I’m not a fan of amusement parks, but Luna Park, and Sydney Harbour in general, certainly looked pretty at night.
Luna Park – Josh Pyke
My first time seeing Josh Pyke live. I have his two full-length albums now and they are good, if rather gentle and poignant listens. On stage he is a rather straight-forward performer. Aside from a few jokes he doesn’t talk overly much, but is generally at ease. What surprised me about the performance is how powerful his voice is. It is really quite a standout, and that’s not particularly evident from listening to his albums. Also his acoustic guitar work when he was playing in solo mode was clever. Had no idea he was doing these things from the record, and if Josh can tab what he’s doing I’d be really grateful!
Opera House Open Day – Mikado
We didn’t exactly see The Mikado but saw a few things lying around backstage:
Costumes
Props
Opera House Open Day – More equipment
Lots of lighting rigs lying around.
And a mixer that I want to get my hands on.
But the coolest thing is the hydrolics that things from below to the stage.
Opera House Open Day – Equipment
But the best bit was that we got to walk through the bowels of the Opera House. And there’s some serious equipment down there.
Opera House Open Day – Gondwana Children’s Choir
I’ve been in ad-hoc choirs before, even as a kid, but it’s something else to listen to these kids from the Gondwana Children’s Choir. There’s a brilliant energy about them, probably because their enthusiasm is unbridled.
Opera House Open Day – Concert Hall
I’ve been to the Opera House quite often in the last couple of years since they’ve started programming more contemporary acts. But I’ve never stood on the concert hall stage until last week! Man, it was some view…
Beach Wedding – Cake
The cake befits the simplicity of the reception. It was actually a lovely chocolate mud cake.
Surprisingly, it was light and very more-ish, unlike a lot of mud cakes these days which can really be on the heavy side.
Beach Wedding – Food
The spread for this wedding was much more casual that the last wedding I went to. We shared platters of seafood and antipasti for entree and fruit, cheese and mini tarts for dessert. In the middle was a choice of chicken, steak or fish mains. I chose the fish, which didn’t turn out to be a good idea. Not enough sauce, although I had no complaints about the portion size.
Beachside Wedding – Bouquet
Wedding bouquets are usually a standard issue, but I thought this one was rather old fashioned, but nevertheless stunning.
Static and Silence 