Saturday, January 14, 2006
Gunpowder Glory
7:33 am | 
Posted by
Cat |
Fireworks are the best invention since gunpowder.
I wandered down to Prince Alfred Park yesterday to watch the sound check, and then saw the lads rehearse - glad I did. I love nothing more than unplanned jamming...it just sounds so...invigorating...? That's the only word I can come up with.
I guess it is for musos for me when given unbridled access to paint and canvas - it's raw creativity at its finest.
That was great because being one of the only ten people in the park you could feel every beat penetrate your ribcage and pulverise all the squishy bits inside. Goosebump factor of 8.9.
On top of that, I had the chance to see this little gadget - an electric drill with a 'donger-thingo' attatched. A cheating drumroll if ever I saw one!! Ingenious...
The weather seemed to turn a lot of early-birds away and the crowds really didn't start to just under an hour before, but when the 'parade of fire' came down the path in a shower of sparks, let me tell you I was glad I came early (pathside seats).
Oh but then came the music. This time with a few thousand more extra ribcages to rattle, the goosebump factor was lowered a little. Except what they lacked in 'boom' they made up with lights, smoke and bigger BOOMS!
All in all it came to a dazzling finale in a display that could possibly rival the rapture. Talk about fire raining from the skies...
Have I mentioned that I love my digital camera?
Last one - to give you an idea, this looks like a close up...but it isn't...this is the sky above Prince Alfred Park at about 9:30pm...One big explosion:
KaBOOM! hahahaha
xxx
I wandered down to Prince Alfred Park yesterday to watch the sound check, and then saw the lads rehearse - glad I did. I love nothing more than unplanned jamming...it just sounds so...invigorating...? That's the only word I can come up with.
I guess it is for musos for me when given unbridled access to paint and canvas - it's raw creativity at its finest.
That was great because being one of the only ten people in the park you could feel every beat penetrate your ribcage and pulverise all the squishy bits inside. Goosebump factor of 8.9.
On top of that, I had the chance to see this little gadget - an electric drill with a 'donger-thingo' attatched. A cheating drumroll if ever I saw one!! Ingenious...
The weather seemed to turn a lot of early-birds away and the crowds really didn't start to just under an hour before, but when the 'parade of fire' came down the path in a shower of sparks, let me tell you I was glad I came early (pathside seats).
Oh but then came the music. This time with a few thousand more extra ribcages to rattle, the goosebump factor was lowered a little. Except what they lacked in 'boom' they made up with lights, smoke and bigger BOOMS!
All in all it came to a dazzling finale in a display that could possibly rival the rapture. Talk about fire raining from the skies...
Have I mentioned that I love my digital camera?
Last one - to give you an idea, this looks like a close up...but it isn't...this is the sky above Prince Alfred Park at about 9:30pm...One big explosion:
KaBOOM! hahahaha
xxx
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