We love live music but because life gets so busy, we don’t get to go to concerts often. But I make an effort to make sure we go to at least one big live concert a year….last year we saw the totally amazing Queen! We almost missed out this year but at the last moment, […]
Easter is fast approaching…for some it is a time of great religious importance…some look forward to the extra long weekend. But for many we know, Easter is all about heading to the biggest congregation of brass band musicians in Australia. Yep, its the Australian National Band Championships time again! This year, the destination is Launceston […]
Never have I been more excited to see a musical then this one…the award winning Kinky Boots. I saw the movie version when it came out on DVD around 2006, and immediately loved it. I just knew it would be perfect as a musical so I was excited find that it actually was going to […]
On the 25th April each year, we stop to remember the anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli in 1915. We also remember all Australians who have served for this country and who died in war or while on operational service. And one of the traditions of Anzac Day is the playing of the Last Post….a […]
Tucked away at the top of the city, is a lane named after one of our very own celebrities…Divinyl’s singer Chrissy Amphlett. Originally, this lane was called Corporation Lane 1639…in fact, in Melbourne, many minor laneways are given the default name “Corporation Lane” with an identifying number. But after two years of lobbying and a […]
Today feels a little weird, because instead of rushing around, packing up and heading away, we are spending Easter at home. You see, the Australian Brass Band Championships are held every year at Easter….hundreds of brass players and percussionists arrive on mass to compete in the various grades. This year, the destination is Gawler…a town […]
Please note: this is not a sponsored post! My opinions are, as always, totally my own! It’s funny…we used to watch heaps of TV, now you are more likely to find us with the TV off and the radio on. And because my husband is sports mad, that radio is usually on SEN…a local 24 […]
A few days ago, the world was rocked by the news that David Bowie had died, aged only 69. It seems that he had been fighting cancer…either liver or lung cancer…for 18 months, but had kept it a secret from his fans. So the news of his death came as a big surprise…many thought it […]