Disco Stewie Harrison February 2, 2007
Posted by Jonty Rhodes in White Van Jon.trackback
Many of you who live in Geelong will be familiar with our diamond-dentured local nightlife tycoon, Stewie Harrison or “Disco Stewie” as he calls himself.
Even if you don’t know him, you’ve no doubt seen his dark SL500 Mercedes Benz convertible with the personalised ‘DISCO’ license plates cruising around our streets for no apparent reason other than to cruise around our streets and for you to see him.
This is how the press describes the tycoon-recently-turned-recording artist Disco Stewie and his music:
The colourful, diamond dazzling, celebrity entrepreneur Disco Stewie, releases his debut single I Need You. Stewie’s uncovered vocal talents, team with internationally acclaimed vocalist and pianist Roma Waterman on this project. A special appearance by the Melbourne Gospel Choir adds a heavenly orchestral touch to the production. A cover of the Michael Jackson produced, ’90s multi-million selling hit for 3T, I Need You is set to be a major hit again on disco dancefloors across the country.
Like all cool people, Disco Stewie even has a MySpace. This is one hip 51-year-old. A quick browse of the site will probably explain a lot about his personality and interests. My favourite part of his MySpace is the ‘Who I’d Like to Meet’ section where he states:
I have met everyone and anyone, all the big names nationally and internationally.
The short of it is: Stewie Harrison is a bit of a tool. Albeit a rich one. Specifically, one of those expensive drills that have the diamond-headed drill bits. That is probably the best simile I can think of right now.
Anyway, if you still don’t know Stewie Harrison, he is the former-owner of the Eureka Sportz Saloon Café which is actually a nightclub. I think it uses almost every word except ‘nightclub’ in its title. I don’t even know what a saloon is. Nevertheless, he’s sold it. And there’s a big uproar about what is to become of the infamous “Spewreka” as it is cool to say. Personally, I thought it was a decent venue. Not as ‘pubby’ as a pub; not as ‘clubby’ as a club. It sure beats the 18-year-olds’ haven Room 99 in my book.
The big rival nightclub in Geelong is Club 4 Play (formerly Soma [formerly McDonald's City]) is owned by Scott Mackay. From what I gather, Harrison is not a big fan of Mackay. This is all background knowledge.
Now, the krux of my story.
My friend and colleague Alana and I were walking to our cars from work just before 10pm last night (Wednesday 31 January) when we saw the dark figure of a man on the footpath up ahead of us in the distance. He had pulled his car over to the side of the road and was doing something curious on the corner of Gheringhap and Brougham streets.
Alana, rightly cautious of the strange man ahead, said to me:
Did you just see that? Did you see what that guy did?
Having been too caught up in the conversation to notice anything out or the ordinary, I hadn’t thought twice about the shadowy figure up ahead of us. But by the time we’d walked to where he was, he’d got back into his vehicle and taken off around the corner into Gheringhap Street.
Alana and I continued walking and saw that whoever it was had ripped a poster off a cylindrical public poster billboard on the corner of the intersection. But we didn’t stop to see what it was.
Within the same minute, the car that we saw drive off had approached us from behind and again turned the corner illegally into the Geelong Bus Depot. This time, though, we were close enough to see the word ‘DISCO’ emblazened onto the car’s rear license plate. A dark SL500 Mercedes Benz convertible. Alana and I both gasped as we realised who the driver was.
That’s that guy!
she said. I helped her out:
Stewie Harrison.
We both stopped dead in our tracks and hurried back to the torn poster. The incident was beginning to piece itself together like a jigsaw puzzle. And this was the poster we found lying in shreds on the footpath.
For those of you who don’t have eyes but can read plain text, it is a poster advertising an upcoming music event at Club 4 Play. And Harrison had spotted the poster (probably during the day), waited till it was dark enough to get away with, torn it down with his bare hands and left its shredded remains on the footpath where no one would bother reading it. For the “richest man in Geelong”, I thought that was pretty low. I said to Alana:
He’s a fair loser.
Needless to say, Alana and I were delighted with our detective work. We remain confident that we witnessed Harrison commit a few crimes: Vandalising public property, littering in a public domain, and turning left into a ‘No Left Turn’ street.
Look out Harrison. You might have wads of hundred dollar bills stuffed in your back pocked and a polished rock in your mouth (which happens to be my birthstone), but we have Buckets and Bouquets on on our side. I might just have to have a quiet word to Club 4 Play too. What would Dermott say now?
Jonty maaaate,
I dont know if I should laugh or cry, bounce up and down with joy or just run with the flow, but again you have excelled. Am still waiting for your arguement over the non-burger flavour of burger rings, but I guess that will have to wait till another night.
Keep it up mate!!!
You’re up late aren’t ya? I checked out his MySpace. He sure is one with the ladies! Check out his top friends!
Sticksy – 18 years old – Female
EmmyLou – 19 years old – Female
Sarah-Jane – 18 years old – Female
Ebony – 19 years old – Female
Bree – 22 years old – Female
Ebony – 20 years old – Female
Brooke – 22 years old – Female
Casey – 19 years old – Female
Claire Bear – 19 years old – Female
Kim – 19 years old – Female
DJ – 20 years old – Female
Rhianna – 19 years old – Female
Sara – 19 years old – Female
Stacey Lee – 18 years old – Female
Rachael – 18 years old – Female
Kelly – 17 years old – Female
Chriss – 19 years old – Female
Morgs – 19 years old – Female
AND THEN!!!!
Brandon Burns – 22 years old – Male
Do I need go on further? I think not.
Biggest douche bag in the universe.
I’ve seen him do that too. Corner of Waterloo St and Pakington St in Newtown, me and my mate James saw him rip down a club4play poster and put up a Spewreka one.
Once I threatened to smack him one cause he kept eyeing off my sister in the most disgusting fashion….while in church.
A disgrace to Geelong. Stewie Harrison, you are a shame.
yep… i believe he should get the award for tool of the week… nay…. history of the earth…
And how!?!?! Could the guy get any more sad?
That quote truly sums him up: “I have met everyone and anyone, all the big names nationally and internationally.”
MEMO TO S.H. BEGINS HERE: Sure, Stewie. You’ve met Dermie. And Dermie’s a wanker too, so bravo. He is not a big name. Outside of the southern states no-one would even give a toss about Dermie. Tool of the History of the Universe.
Sorry about that everyone.
i think youve all summed it up quite nicely so i will not contribute anything save this: Jon, how can you say that the Spewreka is a “decent venue”? You seem like an intelligent young man, articulate, oberservant, perseptive and nimble of mind. So how, Jon? WHY?
also, i have a copy of disco stewies single. Rubbish. Absolute rubbish.
Now now now….. come on guys lets give him some respect.
He has achieved so much compared to us all put together… I dont get why everyone hates him?
What has he done to you?
I dont feel comfortable associating with people, like yourselves, who judges someone purely on their image.
Now i think that’s sad.
May god have mercy
Hey Hooper – just so you know, he’s not the ‘ex’ owner, the sale fell through (lots of rumours as to why, the strongest rumour suggesting that he pulled some strings once he found out who the real purchaser was). Catch you round son, really appreciated the blog comments – keep up the good work
How small to spend time to put someone down.
Lighten up.
Hmm that’s a good question. I don’t think there is a limit to how small you have to be, from memory.
But, seriously, come on Jon, darken down please. Everyone loves a ’scammer’ like Disco, don’t lower the tone.
The bloke is well know around Geelong but for really being the village idiot, admiting he has run the ex venue succesfully and made plenty of money out of it but his true mates i think would be very few and far between. I see the bloke now just simply cutting laps around Geelong which is pretty sad for a 50 odd year old. I think he has had is success here and made plenty from it now just move on to the say the Gold Coast where he will be a legend every week as people come and go so much there they will never get to really know him.