Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Showing posts with label racial riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label racial riots. Show all posts
(3) Racial Riots In Singapore 60s Out Of Tune
Monday, January 12, 2009
Racial riot affected the country as people were killed and business disrupted. Chaos reigned.
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(2) Racial Riot 21st July '64 Kallang Gas Works
Mine is not a political blog but I have to address this matter because it shaped my mind for later years and because the Silver Strings and I were together that day. We met during this holiday and spent our time till evening. When I reached home at about 6.30 pm I experienced a strange quiet and uneasy stillness in the air. There was not a single vehicle or human being anywhere near my home or street. My family told me that a riot had started at the Kallang Gas Works. I realised how serious the situation was when I learnt about it the next morning.
Danny Boy (Osman), drummer, remembered this incident and related how Audie, band leader, took him home in his Fiat that evening after leaving the rest of us safely.
Ref: 'The Singapore Story. Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew': Pg: 556-559. (SPH/Times Edition 1998).
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(1) Fiat 600 1964 Model Silver Strings Overload
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
We don't know how but Audie, bass guitarist of the Silver Strings, owned one in the 60s and the 4 or 5 of us squeezed between the wheel, seats, dashboard and screen with at least 3 Fender guitars, a snare drum and sticks. We know how sardines felt after that. Compact travel.It was fun though as our driver went round picking everybody up. He still does it now. I remember him sending home the band boys after our studio practices in November 2008. He drives a bigger car now.
This car took us home during the racial riots (check postings).
I bought one in 1963 too. Kiasu. My first car ever!
I bought one in 1963 too. Kiasu. My first car ever!
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