Street Art Before It Was Street Art

Lovely original 1960's advertising above a shop in Sydney Rd, Coburg. They'd be called 'paste ups' now.

Goodbye to Myers Lonsdale Street

Goodbye to the old Myers Lonsdale Street store. This is the view from the top floor of the new Bourke Street store looking out to the back of the Lonsdale St store. End of an era. Not sure if they are keeping the facade (not visible in the photo below). I hope they do.

My New Blog

Because two blogs are not enough, I've started a new one in which for some unfathomable reason I will be posting hundreds of my newspaper movie clippings and also posting what is on the back of them which in many cases is far more interesting. Come and have a look

 

They Don't Do Birthdays Like This Anymore

It was my 4th Birthday. They don't do birthdays like this anymore - no friends, no silly hats, no streamers, just a couple of bored looking kids and a cake!

 

Essendon Airport

Essendon Airport in the 1970s when you could wander on to tarmac at your leisure and be sliced to pieces by planes if you weren't careful. My dad regularly took me there.

The Royal Melbourne Show

My family has been visiting the Royal Melbourne Show for decades. It has changed a lot over the years, but if you are a kid you don't care what it looks like, you're just there for the fun, excitement and food. The black and white photos are from 1969 and the colour photos 2011.

Steve Kilbey & Martin Kennedy Strategy Meeting

Kilbey Kennedy Drawings For Sale

In an effort to raise money for the next Kilbey Kennedy album I've decided to sell my Kilbey Kennedy drawings. These are the originals - one of each only! Most drawings are between A5 and A4 size. Unframed. Price AUD$65 includes worldwide postage. Originally published between 2009 and 2010, these early ones were actually drawn and coloured by hand whereas later ones were pen sketches and coloured in photoshop.


See the drawings here

Last chance to see the Brunswick Brickworks as they were

One last photo session at the old Brunswick brickworks today before they are pulled down. The kilns (the brick base of the building) and chimneys will be preserved apparently, but will eventually be surrounded by high density housing. Sad.

1970s Greeting cards

This is probably slightly insane, but ever since 1970 when I received a fantastic 'spaceman' birthday card from my parents, I've religiously kept every birthday and Christmas card I've received up until this day. Here are a few of my early favourites: