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"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"TIME TRAVELS THROUGH GROOVY MELBOURNE"},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com\/feeds\/posts\/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2401373163636107165\/posts\/default\/-\/music?alt=json-in-script\u0026max-results=3"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/music"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2401373163636107165\/posts\/default\/-\/music\/-\/music?alt=json-in-script\u0026start-index=4\u0026max-results=3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Sammy-lou"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11821305787733865969"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qjwlt8bcn5Y\/U1zmMZB4tUI\/AAAAAAAAAVc\/GX6n_upEcdM\/s1600\/*"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"31"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"3"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401373163636107165.post-1398740035084628394"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-30T10:17:00.000+11:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-30T10:20:51.229+11:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1960s"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fashion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Flinders St"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Melbourne"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"miniskirts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"music"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Holy hiatus, Batman!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":" \u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ELong time no post, dear readers, and I'm afraid that's not changing any time soon. Life is always getting in the way, and until I can kick my chronic overcommitment tendencies, this blog is on indefinite hiatus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EHaving said that, if anyone wants to get in touch with an idea for a post or an interview, or simply wants to tell me how much they miss my posts (!!), I can be reached via the email in my profile.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EHopefully, I'll be back in Holy go-go boots land soon... 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There is a large clock on the wall, invariably set fast, because the police come around at 6 p.m.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\"There is a big staff on for swill time: skilled barmen and barmaids, all equipped with the latest pluto taps on plastic hoses, designed for dispensing beer at frightening speed. Time moves past so quickly. It is twenty to six, now ten to six, the bar is 10-deep with crushing bodies, all thrusting handfuls of glasses towards the barmaids: 'Here', 'Here', 'For Chrissake here!' It is like penetrating the crowd behind the goals at a football match. Getting the precious cargo back to your possie is incredibly hazardous. Your mates help, of course, and you try to pass the glasses overhead. Beer rains.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E  \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003EKeith Dunstan, describing the ‘six o’clock swill’ at a Melbourne pub in the 1960s\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EWhen I first visited Melbourne on holiday in the 90s, I was gob-smacked to discover that there were one or two establishments where you could buy booze around the clock. As in 24 hours a day. For a Perthie like myself, at the height of her gleefully irresponsible drinking days, this seemed like some amazing sci-fi Utopia. Little did I know then that my home state had its own alcohol-related claim to fame: resisting the temperance movement’s push for heavily restricted pub opening hours early last century, even as most other states around the country fell into line with a supposedly more civilised six-o’clock closing time.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EVictoria was one of the first states to start closing its pubs early, in 1916—and one of the last to return to later opening hours. It wasn’t until February 1966 that Victoria reinstated the 10pm closing time, ending the notorious phenomenon known as the \u003Cb\u003Esix o'clock swill\u003C\/b\u003E more than 10 years after its perennial rival New South Wales (and almost 30 years after Tasmania!).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ovgCfmB4s98\/WXP5BszfQlI\/AAAAAAAABak\/0lHo34DWm9AHGzreRh-YUo89cxO56CIVACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Swilling-crowd-Melb-60s-HWT.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"366\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ovgCfmB4s98\/WXP5BszfQlI\/AAAAAAAABak\/0lHo34DWm9AHGzreRh-YUo89cxO56CIVACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Swilling-crowd-Melb-60s-HWT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESwill time at an unidentified Melbourne pub. Look at that smashed old codger to the right!! (Photo: \u003Ci\u003EHerald Sun\u003C\/i\u003E.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThese days, a night out at the pub with your mates is practically a sacred tradition in Melbourne, where there’s a pub to cater for every kind of punter—from hipsters to bar-flies, families to foodies, sports nuts to rock’n’roll fans—which makes it hard to process the fact that the city was once so far behind the curve when it came to licensing laws. And this in a decade when it led the country in so many other respects.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-u5zPKVIKdGI\/WXP5m-JSipI\/AAAAAAAABao\/g4c8wPsAEBsaeOK6RgIHshI1YydiEqq-QCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Six-oclock-swill-Melbs-1964.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"576\" data-original-width=\"1022\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-u5zPKVIKdGI\/WXP5m-JSipI\/AAAAAAAABao\/g4c8wPsAEBsaeOK6RgIHshI1YydiEqq-QCLcBGAs\/s640\/Six-oclock-swill-Melbs-1964.jpeg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EMore Melbourne swilling. Who'd be a barmaid? (Photo: \u003Ci\u003EHerald Sun\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EMeanwhile, pub-goers continued spewing out (spewing being the operative word) into the city’s early-evening streets until 1966, in what journalist Reg Leonard called a “daily demonstration of piggery”.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ENot quite the Prohibition (but not pretty, either)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAs the opening quote from local journalist Keith Dunstan* describes so vividly, the six o’clock swill occurred when men would rush straight to the pub after work to knock back as many beers as they could stomach in the hour or so before closing time. Not surprisingly, the consequences of all these pushing, shoving hordes sculling beer like it was about to go extinct were a little unsavoury!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;“At 6.15 p.m. we are all out on the footpath. Two characters over yonder are chundering into the gutter. Constitutions that have not known food for five hours need to be strong to handle five beers in 20 minutes.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESo much for temperance and moderation. The six o’clock swill was an excuse for high-speed, drunken debauchery.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ECivilised sipping\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EOf course, people's tippling options weren’t completely cut off once the clock struck six. Folks could drink in restaurants, on the sly in some Italian-run cafes, and – if these gorgeous photos are anything to go by – in hotel cocktail bars.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xIM12GqLNs4\/WXP9oig83UI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/Kp6ilkzFVjsqnvGEAKoKctMRf64N3qVsACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sievers-drinks-atsavoy-plaza-hotel-spencer-st.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"511\" data-original-width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-xIM12GqLNs4\/WXP9oig83UI\/AAAAAAAABa0\/Kp6ilkzFVjsqnvGEAKoKctMRf64N3qVsACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Sievers-drinks-atsavoy-plaza-hotel-spencer-st.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EDrinks at the Bar, Savoy Plaza Hotel, Spencer Street, Melbourne, 1965. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qMmhJZSNlfs\/WXP-UMhmGbI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/Qm-jRoItQlEKHjtLXgLPNmqcZNTFCTxngCLcBGAs\/s1600\/sievers-cocktail-hour-menzies-hotel2.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"509\" data-original-width=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qMmhJZSNlfs\/WXP-UMhmGbI\/AAAAAAAABa8\/Qm-jRoItQlEKHjtLXgLPNmqcZNTFCTxngCLcBGAs\/s1600\/sievers-cocktail-hour-menzies-hotel2.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\"header_title\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #392529; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.22em; margin: 0px 0px 16px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003ECocktail bar at Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, Australia, 1965. Photo: Wolfgang Sievers (copyright NLA)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ENote the presence of women in these pics: being banned from drinking in pubs around Australia until the 1970s (except in specially designated ‘ladies’ lounges,’ and only then if they were accompanied by a man...unless they were willing to risk their reputation), they clearly found other ways to partake.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-By19HGXQVrk\/WXP_OZnjqmI\/AAAAAAAABbI\/GlKvJLuCmz4tW-lRo6jYC2p7YdjrBrjhwCLcBGAs\/s1600\/southern-cross--hotel-melbourne-motel.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"303\" data-original-width=\"480\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-By19HGXQVrk\/WXP_OZnjqmI\/AAAAAAAABbI\/GlKvJLuCmz4tW-lRo6jYC2p7YdjrBrjhwCLcBGAs\/s640\/southern-cross--hotel-melbourne-motel.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESo groovy! Cocktail bar of the Southern Cross Hotel (not sure who the photographer was)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ELiquor-free live music\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAlthough\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003Epubs are one of the main places to catch a band in Melbourne nowadays,\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;this has only been a thing since the 1970s (the golden era of pub rock)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E. Back in the 60s, gig-going was a teetotal experience, with bands performing in wholesome suburban town halls and unlicensed clubs. As inconceivable as this sounds now, I reckon it would've been fine.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EI mean, who needs booze when you’re being treated to acts like \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/01\/melbourne-song-of-month-shame-shame.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Spinning Wheels\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/07\/melbourne-song-of-month-youre-good-for.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Pink Finks\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/10\/melbourne-song-of-month-shakin-all.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENormie Rowe\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/07\/the-wigged-out-world-of-mystrys-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Mystrys\u003C\/a\u003E, The Strangers et al? I suppose some punters might’ve smuggled hipflasks in, or done their drinking beforehand (or indulged in another kind of intoxicant), but hell, the music itself would’ve been like a contact high!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1voKE3QDfCE\/WXQF6mwYWDI\/AAAAAAAABbc\/SIybd5ikjywO2dMsqgpCCmi_msK3YP-OQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Spinning-wheels%2Bgigs.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"792\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-1voKE3QDfCE\/WXQF6mwYWDI\/AAAAAAAABbc\/SIybd5ikjywO2dMsqgpCCmi_msK3YP-OQCLcBGAs\/s640\/Spinning-wheels%2Bgigs.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EThe Spinning Wheels were busy! (ads taken from an old copy of \u003Ci\u003EThe Livin' End\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sp_LoUjHCp8\/WXQG3O0xvgI\/AAAAAAAABbo\/fkAgcyTTO-AHcyG6a5y4CBjQT2QL-d1DgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/More-teetotal-gigs.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"552\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-sp_LoUjHCp8\/WXQG3O0xvgI\/AAAAAAAABbo\/fkAgcyTTO-AHcyG6a5y4CBjQT2QL-d1DgCLcBGAs\/s640\/More-teetotal-gigs.jpg\" width=\"220\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EMore booze-free good times\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPost script\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ENo system is perfect, of course, and extended drinking hours at pubs and clubs have been linked to a spate of horrifying late-night coward-punch attacks in recent years. Fact is, Australia’s had a chequered relationship with liquor since the earliest days of European settlement, when rum was traded as currency. But with Aussies’ booze consumption currently on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.news.com.au\/finance\/business\/manufacturing\/alcohol-consumption-to-hit-55year-low\/news-story\/f0afa24cd4d213dfe5403b19b280899b\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ea downward trajectory\u003C\/a\u003E, maybe the problem will solve itself?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003E*(Incidentally, in 1968 Dunstan authored the tellingly-titled book, \u003Ci\u003EWowsers: being an account of the prudery exhibited by certain outstanding men and women in such matters as drinking, smoking, prostitution, censorship and gambling\u003C\/i\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYou might also like...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/11\/coburg-never-had-it-so-good.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECoburg never had it so good\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/02\/then-and-now.html\" style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThen and now\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/05\/then-and-now-fashion-street.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThen and now: Fashion Street\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4130506611738023437\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com\/2017\/07\/drinking-in-1960s-melbourne-six-oclock.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2401373163636107165\/posts\/default\/4130506611738023437"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2401373163636107165\/posts\/default\/4130506611738023437"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com\/2017\/07\/drinking-in-1960s-melbourne-six-oclock.html","title":"Drinking in 1960s Melbourne: the six o’clock swill, swanky cocktail bars and booze-free gigs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Sammy-lou"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/11821305787733865969"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"31","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-qjwlt8bcn5Y\/U1zmMZB4tUI\/AAAAAAAAAVc\/GX6n_upEcdM\/s1600\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ovgCfmB4s98\/WXP5BszfQlI\/AAAAAAAABak\/0lHo34DWm9AHGzreRh-YUo89cxO56CIVACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Swilling-crowd-Melb-60s-HWT.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401373163636107165.post-7309451424774242797"},"published":{"$t":"2017-06-28T10:20:00.000+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-23T12:48:08.699+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Catcher"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Go-Set"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jim Keays"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lynne Randell"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Masters Apprentices"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"music"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thumping Tum"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What a difference 50 years makes!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cscript\u003E  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){   (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),   m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)   })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');    ga('create', 'UA-60338645-1', 'auto');   ga('send', 'pageview');  \u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow's this for a cavalcade of talent? Fifty\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eyears ago to the day, the\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGo-Set\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENational Top 40 was a whole lot more killer than filler.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kL05IKArFNg\/WVHjhWyUo3I\/AAAAAAAABZg\/Ha1dKHryVIoCMeDhFBCPI21Uv3qytr_RACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Top40Jun67.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"750\" data-original-width=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-kL05IKArFNg\/WVHjhWyUo3I\/AAAAAAAABZg\/Ha1dKHryVIoCMeDhFBCPI21Uv3qytr_RACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Top40Jun67.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EAll the usual suspects are there: The Yardbirds, The Kinks, The Beatles, The Animals, The Who, Nancy Sinatra, Lee Hazlewood... ahem, Engelbert Humperdinck and Harry Secombe...not to mention some fine local hit-makers such as Normie Rowe, The Cherokees (although I confess, 'Minnie the Moocher' leaves me colder than this frosty Melbourne winter's day), Lynne Randell and Ronnie Burns.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBut only two bands have more than one song in the chart: The Mamas \u0026amp; the Papas and--of infinitely more interest to this blog--The Master's Apprentices!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESince June marks the third anniversary of singer Jim Keays' death \u003Ci\u003Eand \u003C\/i\u003Ea half-century since The Masters' classic self-titled debut album came out, it seems only fair that we consider the group's domination of the hit parade in late-June 1967 a little further...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EFirst cab off the rank is their stormin', riff-tastic debut single \u003Cb\u003E'Undecided'\u003C\/b\u003E, still going strong in 22nd spot after 13 weeks burning up the Top 40 (where it peaked at number 13). To think the band whipped it up in a mere 15 minutes to fill some recording space is a convincing argument that true art is the product of inspiration rather than perspiration. Rock'n'roll simply does not get better than this. Icing on the cake is, of course, the flipside, 'War or Hands of TIme', an anti-Vietnam protest number with a distinctly freakbeat-y sound.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JnMytzzcRGI\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E** NB: BE SURE TO READ THE VIEWER COMMENTS. THERE'S SOME REAL HISTORY IN THERE.**\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EMeanwhile, The Masters' snarlin' follow-up \u003Cb\u003E'Buried and Dead'\u003C\/b\u003E comes in at 33. Released in May 1967 ('Undecided' came out in October 1966), this gold-plated punker is significant not only for being a dance-floor favourite, but also for being accompanied by one of the country's first purpose-made music videos. As Jim Keays recalled in his memoir, \u003Ci\u003EHis Master's Voice\u003C\/i\u003E:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\"We had tried a new approach with 'Buried and Dead' by making a film clip for the song. We'd seen a few of them made for overseas acts so we filmed one in a couple of hours at a park in St Kilda. As far as I can remember, it was never shown on TV but I'm pretty sure it was the first proper film clip made by an Australian artist.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EHmmm, I'm not so sure about that (what about The Loved Ones doing 'The Loved One' in \u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2014\/04\/a-pop-cultural-time-capsule.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EApproximately Panther\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E? Or The Black Diamonds' clip for '\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fNT0-f4h2SI\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EI Want, Need, Love You\u003C\/a\u003E', made for the ABC TV program \u003Ci\u003EBe Our Guest\u003C\/i\u003E? Or even the long-lost 'Witch Girl' video by \u003Ci\u003EHoly Go-Go Boots Batman\u003C\/i\u003E's favourite masked weirdos, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/holy-gogo-boots-batman.blogspot.com.au\/2015\/07\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Mystrys\u003C\/a\u003E?)...but it's certainly an early, and groovy, example of the artform, and here 'tis:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zHQk4F8mszo\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E(Incidentally, as a Southsider, I'm DYING to know which St Kilda park they filmed it in so I can go and soak up any residual genius vibes that might still be floating around. I don't recognise the location from this grainy footage.)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6dC3PoHWiko\/WVJRoo8fm4I\/AAAAAAAABZ0\/ponqLG2lxMMDzR0LRQuBopKIJF5bATyLQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Catcher-ad.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"454\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-6dC3PoHWiko\/WVJRoo8fm4I\/AAAAAAAABZ0\/ponqLG2lxMMDzR0LRQuBopKIJF5bATyLQCLcBGAs\/s640\/Catcher-ad.jpg\" width=\"181\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003EBy the time of the Top 40 above, The Masters Apprentices had finally made the move from Adelaide and had been living in Melbourne for some months, gigging up a storm at legendary venues such as The Thumpin' Tum, Sebastians, The Biting Eye and Catcher. (If anyone out there was lucky enough to see them in action, please share your memories in the comments section! Meanwhile, our little 'pipe bending ears' will have to be content with the records...)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd the Australian Top 40 fifty years later?\u003C\/b\u003E Don't get me started.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;arial\u0026quot; , \u0026quot;helvetica\u0026quot; , sans-serif;\"\u003ESuffice it to say, the lame-arse bunch of performers currently populating the charts (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ariacharts.com.au\/charts\/singles-chart\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eas evidenced HERE\u003C\/a\u003E)--combined with the disturbing news that \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2017\/lifestyle\/the-slow-secret-death-of-the-electric-guitar\/?utm_term=.e9e2c7241dc5\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esales of electric guitars are plummeting\u003C\/a\u003E--simply reinforces my belief that rock'n'roll's glory days are well and truly over...or am I just a grumpy Gen Xer? Wait! 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