Countdown…
Humdrum…
Drumstick…
Golden Gaytime…
Sunny Boy…
Mad Max…
Max Gillies…
Stork…
Great McCarthy…
Peter Crimmins…
Frank Thring…
Little Lucifer…
TV Licences…
Colour Tele…
Telly Savalas…
Hey Charger…
P76…
Chiko Roll…
KFC…
Yumbo…
National…
Rank Arena…
Tina Arena…
YTT…
Waverley…
Barassi…
Chappelli…
Centenary Test…
Rick’s Jaw…
Footy Park…
Jezza’s Mark…
Twiggy’s Mark…
ThommoandLillee…
Cowdrey…
Wilbur Wilson…
It’s Academic…
Rale Rasic…
74 – Chile draw…
NSL…
Sherbet…
Shirley…
Skyhooks…
Skyways…
Matlock…
Goosebumps…
Heart Thumps…
Stevie…
Evie…
Ripper…
Bumper…
Scorcher…
Ripsnorter…
ABBA…
Norman Gunston…
Don Dunstan…
John Kerr…
Van Der Hum…
Prisoner…
The Freak…
Streakers…
Don Lane…
Coffee Tables…
Jeanne Little…
Boney…
Boney Maronie…
Ossie…
Young Doctors…
Dave Sullivan…
Ugly Dave…
Ugly Australians…
Big M Girls…
Golden Breed…
Radio Birdman…
Birdman Rally…
Lumber Jackets…
Sunbury…
WSC…
ACB…
The Don…
Don Finlayson…
Herb…
Dorrie…
Durrie…
Winfield…
Hoges…
Strop…
Delvene…
Karen Pini…
John Cornell…
Austin Robertson…
Kerry Packer…
Delilah…
Tracy…
Bill and Boyd…
Life Be In It…
Norm…
Bewdy Newk…
Mark Edmondson…
Evonne Goolagong…
Shane Gould…
2JJ…
3XY…
4IP…
5KA…
Top 40…
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About Mark 'Swish' Schwerdt
Saw my first SANFL game in 1967 - Dogs v Peckers. Have only ever seen the Dogs win 1 final in the flesh (1972 1st Semi) Mediocre forward pocket for the AUFC Blacks (1982-89) Life member - Ormond Netball Club -That's me on the right
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Brilliant Swish. Memories are like lost keys. They were always there, but someone needs to shine a light in a dark corner to help you find them.
So many beauties there but “goosebumps………heart thumps” triggered a “song” reaction in me. Big hair; loud guitars and drama. But who??? Any hints.
I think JTH’s Karen Pini reference must have triggered something in your brain, whereas for me it didn’t get above the beltline.
Sandy Stone – Edna’s sunset home companion or Bandstand singer??
Now if we can just get Dave Warner to write some music to this I am sure Swish and the Knackerettes could rival Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”.
Fantastic Swish. You’ve covered it brilliantly. Peter- Goosebumps is by Christie Allen. It was often on Countdown, and I reckon Molly liked it. I’m sure he said, “Do yourself a favour and get it.”
Classic
For a taster of the Barry Humphries/Sandy Stone original that I have plundered for this (the full version dirges on for over 20 minutes):
http://www.pandora.com/#/barry-humphries/moonee-ponds-muse-1/sandy-stone-suite-sandy-agonistes
Great list. A few more off the top of my head. Apologies if I’ve doubled up.
The Captain and the Major
Robbo at the Park
3KZ IS football
Penthouse Club
Harry Beitzel
Tommy Lahiff (down in the rooms)
Mission Brown
20k mortgages
Long hair (sigh)
Sideburns
Fondue nights
Macrame (esp owls) decorating the lounge
Marching bands at VFL finals
Orange benchtops
Duchess of Duke Street
Power Without Glory
Hookseys five fours
Muppets
Statler and Waldorf
Number 96 explosion
Evans the wireless
Tattslotto begins
David Johnson and Lucy Kiraly
Moonface
The Box
Peak touchball
Incredible Hulk
Cork tiles
Shag-pile carpet
String curtains
Home bottlings
Elton
Daddy Cool
Sesame Street
Bert, Ernie et al
Book ’em Danno
Jack O”Toole’s countdown for the WOS woodchop
Alan Teasdale’s Brownlow suit
The Whale
Cheers, Burkie
Well done those men.
Great iniator of some fun times and memories Swish
Brilliant Swish,
One major omission
GTK
2 Karen Pini references, only days apart. Her odds are shortening as the 2014 Almanac cover.
Love it. The 1970s also means:
Spectrum.
and…
“Well I remember when I was young, the world had just begun and I was happy” – Matt Taylor and Chain.