tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post5234420530508145017..comments2024-03-28T15:38:54.673+08:00Comments on .: Mel n Joe Ferdinands: My, How They've Grown!ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©http://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-30760847311089302142024-01-05T21:12:46.583+08:002024-01-05T21:12:46.583+08:00Hi Andy, the compere for Talentime 1971 was Kennet...Hi Andy, the compere for Talentime 1971 was Kenneth Lim, the radio DJ. I was in the audience at the studio watching it live, and during the interval Kenneth played the guitar to entertain us. Man, was he good! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-34053042679485588732016-12-03T18:05:41.577+08:002016-12-03T18:05:41.577+08:00Just gotten to know The Ferdinands this year and t...Just gotten to know The Ferdinands this year and think they are a brilliant talent and a very close family. So proud to have then as my Facebook Friends, I try my utmost to support any member of the family, as best I can!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05608617264958955770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-77710174428076257322011-11-18T18:08:33.764+08:002011-11-18T18:08:33.764+08:00Thanks Cowboys for the answer. Mel's Place has...Thanks Cowboys for the answer. Mel's Place has no connection with Mel and Joe Ferdinands.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-19969020506375305962011-11-18T13:08:28.161+08:002011-11-18T13:08:28.161+08:00We've been asked this question many times. Alt...We've been asked this question many times. Although it's called "Mel's Place", it has no connection to us.Cowboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156747748560808943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-30939335654594909362011-11-18T13:06:19.089+08:002011-11-18T13:06:19.089+08:00We've been posed with this question many times...We've been posed with this question many times but the place in Katong called "Mel's Place" has no connection to us.Cowboyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156747748560808943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-16679603093120532642011-11-18T05:51:05.529+08:002011-11-18T05:51:05.529+08:00Thanks again for visitng, FL. I always believe it&...Thanks again for visitng, FL. I always believe it's best if we allow the person who was present (if we can get them) to make a formal reply.<br /><br />So here's a question for Larry. Were you the compere for the evening?ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-72740334071821847662011-11-18T01:18:27.796+08:002011-11-18T01:18:27.796+08:00Hi, Andy, ya I think it's "Trio Indra&quo...Hi, Andy, ya I think it's "Trio Indra" a family group in that 1971 Talentime, too. Like Mel & Joe, they were also talented, too. I wish them posting and talking about the past, too. And also post some pictures of them in that year's talentime. I also could not recall who was that year's talentime host. Could it be Mr Larry Lai, eh ? Thanks.FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-76235387193268620632011-11-17T20:15:24.646+08:002011-11-17T20:15:24.646+08:00Well Mel and Joe. Question for you. So try and ans...Well Mel and Joe. Question for you. So try and answer please.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-4345281193500877362011-11-17T19:05:24.122+08:002011-11-17T19:05:24.122+08:00I see a Mel's Place in Katong. It's a alf...I see a Mel's Place in Katong. It's a alfresco pub and there is a band stand. Mel & Joe play there?peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-37768815287310397452011-11-17T16:23:20.769+08:002011-11-17T16:23:20.769+08:00According to good friend Dennis Tan, the group was...According to good friend Dennis Tan, the group was, "Trio Indra" a family concern playing acoustic guitars.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-8503786333944964152011-11-17T07:39:12.132+08:002011-11-17T07:39:12.132+08:00Mel and Joe are bigger than their guitars now and ...Mel and Joe are bigger than their guitars now and more popular than ever.<br /><br />I too cannot remember the name of the group and have asked for assistance. So expect an answer soon.<br /><br />Thank you FL for the input. Even the authorities in the 60s took Talentime competitions very seriously then.<br /><br />There was a Straits Times news item in June 1965 that reported Nestle products organising an all schools talentime in Singapore.<br /><br />The Palimentary Secretary for Education Mr. Rahim Ishak was the Guest of Honour to give away the prizes.<br /><br />The Talentime for Schools was held at the National Theatre in Tank Road which also raised funds for children.<br /><br />The eventual winners were Alfred Tan from Boys' Town English, "The Shmoos" from Anglo Chinese and M. Sandra from Dunearn Technical.<br /><br />Talentimes then are a pale comparison to 'Singapore Idol' today. <br /><br />But with all the stage gadgetry, lavish, glittering costumes and pancake make-up on TV, the idea that a singing contest judges a singer's voice and stage performance, is lost.ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/10946638825812052608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574244939174327228.post-4691288773857997682011-11-15T23:39:24.968+08:002011-11-15T23:39:24.968+08:00I am given the privilege to make the 1st comment ?...I am given the privilege to make the 1st comment ? Well, I watched that year talentime series till the final in 1971. I remember watching the two brothers Mel & Joe performing on TV. They were young then and I thought the guitars they carried back then were too big for them. I also remember there was another group made up of I think family's members in that year's talentime. They were very young too, playing some instruments and they called themselves something like "Indra........." Cannot remember the full name of the band.FLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429286415685838183noreply@blogger.com