Details for Suncorp gig on Sunday

Here are the details:

• Dress code 'creative' pink & green (no pirates allowed though!)
• Please report at 12pm sharp (not later!!!) at South West boomgate at Castlemain Street (close to Cordova Street)
• Car parking has been arranged for Melanie, Claire, Dale, and myself - just drive to boomgate. They may have listed us as 'G.R.E.S.'. I've passed on the licence plates
  
• There will be virtually no street parking available: your best bet would be to come by train to Milton train station
  
• We'll have be in dressing room 3/4, closest to the central tunnel, where we can also store instruments
• When we enter dressing room, please dress immediately and set up your instrument as we'll have to play at 12.50pm already
• First performance will be 12.50pm outside at South Concourse (Chippendall Str side of stadium). Various rhythms including Jungle
• 2nd performance 1.30pm on pitch (5 minutes) - Samba of the Primavera variety!
  
• 3rd performance 3.52:30 pm (yes that's 30 seconds!) for 3 minutes - I think we'll play Timbalada here
• Big hug for Brian after the 3rd performance!
  

There have been over 8000 tickets sold to date. Channel 10 is also involved.

A BIG hug for Brian

I just spoke with Brian, who was concerned it was going to be too cold for him to play this Sunday in Suncorp stadium. Fortunately, we came to the arrangement that he will play as long as I give him a hug on Sunday. To celebrate this, and to share the load, I suggest we all give Brian a big hug this Sunday! That will keep him warm!

Details about the Suncorp gig will follow soon. We'll need to be there at noon. Note there is going to be quite a bit of security, so I need to know exactly who will play, and everyone, I mean everyone will need to be there on time!

Dorian's " Arggggh " Birthday

Long awaited rematch after last week fight during samba rehearsal . . . " . . . ON THE BLUE CORNER ... PAUL " MONO DIABO " ! . . . ON THE RED CORNER . . . BRIAN " KILLER TOMATO" ! . . . AND OUR PROMOTER FOR THE NIGHT . . DORIAN FROM DORIAN's Inc !












Brian " Killer Tomato " and Coach

Exciting New Religion Coming Near You

Guru Nikki Wisdom . . . . seeking to establish religious franchises . Franchisees required.

• Tax free income
• Worship chocolate, Icecream, and Laughter
  

pictures!

Ok, I admit, these are not pictures of us, but I reckon you might still like them. There's a whole bunch of panorama pictures on this site which you can nicely rotate, zoom and scroll around in. Very nice!


And they even have samba sounds to go with it!

http://www.panoramas.dk/newspanos/2007/carnival-in-Rio.html

Urgent: Beer & Vodka night this Friday

As announced earlier, we've got another Polish night this Friday. It's promising to be great as they've got a lot of Uni student bookings already.

For those of you who haven't done so yet, please register here.

I have noticed that a lot of sambistas lately have been a bit slack in registering for gigs. Can you please register for gigs (or decline) as soon as you can, this helps me a lot with organising things. If you got issues with the booking system, just drop me an email. Thank you!

TV Pride - caption competition

Couldn't leave these two out - Also functions as caption competition: winner gets to play first, second and third surdo in the next parade! beaters will be provided.

TV Pride

Hi all,
here are some screen captures from the ABC and Channel 9 news items on Pride. Unfortunately, reception wasn't particularly good in my neck of the woods, and capturing didn't improve it either, so you'll just have to see through the static, I fear.
Also, I wasn't able to get that pirate out of the picture...

" So Proud ! "

Proud!

Well done all! This was a bit of an endurance test ... in style!
Just flicked on Channel 9's six o'clock news and it featured Patty the Pirate ... did anyone record this?

Pictures please!!!

Sorry if I was a bit stressed - this is always a hard gig to organise, and with me being in Cairns all week, Pride only confirming the gig late this week, some late sambistas and severe dehydration at the end of it all I wasn't 100% my happy self.

Details for Pride

OK, finally...

I'll add further detail to this later, but here's the deal so far:

• The parade will start at 10am from Queens Park in between the Treasury Casino and Treasury Hotel
• please please be there no later than 9.30am at the very latest - we need to sort out some instruments!
• People that have surdos in their cars, please drop them at the start point before 9.30am (I'll be there from about 9.10am); then park your car at Musgrave park (Google maps states South Brisbane park) and make your way back to the starting point. Keep any receipts for taxies if you need them;
  
• Dress code: creative pink & green
  
• Someone volunteering to keep Brian warm?

Marcel, Dale, Cedric: first surdo
Melanie, Brian: second surdo
Dorian, Claire: third surdo
Denis, Erin: Snare
Gail, Miki, Patty: shaker
Remko: repinique
Nicki: agogo
Jayne, Kathryn: tamborim

I can't remember where all the surdos are!! I've got two, Cedric has two, Dale has at least one, who else?

Gigs galore

Well, suddenly we've got plenty of gigs again! There's another Polish Beer & Vodka night, one of our old-time favourites, on Friday 22 June!

Please register here.

And, while you're at it, also please register for the QLD Roar game here.

Can I just remind everyone that it's really important to register for gigs as soon as possible? It saves me heaps of time if I know who is coming. If you have issues registering, please let me know by email. Thanks!

Arrrgh

To Celebrate Dorian’s 22nd Birthday come to a

Festa Junina!

A traditional Brazilian June country party, celebrating Saint John, the corn harvest, music, and other crazy traditions (including a mock wedding with a pregnant bride).
Come along and use your ‘party money’ to play games, send someone (or get yourself sent) to ‘jail’ or have an announcement made at the party.
To warm up, there will be lots of quentao (hot wine drink), forro and quadrilha dances!

When: Saturday 23rd June, 6pm to late

Where: 63 Sunset Rd, Kenmore

Dress to theme: CAIPIRA
(Brazilian country style – use google images for great ideas)
Fancy dress is COMPULSORY... dress misconduct is PUNISHABLE by jailing on arrival (yes, there really will be a jail as part of the party)!

BYO additional alcohol

RSVP: by 19th June
email- dorian.ribeiro@gmail.com, or just leave a comment on the blog....

Gigs

Quick note: could you all please urgently confirm your attendance for the upcoming gigs? If you have issues with the system, please drop me an email asap.

Wine & Cheese Festival

Chic Shamba Shakers . . . . . . or the Three Amigos ? ! ?

Class cancelled 14 June

As I said yesterday, I'll have to cancell the class next Thursday 14 June as I'll be in Cairns for work. Sorry! Keep an eye on the blog for details about the Pride gig... see you on Sunday in Rosalie!

Milton State School maps

Bonsoir mes amis,

Location for Sunday's gig is Milton State school, check out the map here . Address is

Bayswater Street, Milton. Just so you know.

[note from Remko: those with cars and heavy surdos should report to the main entrance of Milton state school at 1pm. Any issues, call Omar on 0400 014407 who is coordinating things. Note I'll be on a plane till 12.30 so I won't be contactable. I'll go to Rosalie straight from the airport]

By the way, the pride parade will be here.

And if you always wanted to know where Remko grew up (might explain a few things) well, that was here

And if you want to know where the bloody hell I was before I moved here, look here (I know, it's just not Brisbane).

Right, now what was I meant to be doing. Oh, I know: get a life.

Possible gig Sunday 1 July

Just a quick heads up: we might have a gig on Sunday 1 July between 2pm-5pm in Suncorp stadium during or before a Queensland Roar match! More details later - probably this will be confirmed early next week. I wonder if our old friend from the Strikers will be there.....

Register here