2 years later, Sean has lost interest and pursued a career as a lighting technician, and Pete has finally got a competent line-up together and The Pork Hunts were set to play their first show, which was also planned to be their last as most of the musos were on ‘loan’. Some skinhead friends were set to have a house demolishing party at the same time (as their rental property was earmarked for development), so to coincide with the local international surfing event -‘Surf fest’, a party was set on a November Saturday of 1987, in the beach side suburb of Bar Beach, ‘Ska Fest’ was here!
The party went amazingly well, with much drinking and dancing taking place, very few injuries (except for the head-banger who let loose with a bottle of tomato sauce in the kitchen), and a great after party bonfire on the beach with various parts of the house.
The line-up for the first gig was as follows-
Pete Cooper - vocals
Phil ‘Bigfil’ Barnard - sax
Richard ‘Pucko’ Puxty - guitar
Tomi Kefichek - bass
Donny Anarchy - drums
Everyone had such a good time at the party, the Pork Hunts were encouraged to do another gig, and then another, by the fourth gig, Rodney ‘Rocket’ Palmer had taken over the beating of the drums.
Soon the ‘Hunts were playing far and wide with word spreading of their energetic live show. In 1990, it was time for a name change, with the one club in Newcastle that they regularly played at closing its doors out of necessity they became The Porkers.
The road since then has been long and winding, with lots of great and other stupid things happening, and many line-up changes. To make this story short, here in point form is a few of the achievements and great opportunities that have come the Porkers way-
1989 - the only recording released under the Pork Hunts name, a demo of ‘Woman’ is released world-wide by Link records UK on the compilation ‘Ska for ska’s sake’.
1990 - the debut 7» EP -‘Tired of being Pork Hunts’ reaches #6 on the Australian indie charts.
1994 - release of debut album ‘Grunt!’ to rave reviews, Chris Masuak from Radio Birdman records and plays with us. Later that year the album is licence to Moonska records in New York.
1995 - tour Germany and New Zealand.
1996 - tour Australia opening for No Doubt, and Fishbone. Play Homebake festival.
1997 - appear at the Big Day Out and Livid festivals. Porker’s brass section play on Rancid’s demos for ‘Life wont wait’ album. Close alls festival playing after Pennywise on NYE.
1998 - play on the Australian leg of the Vans Warped tour, later that year open for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Rancid. Release second album ‘Hot dog daiquiri’, licensed to Moonska USA.
1999 - invited to play Vans Warped in Australia and accept the invitation to appear at Vans Warped USA, appearing alongside Eminem, Ice T, Blink 182, etc.
Play to a full house at Bostons ‘Middle East club’ with the Slackers and Bim Skala Bim, next night play in NewYork with Laurel Aitken.
Headline the second stage at Homebake festival, just before Silverchair.
2000 -release ‘Time will tell’ album, the single ‘Too big for your boots’ gets play-listed by Triple J radio network.
2001 - The Porkers bring Bad Manners to Australia for the first time for the Heavyweights tour. The tour breaks door and bar records! Next single off ‘Time will tell’ - ‘Waiting for us’ remixed by New Zealand’s Salmonelladub is play-listed on JJJ.
2002 - The Porkers celebrate 15 years!
2003 - we’re still going! The current line-up looks like this-
Pete Cooper - vocals
Phil ‘Bigfil’ Barnard - sax
Rodney ‘Rocket’ Palmer - drums
David ‘Gutsy’ Gale - guitar
Jeremy ‘Dr. J’ Griffiths - trumpet
Lucian ‘Lou’ McGuiness - trombone
Justin Lipscombe - bass
THE PORKERS ROLL OF HONOUR.
We’ve had many members that have made up the Porkers family, here’s a list of past members and guests, what they played and other bands they were or are in.
Donny Anarchy - drums -The Marones, Skazoo, Cash from Chaos.
Tomi Kefichek - Bass - The Marones, Headbin.
Richard ‘Pucko’ Puxty - guitar - The Maroons, Headbin, The Pornskas.
David Kelly - Trumpet, Keyboards - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace.
Robert ‘Tess’ Tickle - Trombone - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace, Loose, Nancy Vandal.
Tony ‘Big T’ Collins - bass - Bouncing Soles, Skazoo.
James Davis - Keyboards - Raiding Party.
Kim Pink - sax - Vegimite Reggae, Fish Fry.
Ian Dunn - guitar - Eskagoes, 8 beat menace, Housequake, Fish Fry.
Lloyd - sax - Housequake
John McIvor - guitar - Boogie Chillin.
Shane Simmonds - sax - Natural Mystics
Paul Woseen - bass - the Screaming Jets.
Chris Masuak - guitar - Radio Birdman
Chris Fegan - guitar - Casulty.
Pedro ‘Prof. Sex Peter’ - sax - Skaos.
Dave Power - guitar - Cranky, The Bored of Education.
Martin McLaughlin - trumpet - Bouncing Soles, Vegimite Reggae.
Ben Coles - sax - Skazoo.
Wayne - trombone - Blowhard.
Nicola - trumpet -Blowhard.
Ben ‘Dutchy’ Holland -bass - Chinchen.
Rob Parkes - Trombone - Ballistic Allshorts, Chinchen.
Fred Feletti - percussion, vocals - Natural Mystics.
Tara Doyle - vocals - The Bored of Education.
The Porkman - beer & moves -Parts unknown.
California Sun
The Porkers Lyrics
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Where the days are short and the nights are long
Where I'll walk
And they walk
I'll twist
And they twist
And I'll shimmy
And I'll fly
And they fly
Where they're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Well, I'm going out west
Out on the coast
Where the California girls
Are really the most
And I'll walk
And they walk
I'll twist
And they twist
And I'll shimmy
And they shimmy
And I'll fly
And they fly
Where they're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Well, the girls are frisky
In old 'Frisco
A pretty little chick
Wherever you go
And I'll walk
And they walk
I'll twist
And they twist
And I'll shimmy
And they shimmy
And I'll fly
And they fly
Where they're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
Where they're out there having fun
In the warm California sun
The Porkers's song "California Sun" is a lively and upbeat tune that celebrates the carefree and fun-loving spirit of the West Coast. The lyrics suggest that the singer is eager to leave their current location and head out to California, where they believe they belong. The repetition of the phrases "where they're out there having fun" and "in the warm California sun" reinforce the idea that California is the place to be for a good time.
The lyrics also focus on the social scene in California, particularly the appeal of the girls and the dancing. The lines "Where the California girls / Are really the most" and "the girls are frisky / In old 'Frisco" suggest a certain level of sexual attraction and liberation. The repeated descriptions of walking, twisting, shimmying, and flying underscore the idea of movement and energy, as well as the importance of dancing in California's social culture.
Line by Line Meaning
Well I'm going out west where I belong
I am heading towards the western part of America, where I feel I belong.
Where the days are short and the nights are long
The days have shorter daylight hours, but the nights seem to be longer.
Where I'll walk And they walk
I will be walking, just like everyone else around me.
I'll twist And they twist
I will twist my body in dance, just as others are doing it too.
And I'll shimmy And they shimmy
I will shake or wriggle my body to the music's rhythm just as everyone else would.
And I'll fly And they fly
I will jump or move energetically, just like everyone else.
Where they're out there having fun
People around here are enjoying themselves.
In the warm California sun
They are doing it under the heat and brightness of the sun, prevalent in California.
Out on the coast where the California girls Are really the most
I am about to go to the coastal areas of California, where the girls are considered beautiful and appealing.
Well, the girls are frisky In old 'Frisco A pretty little chick Wherever you go
The girls are lively and flirtatious in San Francisco, and they are pretty and easily noticeable wherever you go.
Where they're out there having fun In the warm California sun
People are enjoying themselves in the sunny California weather.
Where they're out there having fun In the warm California sun
People are enjoying themselves in the sunny California weather.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Henry Glover, Morris Levy
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