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Dave Graney
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Musician-songwriter-author-Melbourne. I Passed Through Minor Chord In A Morning out now.
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Loved all of that. Some of it gauche, sure! They played Earthling In The Orient when I saw them in 78-79. Along with Masturbation Generation.
January 18, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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Guess I meant the Door Door album songs too.
January 18, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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Great! I like all the stuff before that too.
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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Also saw them at Hearts in Carlton and in Rundle Mall and Princess Berkley Hotel in Adelaide and many other joints.
January 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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Or the evaluation of flavoured chips.
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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Beebe and Clegg's #railroad car "The Gold Coast" is on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. They have an online exhibit about them here: https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/cCmepqV9DPQOi

So happy to learn about these out and proud […]

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Exterior of "The Gold Coast" rail car, a dark green car, inside the railroad museum. Another angle on the exterior of "The Gold Coast" rail car, a dark green car, inside the railroad museum. View through the window into the lounge area of the rail far. It's adorned with a plush couch, curtains, and flowers on a table. A plaque reads "Observation-Lounge. Outfitted with a week's provisions, a chef and porter, Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg traveled thousands of miles during the late 1940s aboard their private car The Gold Coast. Plaque showing old photos of the gold coast car and the life magazine cover of Lucius Beebe. Plaque reads: GEORGIA NORTHERN RAILWAY PRIVATE CAR NO. 100 The private car was the late nineteenth century's status symbol and a vehicle for the display of wealth, power, and prestige. "The Gold Coast" is styled after the elegant and opulent cars of that time. The 100, like most private cars, changed ownership several times. It first appeared in official records in 1905 as a business car for the Central of Georgia Railway, and later saw service on three other southern railroads. Writers Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg purchased the car in 1948 and christened it "The Gold Coast." With the help of a Hollywood interior decorator, they transformed the car to its present appear- ance. Aboard "The Gold Coast," based in the Virginia & Truckee's Carson City yards, Beebe and Clegg wrote several books and entertained friends. In 1954 they presented the car to the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. Built: Central of Georgia Railway(?), ca. 1895 d Length: 82' Weight: 156,000 lbs. Presented by Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Pacific Coast Chapter
January 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM