It was held at the Southern Cross Club, and although the food left
something to be desired, the music more than made up for it. Oh, and of course the dancing was fantastic (if I do say so myself).
Monday, August 18, 2008
Cotton Club
The Ladies Only Dance Performance Class (we couldn't decide on a name in time) performed at the Cotton Club dinner and dance as part of the Canberrang weekend recently.
It was held at the Southern Cross Club, and although the food left
something to be desired, the music more than made up for it. Oh, and of course the dancing was fantastic (if I do say so myself).
It was held at the Southern Cross Club, and although the food left
something to be desired, the music more than made up for it. Oh, and of course the dancing was fantastic (if I do say so myself).
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Chris Rock
On Tuesday 5 August we went to see Chris Rock's No Apologies Tour at the State Theatre. I didn't know what we were seeing, and the tickets had been bought ages ago, so I had to keep my eyes down going into the theatre and try not to overhear what other people were talking about. I figurd it out right before he came out....thanks to my awesome powers of deduction.....and deciding that the stage wasn't set up for a musical or band!
The theater itself was amazing! It was opened in 1929 and designed by Henry White, with elements of Gothic, Italian and Art Deco all rolled into one. The crystal chandelier that was above us in the balcony is the second largest on earth, weighing over four tonnes!! Glad those 1920s bolts kept it in place!
Chris Rock was pretty impressive too. :o) It is the first time he's toured Australia and his first stand up trou in over three years. He's done stand up, acting, voice overs, MC at award ceremonies, screen plays, directed, produced, written, sung, you name it and he's probably given it a go!
As usual his act centred around his child-hood, politics, and inter-racial dating. If there are any tickets left I'd recommend you snap them up!
The theater itself was amazing! It was opened in 1929 and designed by Henry White, with elements of Gothic, Italian and Art Deco all rolled into one. The crystal chandelier that was above us in the balcony is the second largest on earth, weighing over four tonnes!! Glad those 1920s bolts kept it in place!
Chris Rock was pretty impressive too. :o) It is the first time he's toured Australia and his first stand up trou in over three years. He's done stand up, acting, voice overs, MC at award ceremonies, screen plays, directed, produced, written, sung, you name it and he's probably given it a go!
As usual his act centred around his child-hood, politics, and inter-racial dating. If there are any tickets left I'd recommend you snap them up!
Trip through the nineties
I've been continuing my musical trip down memory lane, and re-visiting favourite artists from my childhood. As every good journey should, mine has started with New Kids On The Block. For those of you who are too young to remember them, and have neglected your musical education thus far, New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) are a pop group that peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
My favourite song was Hangin' Tough. If you haven't already, you should definitely check out some of their film clips, they'll have you in stitches for hours. They were the starting block for other boybands like the Backstreet Boys, Take That and NSYNC. Apparently NKOTB are planning a reunion, new album and an international concert tour, stay tuned!
After NKOTB my next stop was Boys II Men, a four-time Grammy Award-winning R&B quintet. They got together around '88, and get this....they are still together now! They had loads of number one hits (End of the Road, I'll Make Love to You, One Sweet Day etc) and if you haven't listened to them recently, take a trip down memory lane with their soulful harmonies. ;o)
Now, who remembers Roxette. Those Swedish hotties who reached worldwide success in the late '80s and early '90s!! How many girls had their hair cut short and bleached white as a result of these two! They had a few number one singles and a couple of platinum albums. Remember Joyride, and It Must Have Been Love? Classic!
Then, what trip through the '90s would be complete without Salt-n-Pepa! They are still the highest-selling female rap act. Bet you didn't know that they were originally called Supernature! Their most successful album so far is Very Necessary, which came out in '93 with Shoop, Whatta Man, and None of Your Business released as singles. I know there isn't a girl alive who hasn't gotten up to get down to one of those songs!
Man, there is more awesome '90s music out there than I was anticipating. I almost went right past MC Hammer, and what a tragedy that would have been! Who can forget the Hammer Pants, the hair, the dance moves! MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) became a preacher in the late '90s, but not before he'd put out some classic albums like Too Legit to Quit and The Funky Headhunter!
Finally, who could forget the tragety that was Tupac Shakur (2Pac). He started as a backup dancer, but eventually made his way to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the highest-selling rap artist with over seventy five million copies worldwide. The skinny on 2Pac was that he was shot five times in the lobby of a recording studio in New York and after serving almost a year in jail for sexual abuse he was shot another four times in a drive by shooting in Vegas. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. My favourite of his songs will always be California Love....you can't help sliding down in your seat, grabbing the steering wheel with one hand and nodding your head to the beat.
My favourite song was Hangin' Tough. If you haven't already, you should definitely check out some of their film clips, they'll have you in stitches for hours. They were the starting block for other boybands like the Backstreet Boys, Take That and NSYNC. Apparently NKOTB are planning a reunion, new album and an international concert tour, stay tuned!
After NKOTB my next stop was Boys II Men, a four-time Grammy Award-winning R&B quintet. They got together around '88, and get this....they are still together now! They had loads of number one hits (End of the Road, I'll Make Love to You, One Sweet Day etc) and if you haven't listened to them recently, take a trip down memory lane with their soulful harmonies. ;o)
Now, who remembers Roxette. Those Swedish hotties who reached worldwide success in the late '80s and early '90s!! How many girls had their hair cut short and bleached white as a result of these two! They had a few number one singles and a couple of platinum albums. Remember Joyride, and It Must Have Been Love? Classic!
Then, what trip through the '90s would be complete without Salt-n-Pepa! They are still the highest-selling female rap act. Bet you didn't know that they were originally called Supernature! Their most successful album so far is Very Necessary, which came out in '93 with Shoop, Whatta Man, and None of Your Business released as singles. I know there isn't a girl alive who hasn't gotten up to get down to one of those songs!
Man, there is more awesome '90s music out there than I was anticipating. I almost went right past MC Hammer, and what a tragedy that would have been! Who can forget the Hammer Pants, the hair, the dance moves! MC Hammer (Stanley Kirk Burrell) became a preacher in the late '90s, but not before he'd put out some classic albums like Too Legit to Quit and The Funky Headhunter!
Finally, who could forget the tragety that was Tupac Shakur (2Pac). He started as a backup dancer, but eventually made his way to the Guinness Book of World Records for being the highest-selling rap artist with over seventy five million copies worldwide. The skinny on 2Pac was that he was shot five times in the lobby of a recording studio in New York and after serving almost a year in jail for sexual abuse he was shot another four times in a drive by shooting in Vegas. He died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest. My favourite of his songs will always be California Love....you can't help sliding down in your seat, grabbing the steering wheel with one hand and nodding your head to the beat.
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