I stumbled across this new-ish form of circus act today, Roue Cyr, and it’s way cool.
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At last year’s Woodford, I was blown away by another Gypsy-style band, The Counterfeit Gypsies. Worth checking out!
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Archive for January, 2009
roue cyr and doch
Posted in music, theatre with tags bands, brisbane powerhouse, circus, counterfeit gypsies, doch, gypsy, music, roue cyr, woodford folk festival on January 7, 2009 by jason nahrungmargo lanagan in brisbane
Posted in books, fantasy with tags aurealis awards, avid reader, fantasy, margo lanagan, tender morsels on January 5, 2009 by jason nahrungAnyone in Brisbane on January 25 — maybe for the Aurealis Awards, say — might like to consider catching Margo Lanagan at West End book shop Avid Reader at 3pm. Margo’s Tender Morsels was one of my favourite books from 2008, and her short fiction is to die for.
melbourne horror con
Posted in fantasy, horror, movies, science fiction, television with tags brad dourif, candyman, convention, deadwood, horror, hub, jared padalecki, jensen ackles, lord of the rings, melbourne, nightmare on elm street, robert englund, star trek, supernatural, tony dodd, twilight on January 5, 2009 by jason nahrungJust found out about a convention in March in Melbourne featuring a swag (well, four) actors, who’ve appeared in horror movies and TV shows, and for some inexplicable reason, Suicide Girls. I guess for a certain demographic horror and T&A go together. Pity, that. Anyhoo, the Hub horror con reads like one of those Star Trek-style cons where the guests parade through a Q&A panel or two and sign autographs for a fee, and certainly the talent is attractive (Suicide Girls not included, attractive yes, talent… debatable): Robert Englund, Brad Dourif, Jeffrey Combs and Tony Dodd, and a promise of more to come.
Also of interest is the Supernatural con they’re planning for April, with the stars of the TV show Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles. Incredibly, tickets costing $1400 and $800 have sold out. Are these boys hot or what?
There is also some do related to Twilight, but I think both the book and movie are naff, so I didn’t check that out 
new doctor who
Posted in science fiction, television with tags david tennant, dr who, jon pertwee, matt smith, tom baker on January 4, 2009 by jason nahrungPassing on this juicy piece of info about the new Dr Who, Matt Smith!
For me, Dr Who was Jon Pertwee and then Tom Baker, after which I lost interest, until the latest series from the BBC got me hooked again. We’re still catching up with the new stuff (season 2, enter David Tennant) and hoping to revisit some of the old stuff as the budget allows. Timeless indeed!
