So i went bacck to stay with the lovely Fenton's. Sam and I had a lovely couple of days staying with them and wondered about town seeing this and that. One thing we did go an see was a relly interesting exhibition called the museum of broken relationships. which is a collection of objects that have been donated to this exhibit, but all include a long or short story about the relationship/broken heart that is symbolised my the object. Its so interesting, but really leaves you with a heavy heart, as it seems every love no matter how great evetually ends terribly.
Then it was roadtrip day, which is one of my favourite kinds of days. So we meet up with Pat, he took the drivers seat, Sam beside him, and i spread out in the back. I think it was like a 7hr or so drive, but it felt much quicker, because we had such a great time. we had done all the right things, brought tones of great snacks, plenty of good music, and gossip. It was defintly one of the highlighs of my trip so far.
Ok so then we were at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe... and it was so super Rad, it is hard to tell you how mint it really was. I can't really distinguish days or anything anymore.. so here is a collection of thoughts about our time there.. i only took like 3 photos in 6 days.. so yep you can tell we were busy.
So to start... the shows.
Sammy J and Randy: Ricketts Lane - I first met Sammy J at Melbourne Cabret Festival, and loved his show, and thought he was a super great guy too boot. So Sam and I were super keen to bring Pat to the joys of Sammy J with the added bonus of the Randy duo. I don't think i stopped laughing the entire show, it was so funny. Def one of my favourites of the whole festival.
The Pajama Men : In the middle of No One - This was my faourite show. Bianca, our super lovliest lady of the fringe, suggested this one to us and i was so super thankful. this was the funnist thing i have seen in my entire life, and one of the most quotable shows of the festival, so it was able to be replayed again and again.
New Art Club: Quiet Act of Destruction - Sam and I saw this together later in the week... im not sure if we were just a bit tired or something by then...because we just thought it was very strange, and weird... however there was a food fight, and that was enjoyable. And i think Sam enjoyed eating stale cornflakes.
Yianni: Things That Make You Go 'Oooooh!' - performing in the free fringe, and a friend of Bianca's, this comedy show did have its moments, although it was hindered by a very drunk crowd memer who took a long time to convince to leave.
Le Gateau Chocolat - A show that we had the pleasure of seeing more than once in our venue in Cabaret Festival we could not help but watching George again in Edinburgh. A most amazing performer, and all round great guy, this show always takes my breath away.
Nina Conti - a ventriloquist and comedian. who by the way i knew looked very familar, and just realised that she was in an ep of Black Books - which has just made like her even more. I think this was one of Sam's favourite acts. She was bloody amazing, and did things such sing a duet with her puppet ( how the heck she did i have no idea) and also did the voice of her puppet whilst she was drinking a cup of water!
Margarett Cho - An American Comdedian, Sam wasnät too much ito the countless lesbain jokes.
Hannibal - Also an American Comedian. This poor guy who was actually quite funny. Had two huge guys sit in the front row, and looked as if there were going to kill him. seriously. no one wanted to make a wrong move. it was so tense in that room, and i have never seen a performer leave a venue so quickly after a set. Bianca and Sam will tell you im not exagerating, he was seriously going to get killed.
unknown play - I thought it would be good idea to take a rest from the comedy and see a serious play so Sam and I picked a random one and skipped along to the venue. Little did i know it was a one person monologue that went for 90 minutes and detailed how the character killed and disposed of child molesters. so intense. but beauitfully written and performed...yep..
We also saw a couple best of fests, where we got to see a number of acts. In fact we could of seen some more shows, but i think im doing pretty damn well to even remember this many.
Ofcourse there was also the Mirazozo, where countless hours were lost on a couple of diffrent days. im not really sure how to describe it so check out http://www.architects-of-air.com/luminaria/mirazozo.html
Ofcourse this is not all we did, we also did alot of drinking, and some eating, too balance it out. Bianca was nice enough to lead us into the staff & Artist bars every night, which often lead to at least one expresso martini and other delights.
One particulary enjoyable day, evening, night, day , we spent drinking in the garden, meeting other people, and then had a long and enjoyable dance, before going for more dancing at late and live, at which point sam went to buy our next drinks and dint turn up for another hour and half.. later he was forgiven, as Pat and i had a great time jiving on the dance floor.. who needs sam anyway. After some more drinks to apogise, we left the bar ( and unfortunetly sams camera), and headed home at 6am.
This leads me to tell you aout the best hostel ive come across. so continuing with the last story, i arrived home, to say what was becoming the usual goodmorning and chat to the lovely sydney sider who worked the night shift at the hostel reception. who told me where i should go sleep ( because i made 3 diffrent lots of reservations, i changed rooms 5 nights out of 6, and it was just easier to leave my bag in the storage room, and just go sleep in the bed i was assigned). The next day i woke up late, and ate some vegie mite toast ( free breaky ran until 12pm, so if you were up early enough you could have free breakfast and lunch) and then Sam came over and we went to lie down in the bean bag movie room ( a pitch black room full of beanbags, which has a big projector and a billion movies to choose from)... seriously what more could you want... i dont know maybe a nesresso coffee from the hotel bar which is only 1 pound, and the best coffee in the entire of edinburgh..and we tried alots of them. Serously perfect.
And that how we spent our time there, eating , drinking, watching movies in the bean bag room and seeing tones of shows... oh yer and when it rained we hid in Biancas hut, under a blanket drinking tea and eating vegimite rolls... tough life.
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