  SHIPS                  

15 . THE DISCOVERIES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES

16 . THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDERPENDANCE

17 . THE VOLCANIC DESTRUCTION OF THE ISLAND OF

       KRAKATOA

18 . THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC

 

19 . THE LEAD UP TO AND SINKING OF THE GERMAN BATTLE

       SHIP BISMARK IN WORLD WAR TWO     -     the bismark was launched early in world war 2 and was the biggest battleship and pride of the german  navy . its activities in the north atlantic were a menace to the many merchant ships ferrying much needed supply’s to England from America . when it came out into the atlantic from a Norwegian fiord under cover of bad weather it was tracked by british warships from scarpa flow headed by the british navy’s  flagship and also there largest battleship , hms hood , in an unfortunate encounter the hood was hit by one shell fired by the bismark over 12 miles  away and sunk with 1500 lives lost with just only 3 survivors after hitting it’s powder magazine . this was a tremendous blow to English naval hopes in the north atlantic but they did not ease up on the chase for the bismark . she was hit by a torpedo fired by one of many planes who took off from the aircraft carrier hms ark royal bought up into the north atlantic from it’s duties in the middle east to bolster the other british ships  this hit damaged the bismarks rudder which made it almost impossible to manouver and gave the chasing british naval fleet time to catch up and in what was a classic battle the bismark outnumbered ans surrounded was sunk under tremendous fire power , this ended the german navies chance to make the north atlantic theirs and the war in that area of conflict changed in englands favour .

 

 

20 . THE BRITISH AND ZULU WARS IN SOUTH AFRICA   -   in south Africa in 1879  natives of the zulu nation led by their king KZUWAIR made war on the british occupational forces . on the 22nd and 23rd  of January in that year over 4000 warriors led an attack on the tiny mission station called rourke’s drift in the natal colony , south Africa manned by only 144 officers , soldiers and other ranks of the 24th of foot regiment  . after only one day earlier ,  wiping out over 1500 soldiers of the same unit  of the 24th of foot on the slopes of the mountain isandhlwana leaving no one alive . at that time in 1879 in the 100 years since the Victoria cross

{ the American medal of honour equivilant }  was created for valour and extreme courage beyond that normally expected of a british soldier in the face of the enemy , only 1344 had been awarded , 11 of them were won by those defenders of the mission station at rourkes drift led by leuitenant john elliot chard the officer in command  of those courageous men left after the zulu warriors called a holt to the battle and left honouring as they went , the brave soldiers and for no other reason , as they completely outmatched them in strength and numbers and it would have been only a matter of hours before they wiped them out as  well . this I know from my knowledge of history .

 

21 . THE FINDING OF THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN EGYPT

       AND IT’S RAMIFICATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF THE

       PHAROES AND KNOWLEDGE OF THAT  ERA IN TIME  

22 . THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MY ACHIEVEMENTS

 

1 . DOING ATHLETICS IN HIGH SCHOOL AT AGE 15 , OVER 100 METRES AND 200 METRES , recording times over 100 metres IN 1963 of 11.1 and 21.5 for the 200 metres , records in our state that stood for 2 years

2 . PLAYING HOCKEY AT HIGH SCHOOL AND  JUNIOR LEVEL

{ under 21 and representing my state } also at senior level

3 . PLAYING BASEBALL AT JUNIOR AND SENIOR LEVEL and representing my state at senior level { 25 }

4 . GOING ONTO UNIVERSITY AFTER HIGH SCHOOL TO STUDY FOUR  UNITS , ENGLISH , HISTORY and ARCHEOLOGY , ECONOMICS AND RELIGEOUS INSTRUCTION , GAINING A BATCHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE  IN HISTORY and ARCHEOLOGY and A MASTERS DEGREE IN ECONOMICS .

 

5 .  HAVING THE CHANCE OF PLAYING IN A LEADING TOP BAND HERE IN PERTH IN THE 70’S AND RECORDING ONE RECORD WHICH HAD LIMITED SUCCESS DOWN UNDER , MAINLY IN MY OWN STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHERE WE WERE KNOWN BETTER THAN IN THE EASTERN STATES .

 

 

 

WELL THERE YOU ARE , MANY OF MY FAVOURITES , AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING , NOT IN ANY ORDER OF PREFERANCE AND SOMETHING I CAN NOT PUT DOWN INTO A TOP TEN AS I HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF EVERYTHING OF KNOWLEDGE AND THINGS OF INTEREST .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                    Ian cant 2013

 

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