The Perth Thread

[Nothing]

Karl Langdon reckons he was working in a bank when it was robbed by Brendan "postcard bandit" Abbott. So looks like it might have been a theme for young footballers.

I'm pretty sure that Langdon worked at Subiaco or Shenton Park Commonwealth Bank and was there when Abbott held them up, late 80s/very early 90s.

 

[Smeg Head]

Well since we have been talking regional areas in here, have the hot tip that One Night Stand will be heading to Geraldton this year.

Called it

 

[vWestCoast]

Called it

Good call might do the trip up with a few mates

 

[Smeg Head]

Good call might do the trip up with a few mates

Nice drive up the Indian Ocean Rd too.

 

[Beerfish]

What's One Night Stand?

 

[Biggie]

What's One Night Stand?

Triple J hoo haa

 

[Underdog]

What's One Night Stand?

It's a gig put on by Triple J designed to take prominent Australian acts to regional Australia. It last visited in Collie in 2008 where Faker, Cog, and Pnau headlined.

 

[Van_Dyke]

It's a gig put on by Triple J designed to take prominent Australian acts to regional Australia. It was last visited in Collie in 2008 where Faker, Cog, and Pnau headlined.

IIRC they took Powderfinger up to Karratha in 07

 

[Smeg Head]

IIRC they took Powderfinger up to Karratha in 07

Sounds more like Northwest Fest or whatever thats in Port Headland most Augusts.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Sounds more like Northwest Fest or whatever thats in Port Headland most Augusts.

Googled it, was part of the AWOL series.

 

[Smeg Head]

Googled it, was part of the AWOL series.

Fair enough, ages back hey.

 

[BluesMan]

Yeah might make the trip up to Gero, Alison Wonderland is pretty cool, but thats about it though.

 

[LeakyValve]

No, these have all appeared within the last few years. They are very obviously new cracks.

I would not be surprised at this.

I worked in the old Commonwealth Bank site next to the GPO when the complexes housing the Aviary Bar and the State Govt buildings
fronting William Street were being constructed.

At various times during the construction phase, the old Bank actually swayed and rolled like a ship.

May have been when they were driving piles around the train station.

The rolling motion was quite noticeable and would last for approx 10-15 seconds probably 3 times a day for about a month.

We were assured neither the GPO or the Bank would be damaged but it would be difficult to imagine such old and rigid
designs not to be affected in some way.

 

[Perth gal]

I would not be surprised at this.

I worked in the old Commonwealth Bank site next to the GPO when the complexes housing the Aviary Bar and the State Govt buildings
fronting William Street were being constructed.

At various times during the construction phase, the old Bank actually swayed and rolled like a ship.

May have been when they were driving piles around the train station.

The rolling motion was quite noticeable and would last for approx 10-15 seconds probably 3 times a day for about a month.

We were assured neither the GPO or the Bank would be damaged but it would be difficult to imagine such old and rigid
designs not to be affected in some way.

Nek minnit

 

[Admiral Byng]

I'm pretty sure that Langdon worked at Subiaco or Shenton Park Commonwealth Bank and was there when Abbott held them up, late 80s/very early 90s.

Belmont perhaps. I worked in the same branch a few years later (when Karl was nearing the end of his AFL career) and it was sort of folklore around the place the day it got robbed by Abbott. Karl definitely worked there, we had a tradition of taking a staff Christmas photo every year and adding it to the album. He was in at least one such photo.

 

[LeakyValve]

Nek minnit

Yep...developers and Govt's never tell porkies do they?

It would be sad though if they have been damaged as they are grand old things.

Particularly the GPO when you get the afternoon sun slanting across it at certain times of the year.

In the right conditions, it turns a light honey colour.

 

[Upgrayedd]

I would not be surprised at this.

I worked in the old Commonwealth Bank site next to the GPO when the complexes housing the Aviary Bar and the State Govt buildings
fronting William Street were being constructed.

At various times during the construction phase, the old Bank actually swayed and rolled like a ship.

May have been when they were driving piles around the train station.

The rolling motion was quite noticeable and would last for approx 10-15 seconds probably 3 times a day for about a month.

We were assured neither the GPO or the Bank would be damaged but it would be difficult to imagine such old and rigid
designs not to be affected in some way.

In another life i was an aspiring fridge mechanic Apprentice with the company i worked with which had the contract for that building

They couldn't remove the safe in the ground floor, they would of had to demolish the building to remove it, so they turned it into a carpark which smelled like raw sewage. the old safe door was a beast, bout 1 and a half meter long,

 

[W.C. Fry]

Was thinking about doing a road trip for the One Night Stand. Went to the Collie one a few years back.
But its on the same time as the Saturday night eagles home game derby.
Derby takes precedence.

 

[Scotland]

Shame it's shitty Triple J bands, too.

 

[Biggie]

Was thinking about doing a road trip for the One Night Stand. Went to the Collie one a few years back.
But its on the same time as the Saturday night eagles home game derby.
Derby takes precedence.

My cricket clubs ****ing wind up is that night

 

[JW Frogen]

Its not finished may be a reason

Yeah, that is the other thing, why can't we ever finish anything on time?

 

[JW Frogen]

The art is a bit pedestrian and half witted too, they should have never allowed the state Metropolitan Development Authority to make artistic decisions, state employees are good at
moving staplers around and whinging about parking spaces, but you should not give them artistic choices.

Leave that to the intelligent and feeling.

 

[LeakyValve]

In another life i was an aspiring fridge mechanic Apprentice with the company i worked with which had the contract for that building

They couldn't remove the safe in the ground floor, they would of had to demolish the building to remove it, so they turned it into a carpark which smelled like raw sewage. the old safe door was a beast, bout 1 and a half meter long,

Yeah that basement was grim.

So were the showers down there.

Abandon all hope all ye who enter here.

That safe is a beauty.

Being an ex-govt bank, I always wondered if gold bullion or at a stretch, arms, would have been stored
there during the depression and the 2nd WW.

Or even the tense times when Whitlam was sacked.

Do you reckon anybody would have bonked in it?

 

[Kram]

Was thinking about doing a road trip for the One Night Stand. Went to the Collie one a few years back.
But its on the same time as the Saturday night eagles home game derby.
Derby takes precedence.

This must be the first night derby in about a decade.

 

[Righteo]

This must be the first night derby in about a decade.

2005, I think? The McPharlin screamer game where Judd got them home.