Introduction to My Site
Happy New Year… I wish you health and prosperity…
Des O’Reilly 
Mos Day
Boasting superb scenery and ease of access to its shores, the beautiful Aldinga Beach is extremely popular with beachgoers during the warmer months.
The main beach is the perfect place to soak up the sun, however swimmers should be aware that strong rips do occur off Aldinga Beach in the trough between the inner and outer bar.
Reef fishing straight off the beach is a popular activity for local fisherman, and the protected reef off Snapper Point is the perfect place for scuba divers to explore this pristine aquatic reserve.
The Puppets
I’m an original ’60s musician from the UK. I was drummer/vocalist for The Puppets, a group from Preston, Lancashire. We recorded at the legendary Joe Meek’s RGM Studio in London and backed many major Artists of the time…
America’s Little Miss Dynamite, Brenda Lee 
The Fabolous Ronette’s 
Dee Dee Sharp, The Mashed Potato Lady
… and that incredible Rock ‘n’ Roller:
Jess Conrad 
Duffy Power 
Michael Cox 
Vince Eager 
Marty Wilde 
Craig Douglas 
The Marionettes 
Danny Rivers
Bert Weedon 
Julie Rogers
Elkie Brooks 
Kiki Dee 
Billie Day
Crispian St Peters
You Were on My Mind & Pied Piper
Billy Fury
The Best Rock Balladeer in Britain
AND…
As you can imagine we had a ball!
For our history, please click here.
The Puppets tracks have appeared on many CDs
I have been living in Adelaide South Australia since 1979. In 1986 I formed a band called Monkey Business with guitarist Andrew Hilton, keyboard player Rob Ryan and later Neil Andrews aka ‘The Adelaide Guitar Doctor’.
Monkey Business
Des 
Andrew 
Rob 
Neil
We were around for about 10 years and had a ball.
Over Five million hits on Fandalism
G’Day everybody
I would like to share this with you. Around 5 years ago I joined a site for musicians called Fandalism. Today 08 Nov 2017, I have 5,775,741 hits, — Who – ooh
Here’s a link http://fandalism.com/desdinga
Update: Since the last update in November 2017, the Fandalism site has now had well over 9 million hits!
Mos, August 2020
Site Updates
I’ve had this site since 2004, and over time people have sent me all sorts of info etc. So, if anyone has anything Puppet related, pics, videos or articles, (there are even four demo discs out there somewhere!), please, please send us a copy:
I hope you enjoy the site, and genuinely thank you for your interest!
Des
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