Saturday, 30 October 2010

Skeletal Activity

Jake is a boy from Byhalia, who lives in Chicago and is coming to see me in Australia.
He made this trailer with some of his friends to preview a short film that will come out in a few days.
I think it's really funny. You should watch it. Now




Sunday, 24 October 2010

Cocktails

I got a group of ladies together and we went to a bar in the city called Murmur. It is the cutest place! With the cutest bartender of all time. A little blond thing called Sarah. They kept the bar closed for an extra hour for us. And they had sweets lined up for us.

We learned how to make 3 cocktails: a bourbon sour with burnt orange...a gimlet....and a mint julep.




We also had a gin palette cleanser with mint and apple.

Then, a few people have free tickets to see a band. Mary tracked down a ticket that was taped to a light pole...Anyway, we all got in for free. There is a hardcore band from LA called The Bronx. They have a side project called Mariachi el Bronx. Surprise, surprise...they are a mariachi band.





It was a pretty fun night!

Saturday, 23 October 2010

Intimacy

I'm sorry I haven't been writing much, there is just not that much going on here.
It is getting warm. So there has been more general outdoor time, but nothing particularly exciting.
I did see a play this week as part of the Melbourne Arts Festival...Intimacy. It was about a guy who got bored one night and went out to the street and started having conversations with random people on the street. He talked with a guy whose hobby was to ride rollercoasters so he had been to Ohio. And a guy who dressed up as a bird. And a lady who couldn't sleep for weeks at a time. It was really interesting. As there wasn't really much staging and virtually no set design, the entire thing was peeking in on other people's conversations. I wonder how much was written and how much was this real. Because the writing was really interesting and provoking and the actors were really engaging.
Anyway, I did that.

I also saw this outside of the theatre.
It looks a bit different as it is in Melbourne now...and not on top of a building. But it is an installation piece by a kid called Nathan Coley who is from Scotland.
So weird, one of my friends from Scotland has a picture with this same thing in Scotland. And now it's here.

Tuesday, 12 October 2010

What's goin' on.

This is the month of festivals.
The end of Fringe. Melbourne Arts Festival. Melbourne Music Festival.

I have been trying to get around to a bit of everything. I have been most interested in these lectures that the Melbourne Music Festival.

The first one was this guy who was the magazine editor and founder of the first music magazine for melbourne. He interviewed Blondie and INXS. He had a really interesting story and talked about how Melbourne came to be the major music city in Australia. He also told how live music became so popular here in pubs.

Then, I saw a neurologist give a speech about how music and marketing work together. This was amazing! I love science and sound together.

In other news, it's getting pretty warm here. It's like 70-80 degrees here everyday. I actually got a little sun burnt yesterday. Though, this weekend it is meant to be like a high of 53 here this weekend.

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Well, Now that that's done...

The show was...well, the show was whatever it was. But, it's done now.

I got some press. I got some friends along. I had some people whose work I am very impressed by come along.

And. Now. It's all over.

I'm pretty glad. That was a bit stressful. Amazing. But, stressful.


On average I had about 38 people in per night. Which was amazing. And, I am told quite good for a fringe show.

I made some money.

I got some new followers on twitter.

Now...Ya, now I have no idea. I am longing for home. And longing for Asia. And can not eat enough sushi and coffee to ever get my fill of Melbourne. So, where do I go now?

Well. As soon as I know, you'll know. 

Friday, 24 September 2010

Some many Peeps!

Guys, I'm overwhelmed. Opening night was good. There were some hicups, but it went ok. I was happy.  I had 25 people come on Wed.

Tonight--56! It was amazing. The show was great. There were no problems. The Grace Daring People are the best of all time.

Last night, people I knew from Ediburgh were at the show. Tonight, people I met in Bratislava. I can't even wrap my head around it all the way. But, it was great.

Yes.

WOOT!!  2 more days!

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

More Media

Hello, Hello, Hello everyone...I got another interview.  I met Sarah at the first interview and was nice enough to post this one on the front of her website for the show's opening.

Hidden Documentary