RIP Olivia Newton John

[horrie hastings]

Thanks Eddie..thank goodness for working from home..I can sit here and bawl my eyes out in my trackies with the heater on...

Thank you to Horrie for breaking the news to me. He's the only one I would have wanted to hear this from. Very dark week in Australian music with 2 lovely ladies now gone..they will be all singing with the angels now..because that is where they belong..and sound like..

this one came up just the other day and I was going to post it anyway

Send in the Clowns from Indigo Women of Song which Horrie had given me. I'll continue to post more throughout the week from this album of covers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FGDSt6i2Y

Thanks RWB, Ch9 is just playing a great interview with Richard Marx about her at the moment. The cover to the Indigo album is such a great picture of her and one of my favourites of her, i can't post pics on here but i have a signed copy of it from her.

[horrie hastings]

Olivia Newton-John - Anyone Who Had a Heart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0B12f8pFpU

[horrie hastings]

When I heard this early this morning my first thoughts were for RWB and HH. I knew you'd both take this hard.
It's been a bad week for Australian music.
Life is short

Thanks Eddie. Yep taking it very hard, one of few times i am really lost for words.

[horrie hastings]

My favourite Olivia song.

Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqH2rhlJIoo

[mightyrooster]

I'm very sorry MR...I'm crying enough for all of us then..anniversaries are very hard..
xx

Thanks RWB. She was only one year younger than Mum too. Mum played a lot of her music from the early 70s era while we were growing up.

[mightyrooster]

When I heard this early this morning my first thoughts were for RWB and HH. I knew you'd both take this hard.
It's been a bad week for Australian music.
Life is short

Yes Eddie I immediately thought of Horrie too as I know how big a fan he is.

[horrie hastings]

Very sad news for another Aussie music legend. She passed away on the exact same day as my Mum two years ago. She was another one of mum’s favourites too. RIP Olivia.

So sorry to hear that MR, i know you have mentioned about your mums passing but didn't realise that it was two years today, my thoughts are with you.

[eddie]

Thanks Eddie..thank goodness for working from home..I can sit here and bawl my eyes out in my trackies with the heater on...

Thank you to Horrie for breaking the news to me. He's the only one I would have wanted to hear this from. Very dark week in Australian music with 2 lovely ladies now gone..they will be all singing with the angels now..because that is where they belong..and sound like..

this one came up just the other day and I was going to post it anyway

Send in the Clowns from Indigo Women of Song which Horrie had given me. I'll continue to post more throughout the week from this album of covers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9FGDSt6i2Y

Seeing as we were born 20 odd days apart, I'm sure we left primary school in the same year.
When we broke up we had an evening party at the auditorium and the theme was grease.
They played all the songs more than once. Olivia was a mega-star back then.

[horrie hastings]

Have to have a bit of a laugh.

Countdown: Olivia Newton John blooper


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGGiA3gEwQg

[mightyrooster]

So sorry to hear that MR, i know you have mentioned about your mums passing but didn't realise that it was two years today, my thoughts are with you.

Thanks Horrie. Mum's anniversary was yesterday. The reports were that Olivia passed on Monday but with the time differences I'm not sure of the accuracy of the dates being the same now. Anyway they were practically the same age and same date. As I said Mum was a fan of her music, especially pre-Grease era and was always reading news about her and books / stories etc.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Wow was shocked to hear this news. RIP to a much loved person across the globe not just in Australia.

Condolences to Horrie as I know how much he loved Olivia.
It must feel almost like losing one of the family. And RWB as a close friend and empath would be hurting too.

Take care guys....celebrate the life of a wonderful lady.

[Johnny Brass]

RIP Olivia my first crush in those leather pants in Grease.
Bad week for Aussie music and I hope the old saying that they die in threes doesn't hold up.

[horrie hastings]

Wow was shocked to hear this news. RIP to a much loved person across the globe not just in Australia.

Condolences to Horrie as I know how much he loved Olivia.
It must feel almost like losing of the family. And RWB as a close friend and empath would be hurting too.

Take guys....celebrate the life of a wonderful lady.

Thanks Jack, still in a total daze at the moment. Ch 9 just a did a live cross to her star on Hollywood Boulevard and the tributes pouring in for her even there, i just started crying again.

[ism22]

Judith Durham and now Olivia Newton John. Both taken away from us too early IMO.

An odd reference but I sorta remember Olivia as having captured a lot of the excitement of the 2000 Olympics (for which I unsuccessfully trialled, but loved every moment of as it was so close / real).

As such, here's but one memory of her existence, where I guess it's kinda cliche but a lot of is did dare to dream. Won't bore you all with too many stories about my 'glory' days, but it was a full decade of dreaming for all athletes IMO. Absolutely anything was possible!

[Andrew Walker]

Judith Durham and now Olivia Newton John. Both taken away from us too early IMO.

An odd reference but I sorta remember Olivia as having captured a lot of the excitement of the 2000 Olympics (for which I unsuccessfully trialled, but loved every moment of as it was so close / real).

As such, here's but one memory of her existence, where I guess it's kinda cliche but a lot of is did dare to dream. Won't bore you all with too many stories about my 'glory' days, but it was a full decade of dreaming for all athletes IMO. Absolutely anything was possible!

Oh Ism what a beautiful memory. I remember this like it was yesterday. I must admit that was mostly due to having the hang over from hell after the Olympic torch came past right near where we live the previous morning then spending the next 13 hours sinking schooners at the pub. I have people with me here who just watched this now in tears. Today is a very sad day I want it to end,