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]]> By: Bill http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-69 Bill Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:36:21 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-69 My dad used to play keyboard for mad gorilla in the late 70s early 80s, i was wondering if you knew where i could get hold of any of their music, i know they recorded two albums not sure if he was with them then but still keen for a listen anyways. My dad used to play keyboard for mad gorilla in the late 70s early 80s, i was wondering if you knew where i could get hold of any of their music, i know they recorded two albums not sure if he was with them then but still keen for a listen anyways.

]]> By: Clayton John Flack http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-75 Clayton John Flack Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:58:11 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-75 My name is Clayton Flack Mark Flacks brother i have some early recordings of mad gorilla rehersing on cassete tape. Mad gorilla played at my friends birthday party 1980 at my friend Jas Seikhon's party, it was a hsc party. I jammed with them that night. I also played with them at the Sefton hotel, my brother said i could use his equipment, guitar etc. Mark went into the audience to see how the band looked so i used his equipment and played. I was absoloutly scared shitless. Mark Langfield the drumer counted us in for rocky mountain way. I came in off beat, i was on stage for the first time, spotlights blinding you, scared shitless, but in the true fashion of rock and roll we were away. "Start playing and we'll see you at the other end". My friend Mark Francis was in the audience he said it looked mad! It was a night i will never forget. My name is Clayton Flack Mark Flacks brother i have some early recordings of mad gorilla rehersing on cassete tape. Mad gorilla played at my friends birthday party 1980 at my friend Jas Seikhon’s party, it was a hsc party. I jammed with them that night. I also played with them at the Sefton hotel, my brother said i could use his equipment, guitar etc. Mark went into the audience to see how the band looked so i used his equipment and played. I was absoloutly scared shitless. Mark Langfield the drumer counted us in for rocky mountain way. I came in off beat, i was on stage for the first time, spotlights blinding you, scared shitless, but in the true fashion of rock and roll we were away. “Start playing and we’ll see you at the other end”. My friend Mark Francis was in the audience he said it looked mad! It was a night i will never forget.

]]> By: Gibbo http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-76 Gibbo Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:40:30 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-76 Hi Clayton, great to hear from you. I know your brother well. I have done sound for lots of his bands over the years. I'd love to have a listen to some of those old tapes if we could organise it. Let me know. Thanks for dropping in. Cheers, Gibbo Hi Clayton, great to hear from you. I know your brother well. I have done sound for lots of his bands over the years. I’d love to have a listen to some of those old tapes if we could organise it. Let me know. Thanks for dropping in.

Cheers, Gibbo

]]> By: George Granger http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-86 George Granger Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:05:59 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-86 Good to see Dave Owen's story, and it brings back lots of memories. For those that haven't seen it they need to check out his website as he is a very talented song writer and performer and was a very prominent part of Mad Gorilla's musical and theatrical style. I first met Dave in the mushroom sheds at Rivo for our first jam, although Mark and Dave already had a plan on the boil by that stage so I was very fortunate to get in on it and still have some serious regrets about leaving the band a couple of years later due to family work obligations. For me Mad gorilla was the next step after Oracle and became some what of a very steep learning curve for me both musically and personally which I have never got off. Mad Gorilla gave all of us the opportunity to air some creative song writing and performing skills that we had developed, resulting in a lot of original work that has never been published, which makes them still current, so there may well be an avenue for Mad Gorilla to be reformed, recorded and published at some stage. We had a reunion after 13 years at the Rebels bike club in Austral in 1996, and it was like we hadn't been apart, just all a bit weathered from time and rock and roll, although I know that in the years since then I have progressed both musically and personally. I know I am still writing music in the same vein, and listening to Dave's music on his web site, he is still writing music in the same vein as well, and I know that Stix and Zac Flack will be doing the same. Who knows maybe we can get back together for a tour of the Sydney pubs, and I know I would be more than happy to contribute both financially and musically to recording some past and current songs that would broaden Australian music's horizons. What do you think guys??? Stix has my contact details, let me know. Good to see Clayton's story, as he played a large part in the band's history and development as well, plus he was really good at lining up the chicks :-). Good to see Dave Owen’s story, and it brings back lots of memories. For those that haven’t seen it they need to check out his website as he is a very talented song writer and performer and was a very prominent part of Mad Gorilla’s musical and theatrical style. I first met Dave in the mushroom sheds at Rivo for our first jam, although Mark and Dave already had a plan on the boil by that stage so I was very fortunate to get in on it and still have some serious regrets about leaving the band a couple of years later due to family work obligations. For me Mad gorilla was the next step after Oracle and became some what of a very steep learning curve for me both musically and personally which I have never got off. Mad Gorilla gave all of us the opportunity to air some creative song writing and performing skills that we had developed, resulting in a lot of original work that has never been published, which makes them still current, so there may well be an avenue for Mad Gorilla to be reformed, recorded and published at some stage. We had a reunion after 13 years at the Rebels bike club in Austral in 1996, and it was like we hadn’t been apart, just all a bit weathered from time and rock and roll, although I know that in the years since then I have progressed both musically and personally. I know I am still writing music in the same vein, and listening to Dave’s music on his web site, he is still writing music in the same vein as well, and I know that Stix and Zac Flack will be doing the same. Who knows maybe we can get back together for a tour of the Sydney pubs, and I know I would be more than happy to contribute both financially and musically to recording some past and current songs that would broaden Australian music’s horizons. What do you think guys??? Stix has my contact details, let me know.
Good to see Clayton’s story, as he played a large part in the band’s history and development as well, plus he was really good at lining up the chicks :-).

]]> By: Julie Yip http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-88 Julie Yip Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:24:23 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-88 Hey, I am searching for CLAYTON FLACK, can you forward this message to him? My name is Julie Yip and I went to primary school (Summer Hill and Ashbury) with him. Am organising a reunion of Summer Hill class with teacher Don Miller. Even his brother Mark doesn't have a current contact on him...Please give him my email address. Many thanks! Hey, I am searching for CLAYTON FLACK, can you forward this message to him? My name is Julie Yip and I went to primary school (Summer Hill and Ashbury) with him. Am organising a reunion of Summer Hill class with teacher Don Miller. Even his brother Mark doesn’t have a current contact on him…Please give him my email address. Many thanks!

]]> By: Julie Yip http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-89 Julie Yip Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:21:12 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-89 Hey, Clayton - you did not leave any contact details when you rang my office last week. Please ring me back, Don and Tom would especially love to see you again. The reunion is on 4th October 2008. Cheers, Julie. Hey, Clayton - you did not leave any contact details when you rang my office last week. Please ring me back, Don and Tom would especially love to see you again. The reunion is on 4th October 2008. Cheers, Julie.

]]> By: geoff hillier http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-91 geoff hillier Sat, 13 Sep 2008 01:50:43 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-91 gooday george hope you are well, im alive an still kick the old yamaha kit every blue moon. i would enjoy talkin to you very much. been talkin to recless,rodger (dvd mgb ) hope you get this message. all the best, geoff hillier da bat gooday george
hope you are well, im alive an still kick the old yamaha kit every blue moon.
i would enjoy talkin to you very much. been talkin to recless,rodger (dvd mgb ) hope you get this message.
all the best, geoff hillier
da bat

]]> By: Rossy http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-100 Rossy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:25:31 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-100 Yeah Jimmy Bourke could drink his weight in bourbon... I remember going into a nightclub in Canberra on a New Years Eve with him after a gig at the convention centre. The bouncers thought he looked like trouble, so they said "You blokes can come in..." and pointed at Jim and said, "but don't you start anything." Quick as a flash Boukey said, "It's alright... I didn't bring my jumper leads." Needless to say within the hour we'd been ejected and were back at the hotel... Yeah Jimmy Bourke could drink his weight in bourbon… I remember going into a nightclub in Canberra on a New Years Eve with him after a gig at the convention centre. The bouncers thought he looked like trouble, so they said “You blokes can come in…” and pointed at Jim and said, “but don’t you start anything.” Quick as a flash Boukey said, “It’s alright… I didn’t bring my jumper leads.” Needless to say within the hour we’d been ejected and were back at the hotel…

]]> By: Frank Seckold http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-101 Frank Seckold Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:24:42 +0000 http://www.gibboswarstories.com/the-wombat-switch/#comment-101 Jimmy Bourke..hahah.... He was about 15 or so when he started working for Gorilla....he was a good kid. I used to take him to Bulldogs games and he used to turn up with a Coke bottle 1/2 burbon 1/2 Coke.....by the the end of the games hed be throwing Fantales or Jaffas at the cheer squad!!!! Then we'd go do the gig!!! Jimmy Bourke..hahah….

He was about 15 or so when he started working for Gorilla….he was a good kid.

I used to take him to Bulldogs games and he used to turn up with a Coke bottle 1/2 burbon 1/2 Coke…..by the the end of the games hed be throwing Fantales or Jaffas at the cheer squad!!!!

Then we’d go do the gig!!!

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