Storytime

Last weekend I went to see the Wonderland exhibition at ACMI. Totally recommend it! So much fun. Interactive displays for the kids (or let's face it, the child within) and some magical effects. Must admit I spent a lot of time reminiscing. I had actually seen quite a few of the different versions of Alice. Mind you...there has been over 40 different versions of Alice since the first in 1903. Written by Lewis Carroll in 1865 this is a true iconic book. Most people have read it (at least once)....majority of folks have seen some version of Alice. Animated...or even the dark version... And if you haven't read or seen the show, most people will know references to Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter. ...Caterpillar....Queen of Hearts (off with their heads)...the White Rabbit ....Cheshire Cat. I must admit to having so many favourite quotes from the book. 'Why sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.'...

Recently saw the Bowie exhibition at ACMI in the city. What can I say....it was amazing! I am a Bowie fan but who isn't....and it was great to see so much of his personal collection. Letters and notes, lyrics and stage ideas, costumes and shoes, movie clips, video clips....all revealing his rise as Bowie from the early days. Even a mention of one of my favourite early songs, 1967 T he laughing gnome  . And while I admit to being a huge fan, it is his creativity that really inspires. He was not afraid to try anything, and I do mean anything. I also think it was his early dabblings in mime and the theatre that make him such a great entertainer. I was lucky enough to see him perform twice, in 1987 the Glass Spider Tour and then 2004 his Reality Tour. Great shows full of showmanship and theatre, as well as fantastic music and performances. It is a dying art- a performer entertaining. Listening to one of his early interviews when he talked about whether it would be e...