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George Hrab – Bond, Bee Gees & Baths

Jun 23, 2020 Maynard

George Hrab has been a favourite of mine to interview since first meeting him in 2010 at TAM (The Amazing Meeting) Australia.

George is the fun filled science communicator-adjacent, overly-talented musician from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

I have known George for 10 years, but only met him 3 times. So of course we are best friends.

This 30 minutes has the usual wide ranging and seemingly random topics. Expect bathroom etiquette, attractive women wanting to kill you, and trombones.

From humble beginnings overcoming the shame of Moonraker being his first James Bond film, to performing around the world solo, with a string quartet or his usual 9 piece funk band The Philadelphia Funk Authority.

Whenever there’s a “big blow” on, I try to be in the bath.
George Hrab, Hydro Enthusiast

George Hrab in snappy 3 piece suit — George scubas up well folks.

I am comfortable with my role as the brain sorbet of the science communication community.
George Hrab, the popular palate cleanser.

Pick Up The Pieces

George performing Small Comfort live with string quartet at QED in Manchester, England.

Geo’s regular fireside acoustic one man Jam.

George & Maynard get together backstage in Las Vegas after working 48 hours straight in 2012.

George Hrab’s wonderful world online

The scene George & Maynard reference at end of show.

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Video – Maynard guest DJ on Neil Humes Funky Friday livestream.

May 24, 2020 Maynard

A crossover DJ livestream. After finishing his One man Madd Club show, Maynard walked to Neil Hume’s place (does Maynard seem like the kind of person that would be allowed in an Uber?)

Neil livestreams every Friday night from 9pm with the help of his Russian Blue, Catrouska. She even makes a cameo in this show.

This show has Batman, Henry Mancini & some poor dance moves from Maynard.

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Bunga Bunga 60 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

May 20, 2020 Maynard

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Bunga Bunga 60 has Tim & Maynard keeping Australia up to date on the things that count. Distracting zombies with online streaming and the fate of that possum in Maynard’s shed.

They take Crankmail on Bond, boobs, and a rather feisty Dachshund from Perth calls into the Alan Jones show to counter the issues brought up last time by Tim’s cat.

It’s not a bit of wood or an owl.

Maynard’s Madd club show, every Friday at 8:30pm

To The Batpoles podcast

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Video – Maynard Madd Club livestream – May 15

May 15, 2020 Maynard

The fourth One Man Madd Club live stream went off at 8:30 Friday night.

Do the Batusi, or one of the many imaginative dances I cook up.

A cardboard Uma can be your friend too.

Here’s the show in its entirety. Enjoy, and tune in on Friday at 8:30-9:00pm.

From not where you live.

Watc h on the Maynard Facebook page.

Madd Club Facebook page going back to 1990

First Madd Club livestream video

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Talking with ANZAC

Apr 23, 2020 Maynard

I’ve done lots of stories over the years with and about various Anzac veterans.

These stories are easily lost, so he’s a few of my favourites I could still find.

Vietnam veteran Phil – The Meaning of Anzac Day

Malayan Emergency veteran Peter – Another Forgotten War

More from Phil on Vietnam – No Apocalypse Now

Phil with Australian soldiers at Nui Dhat

Craig Stockings, Senior Lecturer at the Australian Defence Force Academy – Anzac Myths that won’t die.

WW2 Mosquito night fighter pilot witnesses V2 launches from the air.

Peter Brune on the fall of Singapore

Chef Robbie on a very wild Anzac Day he worked at an RSL Anzac Day Dope Cookies

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Bunga Bunga 59 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

Apr 23, 2020 Maynard

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Maynard gets Tim Ferguson on the Bungaphone for an action packed and speculation filled Bunga Bunga 59.

Don’t know where it will all end? Neither do Tim nor Maynard, but in a show that somehow connects 3 different native animals, a cat and Alan Jones you are assured to be no wiser by the end of this travesty of a mockery.

Your Crankmail is answered, Tim addresses the country’s lack of panic buying this week and Maynard starts an airline with the help of Winston Churchill.

Keep hoarding Australia!
Tim Ferguson

Kangaroo disappointed by Adelaide.

Maynard Air, it’s up yours.
Maynard

Winston Churchill describes Maynard Air — Winston Churchill describes the future Maynard Air.

Gretel Killeen’s website

Bunga Bunga live video at Tim’s

June, Taryn & Wendy are back with Aerobics Oz Style. Tim’s concerns about shoulder pads are ill founded.

Jodie asked, What is this plastic thing?

Don’t Take Pandemic Advice From A Podcast

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Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1993.

Apr 16, 2020 Maynard

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Maynard returns to the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 1993. Broadcast rather excitedly on Triple J across Australia on Sunday, 4th April.

A two and a half hour spectacular Sunday Afternoon Fever show from the “Scott Carne Suite”, otherwise known as Studio 320 at ABC Melbourne. With a live audience that are up for it. Just what that is, you’ll find out.

The live house band for the show was Boom Crash Opera, with guests Miss Dorothy & His Fools in Love, Tlot Tlot, Mrs Sinatra, the Totally Lost in Space improv show, The Real Live Brady Bunch, Lano & Woodley AND heaps more.

You’ll need a wiglet.
Mrs Fred Sinatra on haircare

There are audience song requests, 3 rounds of Maynard’s Mastermind and rather inexplicably the chance to win Bobby Brown’s tracksuit.

Miss Dorothy sings beautifully, Tlot Tlot have a new album, Mrs Sinatra (live on the phone from Las Vegas) has hair care tips for the ladies, Warren Coleman fills us in on behind the scenes of The Real Live Brady Bunch, Ross Daniels goes all Dr Smith for the live audience, Lano & Woodley relive painful school days in song and Boom Crash Opera do their version of Detachable Trombone. It’s a class act all the way with Triple J.

So, get down in your underpants and pray to the Church of the Funky Chicken. It’s time for Sunday Afternoon Fever at The Melbourne Comedy Festival 1993.

Thanks to all our funny guests. Special thanks to the very professional Triple J Producers Anne-Maree Sargeant, Phil McKelar and all at ABC Melbourne 1993.

Tlot Tlot with Maynard at Triple J, Sydney 1993. — Tlot Tlot with Maynard, Triple J, Sydney 1993

Maynard at 1992 Melbourne Comedy Festival

Maynard on Foxtel Channel V at 2000 Melbourne Comedy Festival

Tlot Tlot with The Girlfriend Song

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Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

Mar 17, 2020 Maynard

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Hear a time capsule from the Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992. Sunday Afternoon Fever live across Australia on Triple J, 5th April 1992.

Maynard and guests, Wendy Harmer, Bachelors From Prague, Doug Anthony All Stars, Stomp, Mark Little, Found Objects, Chris Lynam, Lily Savage, Corky and The Juice Pigs, Lance & The Hollywood Kids, bring you a music and mayhem filled 3 hours from just one Sunday afternoon that was very 1992.

Found Objects, perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Found Objects, perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

ABC Studio 320 in Broadcast House, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, was the venue for an afternoon of goofin’ off featuring the house band for the show Bachelors From Prague. It was their last public appearance before leaving for Italy.

Bachelors From Prague with Maynard dancing. Triple J, Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Bachelors From Prague with Maynard. Triple J, Sunday Afternoon Fever, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

This 3 hour show includes all the interviews and performances, as well as the flavour of the 1992 music groove.

Stomp perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Stomp perform on Sunday Afternoon Fever Melbourne Comedy Festiva, Aprill 1992

This was the first year Stomp toured Australia and before Wendy Harmer began her very successful commercial radio career in Sydney in 1993.

Richard Fidler helps out. Tim Ferguson relaxes live Maynard Triple J Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Richard Fidler helps out. Tim Ferguson relaxes live with Maynard, Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

DAAS had just been on The Big Gig and upset ABC viewers even more than usual. Chris Lynham was wonderfully surreal and gave some of the best non sequitur answers ever.

Maynard plays trombone again with Bachelors From Prague. Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992 — Maynard plays trombone with Bachelors From Prague. Triple J, Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

All of these performers are still around, all every bit as entertaining as in this show. Seek them out, it’s worth the journey.

Maynard works the crowd. Sunday Afternoon Fever show. Triple J Melbourne Comedy Festival 1992

Thanks to all our guests. Special thanks to the very professional Triple J Producers Chris Norris, Anne Marie, Phil McKelar and all at ABC Melbourne 1992.

Sunday Afternoon Fever show rundown list 5.4.1992

Bachelors From Prague on Facebook

6 other Sunday Afternoon Fever shows for your listening pleasure

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Bunga Bunga 57 – Tim Ferguson & Maynard

Feb 26, 2020 Maynard

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Bunga Bunga 57 brings poor advice and even worse lifestyle choices into your hearing once again.

We hear from Tim on his new cat, Star Trek’s best movies, burlesque as a tax dodge, inappropriate dress for time travel and why cows and mining don’t mix.

Tim and Maynard also dive deep into the burning social issue of feline appropriation.

We also put our political predictions where our Trump is, by calling the results of the US election. Tim does anyway. Maynard is busy thinking about his Pseudo Echo support gig in March.

Kitler 2 takes an important FaceTime call.

Tim’s live shows around Australia

Maynard supports Pseudo Echo March 7th

Last to Die, the non fiction book Maynard is reading

Tijuana Taxi interview, what a band!

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Australia’s Coldest 100 – 2020

Jan 21, 2020 Maynard

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Australia’s Coldest 100 returns on 25th January with some of the weirdest music Australia has ever spawned.

The Coldest 100 was the creation of Andrew Sholl on Twitter in 2016 and has been the embarrassing family member at the barbecue of Triple J’s Hottest 100 ever since. Anyone can have a guess at the hottest song of the year. But who has ever nominated Margarita Pracatan or Daryl Somers performing his version of Thankyou for Being a Friend ?

@Ozkitsch Andrew Sholl has allowed me to play you a few spoilers from the big day on Saturday (about 25).

Miss World contestants 1989 cover Kylie Minogue

Hey Hey, It’s a Ballarat charity telethon 1988

Les Hamsters just missed out making The Coldest 100 this year. Sacre bleu!

See what you missed in 2019’s Coldest 100

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