Sing for Water and TP
Tonight Val and I attended Sing for Water, which was one of the many Riverfestival events scheduled this month in Brisbane, but only the second we have attended (Riverfire was the other). We took the CityCat from Guyatt Park to QUT Point - one stop beyond our previous furthest on the river at South Bank. We walked along the bottom of the highway and then finally popped out underneath it on the QUT campus and heard music in the distance, so we wandered toward it.
The choruses filed off stage until there was less than one-third remaining and they sang a few songs. Then they left and a pianist, bassist, and drummer performed. Then a quartet sang some African songs (accompanied by someone on a djembe drum like Val has).
If Val writes a blog post about tonight, read it because I am sure it will be a little better than my "this happened, then this happened, then this happened ..."
Then the whole 500+ chorus returned to their spots on stage and David Campbell came out and sang a few songs (Frank Sinatra-ish, Elvis, some other rock songs, etc.). When we got back to the apartment, Val checked online and he is an Australian celebrity - which would explain all the barracking at the concert.
After dancing to his singing and the accompaniment of the chorus, we walked through the QUT campus and into the CBD to find a 7-11 (or anywhere that was actually open at 8:30 p.m.). We found a 7-11, bought two rolls of much-needed toilet paper and then moseyed on over to the Queen Street Mall. We poked around in a bookstore for a while. I was amused by the Lonely Planet guide for the USA - I looked up Connecticut to see if Old Newgate Prison was listed. Sadly, no Australians will be visiting East Granby if they adhere to that book. After buying nothing in the bookstore we caught the CityCat at North Quay and made out way back to the apartment with our toilet paper. When we got back here, we made a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing.
I love making cake with $0.59 AUD cake mix!
We trekked up a hill and were upon the amphitheater lit in purple and green. There were over 400 people on stage singing when we arrived (about an hour into the performance, which was scheduled to go from 6:00 to 8:00). We found a spot to sit and watch the performances from on the hill. Of course, two people decided to stand and watch themselves directly between us and the stage, so we moved.
The choruses filed off stage until there was less than one-third remaining and they sang a few songs. Then they left and a pianist, bassist, and drummer performed. Then a quartet sang some African songs (accompanied by someone on a djembe drum like Val has).
If Val writes a blog post about tonight, read it because I am sure it will be a little better than my "this happened, then this happened, then this happened ..."
Then the whole 500+ chorus returned to their spots on stage and David Campbell came out and sang a few songs (Frank Sinatra-ish, Elvis, some other rock songs, etc.). When we got back to the apartment, Val checked online and he is an Australian celebrity - which would explain all the barracking at the concert.
After dancing to his singing and the accompaniment of the chorus, we walked through the QUT campus and into the CBD to find a 7-11 (or anywhere that was actually open at 8:30 p.m.). We found a 7-11, bought two rolls of much-needed toilet paper and then moseyed on over to the Queen Street Mall. We poked around in a bookstore for a while. I was amused by the Lonely Planet guide for the USA - I looked up Connecticut to see if Old Newgate Prison was listed. Sadly, no Australians will be visiting East Granby if they adhere to that book. After buying nothing in the bookstore we caught the CityCat at North Quay and made out way back to the apartment with our toilet paper. When we got back here, we made a chocolate cake with peanut butter icing.
I love making cake with $0.59 AUD cake mix!
