Been There Done That

21 Feb 2017

Bill Jeffrey, 747, J.Dean, A.Warhol, K.Williams, Bad food, $10

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As we are presenting program number 747 this week, Phil reminds us of another modern miracle which is Boeing’s 747 Jumbo Jet passenger aircraft, and its place in shrinking the tourists’ world. We also remember Bill Jeffrey who was a founding member of the Been There team, and who was still broadcasting not long before his death some 5 years ago around this time. He is remembered fondly.

Having anniversaries around this time are gay James Dean – US actor who was among the new breed of film actors in the mid-1950s; gay Andy Warhol – US painter, printmaker and photographer who was famous for being famous and for providing a new slant on art; and the outrageous Kenneth Williams – UK actor and radio comedian who didn’t hide his gayness on stage or radio.

We relate the story of a man who cheated the gallows on three occasions; the rise and rise of modern bionic parts for our failing bodies; and we compare the simplicity of Kellogg’s modern breakfast flakes with the complex processed foods in our shops these days which need supplementary vitamins to achieve good health (or so they try to convince us).

And almost on the anniversary of decimal currency in Australia in 1966, we comment about the revised plastic $10 note.

Plus some trivia and mirth and much more ….