Andrew Potts

So it’s R U OK Day/ World Suicide Prevention Day and I’ve written something about it. I’ve struggled with poor mental health and what Winston Churchill called his “black dog” for much of my life. @GCBulletin @ruokday #RUOKDay #RUOKDay2020 goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/gold-coas…

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Today in music: The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heatbreakers from the 1981 album Hard Promises. Released 45 years ago, it was the band’s fourth studio album. It was recorded through late 1980 and early 1981 and saw the band work with frequent collaborator Stevie Nicks who was in the process of recording her first solo album, Bella Donna. Nicks and Petty duet on Insider while she provides backing vocals for You Can Still Change Your Mind. Petty was expected to meet with John Lennon during the recording process but the meeting never took place, due to the former Beatle’s murder in New York City in December 1980. As a tribute “We love you JL” was etched into the vinyl record’s early pressings. The Waiting, Hard Promises’ first single, was a hit, going to No.19 on the US mainstream charts and No.1 on the Top Tracks charts. Hard Promises was a hit, going to No.1 in New Zealand, No.5 in the US, No.21 in Australia and No.32 in the UK. #Music #TheWaiting #TomPetty #tompettyandtheheartbreakers #hardpromises #rock #rocknroll #1970s #70s #1970smusic #70smusic #youregonnagetit #damnthetorpedos #longafterdark #southernaccents #letmeupivehadenough #intothegreatwideopen #echo #thelastdj #mojo #hypnoticeye #Americangirl #stopdragginmyheartaround #Learningtofly #Freefallin #runningdownadream #Iwontbackdown

@Ranting_Trans I have such a deep love of those books from when I was a kid. They were hugely graphic and intense thematically comparative to the other books aimed at the same age group. I really hope this adaptation is good.

I hope I do Animorphs justice with this description, but it is the Madoka Magica of YA fantasy series. It makes you think it's a standard "teens save the world" story, and yes it is that, but only via killing, maiming, and traumatising the entire cast VERY GRAPHICALLY

@ClassicXMen Love this run

Wolverine #169-174 from December 2001-May 2002.

@thatbilloakley @simon_shargot And on top of Bart making irritating calls to Linda Lavin (who, in Lisa's view, deserved it). The Simpson men love bothering celebrities.

@simon_shargot SO TRUE!

It may slip past quickly, but we always liked that Homer had apparently written so many letters to Frank Sinatra that Mr. Sinatra had sent an emissary to punch Homer in the nose

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Today in music: Stop it Girl by New Kids on the Block from the 1986 album New Kids on the Block. Released 40 years ago this week, it was the band’s debut studio album. A commercial failure upon release, it was re-released in 1989 after the success of NKOTB’s second album and finally charted, reaching No.6 in the UK and No.25 in the US. #Music #stopitgirl #newkidsontheblock #pop #rock #poprock #1980s #80s #1980smusic #80smusic #hangintough #merrymerrychristmas #stepbystep #Facethemusic #theblock #ten #Thankful

@WizardsComics That Cable plot description is interesting because I don’t remember that happening at all. It’s possible that got dumped when they rebooted the book midway through 2002.

How many of these comic book titles that were relegated to “Also In 2002” status did YOU read that year or at some point?

Today in music: The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range from the 1986 album The Way It Is. Released 40 years ago, it was the band’s debut album. Produced by Hornsby and Huey Lewis, it was a surprise hit, going to No.3 in the US, No.16 in the UK and No.20 in Australia. The title track, The Way It Is, went to No.1 in the US. No.12 in Australia and No.15 in the UK. #Music #thewayitis #BruceHornsbyandtherange #brucehornsby #rock #rocknroll #1980s #80s #1980smusic #80smusic #Scenesfromthesouthside #anightonthetown #harbourlights #hothouse #spirittrail #absolutezero #nonsecureconnection

It’s an exciting time to be a @u2 fan

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Today in music: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes from the 1981 album Mistaken Identity. Released 45 years ago this week, it was the singer’s sixth studio album. A major hit upon release, it went to No.1 in the US for four weeks, No.2 in Australia and No.26 in the UK. Bette Davis Eyes, the lead single, was a cover of a 1974 Jackie DeShannon song and was the highest-selling single in the US in 1981. It also reached No.1 in Australia and No.12 in the UK. It remains the 17th-highest-selling single of all time in the US. #Music #BetteDavisEyes #KimCarnes #MistakenIdentity #pop #rock #rocknroll #poprock #1980 #80s #1980smusic #80smusic #Restonme #Sailin #stvincentscourt #romancedance #Voyeur #Caferacers #Barkingatairplanes #lighthouse #viewfromthehouse #Checkinouttheghosts #chasinwildtrains

Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: ROLLER COASTER RIDE - Village Road Show Theme Parks is confronting allegations staff embezzled more than $1m in “inappropriate payments” and “associated benefits”. @GCBULLETIN #GoldCoast

Today in music: Chariots of Fire (Titles) by Vangelis from the 1981 album Chariots of Fire. Released 45 years ago this month, it was the soundtrack to the film Chariots of Fire. The film, which went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, told the story of a pair of British runners in the lead up to the 1924 Olympic Games – the Christian missionary Eric Liddell and the Jewish Harold Abrahams. Vangelis was hired to do the soundtrack and score but rather than use period-appropriate music, he chose to instead use synthesisers. The titles music famous plays over the opening credits which depict the British Olympic team running along a beach in Scotland. It also features a synth arrangement of the William Blake poem/Hubert Parry song Jerusalem which closes the film, and from which it draws its name. A major hit, the album went to No.1 in the US and remained there for four weeks, going to No.5 in both the UK and Australia. Chariots of Fire (Titles) went to No.1 in the US, No.12 in the UK and No.13 in Australia. #Music #ChariotsofFire #Vangelis #synth #synthpop #instrumental #1980s #80s #1980smusic #80smusic #soundtrack #Jerusalem

Today in music: Achilles Last Stand by Led Zeppelin from the 1976 album Presence. Released 50 years ago today, it was the rock band’s seventh and penultimate studio album. It was recorded in a handful of week in Germany during the final weeks of 1975. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page wrote many of the songs in at attempt to return to the hard rock sound of their earliest albums. Achilles Last Stand, the 10-minute opening track, was recorded in a single day in November 1975, with Page later returning to overdub it with the sound of six guitars playing simultaneously. It was released to strong sales, and charted, going to No.1 in the US and UK but would ultimately be the band’s lowest-selling album. It was initially given a mixed reception from critics but in recent years has been reassessed. Led Zeppelin would release one further album, 1978’s In Through the Out Door before the death of John Bonham and the band’s break-up in 1980. Coda, a final album including the band’s last unreleased songs, was released posthumously in 1982. #Music #achilleslaststand #LedZeppelin #Presence #RobertPlant #JimmyPage #JohnPaulJones #JohnBoham #rock #rocknroll #1970s #70s #1970smusic #70smusic #hardrock #LedZeppelinII #LedZeppelinIII #LedZeppelinIV #Housesoftheholy #Physicalgraffiti #InThroughtheOutDoor #Coda #TheSongremainsthesame #Howthewestwaswon #Celebrationday #Stairwaytoheaven #Kashmir

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Today's Gold Coast Bulletin front page: THE CRANE CAPITAL - A record 75 cranes now dominate the Gold Coast skyline as developers scramble to complete mega-projects before Olympic infrastructure steals their workforce. @GCBULLETIN #GoldCoast

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Today in music: Darling Pretty by Mark Knopfler from the 1996 album Golden Heart. Released 30 years ago last week, it was the Dire Straits founder’s debut studio album. Knopfler had been releasing soundtracks for 13 years by 1996 but had never recorded a full studio album. Dire Straits split up following the release of 1991’s On Every Street, as did Knopfler’s marriage. After a two year break from music, he began recording Golden Heart in 1996, a process which took two years to complete. A critical and commercial hit, it went to No.9 in the UK, No.28 in Australia and No.105 in the US. #Music #MarkKnopfler #Goldenheart #rock #rocknroll #guitar #1990s #90s #1990smusic #90smusic #Direstraits #LocalHero #SailingtoPhiladelphia #TheRagpickersdream #shangrila #killtogetcrimson #getlucky #Privateering #Tracker #Downtheroadwherever #Communique #MakingMovies #LoveoverGold #Brothersinarms #OnEveryStreet

A spectacular sky this morning at dawn on the #goldcoast