Saturday, April 25, 2009

Groovin' to Daddy Cool on ANZAC Day

It's a tiny item in our newspapers: "On this date.... In 1915, during World War I, Allied soldiers invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula in an unsuccessful attempt to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war." Across the world, it's known as ANZAC DAY.
AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND celebrate ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day like a combination of our Memorial Day and Veterans Day (with a pinch of the Fourth of July) tossed in for good measure.
I am marking ANZAC Day by eating VEGEMITE on toast for breakfast and listening to classic 1970s rockers DADDY COOL.
Formed at MELBOURNE in 1970, Daddy Cool featured Ross Wilson (lead vocals and guitar), Ross Hannaford (guitar and vocals), Wayne Duncan (bass and vocals) and Gary Young (drums and vocals) and specialized in 1950s doo-wop-style songs and Wilson's originals.
One such original, "EAGLE ROCK," topped the Australian singles chart for 10 weeks in the summer of 1971.
I am grooving to the Daddy Cool compilation "That's Cool."
On a rainy day in Dubuque, I can't think of a better way of recognizing Anzac Day.

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