Daddy Cool Set for National Tour

As I’ve mentioned several times before, one of the things I love about my job is being able to speak to some of my musical heroes.

From my early years listening to my brother’s Daddy Cool albums through to singing along to Mondo Rock on the radio in the eighties and then onto his solo work, I’ve always appreciated the incredible musical talent of Ross Wilson.

No party in Australia is complete without Daddy Cool’s song Eagle Rock pumping through the speakers but Ross Wilson has contributed a lot more than that one song to the soundtrack of our lives.

I was absolutely thrilled tonight to hear the news that Ross is getting the band back together and embarking on a national tour with Daddy Cool. It’ll be the first tour for the guys in 33 years. Details of dates and venues are expected to be released in the coming days.

The tour was announced during tonight’s final of the Channel 7 programme, It Takes Two, where All Saints actress Jolene Anderson and David Campbell were announced as winners of the second series. Ross Wilson is a judge on the programme.

I saw Ross live in concert in March this year and it was magnificent to hear a lot of the Daddy Cool favourites but it’ll be even better with the original group.

I spoke to Ross Wilson in the lead up to the March concert during my radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM. You can hear our conversation using the media player below.



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What just happened?

Do you ever watch something for a long time and then wonder what you’ve just seen?

I finally got to see Emily playing netball on Saturday.

I usually take James to Auskick (junior Australian Rules Football) on a Saturday morning at the same time that Pauline takes Emily to netball. With school holidays upon us, there was no Auskick but the netball was still running so we all headed off to see Emily play.

I’ve got to admit that even after watching the game intently for an hour I still have no idea what was going on. I do know that Emily played well and that she scored a goal for her team but I couldn’t work out much more than that.

The umpires seemed to blow their whistles at random intervals to take the ball off one team and give it to the other. I’m sure that they knew what was going on and that they made the right calls but I couldn’t tell you what those calls were.

Do you ever find yourself in situations like that?

It’s a bit like that on the first day of a new job. Everyone else knows what’s happening but unless someone’s prepared to come along side you and explain everything, you’re left wondering what’s going on.

When we get used to a particular set of circumstances we tend to take certain actions and behaviours for granted, never thinking for a moment that others are totally bewildered.

I sometimes feel that way if I have cause to head to the pub. I don’t drink a lot and when I do drink it’s generally a quiet glass at home. Going to a hotel and ordering a drink seems like such a simple thing for most people but it can be confusing for me. I just hope the person behind the bar doesn’t ask me too much about my order. I don’t know what the correct names are for the various glass sizes and anything beyond ordering the most simple of drinks is beyond me.

I think the same thing happens in most churches. Unless you know the language and the right way to do things, you can feel very uncomfortable. I’m sure that’s why a lot of people would be happier to avoid getting involved in a local church. We might want to make people feel welcome when they visit but most of the time we’ve forgotten how unusual the whole deal is for most people. How many other places do people go where they have to stand up and sing songs they don’t know at irregular intervals? While they’re still trying to work out when to stand and sit they’re frantically hoping that they don’t do anything they’re not meant to do to cause themselves embarrassment.

Have you found yourself confounded by things that others take for granted?

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Teenage Affluenza

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