Me in my Bon Scott Blog nook writing this blog entry!
Here I am writing in my little nook under the stairs at the Fremantle Arts Centre. In an hour the exhibition will open. FAC/DC (facca dacca) are rehearsing “Ride On”. A fluffy white dog just walked past (not joking!). I wish my girlfriend could be here. Someone just brought me a cup of black tea (no beer for me yet). My phone says “No Space For New Messages”. I shall have to delete to receive. I just wandered around the galleries and took a few snaps. Not all the works are visible yet (some are behind locked doors and others are videos waiting to be switched on. But here’s a little taster for you!
Artwork by Stuart Bailey
Artwork by Eli Smith
Katie installing the Bon Scott Letters
Artwork by Matt Hunt
Photos of Western Australian Fans by Bec Dagnall
Richard Lewer’s wall drawing
Detail of Richard Lewer’s wall drawing
Cassette Tapes and charcoal under Richard Lewer’s wall drawing
Painting of Bon by Adam Cullen
Artwork by Michael Moran
Artwork by Alex Gawronski
more to come..
Sadly, the following message just came through from the lovechild who is still on the road
HI LUCAS I ARE A
LITTLE
WORRIED.. IM AT
ESPERANCE..
WHAT ARE I
ABOUT TO MISS
??? I HOPE I ARE
NOT MISSING
ANYTHING
SPECIAL ???
Poor Ben, you sure are. But you should ring Madam TV and speak to your dad tonight!!
hola lucas seguro ya tendras todo preparado para mañana tengo una sana envidia por lo que les toca vivir a todos ustedes a tantos kilometros de distancia un abrzo y mucha suerte …pablo
Translation of Pablos message:
I was thinking of calling up Madam TV myself, but will probably miss out on that too, due to time difference problems? Hope Ben makes it.
Wish I was there – I will make it over there (from Alabama), one day. I’ll make a bee-line over to Bon’s grave to see what he’s up to…
Susan~
deltorec!
so here are two moments that were special for me at last nights exhibition opening. the first one, i was in the girls toilets and i looked up at a poster of bon scott. the one of him with the girl and she’s touching her chin. you know the one i mean? and FLASH like a lightning bolt hitting me i all of a sudden understood. i’d never understood the whole ‘bon scott is hot’ thing. but the attitude, the no shirt, the profile. yup i actually now thought bon scott was hot.
the second was i was up stairs in the crowded letters room and a couple of my friends had just arrived. one leans over to me and says in a hushed voice ‘sorry but i’m not very educated in this kind of stuff. is he dead?’ bahahahahahahaa. she lives in freo even! although she is from nsw.
and poor ben missing the opening. he sure did miss something special!
also i called madam tv and it was INTENSE
I WAS SUPPOSED
TO START WORK
THIS MONDAY..
SO I ARE
RUNNING LATE..
SHOULD BE
THERE MONDAY.
MUST BE THERE
TUESDAY.. AND I
HOPE TO START
WORK
WEDNESDAY..
lovin the look of that shag pile.
your girlfriend wishes she was there too. x
The FAC looks good. I love the walking through Bon’s crouch at the
door.
Love Richard Lewer’s drawings. Please post more images of the works there was some hits in the ABC video which you haven’t put up.
Have to say though that Cullen’s painting is proving the point that Cullen has become a joke of an artist. Its a pretty straight translation of a photograph. Now there is nothing wrong with painting from photographs but you have to ask yourself what is the painting adding to the photograph? what does it change?
On this occasion you have to say very little.. Its like Cullen just adds his name, connects his “bad boy” status with Bon’s. Like the wanker who reckoned he played with the greats, I am sure Bon would tell him to “Fuck off” and stop being such a vampire.
Cullen might be “bad boy” but could never have Bon’s “joie de vivre” which is what it’s all about!
Yeah, that one picture of Bon with the girl says it all. We don’t think of Bon being subtle, but you’ve got to love the way he gets her to touch him first.
YES I RANG MADAM TV… UNFORTUNATLY THOUGH INSTEAD OF CONTACING THE OLD MAN WE MANAGED TO DEVELOP OUR CONVERSATION ALONG THE LINES OF SOME GOOD OLD FASHIONED PHONE SEX…HAHA
YOU HAVE SOME VERY INTERESTING FRIENDS LUCAS;
ha ha my experience with madam tv i mean bon was also running along the lines of phone sex too. although it seemed to be masculine type err suggestions if you know what i mean. and laughing. lots of laughing. like yeah baby you wanna baby hahahahahaha etc etc. left me with the impression that bon was very randy indeed.
HAHAHA… FUNNY TALE ALYSSA… AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IRRESISTABLE PERSONALITY THAT GOT THE MADAM TV RUNNIN HOT!!! DAMN…HA
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