Like Two Mexicans Dancing

1988
The small island of Tasmania off Australia’s south coast is a long way from England. Turquoise blue skies, endless sunshine, pub bands and local radio.  For a girl from Manchester with a passion for live music, it’s the perfect location.

Tasmanian band, The Fish John West Reject are living 400km away in Melbourne, recording their first album, Swim and playing regular gigs at The Punters Club.  But when a boy brings his band back to the island for Christmas there is a chance encounter on the streets of Launceston, and the beginning of a memorable summer.

What follows is a love story, a search for belonging, and a musical journey of hope and ambition.  With exuberance and irreverence the narrative explores the unforgettable moments that shape us.  It records the frustrations of trying to be a rockstar, and the ordinary life of a band trying to break into the music business.

Like Two Mexicans Dancing is about the beauty of a large continent, a long way from everywhere.  It’s about making friends, creating bonds, falling in love, and trying to find a home.

 

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Like Two Mexicans Dancing

1988
The small island of Tasmania off Australia’s south coast is a long way from England. Turquoise blue skies, endless sunshine, pub bands and local radio.  For a girl from Manchester with a passion for live music, it’s the perfect location.

Tasmanian band, The Fish John West Reject are living 400km away in Melbourne, recording their first album, Swim and playing regular gigs at The Punters Club.  But when a boy brings his band back to the island for Christmas there is a chance encounter on the streets of Launceston, and the beginning of a memorable summer.

What follows is a love story, a search for belonging, and a musical journey of hope and ambition.  With exuberance and irreverence the narrative explores the unforgettable moments that shape us.  It records the frustrations of trying to be a rockstar, and the ordinary life of a band trying to break into the music business.

Like Two Mexicans Dancing is about the beauty of a large continent, a long way from everywhere.  It’s about making friends, creating bonds, falling in love, and trying to find a home.

 

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1988
The small island of Tasmania off Australia’s south coast is a long way from England. Turquoise blue skies, endless sunshine, pub bands and local radio.  For a girl from Manchester with a passion for live music, it’s the perfect location.

Tasmanian band, The Fish John West Reject are living 400km away in Melbourne, recording their first album, Swim and playing regular gigs at The Punters Club.  But when a boy brings his band back to the island for Christmas there is a chance encounter on the streets of Launceston, and the beginning of a memorable summer.

What follows is a love story, a search for belonging, and a musical journey of hope and ambition.  With exuberance and irreverence the narrative explores the unforgettable moments that shape us.  It records the frustrations of trying to be a rockstar, and the ordinary life of a band trying to break into the music business.

Like Two Mexicans Dancing is about the beauty of a large continent, a long way from everywhere.  It’s about making friends, creating bonds, falling in love, and trying to find a home.

 


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780648032106
Publisher: Angela Dawson
Publication date: 02/08/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 456
File size: 22 MB
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Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Contents Yours Truly 1992 1 Work and home 9 Dave and the Gorge 18 Crossing paths 23 Rosie's Bar 33 Ripples 40 Liffey Falls 44 Gordon River and the West 51 Wineglass Bay 69 Orion 78 Patience and Telepathy 94 Casualty 120 Brunswick, fish and rain 133 It's time 155 Crossing the Strait 172 Melbourne 176 July 1989: Winter 189 Launceston letters 200 September snow 203 Studio time 206 Touring with Brian 213 The pace of Summer 234 Touring Sydney 239 She'll be Apples 267 Music by the beach, St Kilda 286 Red, red wine 301 Autumn 1990 307 Michael and Ballarat 314 Making history on Triple J 323 Counting Down 330 Roddy and Parkville 340 Bananas and sugar cane 347 TISM, Stanley and Fin 369 Gigs, media and recording, 1991 374 Royal Derby Hotel 387 Winter and Jesus Jones 393 Ride 400 Helvelln 403 18 October 1991 410 Rood and Roods 416 Always 428 Addendum 432 So the story goes 433 Author's note 440 Acknowledgements 441 List of inserts 442 Music 443 About the Author 444
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