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Created by The Barman on October 5, 2005, 12:03 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.

You see, the BDO people think they've filled their quota of "oldie" bands, and putting another act on the bill that has a common fanbase as The Stooges won't bring extra heads through the door. 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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53 16 Oct 2005 - 18:03    sputnik munro : Events like this make folklore..it's gotta happen.I'm on my way
52 11 Oct 2005 - 11:48    Pete Patterson : Mmmm! Interesting
51 9 Oct 2005 - 9:20    Lizzie McKenzie : Having the Birdmen along may well be the deciding factor for us 'oldies' to put up with the 'youngies' all day, get baby sitters etc. Fred and Ginger, peaches and cream and the stooges and the birdmen - what could be finer!? Yeah Hup!
50 8 Oct 2005 - 18:55    Olivier Le Dolley : no comments. That's allright !!
49 7 Oct 2005 - 21:12    Jari Paappanen :
48 7 Oct 2005 - 17:18    cathy benson burke : GO CRAIG GO!!!
47 7 Oct 2005 - 14:04    carl rayson : Get 'em on.
46 7 Oct 2005 - 8:41    Vixter : I'm usually too lazy to sign these things...BUT COMMON!!!!!!!!!!
45 7 Oct 2005 - 5:10    terri frank :
44 7 Oct 2005 - 2:51    bill : radio birdman deserve to be there they are one class act that the world should all have been raving about..all these years on and not many bands come close to them..
43 6 Oct 2005 - 19:38    jeff wardrop : seeing the stooges and radio birdman play at the big day out would be totally awesome.I hope the promoters will listen to our plea for the rock n roll soldiers to keep fighting and win a gig for the BDO tour.
42 6 Oct 2005 - 19:11    Thomas Marshall : Tek and Masuak guesting on the Stooges set for TV Eye? What could be better??
41 6 Oct 2005 - 17:47    Nicholas Lamb :
40 6 Oct 2005 - 17:25    Max : C'mon, make the Big Day Out a F***in' Big F***in' Day Out!!!
39 6 Oct 2005 - 17:19    Greg "BIRDMAN" Bowen : I'll jump on a plane in a minute if it happens.
38 6 Oct 2005 - 17:15    Loose Max : Do I really need to explain why?
37 6 Oct 2005 - 16:58    Robert German : Let the Birdmen play!!!
36 6 Oct 2005 - 16:55    Ron McPherson : Yeah Hup,Let's make it happen. Ron.
35 6 Oct 2005 - 16:27    Stormy : Yes yes yes...how can these bands not do a gig together. If not the BDO then somewhere...Please!
34 6 Oct 2005 - 16:22    Didier : I vote for a Stooges/NewRace/Birdman gig !
33 6 Oct 2005 - 14:31    John Howard : Well, I'm the boss of this place & I say YEAH ****IN' HUP!
32 6 Oct 2005 - 13:09    brian wafer : do it
31 6 Oct 2005 - 12:22    Ralph & Helen : This is a natural synergy, tribute to 2 colossal bands. Kids need to know their Rock history, it would be motor city madness not the have the 2 bands on the one bill. Ralph
30 6 Oct 2005 - 10:52    Pete : Mmmm! Interesting.
29 6 Oct 2005 - 10:30    Stuart McMillen : Yes, this would be a dream double-header of the old garage punk bands.
28 6 Oct 2005 - 9:44    Jahna : That would indeed be a history-making event. Hope I can be there!!!!
27 6 Oct 2005 - 9:34    Steve Burchill : If they won't put the Birdmen on th BDO then lets get an Eastern Seaboard tour together -Stooges / Radio Birdman . I still remember New Race . Cheers
26 6 Oct 2005 - 9:19    stan graham : itn would be great if radiobirdman could appear on the bdo stage along side the stooges thank you
25 6 Oct 2005 - 8:35    Carter : Radios Must Appear!
24 6 Oct 2005 - 8:30    Merri Webb - I'm back! : Yeh! Just got home in time!
23 6 Oct 2005 - 8:26    Rob - Deniz Forever : Deniz and Iggy - a dream come true before I die!
22 6 Oct 2005 - 8:05    Dr Igneous Kathexy : Come on babe I said Jeez Louise/ On your feet or on your knees/ So messed up I'm gonna do some dives/Gonna do the Pop, gonna burn alive
21 6 Oct 2005 - 5:56    matt reekie : Duh! Birdman and The Stooges together is a ****in' no-brainer. Bring that **** on!
20 6 Oct 2005 - 5:47    Edward McTaggart :
19 6 Oct 2005 - 5:39    Brendan Lepschi :
18 6 Oct 2005 - 5:29    Karl Roper : I know beggars can't be choosers, but the pain of having to attend the BDO to see the Stooges will be lessened if I also get to see Birdman.
17 6 Oct 2005 - 5:10    Judy Jetson : THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!!!
16 6 Oct 2005 - 4:48    Ricky : NO I was the first on the Iggy petition and just put birdman on or its lights out.
15 6 Oct 2005 - 4:41    Dani Danger : Gimme Danger & let the Birdman fly on the BDO stage! All hail Detroit!
14 6 Oct 2005 - 4:14    Barra : I was number 1 on the Iggy petition and said then that the birdman should back the Stooges Do the POp Yeah
13 6 Oct 2005 - 4:11    Paul : Stooges AND Birdman 4 BDO pls
12 6 Oct 2005 - 4:08    T J FINN : They've gotta be together. Like peaches & cream, 86 & 99, Laurel & Hardy, Frank & Stein. You know it makes sense.
11 6 Oct 2005 - 3:23    Lucy Love :
10 6 Oct 2005 - 2:11    Kelly Bierman : Radio Birdman belong on the same bill w/The Stooges. Come on, let em in at Big Day Out
9 5 Oct 2005 - 21:07    Philip Smith : Get the Birdman on the bill!!!
8 5 Oct 2005 - 20:30    Ken Olson : The connections from Radio Birdman to The Stooges are seamless. Having them on the same bill would only be appropriate.
7 5 Oct 2005 - 19:13    Vinz Guilluy : Come on guys, make your Big Day Out a Great Day Out, and put Radio Birdman on the bill!
6 5 Oct 2005 - 18:56    Mark Howard :
5 5 Oct 2005 - 18:39    mark gardener :
4 5 Oct 2005 - 18:07    Tom Smith : Radio Birdman deserves a spot on the bill, since they derive their music from the Stooges and other motor city bands
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