Malcolm Fraser gets edited up Pauline Pantsdown style!
**Clip available from 4.15pm AEST Wednesday July 29th 2009**G'day bloggers,
This bit of vision was sent to me on a DVD recently! I have no other details as the disc is just a white label, and has no accompanying text or information. All I know is that this starts with bars 'n' tone, a 9 to 2 second VT clock (with each second instead of having a beep is cut with various sound effects), then some national anthem vision the ABC used during their 1980's closedowns, and then a cut up speech featuring Malcolm Fraser, cut together in the same method the Pauline Pantsdown songs were! Watermark-free for your enjoyment. So it's therefore I call this clip "The Mysterious Tape"!
The Mysterious Tape featuring Malcolm FraserDur: 2'49'', MP4 320x240, 23.1 MB, Mono
2DAY-FM Sydney does it again
G'day bloggers,
Well, this story this morning which got a run on the Ray Hadley Morning Show on 2GB I must admit has left me amazed.
2DAY goad sex questions from 14 year old rape victim This first appeared on their Livenews site and then it made it on air. The story is that the Kyle 'n' Jackie O brekky show have a segment called Lie Detector and this morning had a mother and her 14 year old daughter on there. According to livenews, the mother had some concerns after her daughter was dropped off home by undercover police officers.
The producers, crew and everyone else associated with the show claim to not have known about what was about to transpire on air, and fair enough, they might not have. But I do know it may have left everyone involved gobsmacked if not concerned and/or upset for the girl. So what happened? The segment only got to the second question before the segment was terminated by Jackie O - the question was from the mother to the daughter, "have you had sex?", to which the daughter replied:
"I was raped when I was twelve years old!"
Deafening silence all around after that, then:
Kyle: "Right...is that the only experience you've had?"
Jackie: "I think we should abort this segment"
2DAY and other Austereo stations have done some stupid stuff lately which has sometimes left me shaking my head in disbelief wondering how they got away from them, and other times leaving me laughing my absolute bloody head off, such as their recent descriptions of Nate Myles and their descriptions of what he did. But I'm afraid this has crossed the line. Big time.
What gets me is these stations have a delay system which they use for their callers in case anything's said that shouldn't go to air - this ranges from 7 to 10 seconds but apparently some can be variable up to 20. It's probably time they ran segments like that via delay. It could save a lot of hassle.
Now the word is they'll get some kind of reprimand from ACMA, which was once known as the toothless tiger in the industry. What will they be doing I wonder. Fine the station? That won't hurt them a bit. Suspend the broadcasting licence? Not likely. The fact also that the mother put her daughter in that situation is also a factor that needs to be considered.
2DAY will be releasing a media statement "soon". Watch this space.
Hey Hey It's Saturday coming back!
G'day bloggers,
Some awesome news to come out of media circles in the last 12 hours, and that is for fans of Hey Hey It's Saturday like I am, the show's coming back!! Hooray!!
Word is there will be two reunion specials and if they take off the show will be making a full-blown return. Let's hope some of the early material that can be used in the reunion is still in 9's archives
will be used as a nice look-back. Let's hope whatever's left in the vault can be still played and/or dubbed (I assume it varies between film, 2 inch, and 1 inch) as there's lots of hilarious moments I remember over the show's history.
For now though, enjoy the following few clips from the Frankster vault of this awesome show! Presented watermark-free for your enjoyment and available for download from 8.00pm AEST Sunday July 26th 2009.
Credits to Wireless Fodder and News Limited for the story!Various Bits from the 1991 Christmas show - 3:40, 11.6 MB
Rhonda Burchmore performs with the Hey Hey band - 3:22, 10.8 MB
Pat Wilson performs "Bop Girl" from a 1983 edition - 3:50, 12.2 MB
AV Update: July 20th 2009
All clips are available for download from 2:00am AEST Tuesday July 21st 2009Video ClipsAll clips compatible with Quicktime and the iPod VideoMP4, 320x240, 256kbps vision, 128kbps audio**Thanks to Troy for the two Myer tracks**
TVC: Myer Is Fashion: Women's summerwear Dur: 1'02'', 3.3 MB**Yup, I know about the bad vision on this cut - it was either caused by poor reception at the time or a very worn tape or set of VCR heads**
TVC: Myer Is Melbourne: Women's bags/shoes/bangles (kitchen sink? ;-)) Dur: 1'02'', 4.6 MB
10 Eyewitness News update (partial): Charles Slade Dur: 38 sec, 3.1 MB
10 Eyewitness News update: Des Connors Dur: 1'14'', 7.5 MB
10 Station Ident: The Entertainment Network Dur: 13 sec, 1.5 MB
10 Eyewitness News Update (partial): Des Connors Dur: 29 sec, 3.2 MB**If you're wondering what the hell is going on in this cut, there was a soccer highlights game on this section of the tape, and the person intent on recording Channel 10 at the time looks like they left it recording in the middle of those highlights - the player is just about to score a goal when Eyewitness News just crashes in over the top of it, creating a whole bunch of ripples 'n' dropouts! Nice timing! Includes a 10 News Melbourne promo on the end.
10 Promo: Hinch Dur: 17 sec, 1.7 MB
10 Promo: Neighbours - Starts 7pm Monday! Dur: 33 sec, 6.7 MB
10 Promo: Star Search with Greg Evans - 1986 Dur: 32 sec, 3.8 MB
7 Promo: Punky Brewster Dur: 24 sec, 1.6 MBAudio ClipsCompatible with most if not all MP3 devices!Random Picks from the Frankster audio vault!All tracks are MP3 format @ 128 kbps 44kHz Stereo unless noted2DAY/Austereo "Pillow Talk with Dr Feelgood" 1998 Opener - 1:16, 1.2 MB
Unfortunately the cassette this came off is now worn to the point it's made pretty wow-y sort of audio. Oh well. Enjoy it anyway! This also includes Dr Feelgood's opening spiel. 2RDJ Thursday Night Hit Mix promo 1999 - 0:33, 526 KB
One from me here from 1999 - I don't know how I got away with the ending of this cut but somehow I did without being taken aside from the powers that be and told I couldn't use it given the connotations! From a 15 IPS 1/4" open reel tape.The All Aussie A Boofta Show promo 1 - 0:34, 538 KB
This one's a dub from another 15 IPS 1/4" open reel tape. George Kapinaris on the voice-over? Not sure. Have a listen! (includes slate - end tag by Anthony Mir)The All Aussie A Boofta Show promo 2 - 0:34, 539 KB
Second cut of the above tapeThe Frankster Tapes: May 6th and 10th 1997 - 2:56, 2.7 MB
**Language Warning: Rated M 15+**Long before podcasting, I used to pick up my microcassette recorder and just record myself talking absolute crap - and it was good fun. I'd have a listen back and instead of wiping it all, I ended up keeping everything I ever recorded with it! Here's some edited highlights of those tapes.The Frankster Tapes: May 5th, 6th and 14th 1997 - 3:06, 2.9 MB
**Language Warning: Rated M 15+**More of The Frankster Tapes here - snorting and snivelling as I make my way out of a cold that had hit two weeks before.The Frankster Tapes: April 24th, 1997 - 2:36, 2.4 MB
**Language Warning: Rated M 15+**..and still more of The Frankster Tapes - more random crap here, including a short opinion piece as to how Nick Cave's "Into my arms" was Number 47 one week in the top 50 singles chart, then dropped out completely..as to the third reason why, it'll never be known as the tape ran out, and I can't remember it.2RDJ Bible Believers program opener 1995 - 1:03, 996 KB
One here for a religious program 2RDJ carried in the mid 90's. This is the program opener taken from a DAT safety master - the cut originating from a 15 IPS 1/4" open reel tape. 2RDJ Bible Believers program closer 1995 - 1:36, 1.5 MB
...and the program closer.The Imperial Arcade - Pitt St Sydney - 0:32, 511 KB
A random open reel tape here for Sydney's imperial arcade - unfortunately it does come with good ol' backcoated tape squeal, the tape being damaged prior to me receiving it. Yes it was Ampex 406.Credits2DAY/Austereo Pillow Talk Opener:
AustereoThe All Aussie A Boofta Show:
15 IPS 1/4" open reel tape supplied by 2DAY-FM
The Frankster Podcast: 2009 Return Edition!
Well..I've done it folks. I've thought about it and talked about it for some time, and here it is - The Frankster Podcast returns!
Dialup:
Dur: 23'21'', MP3 96kbps 44kHz, 16.8 MB, StereoBroadband:
Dur: 23'21'', MP3 128kbps 44kHz, 22.4 MB, StereoEnjoy! Comments etc to
frankster 33 at hotmail dot comDownload links active from 10.30pm AEST Tuesday 14th July 2009
The excitement builds...5 more sleeps to go!
The Angels By Request...and I'm going! 5 more sleeps to the Revesby Workers gig! Come along and make yourself known, I'll be there saturday night and plan to party hard!
Top Ryder?
G'day bloggers,
I was out and about in Ryde today and I noticed a fair few green bus stop signs up with "Top Ryder bus stop" printed on them.
I haven't heard of Top Ryder before but I
do know of Top Ryde. Is it a misprint? If it is it's a pretty widespread misprint!
Nate Myles news report on FM stations
G'day bloggers,
Well...this time, a bouquet is in order to the Austereo network for making me chuckle this afternoon. According to livenews.com.au:
FM News may be in the poo after Nate Myles reportingApparently some phrases were used in that news like "taking a dump in the corridor" which was then followed up in other bulletins with "dropping the kids off at the pool", "laying a cable", "doing his best Mr Whippy impersonation" and "leaving a kinder surprise". The last two had me laughing my bloody head off!
Austereo newsroom, I have to hand it to you. Well done this time :-)
AV Update - July 7th 2009
All clips are available for download from 2:00am AEST Tuesday July 7th 2009 - Happy birthday Ringo Starr!
Video ClipsAll clips compatible with Quicktime and the iPod VideoMP4, 320x240, 256kbps vision, 128kbps audio**Clips this update sourced from Betamax and other formats. Heartfelt thanks to Troy for the awesome collection of videos!**
TVC: National Panasonic Consumer Electronics - Peter Allen Dur: 30 sec, 3.7 MB
TVC: Invite Australian Cheese - Peter Russell Clarke Dur: 30 sec, 4.6 MB
TVC: Bridgestone Tyres - Peter Brock Dur: 30 sec, 2.6 MB
TVC: National Panasonic Washing Machines - Victoria Nicholls Dur: 32 sec, 2.2 MB
TVC: National Panasonic in-car entertainment - Peter Allen Dur: 12 sec, 997 KB
Channel 10 Promo: The Benny Hill Show Dur: 32 sec, 3.9 MB
TVC: McDonalds - A taste of Australia Dur: 30 sec, 4.6 MB
TVC: Victoria Bitter Dur: 32 sec, 5.5 MB
Channel 9 ID and Fantasy Island promo Dur: 18 sec, 1.9 MB
TVC: McDonalds - Lunch Dur: 60 sec, 10.4 MBAudio ClipsCompatible with most if not all MP3 devices!Random Picks from the Frankster audio vault!All tracks are MP3 format @ 192 kbps 44kHz Stereo unless noted2GB transmitter standby tape (part) - 3:17, 1.5 MB, 64kbps 22kHz
This is part of 2GB's standby tape - you'll only hear it if 2GB go off the air for 30 seconds. When they do, this bit of audio starts from the transmitter site. The pops and the humming plus the distortion is not a fault with my levels, but how it went to air! 2NSB Chris Caggs promo - 0:35, 836 KB
A production from me from October 2001, recorded for 99.3 FM Sydney's Chris Caggs and his show, RnB Flavas.2RDJ Party Time Christmas Message 1994 blooper - 0:16, 394 KB
In 1994, it would've been the 5th year of my offsider Garin and myself presenting our saturday night request show, Party Time. We were asked to record a christmas message for the stations annual run of messages, but things didn't quite go to plan and this blooper was never cut out of the master reel - here it is!2UE nights theme 2001 - 0:32, 163 KB, 64kbps 22kHz
One here for 2UE's new night show from January 2001 where The Two Murrays were presenting!Channel 9 Wide World Of Sports opener 1996 - 0:20, 486 KB
Presumably this is a remix of their original 70's sounding opener complete with rhythm guitar. Taken from Hi-Fi videotape.Subwoofer World (demo) - Mike Goldman - 0:33, 786 KB
I downloaded this cut from Mike's website in 2001 and have kept it ever since - I thought it was fantastic! Still do actually. Here's Mike for Subwoofer World. Perfect ad from a guy I've always had a lot of respect and admiration for ever since I heard him doing V/O's for Big Brother.2RDJ Urban Authority 7th Day promo - 0:25, 600 KB
One here I produced in 2001 for these guys, who basically told me "We want it to sound like an Austereo style ad". So this is what I gave them. They loved it, and it was to air a few days later.Survivor audition tape - 0:32, 255 KB
This one's from an audition tape that went to air on Channel 9 in 2002 just before their latest series of Survivor had gone to air - thought it was hilarious. Take a listen! 64kbps 22kHz
2RDJ 20 Years On Air ID 2003 - 0:08, 191 KB
Another production from me, this time an ident for 2RDJ's 20 Years on air (2003)2RDJ Funky J opener 2003 - 0:49, 1.2 MB
And one more production from me - this one recorded for the Funky J show in 2003Credits2GB transmitter standby tape: Radio 2GB Sydney
2GB.com2UE nights theme 2001: Radio 2UE Sydney
2UE.com.auWide World of Sports opener 1996: Nine Network Australia
Ninemsn.com.auSubwoofer World: Mike Goldman
Mike Goldman official websiteSurvivor audition tape: Castaway Television Productions
Castaway Television Productions1
NSW Health website carrying a trojan!
G'day bloggers,
Logged onto NSW Health website tonight after being curious about what I was told by my neighbour yesterday, that her daughter's entire family was struck down by a stomach bug. Couldn't find anything even related to it so probably food poisoning, but curiously, this warning from my Avast! antivirus popped up...
Phil "Gus" Gould on Triple M's Monday Night Footy
G'day bloggers,
Well...I don't know whether or not he was joking or just being facetious, but Phil "Gus" Gould on Triple M's Monday Night Footy call tonight (July 6th) just said something about someone being naked outside their hotel room, and we'll know what's doing in 24 hours time.
That's all I know. Maybe I was hearing things. I'm sure he said "hotel room naked", and "24 hours". We'll soon find out more won't we?
Hmm..
Update 9.13pm: Well, this is what they were on about earlier...
Roosters forward Nate Myles suspended over drunken behaviourCredit:
Livenews.com.au
Sydney community radio station FM99.3 Beatz Radio website hacked
G'day bloggers,
It seems the Beatz Radio website which is a dance music show on Sydney community station FM 99.3 had been hacked in the last couple of days! Read more here:
Jackson hackers hijack Sydney radio websiteCredit:
SMH Online
Random bits
G'day bloggers,
Well, how did we go with Oz Lotto the other night? Me? I fell back to Division 6 - $20.45..got the $19.20 cost of my ticket back with $1.25 on top. Wo-ow. Four numbers and one supplementary meant I fell back to four numbers only. Ah well.
I found
this story on Sam's blog this morning quite amazing! It must've been a hell of a gust to take down an entire transmitter tower. I certainly hope the guy wires didn't come from some poor hardware shop's end-of-financial-year sale! Sam's done a wonderful job taking a couple of photos of the site and the tower and its probably the closest I'll ever get to a radio tower too. Quite amazing for people like me who find all this stuff interesting. Have never been inside a transmitter hut though.
OK, now on another front. This involves Angela Bishop, Network 10's entertainment reporter and appearing a number of times on radio 2GB. I hear numerous comments on message boards saying oh she's ugly, oh she's got bad legs blah blah blah. You know what? I think Angela is a definite plus, particularly her legs! You can't argue with legs like these can you?
(thanks to the gang at
Ozcelebs.net for the second image of Angela on the red carpet)
Now, compare Angela to this:
I know which one I'd rather go for - that's right, Angela. She's got better legs anyway! - and honestly, I couldn't care if you wanna be critical of my taste in women. I'd much rather have someone who isn't a stick figure - and am I ashamed to admit it? NO. Ashamed to admit I like Angela Bishop? NO. I still say she has brilliant legs that's for sure, and if she wants to show them off I say more power to her!
Rant over.
