As you already know, All Systems Go formed in early 1998, and have been producing only the finest Ska music ever since. Over their time, they have kicked some serious ass all around the Canberra Region, and put out amongst the best tunes known to mankind.
THE NAME: All Systems Go
decided on that particular name one day at band practice. Here's the full story:
We were all talking about what we could call the band between playing some songs,
but weren't coming up with much. We eventually decided to play another song,
and everyone was checking if everyone else was ready to start playing. Blake
said "All Systems Go!", indicating that everyone was ready to start playing.
We played the song and then afterwards everyone went back to thinking about
names. We all pretty much agreed that "All Systems Go" was a good name for our
band. I'm not sure if we decided then and there if that was going to be the
name or if it stuck over the next couple of weeks.
OUR FIRST GIG - Our very first gig was long, long ago, in a Youth Centre far, far away! it was the Civic Youth centre to be exact. We only had about 3 songs back in those days, and we played them to a very average standard. Still, we all have our beginnings.
VANS WARPED TOUR '99 - In early 1999 we all packed up our cars and headed to Ulladulla for our big performance at the esteemed Vans Warped Tour '99 in Ulladilla. We all stayed in a room on the top of a pub (the Star Hotel) in Milton. The room only had 5 beds squeezed into it, but we managed to sleep around 11 people in it, and all for only $100 for a couple of nights!
"WIZZA"!!!! at the Star
Hotel, Milton - When we were staying at the Star Hotel in Milton during Warped,
there was this crazy fellow by the name of Wizza. He was extremely funny, but
in a strange way.
Here's the story as Christina remembers it:
"Here's what I remember of Wizza's story......Oh and for the record so you understand
exactly how funny it was, Wizza was an alcoholic Christian cowboy into country
music wearing tracksuit pants and a singlet! And he began the joke by going
"Oh, there's a sheila here, I hope you don't get offended" ( I promised I wouldn't)
and then he goes "Oh hang on, before I tell it, I just better make sure none
of you are aboriginal (none of us were) and then he goes on to tell a joke that
had NOTHING to do with sexism or racism...well maybe you had to be there. Here's
the joke: Morton went over to his friend Billy's house one day and said "Hi
Billy" and Billy said "Hi Morton". Morton replied "Don't you call ME Morton.
You call me LUCKY Morton." Billy agreed but asked why. "Well," said Morton,
"I just won five hundred dollars on the pokies". "Wow!" said Billy "I will call
you Lucky Morton". The next night Morton came over to Billy's house again. Billy
answered the door, "Hi Lucky Morton". Morton replied "Dont' you call me Lucky
Morton. You call me Lucky Lucky Morton." "What happened this time?" asked Billy.
"I just won two thousand dollars on the pokies!" said Morton. "Okay..." said
Billy "I will call you Lucky Lucky Morton". The next night Morton went around
to Billy's yet again. "Hi Lucky Lucky Morton" said Billy. "Don't you call me
Lucky Lucky Morton" said Morton. "You call me Lucky Lucky LUCKY Morton." "Why?"
asked Billy. "Well," said Morton "Last night I picked up and took this girl
back to my place. We were going for it and the light above the bed smashed and
landed on my arse!" Billy looked confused. "Why are you lucky lucky LUCKY Morton
then?" "Well it could've landed on my head!"."
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