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It was dark. It was ballet.

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This was a real treat.  I went and saw Big Live's production of Dracula. I wasn't sure if this story could be made into a ballet. Earlier in the year l saw Big Live do The Great Gatsby and thought it was brilliant. This show was very different to the first show l saw, but, it was brilliant. The production on these shows is so high, the dancing so good, the costuming stunning. I would give it  5 out of 5 stars. The principal dancers are Ervin Zagidullin and Abbey Hansen. I hope you can read all about them. I'm sorry the photos aren't completely clear. We saw both of them perform on the day we were there and they are both so good. Abbey Hansen is actually an Australian Ballet Dancer. The favourite pieces of music included in this ballet were Clair de Lune and Danse Macabre with Cello. That added even more joy for me. Big Live is an international company; not that old but changing ballet. While l will always want traditional ballet l am also liking these shows that reimagi...
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Another good Richard Osman book.

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Another good book from Richard Osman.   The Thursday Murder Club author has done it again. Have you read We Solve Murders? 4 out of 5 from me.
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Can you do scat singing?

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I have been listening to Ella Fitzgerald this week and she do this singing.  All pitch perfect. Cleo Laine was another who was well known for this type of singing.  So all you singers out there, can you scat sing?  
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What are the cinema chains like where you live?

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 We have 2 main cinema chains in Australia and they both show the same films. No difference.  What about those of us who want to see something different? Is that what it's like for you? Let's start a conversation. 
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Only one came back

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I recently finished another audiobook by Peter Fitzsimons.  Burke and Wills are well known here in Australia. They were the first Europeans to cross Australaia, starting in Melbourne and finishing in far North Queensland. It was a great achievement and, also, a real disaster. Of the 4 who made it to Carpentaria only 1 came back to tell his tale. Burke was not the right leader. He didn't have the skills needed for something like this. In 1860 Australia was more empty than it is today. They had to live off the land and left supplies, and men, who could have helped them survive. King was the only one who survived of the 4. He only survived because an Aboriginal tribe took him in and saved him. An epic journey which led to the death of most and, can l suggest, none of you try to walk across, or up, Australia!
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We weren't going to see this film but...

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The film we wanted to see wasn't showing,                                                       so we saw this one instead.
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Am l the only one still listening to music from the 1920's?

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I love this music  Think of the jazz age. Flappers, speakeasies and sweet, sweet music. It has a distinct sound which l think is caused by the recordings. The audio industry was very basic then. But l think that adds to the sound. Leon, Bix, Beiderbecke, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong and his mentor Joe, Oliver, King. That's just a few names. Orchestra's and big bands were around then and that's how so many musicians got their start. Paul Whiteman was a band leader who Bix played for. Can l suggest you listen to some of this music and, who knows, you may like it like l do.
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