Last week I was off to see Morrissey at Festival Hall in Dudley Street in West Melbourne. What always comes to mind is that this was the place the Beatles played. It was also the first indoor gig I ever went to when I saw Roxy Music there back in the seventies. It is also just around the corner from the Carron tavern which was the home for a very long time of Rubber soul and the Beehive. So when my friend Paul and his partner Tanja told us to meet at the pub around the corner I was surprised that it was the carron and it was totally packed. 3 drinks for 25 dollars was a bit stiff considering it would have cost about $4 back then.
yes the place had changed as places do but you could still see the basic structure with it's pillars that mapped out the dancefloor. The kitchen behind the DJ booth, well pool table, where we count out the money. The side doorway where people would line up. The garage across the road is now just a wasteland.
"Shes So Fine" always went down a storm at Rubber Soul. Manic upbeat rock and roll. The Easybeats had brilliant songs. Never could understand why they weren't massive all over the world. Their greatest hits album is magic. The sound just leaps off the record.
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