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Created by The Barman on October 6, 2005, 10:54 pm

Call us sentimental or just plain backward, but we can recall a time, in the 1970s, when the Stooges were virtually unknown in Australia.

A band called Radio Birdman changed that, doing their level best to move heart, feet and minds and wise up Aussie rock and roll punters to the sounds of the Dolls, the Coop, the Five and, of course, Iggy and the Stooges.

The Stooges were no more by '77 but Ig certainly was, finally copping his rightful dues as one of the progenitors of that thing called punk. When it came to arranging a national tour of Australia by Mr Pop, who do you think they lined up as support? Radio Birdman.

Of course the tour came to nought - Ig pulled the pin but you can grab a poster for the Tour That Never Was on eBay if you're lucky. Birdman ended up doing a run of shows themselves, went to Europe, recorded and broke up, staying that way for 23 years.

Stooges consciousness never left Australia. Legions of bands followed who sought to be Real O Mind. The influence lived on - in no small part due to Radio Birdman.

Fast-forward to January 1996 and the Return of the Radios. Big Day Out provided the lure to get the band back on the boards, and Radio Birdman is still a going concern today with a new album pending.

Now, the unthinkable has happened. The Stooges, too, have reformed and are coming to Australia, as part of the Big Day Out caravan of rock and roll (and other stuff musical but less palatable).

But no room for Radio Birdman.

Well, we lobbied hard to get the Stooges here:

www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stoogesdownunder

...and we're going to do the same to get Birdman onto the line-up.

So don't attack the BDO people. They're the reason we're (finally) getting the Stooges, god bless their entrepeneurial hearts. But somewhere along the way you'd think there's room to recognise the reason we're drooling about a Stoogetour, to make the circle complete and even to earn a little instant karma.

So if you agree, leave your mark here. Maybe, just maybe, they'll listen.
      


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284 4 Apr 2006 - 2:31    Yann : I support this petition. (Not too late I hope) Yeah up!
283 15 Mar 2006 - 8:44    JUNIOR : radio birdman rip!
282 9 Mar 2006 - 22:06    antonio : I support this petition. its a must
281 6 Mar 2006 - 7:19    andrew : If you get them on stage 16 will be on way from the uk
280 21 Feb 2006 - 22:51    Claudio Leoni : I support this petition - from Italy! So maybe they'll put out a DVD...
279 20 Feb 2006 - 8:26    emmanuel ribot : I support this petition.
278 1 Feb 2006 - 17:10    Karen Fredrickson : I support this petition.
277 1 Feb 2006 - 7:21    kev : I support this petition.
276 23 Jan 2006 - 17:38    Slick : I support this petition. Everyone deserves a chance to hear the greatest band ever.
275 23 Jan 2006 - 12:02    Nadia : I support this petition.
274 23 Jan 2006 - 5:54    Meaghann : I support this petition.
273 22 Jan 2006 - 3:11    pelle kruse : I support this petition.
272 19 Jan 2006 - 10:48    cint : I support this petition.
271 16 Jan 2006 - 11:27    Seamus Flint : Gunna be a New Race
270 16 Jan 2006 - 11:09    Gary O : Screw the BDO, how about an Aussie Tour with The Rifles as third support.....
269 15 Jan 2006 - 11:40    stefan foster : I support this petition.
268 15 Jan 2006 - 5:25    Dan : I support this petition.
267 10 Jan 2006 - 12:09    jack richards : I support this petition.
266 9 Jan 2006 - 6:00    Commandant Turbo Moose : C'mon!
265 9 Jan 2006 - 5:06    Thor : I support this petition.
264 8 Jan 2006 - 13:39    Paul Halley : I support this petition.
263 5 Jan 2006 - 19:55    lucab : I support this petition.
262 29 Dec 2005 - 11:00    Sean Fenwick : Yeah Hup!!!!
261 26 Dec 2005 - 16:34    Matt Davies : I support this petition.
260 21 Dec 2005 - 9:53    Brad HInds : I support this petition. The Birdman at BDO 2006 would make a lot of people happy
259 19 Dec 2005 - 16:31    Kris : I support this petition.
258 19 Dec 2005 - 6:04    Todd MIchaud : I support this petition.
257 11 Dec 2005 - 17:50    Dan : one of the bands pulled out so that leaves 1 free possible spot for birdman.
256 11 Dec 2005 - 13:58    pat : I support this petition.
255 7 Dec 2005 - 6:22    dust peterson : a day without birdman is not a big day!!
254 6 Dec 2005 - 20:51    Mark Lomas : Respect is due. Pay up!
253 6 Dec 2005 - 19:19    Jared Thompson : C'mon Yeah Hup!
252 3 Dec 2005 - 13:24    daniel smith :
251 3 Dec 2005 - 8:26    haydn thomas :
250 30 Nov 2005 - 14:06    james parkinson : I saw the birdmen on nrl grandfinal night in newcastle and they f##kin rocked!No other aussie band worthy!
249 29 Nov 2005 - 11:15    Paul :
248 27 Nov 2005 - 15:21    Radios : I couldn't be a real BDO without them
247 27 Nov 2005 - 10:41    tony reflex :
246 27 Nov 2005 - 10:26    Kristee McChargue :
245 26 Nov 2005 - 5:01    Dirty Donny : giver
244 23 Nov 2005 - 19:53    John Fraser : Ive only ever seen Birdman once and that was at the Big Day Out, unforgetable. Them with the Stooges would be awesome.
243 19 Nov 2005 - 4:56    Rob Pickersgill : I'll be there if Birdman play!!!!
242 17 Nov 2005 - 11:04    michelle : i agree the metro would be better or a smaller venue
241 16 Nov 2005 - 19:39    Melanie Rhodes : Don't give up! Down the road, We want the double bill in Ann Arbor.
240 16 Nov 2005 - 16:01    bummer : 2nd & final announement for BDO today. No Birdman :(
239 13 Nov 2005 - 15:11    Tom Koivunen : Yeh Hup!
238 12 Nov 2005 - 4:22    Dillon Hicks :
237 11 Nov 2005 - 10:09    carol :
236 10 Nov 2005 - 10:20    Carol Smith : Radio Birdman should also play in Hobart sometime!!!
235 9 Nov 2005 - 16:18    Phil Solomon : You can never get enough birdman...
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