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Country Calendar - Daggy and the Dickheads

Television (Full Length Episode) – 1982

Enjoying sex, drugs and rock'n'roll is difficult when you have to be up early to shear sheep. Country Calendar visited Rangitikei to investigate the Dickheads phenomenon, and found the Taihape band ready to mumble when it came to discussing the hazards of mixing music with farming. The Dickheads are seen rehearsing at Dickheadquarters, in the stockyards, and yarning at the New Taihape Hotel as they head for the big time: an afternoon slot at Sweetwaters, 1982. As a former shearer, TVNZ director Keith Slater identified with the Dickheads' dilemmas. 

He's [one of the Dickheads] secure knowing that if the band doesn't make it he can return to the farm.
– The narrator on the unique safety net for these rock'n'roll dreamers

Key Cast & Crew

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Keith Slater

Director

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Karen Clague

Editor

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Dalwyn Reisima

Sound

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Bruce Wallace

Sound

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Leo Shelton

Camera

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Wayne Vinten

Camera