Raw Tales And True

Meet Danni RG, the original crazy art lady from Blacktown in Sydney's west. She is a renowned community artist and is sharing with us her mission and tales of some of the 'memorable' characters in her world. We also hear from Evan, who just wanted to get the train from Melbourne to Sydney but had an unplanned detour in Wagga that changed a lot of things.

This episode is all about the surreal possibilities of the early 1970's. Meeting Pink Floyd for a school magazine story and getting vouched for by Billy Preston, whilst participating in a Chuck Berry no 1 hit recording. And rebellious university days in Sydney and pulling a legendary prank involving sheep and the harbour bridge.

Two stories in this ep - Brett's sad but beautiful journey through love, loss and back to life again. In our second story, Herman recounts a tale of things going li wrong on the seedy side of Sydney's insular peninsula.

Here's a 35 minute skip through an epic life. James Ynson was born in The Philippines and raised there, and later Australia, before stints in the US and Saudi Arabia as an adult. He has endured tremendous, sometimes unfathomable, trauma and hardship. But he has a rare resilience, which is inspiring. He's also written a memoir called All In On Tomorrow available on Amazon

Here's a 35 minute skip through an epic life. James Ynson was born in The Phillippines and grew up there and later in Australia, before stints in the US and Saudi Arabia as an adult. He has endured tremendous, sometimes unfathomable, trauma and hardship, but has a resilience that is inspiring. He also has a memoir he's written, called All In On Tomorrow which is available through Amazon

Three advertising industry legends tell tales from another time of film shoots and recordings gone right and wrong, of their many strange colleagues and of general politically incorrect hi-jinx. It turns out Bon Scott was a true pro - on many levels, Plucka Duck was no match for George Foreman, a bank robbery can really make your day and the art of pubing has been lost to time.

King of speed Roger Fabri takes us back to being an 18 year old SP bookmaker's assistant and a particularly memorable day at the track. Then Kev has a few late 80's London football tales, including a brilliant example of how to bust into a sold out event and an encounter with the legendary Modfather himself, Paul Weller. And my good mates Steve and Dan help navigate English football culture of the late 80's.

In this episode, Gail recounts crazy times in Southwestern Sydney's Green Valley aka Dodge City and beyond in the 80's and early 90's. Then we head west to Perth where Scotty faces some tricky questions about his then to-be father in law - does his future wear concrete boots and sleep with the fishes, or has he just watched one too many mobster shows?

Herman in Sydney shares a tale about when well-intentioned massage goes wrong, very wrong. Simone in LA takes us back to the golden age of peeping toms and some choice family recollections. Then there's Pete and that time in 1972 UK when a school assignment took him into the orbit of Pink Floyd, Chuck Berry, Slade and Billy Preston and a day and night for the ages.

Karma is a bitch and she knows where you live - get your mind blown by this wild story about the leaves of destiny in India, as told by legendary astrologer Dadhichi (astrology.com.au). And in our second story, lets go rally driving in suburbia and other uncommon driving misdeamenors by our mate Brad.

Gini's mum is caught in the web of a vile conman's lies. But hell knows no fury like a woman scorned, and Gini's mum and her crack con-busting unit turn the tables and nail the sucker.

Three stories by three different storytellers. AJ's tinder date gets him onstage at Glastonbury, whilst Katie has a date that gets all out of hand (sorry), and Evan regales us with tales from the early 80's working as a barman in some legendary Sydney haunts.