It was Anzac Day and we were off to experience a two-up session but no luck. The Net advised that two-up is only in RSL clubs in Adelaide on this day. The first RSL club was closed. The second had some guys out front. One bloke said two-up was no longer legal even in RSL clubs in SA but he was inviting and we went in for a drink and a listen to the covers band at the Walkerville RSL and Community Centre. Well, it a as nice, easy going, informal an outing as we could imagine. The music was loud and of a period, mostly around ‘60s-’70s. The performers and audience were of much the same period. The lady behind the bar was lovely and the bassist was happy to give me a feel of his 5-string JB. The audience was even dancing, mostly together although the ladies later ended in formation. We took a quieter area and some drinks, relaxed into a lovely easy scene with military memorabilia over our heads, not least a Vietnam-era rifle that I was within months of a barrel-ball selection of bearing. Soon a break and a Rolling Stones karaoke experience, then the band again. A few beers and we were off but it was an unexpectedly inviting outing for this Anzac Day afternoon. So much for the two-up; give me casual sociability any day.
The band Flash and the Rolling Stones Experience performed at the Walkerville RSL Club and Community Centre for Anzac Day. Flash were to change membership the following day to become The Extras.
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