PDA

View Full Version : Bon Scott Day 2009


monkimagic
19th January 2009, 06:37 PM
Not many know two things,
1: Kirriemuir is the town Bon Scott was born
2: Every year they celebrate this with the 'Bon Scott day'.
The 1st Bon Scott day was in 2006 and it has been growing from strength to strength each year.
This years Bon Scott day is set for the 2nd May 2009
Fans from around the world decend on the Kirriemuir Town Hall for a night of old School Rockin.
Details are not final but the date is set! Woth a run on a lovely May day. This will be a bank holiday weekend so there is no excuse.
http://www.dd8music.com/bonscottday.cfm

This is the Placque the local towns folk put in place to commerate Bon Scott.
http://www.crabsodyinblue.com/bonscottmemorialday6thmay2006kirriemuir/bonmemorialdayplaque1.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/20tlz5k.jpg
How to get there
http://i43.tinypic.com/v7zjwo.jpg
AndyP & Lenore
19th January 2009, 07:32 PM
You learn something new every day:yes nod:. Never a fan of their music, I had always though AC/DC were an American band. Sheltered childhood, an aw that.:blush:

Monki, could you do me a wee favour and drop the size of the scanned newspaper article down to a max of 800 pixels wide.:blush:

A.:D
Burple
19th January 2009, 10:03 PM
Ohhhhh Yeeeaaaaaaaah!!!! I think I might be persuaded to have a wee trip up the road!! :cool::cool::thumbs up::thumbs up:

Going to see the current AC/DC later this year at Hampden!!! :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:
rpn
19th January 2009, 11:11 PM
Shame can't make it, will be in Cyprus that day.

Would be a nice day out from Aberdeen.
monkimagic
20th January 2009, 12:12 AM
Resized :thumbs up:
doogz__
20th January 2009, 01:44 PM
The band technically is from Australia, but the founding members were Scottish.
Gismo
20th January 2009, 02:07 PM
Resized :thumbs up::frown: :lol:
monkimagic
20th January 2009, 03:56 PM
some people never learn....:Whistle:
camjay
20th January 2009, 07:48 PM
That sounds good. :thumbs up: We're going to the AC/DC concert too. I'm not really into rock but I'm assured it'll be unmissable!
D3 JDA
20th January 2009, 08:14 PM
We are going 2 hampden 2 see ac/dc 30th june so will make sure we have a day off 4 the bon scott day at kirriemuir.Iam on a highway to hell.:thumbs up:
Burple
20th January 2009, 11:44 PM
http://xs116.xs.to/xs116/07264/acdc_emoticons_1.gif http://www.simviation.com/yabbuploads/260_emoticon.gif http://www.newalandala.ro/forum/images/smilies/adrian_dance2.gif http://www.fuel.tv/images/emoticons/cena.gif


:D:D:D