I am a big fan of Irish blues guitarist, Rory Gallagher – particularly the album Irish Tour ’74, which I have played to death. Gallagher loved pulp fiction, and many of his songs are like little slices of pulp – covering everything from spies to, well, you guessed it – boxing! The song, Kid Gloves, [...]
15May12
Street Fightin’ Man
Okay, it’s not about boxing, but it’s the Stones, ya know! Taken from the Maysles Bros. film Gimme Shelter. November – 1969 at Madison Square Garden – which of course, has hosted its fair share of boxing matches. Uploaded by: whateveritsnoyes
13May12
Living in America – James Brown
Uploaded by; Drako2012 May sees the launch of King of the Outback, the sixth book in the popular Fightcard series – and my literary debut (writing as Jack Tunney). Accordingly, in a month long celebration, Permission to Kill will be looking back and some of the highlights – and lowlights – of boxing in film [...]
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Tagged Boxing, Dolph Lundgren, Fight Card, Godfather of Soul, James Brown, King of the Outback Launch, Rocky
Tagged Boxing, Dolph Lundgren, Fight Card, Godfather of Soul, James Brown, King of the Outback Launch, Rocky
12May12
The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
From 2009 – Maddison Square Garden Uploaded by Zarastro1040 May sees the launch of King of the Outback, the sixth book in the popular Fightcard series – and my literary debut (writing as Jack Tunney). Accordingly, in a month long celebration, Permission to Kill will be looking back and some of the highlights – and [...]
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Tagged Boxing, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Simon and Garfunkel
Tagged Boxing, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Simon and Garfunkel
10May12
Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
Uploaded by: SurvivorVEVO May sees the launch of King of the Outback, the sixth book in the popular Fightcard series – and my literary debut (writing as Jack Tunney). Accordingly, in a month long celebration, Permission to Kill will be looking back and some of the highlights – and lowlights – of boxing in film [...]
8May12
Downtown Train: Tom Waits
Here’s the video clip for the song Downtown Train, sung by Tom Waits, a cut from the album Rain Dogs (1985, Island Records). So you’re thinking, ‘What the hell’? Tom Waits, and Downtown Train have nothing to do with boxing. And if you’re talking about the song, then you are absolutely right. But it’s a [...]
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Tagged Fight Card, Jake La Motta, King of the Outback Launch, Raging Bull, Tom Waits
Tagged Fight Card, Jake La Motta, King of the Outback Launch, Raging Bull, Tom Waits
4May12
Hurricane – Bob Dylan
The veracity of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter’s story is still a cause of great debate. But as an Australian on the other side of the world, who wasn’t even born when the events that led to Carter’s incarceration took place, I do not feel qualified to offer an opinion on Carter (or even his boxing career [...]
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Tagged Bob Dylan, Fight Card, Hurricane, King of the Outback Launch, Rubin Carter
Tagged Bob Dylan, Fight Card, Hurricane, King of the Outback Launch, Rubin Carter
3May12
Rally Around the Drum
This classic song, written by Paul Kelly and Archie Roach, recalls Archie’s time as a tent boxer. Drums of all shapes and sizes were used by boxing troupes to draw crowds to the tent boxing shows that were put on in Outback Australia. Some showmen used big base drums and would march through town, pounding [...]
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Tagged Archie Roach, Australia, Boxing, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Paul Kelly, Tent Boxing
Tagged Archie Roach, Australia, Boxing, Fight Card, King of the Outback Launch, Paul Kelly, Tent Boxing
5Feb12
The Greenwich Apartments
The Greenwich Apartments ABC Radio Drama is a little something I picked up in a second hand shop. The packaging was cracked and knocked about, but this almost seems appropriate for a Cliff Hardy story, based on the novel by Peter Corris. Firstly, let me explain that this is not an audio book – and [...]
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Tagged Australia, Cliff Hardy, Crime, Crime Fiction, Peter Corris
Tagged Australia, Cliff Hardy, Crime, Crime Fiction, Peter Corris
Uploaded to youtube by: guelfenbein October is the month of the Skeleton Suit! Or Skeletons, Skulls and Bones, and in a month long celebration, The Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit is checking out the Skeletons in their closets. For an up-to-date direct connection with the Minions of M.O.S.S. check out the home page, or [...]
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Tagged Austen Tayshus, Comedy, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
Tagged Austen Tayshus, Comedy, Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, The Ghost Who Walks, The Phantom
