How Jimmy Barnes became synonymous with ‘pingers’

IF you hear people throwing around the term ‘Barnsey’, don’t automatically assume they’re Jimmy Barnes fans. Things could go downhill rapidly. Catch up on this hilarious tale and more Glitter Strip gossip.

A WARNING to fans of Fat Pizza heading along to see Jimmy Barnes and friends perform at new outdoor music festival Under the Southern Stars at Broadwater Parklands in Southport today.

If you hear the crowd chanting ‘Barnsey, Barnsey’ don’t make the same mistake Pauly Falzoni (Pauly Fenech) and co. did when they attended a B and S ball in an infamous episode of the SBS comedy TV series.

The Fat Pizza crew’s secret code name for ‘pingers’ — ecstasy pills — was ‘Barnseys’.

So when ballgoers wanted some ‘Barnsey’, the Fat Pizza city slickers happily obliged — and supplied. Cue cowboy mayhem.

Gates for today’s show open at 1pm. Tickets are available at the gate but there are no pass outs.

STAGE TIMES

1.30-2.00pm The Rich and Famous

2.20-2.50 pm Ash Grunwald

3.15-4pm Richard Clapton

4.30-5.15pm Diesel

5.45-6.30pm Tex Perkins

7.00-7.45pm Ian Moss

8.10-9.40pm Jimmy Barnes

10.00pm - Curfew

Scotty T has been dumped from the new series of Geordie Shore, which begins filming on the Gold Coast this weekend. Picture: Dylan Robinson.

SOCIAL SCENE

MTV reality series Geordie Shore starts filming on the Coast this weekend.

Two ‘hot’ Aussies will join stars Abbie Holborn, Sophie Kasaei, Nathan Henry, Chloe Ferry and Sam Gowland, who flew into Brisbane this week, will start the party in Surfers Paradise today.

“Bosses are keeping the identity of the two people completely under wraps but they’re being brought in to really shake things up in the group,” an insider reports.

Season six of Geordie Shore was filmed in a beachside mansion in Sydney in 2013.

HOT RIGHT NOW

HE made no secret of the fact he’d love to see Pink help the city christen its new Home of the Arts — but got atheist comedian and musical genius Tim Minchin instead.

All That Glitters hears Mayor Tom Tate was not at all amused to learn the brains behind Come Home Cardinal Pell had been locked in as HOTA’s first marquee act on March 17.

The late great actor Vincent Schiavelli as Subway Ghost in the hit 1990 film Ghost. Screenshot from film.

EAVESDROP

A matter of minutes after Mayor Tom Tate had told media gathered for Wednesday’s HOTA launch that Black Swan Lake was a “made up” name and that the water feature wasn’t even a lake, his Chief of Staff contradicted the comment — using the Mayor’s own words.

“As Tom said ‘look, I don’t know if people like the name of a horse when you first name a horse but once it starts racing and winning races, everyone loves the name’,” said Mr Moran (pictured, below) (who movie buffs have pointed out bears a striking resemblance to the late Vincent Schiavelli, the actor who played Subway Ghost in the hit 1990 film Ghost (pictured, above).

So Black Swan Lake it is?

“No, we’re talking about HOTA,” Mr Moran replied.

Mayoral chief of staff Wayne Moran. Photo by Richard Gosling

HUSH HUSH

Which relieving TV news Bris-big wig threw a hissy to end all hissies — and won’t be screening on a bulletin near you anytime soon. “He’s been stood down indefinitely,” an insider said.

Which sports administrator has been nicknamed the Harvey Weinstein of sport? We hear ex-staffers were silenced as part of their settlements but hopes are high #MeToo will finally out him.

The marvellous new Home of the Arts outdoor stage at Evandale on the Gold Coast. Photo: Supplied

GLITTER

HOTA — our beautiful new Home of the Arts. It really is something we should all be proud of — and it’s not done yet. Even better, Mayor Tom Tate ruled out selling off the naming rights to HOTA’s Outdoor Stage — a pledge that hasn’t stopped some ratepayers from referring to it as the Bruce Bishop Outdoor Stage.

Sophie Monk and Stu Laundy at the ARIA Awards at The Star, in Sydney, in November. Picture: AAP Image/Joel Carrett.

GUTTER

Stu Laundy. Fancy wasting all our time pretending to be invested in settling down (again) and starting a family with our Sophie Monk — especially when he’s had the snip. We’re dirty Laundy!