Vale George and Malcolm Young
Yesterday was Malcolm Young`s funeral. Rhythm guitarist with AC/DC, he died of dementia, in his early 60s. His brother Angus continues with the band, still performing in school uniform. A great Aussie rock band, who found their name on a refrigerator label. Malcolm was said to be a catastrophe around boats, sinking one, burning another and contributing to rising sea levels by the number of anchors lost.
George died just weeks earlier. A founding member of the Easybeats, another iconic Aussie rock band, and prolific songwriter in conjunction with Harry Vanda. The Easybeats found success under the surprising guidance of the conservative Aussie music publishing company Alberts. Part 2 of a telemovie about the Easybeats screens next Sunday on ABC TV, in part 1 when the group looks like breaking up, Ted Albert compares them to the crew of a sailing boat, saying rule 1 is everyone stays in the boat. The Albert family raced yachts(sailboats)on Sydney Harbour, including sailing a humble Folkboat out of Royal Sydney Yacht Club, I competed with them.
Rock music may not be my thing, but the Easybeats, and AC/DC are ok.