An introducion

Deniz Tek is best know for his work with Radio Birdman. In the thirty years since, Den has kept a busy schedule, playing and recording with a long list of collaborators, one-offs and his own band. Over the years Deniz has collected some great road stories which he will share with you here. His current activities will also be chronicled here. Read on...

Friday, October 15, 2010

Dare Jenning's 60th birthday


Last night was my friend Dare Jenning's 60th birthday party. Dare is the guy who di the very first Radio Birdman T-shirt in the little shed behind his share house in Coogee ... when we were heading over to meet Lou Reed and wanted to give him a T-shirt. Dare went on to create Mambo. The party was big  ... hundreds of people in his vintage motorcycle and clothing store "Deus  Ex Machina" on Parramatta Rd in Camerdown. Many famous stars showed up and did a song or two. Jenni Morris. Reg Mombasa from Mental as Anything. Peter Oxley from the Sunnyboys and his sister. My old band mate (from Radio Birdman) Warwick Gilbert, with his wife Julie Mostyn doing blues and R+B. Many others. The backing band was james Black ... they are the house band for the TV show Rockwiz. I closed the night by playing  "Aloha Steve n Danno". I had never sung it before, and the lyrics lagged the music by half a beat but it still went over well. In a rough and tumble way. Raucous! Warwick and Julie sang the "OOOO's".

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