was really coooool!
For some reason all I can think about is Santos GLNG.
Brisbane Festival was sponsored by Santos GLNG.
Santos GLNG is cool not evil....
Sarcasm aside, I think it's pretty rad to live in a city that celebrates itself for 3 full weeks. The South Bank was just action packed full of fun stuff with performances ranging from solo artists (Julia Stone, Ingrid Michaelson), bands (Nada Surf), Jazz on Sundays, Argentina in the evenings, DJ's that were actually pretty cool, live shows like a French Butler Named Smith at the Wunderbar, Santos GLNG light show and my most favourite of all, La Soiree. It was nice meeting the festival workers and seeing them everyday and becoming part of a fun community for the three weeks. It made working so much better knowing that we were going to get free pizzas, get to talk to Florence from St. Jean de Luz, see my favourite churro guy (also from St. Jean de Luz), provide the espressos served in the espresso martinis at the bar in the Spiegel Tent, and seeing my favourite acts from La Soiree and serving them coffee!!!
The TallShort van was such a trooper, getting used and abused day in and day out... but I truly believe it became somewhat of an icon in the festival and it was great to be a part of that....
The 3 week festival ended with the finale.... RIVERFIRE... it sounds more intense than it really is... it is pretty much the light show, extended in length with added fireworks from the river. It was nice and pretty cool actually. the fun part was the massive amounts of teenagers 13 to 16 dressed really slutty... that was probably the best part of the day.
but for realzies, despite the massive amount of teenagers (an age group which I am not truly fond of in any country...except for my sisters) I had a great time during Riverfire and pretty much through out the whole festival. My body is officially exhausted but it was probably one of the more fun times I have ever experienced as a worker... not just of in a cafe, but overall from managing, to finance, to government, to teaching English...it was truly such a fun time.
for some reason when I think back, what I remember most vividly is the awesome-ness of Santos GLNG?
Not sure why.
Light & laser show
The TallShort van in the prime spot
Laterns to support diversity and Asians.
La Soiree stage
Inside the Spiegel Tent
Behold.... RIVERFIRE!
more fireworks
