I AM NOT ORGANISING A PARTY THIS WEEKEND!!!

I'm posting this message since I was urgently called upon to clarify matters that were quickly getting out of hand. Based on the responses I received to my latest post, I'm drawing the conclusion that most of the samba school members are severely challenged when it comes to distinguishing between 'I' and 'we' or 'all of you'. so to make it very clear:

I AM NOT ORGANISING A PARTY OF ANY KIND THIS WEEKEND!!!!

Please, do not come to my place, do not ask what time the party is, do not wonder whether it will clash with Amanda's party since

not only is there no party, you are also not invited to the party that is not being organised in the first place!

Go to Amanda's party, have a night in, go catch a movie, hand a simcard to your second cousin, but please, don't wear pink & black.

Marcel

Instruments

Next week (6-9 August) I'll be in Cairns again, however my flight back lands at 6.35pm on Thursday 9 August. I'll then take a taxi straight to the Polish club for my weekly samba shot.

So, this Thursday 2 August, I need you to take home all the instruments between all of you, and of course bring them back at 7pm on Thursday the 9th. Hope this is OK!

Thank you!

Bring out your Pink Stuff!

Hi all,

I have a pink & black themed party coming up next weekend.
As the more perceptive of you may have noticed, pink is a colour suspiciously absent from my otherwise impressive wardrobe.

Being very perceptive myself, I’ve also noticed that some of you have a suspiciously large pink wardrobe section.

I am therefore kindly, with a tear in my eye, calling on you to help me accessorize my black outfit with pink accents.

I’m especially keen on Dale’s pink Riders of Destiny cowboy hat, but feathery boa’s or other pinky stuff that you think would look good on me are very welcome too. (Mind you, this is a pink & black party, not a completely off-the-wall show-'em-what-you've-got deep-dark-dungeons-of Amsterdam-party. I have what to wear to those, and I would be shocked if any one of you could help me with that (well, apart of course from Erin and her Lederhosen) (oh yeah, and Brian's made-to-measure Lederhosen)).

Compensation can be had in the form of after-samba drinks, although signed photographs (or photo’s of any kind, for that matter) are strictly out of the question.

Yours tickled (not pink)

Marcel

Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Check this group out on You Tubes . They're a fantastic duo acoustic guitarists from Mexico City. Go to their website :

www.rodgab.com

Look for the song " FOC " . It was airplayed in JJJ last thursday night in " Roots & All "

Primavera end of year stocktake sale!

Read in loud annoying voice: "I've got two tamborim bags available, including pouch for tamborim beater. These are available absolutely free, yes that's 100% free of charge, for the first two sambistas who want to take possession of these. One-time-only-offer!"

Gig - walk against want

Few details yet but I just received a call from Oxfam regarding the Walk against Want march on Sunday 7 October. Looks like we'll be leading it! Please register here.

Amanda's Birthday Party

Amanda is having a birthday and would like to celebrate with you!
When: Saturday 4 August Where: Iceworld 2304 Sandgate Road Boondall
Time: 7.30pm - 10.00pm
Wear: Warm clothes and thick socks
Cost: $14.50 includes skate hire
Drop in for pre-skate celebrations on Amanda's deck, from 2.00pm. Light finger food provided. BYO drinks. Musical instruments welcome. (Car pool from here or meet on the ice). Look forward to seeing you there, hope you can make it! Cheers! Amanda ................................................rsvp to Amanda Page
amandajp2@gmail.com

For Claire!

The new Harry Potter book!

Costumes!

Can I please:

• offer my public apologies to the costume design group for not taking this further after all your hard work last year?
• ask the same group if they are interested in giving me a second chance to get this done?

If the answer is 'yes' to both questions above, could you please review the latest design in light of the latest fashion (...) and can we then get together again to decide on next steps?

Thank you!

Get Things Done: Samba Logo

Remko,

Below are the final draft re. Samba logo . I'd like to hear from you whether it is a " YES" or " NO" before I move on to design the samba school flag.

P.S. The white line outside the " Brisbane Samba School" is just an artifact, can fix it by the commercial printer.

Thanks to all who came to my party

Dear all thanks for coming to my party. I have some fab pictures but as I don't want to post them on the public internet, it might scare the children! Please send me you email address and I will share a private space where you can view and download pictures if you like. My email is melanie.blizard@optusnet.com.au

Hugs

Melanie

But ... where was Marcel?

Thanks all for your participation in Angelo's workshop yesterday ... that was great, and also very necessary. Clearly we've got some work to do in sounding great and looking great at the same time, but this was a good start.

But... where was Marcel? Our loyal Dutchman was clearly missing in action - but why?
So let's have a few guesses! Post your guess as a comment to this post. And don't let reality get in the way of your imagination...

My guess - Marcel, as a true member of the Dutch community, clearly is a better percussionist than dancer, and was just avoiding himself (and us!) some embarrassment!

(BTW - Marcel is not allowed to guess why he wasn't there!)

Rehearsal this Thursday

Just a quick note: I'm very much looking forward to this Thursday's rehearsal. I look forward to hearing the stories about last week, and also I'm looking forward to Angelo's instructions in making us look better (well, to some extend...).

Can I ask all of you that have instruments to please come on time this Thursday so that we can start the class on time? And also don't forget the instruments please ... no I won't mention any names. I'll bring 'the bag from Guatemala'....

Choreography workshop this Thursday

Attention sambistas!
Don’t miss samba school this Thursday. Acclaimed Brazilian dance instructor Angelo Salgado will run a choreography workshop just for us!
Angelo will teach some simple moves to polish our presentation for performances.

Jam session and party at Kangaroo Point cliffs

Hi all,
I have a couple of sambista guests passing through on Saturday 11 August. Joanne and Jonathan are part of a Perth samba school, and part of the network with Melsamba and us. Remko has played with them a couple of times.
If you're up for a Saturday afternoon jam session at the Kangaroo Point cliffs, read on.

I'll be organising a barbecue in honour of Jo and Jonathan's visit, from midday to sundown at the KP cliffs bbq area, on the banks of the Brisbane River. It's a great venue for a spot of jamming - we should make a great sound against the cliffs! Remko has been generous once again and agreed to bring some instruments along. BYO bbq food and wine for a great day out. I've pencilled in 1pm for lunch and 2pm for samba.

I have also invited some dancing friends to come along so it should be a great day to meet new people and have a nice social day out. Bring your instruments, families and whatever other things you like to hit.

Please RSVP to me by 31 July if you're interested.

Cheers,
Paul

Guess What Marcel Trying to Say ? ( ..Be Creative ! )

Melanie's Citizenship Party

To my dear possum mate in the old Samba thingy, you bunch of poofters! I have recently gain citizenship and had the lobotomy and now feel much better. Overcome with feeling of wanting to slap a snag on a barbiem whilst clutching a tinny from the ESKI. I most certainly want to invite you to cultural leanings next weekend the 14th of July at 13:00. My dunny door blows in a westerly wind for you. I think thats right, anyway she'll be right. You must bring one item demonstrating you true Australian nature as we don't want any of the pomme bastards to sneak in. So kick the blue heeler in the bum, and fire up the navi, whilst holding a fag and running those bloody hoons off the road with the ute. Have a gander at these links mate.

yes I know its bloody incomprehensible mate, buts that the state of the origin. There'll be sport, a bit of grubbing round in the mud, firing off pistols at any living thing and spitting, its all good at my billobong mate, so see you there.

The address is 38 Rembrandt Street, Carina, 4152, qld

One more from Suncorp

URGENT - access to Polish Club tonight

I received a phone call from Kamilla who is off sick. If you guys want to rehearse tonight, someone will have to pick up the key to the Polish Club from Nicki today. Nicki will spend some of the day around Portside, so if anyone is close to there please send me an SMS (I'm in meetings all day) and I'll get you in contact with Nicki.

Picasa Web Albums - Melanie

Picasa Web Albums - Melanie

Video available for Suncorp

Guys I was trying to auto link my Pictures as a private Album in Google Web Albums but the bloody thing doesn't work, so sorry email mail me on melanie.blizard@optusnet.com.au and then I'll send you an invite to the Album I know that works.

Another Alternative Group Shot

Drat ! . . . Paul was too quick .

. . . . Anyway, I'll post my share of the photos.






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Spice Girls Mk II













Yes . . . Shakers . . . . again !

Well done!

Just a quick message from Cairns to congratulate you all on a stunning performance yesterday! I was so impressed that we managed to get an ad hoc performance going at the end with about 30 seconds notice. Very good. Thanks heaps everyone, I had a great day!

Have fun on Thursday!

Thursday class back on!!

Hi all,
for those who didn't hear this after Sunday's stunning performance, Thursday's class is back on.
With Remko not there, the class will take on a slightly different character. That means it will be excellent for beginners or newcomers to learn the basics, and also for anybody else who would like to try another instrument for a change (without Remko there to stop you).

Please note, the Polish for Beginners class (a.k.a. Advanced Polish Beer Drinkers class) will go ahead as usual after Thursday's class. Please also note that the special workshop Walking Backwards with a Whistle in your Mouth has unfortunately been cancelled due to lack of subscribers.

Also, did anybody see anything of our marvellous performance on TV? All I've seen so far is some acrobatics - maybe something we can practice on Thursday??

Roar Against Racism

Hi all,

Congratulations sambistas on a great gig at Suncorp Stadium today, Roaring against racism!
I raced home and watched every news service going, but none showed reports of our performance! Only one report about the soccer event was made at all. I think that was on Channel Nine.

Here's some photos from the dressing room.

Cheers,
Paul