Perth Zoo hosts tasty musical feast

July 11, 2007
by Rodney Olsen
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I was absolutely thrilled last night to hear that Daddy Cool will be reforming and touring Australia for the first time in 33 years. The band has played together several times through the years but it’s pretty much been occasional concerts here and there.

I’m even more thrilled today to see that the guys will be playing Perth in November along with the Beach Boys and Christopher Cross. What an amazing concert that will be. It’ll be in the wonderful setting of the Perth Zoo on Friday night the 9th of November. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday the 24th of July.

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300 kilometre flight in a lawn chair

July 11, 2007
by Rodney Olsen
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I posted a couple of days back about my love of flying. Of course when I talk about flying I’m imagining some kind of motorised aircraft … not a garden chair.

According to this story from News.com.au Ameican Kent Couch decided to go flying through Oregon skies by attaching 105 large, colourful helium balloons to his garden chair.

Believe it or not Kent spent nine hours in the air and covered a distance of 300 kilometres before he ‘touched down’ in a farmer’s field. He travelled at about 40 kilometres an hour with three cars filled with friends, family and his dog following him from below. Kent had a marvellous time floating through the clouds fulfilling a childhood dream. “When you’re a little kid and you’re holding a helium balloon, it has to cross your mind.”

I imagine that the next flying that Kent Couch will do will be all expenses paid as he does the rounds of various talk shows.

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