Aesthetes are getting browned off
Michael Fischer of Coogee has a similar take: 'Those poor real estate men in their too-small suits must be struggling. Why, they can't even afford a pair of socks!'
With the discussion of Australia's wine preferences of yesteryear (C8) continuing, Granny was happy to receive the advice of an authority in Murrumbateman winemaker Ken Helm: 'We can all talk about Sparkling Rhinegolde, but the 'first fizzer' was Barossa Pearl, released in November 1956 for the Olympic Games. Described as a light, delicate, fruity sparkling wine with a clean lingering finish, it taught Australians how to drink wine. It was also the first with a screw cap and plastic stopper which went 'pop' when opened and bought joy to the party.'
'If you really wanted to impress guests at your dinner party, you served Cold Duck,' reckons Jo Hill of Blackwall. 'Not sure if it was supposed to be served with poultry, but it seemed to go with everything, especially the ubiquitous baked dinner which seemed to be our go-to offering in the '60s.'
Seems like there was a lack of faith in Reschs DA (C8) back in the day, going by the recollections of Bernie Carberry of Connells Point: 'I remember my late father asking his sister, a Mercy nun by the name of Sister Mary Bernard, would she like a beer one Christmas she was with us: 'No thanks,' she said, 'but can I please have a Dinner Ale?''
'Our father used to drink DA, but it was foul stuff,' says Dave Horsfall of North Gosford. 'The dog gave him a filthy look when he offered her some in a saucer.'
The demographic is split on the subject of pets on planes (C8). Wolf Kempa of Lithgow recalls a trip from Bangkok to Phuket 'where I was entertained by the young lady next to me sharing her cup of water with her puppy. Thankfully, the flight was brief!' George Manojlovic of Mangerton, however, thinks that allowing in-flight pets 'is a sensible idea. After all, the entire crew on some Scandinavian flights are often great Danes.'
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The author, host of the Half-Arsed History podcast, lists 50 weird examples of people popping their clogs, including Duke Godfrey IV of Lower Lorraine, who was killed in 1076 by a man hidden inside his medieval thunderbox. "Despite his evil intentions, you'll agree that this was an assassin who was truly dedicated to his craft." This book is a bit gruesome, a little crude, and unapologetically hilarious. Adam Courtenay. Hachette. $34.99. Bryce Courtenay was an Australian literary sensation, an adman-turned-author known for novels such as The Power of One and the deeply personal tribute April Fool's Day. But to his son Adam, he could be complex and often elusive, a man who was better and more comfortable "working with make-believe worlds than he was at explaining real ones". 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2 days ago
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Normie Rowe (right), with rock legends Brian Cadd and Col Joye, has paid tribute to his idol. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS) "Col was in my psyche right throughout my entire life. I watched him and I thought, 'if I'm going to be a singer, that's the sort of singer I want to be'." Australian singer and songwriter Normie Rowe told the ABC on Wednesday that Joye was one of his idols. The families spent years warring in local and international courts over the profits for the highly-lucrative musical, with Jacobsen declaring bankruptcy in 2011 amid claims he'd been cheated out of the rights to the multimillion-dollar production. Ructions over the roles of Amber and Michael escalated, with a lawsuit over Jacobsen's handling of the Dirty Dancing stage musical and the collapse in 2009 of Arena Management, a Jacobsen company headed by Michael. The float was a debacle, raising only $8 million, and the company was placed in administration less than a year after its launch. It began when the second generation joined the firm - Joye's daughter Amber joined in 1997 and Kevin Jacobsen's son Michael in 2002, when Joye and Jacobsen decided to create Jacobsen Entertainment and float it on the stock exchange. A family feud pulled the Jacobsen Group to pieces in March 2012. In 2001, the ABC series Long Way to the Top noted his star power and honoured his career. However, he made a full recovery and decided to retire from performing. In 1990, Joye fell from a tree, suffering head injuries which left him in a coma. Joye was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1988, the first entertainer to be honoured. In 1983, Joye was awarded the Order of Australia for his work as an entertainer and his philanthropic work. Col and his brother Kevin later formed the management company Jacobsen Group, which also handled publishing and recording for famous clients like The Bee Gees. After Beatlemania hit Australia, Joye had to wait until 1973 for his next number one single, which was Heaven Is My Woman's Love. The artists later visited injured soldiers in hospital after the battle. Joye also toured Vietnam with singer Little Pattie to entertain Australian troops, most famously on August 18, 1966, at Nui Dat when the Battle of Long Tan began nearby. Col Joye and the Joyboys were the first Australian rock band to reach the American Billboard chart in 1959, touring the US with Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs in the mid-1960s and early 70s. Billy Thorpe and Col Joye were at the vanguard of Australia's rock industry. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) On the advice of a clairvoyant, he changed his name to Col Joye and became a regular on the music show Bandstand for 14 years. The Jacobsen brothers released two singles in 1959 - Stagger Lee and Bye Bye Baby - with the latter reaching number one in the charts, establishing Joye as a major star. Joye was born Colin Jacobsen on April 13, 1939, in Sydney and left school at 14 to work as a salesman for a jeweller and start a band with his brothers Kevin and Keith. All other regional websites in your area The digital version of Today's Paper All articles from our website & app Login or signup to continue reading Subscribe now for unlimited access. Musician, entertainer and entrepreneur Col Joye has died aged 89, after a career that earned him dozens of gold and platinum records, studded with successive number one hits. Col Joye's musical and business career endured many highs and lows over almost 70 years. Photo: Matthias Engesser/AAP PHOTOS Your digital subscription includes access to content from all our websites in your region. Access unlimited news content and The Canberra Times app. Premium subscribers also enjoy interactive puzzles and access to the digital version of our print edition - Today's Paper. 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