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Manager: Barry Lueders saw his role not only as manager, but
as father-figure, promotions expert, finance handler and booking
agent. After twenty years in the navy he made the band his
career and had overseen the band virtually since its creation.
Barry was largely responsible for taking the band from its
humble beginnings to the band that headlined at Tamworth and
many other venues.
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Road Manager: Michael Dirkx the elder of the Dirkx brothers
was the band's first roadie exceeding all that a roadie was
supposed to be. He was manager of a small and dedicated team and
was considered an integral part of the band until 1984. He was
also very handy as our official photographer.
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Roadies: Peter Dirkx was not only a brilliant roadie along
side his brother, but also a very talented drummer. He would
take a break from being roadie during one set per night which
allowed Wayne to play bass and Brian to play keyboards or pedal
steel guitar. He had an uncanny ability to be able to do a task
before it was asked of him.
Other roadies included Pat Kriss, Mark Blackman, Mark Withers, Mick D'Amour, Les McInnes and Gordon 'Animal' Rae. And they're the ones that we know of.
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Drink coaster from the merchandising range. |
Merchandising & Fan Club: Margaret Clarke first took the
reins looking after the growing fan club base before handing the
task over to Anne Schneider. Many venues saw the stall which
provided the sales of the band's wide range of merchandise. Anne
will always be remembered for being at a major show at the
Caulfield Club Hotel the night of the Ash Wednesday bush fires
of 1983. When she returned home she found her house had been
gutted.
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The band played so many shows with Jimmy Little that sometimes it seemed that he was part of the band. Most of the shows we did with him were country music festivals throughout Victoria and New South Wales. Although each show had its own rehearsal, we never knew what he was going to sing until the song had started. This made each show a lot of fun and certainly kept us on our toes. These moments will always be remembered. A top bloke and a good friend. |
FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES
There have been many people within the industry and outside the industry that take that extra step within their jobs assisting those that are often in need of extra help. The assistance and kindness shown by people from promoters, hotel managers, the press, DJs, fellow artists and of course the fans, have all gone to making our musical trip a most memorable one.
We would like to especially thank and remember the following in no particular order;
JIMMY LITTLE, REG POOLE, JOHN WILLIAMS, LEE CONWAY, FEYNE WEAVER, GENE FISK, DAVID BRIGGS, GEORGE McARDLE, WARWICK THOMAS, BERNIE STAHL, ALAN BOWLES, WALLY BISHOP, GARY & BRIAN NISH, GARY ROBERTSON, DAVE PINCOMBE, ALAN CASWELL, BOB CRAWFORD, RAY (THE GNOME) THOMPSON, JAZZER SMITH, CHRISTINE WHYTE, NICK ERBY, KEITH BLINMAN, SIMON JEFFERSON, MIKE BEDFORD.