Burlesque show with Tania and Rajesh

Rajesh's ex housemate is a Burlesque performer so we got free tickets to go and watch her perform at The Emerald Room in King's Cross. It was a really fun night.

Whirling Dervishes with Shushann and Xenia

Burlesque show with Elna

Ndlovu choir and Cattle Baron

The choir was extraordinary. So beautiful, it had me in tears at times.

Ndlovu Choir

Cattle Baron

Van Gogh digital exhibition

What an incredible exhibition. About 50 giant screens showing Van Goghs art animated with motion. So in Starry, Starry night the water was shimmering and in the landscapes, the clouds were floating past. Plus there was amazing music to add to the ambiance and quotes of Van Gogh to go with the paintings. Ingenious and inspiring.  I went with Shushann. 

Frank Hurley presentation

Sue and I went to The NSW Library to see a presentation on the photographic work of Frank Hurley as he recorded the unsuccessful voyage of Shackleton and The Endurance - they got stuck on the ice in Antarctica and had to make their own way home.  Shackleton's extraordinary leadership ensured that every single member of the expedition got out alive. 

I was mesmerised by the quality of the photography.  Mind blowing to think it was all done in the early 1900's with the limited and cumbersome cameras of the time.  Hurley made the whole thing come alive through photos, and without him, the heroic efforts would have been largely lost in history. Instead, it's a story that is famous and inspiring 100 years later.

Heavy metal evening with Yogi and Chris

Hi all

I don't remember going to the "Grab a Granny" disco !!  Must be because I drank so much. Ginger-beer will do that to you.  Sugar high amnesia.

Ha, ha Yogi, I also woke up with the 18+ band on my wrist!  And also a wad of toilet paper in my left ear.  We wore makeshift earplugs to cushion the noise.  Yogi's ones from the chemist were so effective we had to tap him on the shoulder when the music was over so he knew to clap!!

The heavy metal was surprisingly good. Intensely alive; full of energy.  And not over the top. No one smashed their guitar on stage or bit the head off a bat.  Much to my disappointment.

G

"Anything Goes" at The Opera House

Beautiful birthday presents from Sue: a book and a show.

I met Sue at her house where she gave me an unexpected birthday present.  It was a a copy of Wild Life by Brad Wilson, a book of animal portraits that I was so entranced with at the bookstore that I was in tears. Sue was with me at the time.  Being the amazing friend she is, she went back and got it for me.  I was touched beyond words by her gift.  It's now my most prized book.

We then went together to Circular Quay on the ferry and had a nice meal overlooking The Harbour Bridge.

Then to The Show which was great fun with lots of fantastic songs.  We had great seats, overlooking The Stage.  Cole Porter sure was a musical genius.

Such  great evening I will always remember, a big thanks to Sue.

Wild Life by Brad Wlison

Just some of the wonderful photos.  Eyes are the windows to the soul.  Animals have souls just as rich and important as our own.  If there is a spiritual reason why we exist, then it encompasses animals just as much as us.