The Absolutely Final John Farnham Concert Tour
June 16th 2011 00:10
A repertoire now almost as wide as his girth
My sympathies go out to all those who not only parted with their 'hard-earned' but genuinely believed that the now running joke of so called the final tours by 'The Voice' himself, John Farnham was in fact his last hurrah!
Seems that 25 years after having the largest selling album of the 80s in Australia, John's just doing it for the fans . . . . yeah right!
Sure, he's a nice guy - but aren't most con jobs perpetrated by those with a beaming smile and blessed with the outlook of Fagan.
As for the gall of his convicted tax evasive manager - who still claims he's a victim . . . well!
A bit harsh - a little unpatriotic I hear you say?
Well I would suggest that the only thing getting thinner than the public's belief in both is Whispering Jacks hairline.
Even now, the 61-year-old still trots out the old chestnut of how he and manager Wheatley mortgaged his home to pay for the icon 80s album's recording, Farnham said he and wife Jillian were "on the bones of our arse".
"We were broke and had to sell our house," he said.
"I had made some bad decisions, got into a restaurant which was something I didn't know anything about and it cost me my savings.
That is all history now and Farnham - who now supposedly lives in relative comfort - feels the need to reprise the absolutely final, no more curtain calls, last ever, never to be repeated tour - for reasons best known to himself and his bank balance.
I'm sorry - but does anyone else hear overtones of the Pied Piper?
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