Donald Richard "Don" SpencerOAM (born 22 March 1941 in Tamworth) is an Australian children's television presenter, singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician. He had a long-running role on Play School on both the Australian version (1968–99) and the United Kingdom version (1972–88), the only presenter to work on both versions. In March 1963 his first single, "Fireball" – the theme tune to a UK TV science fiction series, Fireball XL5 – reached No.32 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2002 Spencer established the Australian Children's Music Foundation. On Australia Day (26 January) 2007 he was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) with the citation "for service to children's music and television as a songwriter and performer, and through the establishment of the Australian Children's Music Foundation". Spencer married Julie Horsfall, they have two children: Dean, a musician; and Danielle Spencer, an actress and singer, who married actor, Russell Crowe, in 2003.
Early life
Donald Richard Spencer was born on 22 March 1941 and raised in Tamworth. Spencer attended Tamworth High School, he played hockey as a teenager and competed in the Australian championships. At 17 he left Australia and travelled to Africa where, in his 20s, he trained with the Kenyan hockey team trying out for the Olympics. A chance meeting with locally-born, singer-songwriter, Roger Whittaker, in Nairobi inspired Spencer to buy a guitar and start his musical career.
Spencer made his first-class deubt for Essex against Somerset in the 1938 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance that season against Middlesex. He scored a total of 27 runs in these two matches at an average of 9.00, with a high score of 10. Following World War II, Spencer returned to Essex to play a single first-class match in 1948 against Middlesex. In this match, he scored 25 runs in Essex's first-innings before being dismissed by Denis Compton. He took his only first-class wicket in Middlesex's second-innings when he dismissed Sydney Brown.
When you’re walking in the bush Please stay on the track And never wander through the undergrowth ’Cause if you're not observant You might tread on a serpent Which could be quite unpleasant for you both (For you both) I've assessed the situation, and I simply want to say Be cautious when you're in his habitant Though he's not aggressive He's inclined to be possessive And you can hardly blame a snake for that (Snake for that) Don't ever step on a snake Or you're making a big mistake For the sake of your protection I suggest you change direction Get out of there for good, for goodness sake Don't ever step on a snake The surprise may be more than he can take And you'd feel the same way too If someone stepped on you While you're lying in the sunshine half awake Be kind to old Joe Blake Never ever step upon a snake Have you ever wondered What it's like to be a snake And have to slip and slide along the ground It really can't be funny, to be stuck there on your tummy Without a pair of legs to get you round (Get you round) So you see it isn't easy To be so misunderstood Try to see it from his point of view It's really rather sad When the whole world thinks you're bad But I don't really hate Joe Blake, do you? (Joe Blake, do you?) Don't ever step on a snake Or you're making a big mistake For the sake of your protection I suggest you change direction Get out of there for good, for goodness sake Don't ever step on a snake The surprise may be more than he can take And you'd feel the same way too If someone stepped on you While you're lying in the sunshine half awake Be kind to old Joe Blake Never ever step upon Never ever step upon
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt have responded to the backlash they received for getting donations after losing their home in the Los Angeles fires... Spencer has taken a defiant stance to the backlash over the GoFundMe, saying ... Spencer noted.
Related...Elsewhere in the episode, Kat and Elliot (Evan Williams) tell Del, Alice, and Jacob (Spencer MacPherson) she’s moving in with him to mixed reactions. “I just don’t see how you can abandon your daughter right now ... Just don’t rock the boat ... +21.
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The cash comes at a perfect time for Heidi and her husband Spencer Pratt as last week they lost their $2.5M Pacific Palisadeshome to the fires ... 'I don't know if it's a good thing I'm in London or I need to get back to LA.
“So, come on, let’s talk about what enforcement looks like, because you guys, you don’t want to talk about it ... They don’t want to talk about the details ... We don’t need adults in Congress making things worse.
Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt both broke down in tears while discussing losing their $2.5M three-bedroom home to the Pacific Palisades fire eight days ago. 'Spencer was like, "Grab anything you want to keep." ... Spencer marveled ... Don't play with me.'.
Louis... Since Dec ... Rk ... 1 ... Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight have combined to allow 3.73 goals above average. Those two don't need to be elite for Florida to repeat as Cup champs, but Florida needs a little bit more than what they've shown to this point.
It is also dedicating about $250,000 to community grants, said ChrisSpencer, the chief community engagement officer ... “Our grant process is really, really easy − three or four questions," Spencer said.
It was not his style, Spencer said, to kiss and tell ... A lot of people “don’t really understand what he did,” Spencer said with characteristic bluntness in another interview on the eve of a 2011 presidential debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley.
Her husband Spencer Pratt - who is looking for a new reality TV show - has also been wearing the same things for many days ...Heidi and Spencer - known as Speidi - have been sharing plenty of information since their house was destroyed by flames.
I’m going to learn about what happens with our players,” Xbox boss Phil Spencer said at the time. “I don’t think we should as an industry ever rule out a game going to any other platform.”.
Spencer Pratt has defended Mandy Moore in the face of the severe backlash the This Is Us star received after posting information about a GoFundMe campaign to help her in-laws whose home was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles fires.
Spencer Pratt has defended Mandy Moore in the face of the severe backlash the The Is Us star received after posting information about a GoFundMe campaign to help her in-laws whose home was destroyed in the devastating Los Angeles fires.
