wedding and Condor time

It's not all about flying and from time to time one needs some cultural entertainment to balance the airport atmosphere. We decided to go and participate in the Dimboola Wedding play next weekend. There are various opinions about it but you never know until you see it yourself.

The play is a celebration of the wedding of Morrie McAdam—a Protestant, to Reen Delaney—a Catholic.No holds are barred as the two families come together for the wedding which Jack Hibberd (the author) calls: "the testing of strengths of the newly conjugated tribes". The family members try to preserve social grace and dignity in the face of impending disasters. And disasters there are aplenty! After the drink has flowed a little too freely, mayhem and humour ensues when the families exchange insults and punches, as they resolve to come to terms with the situation.

The play uses audience participation to a very high degree. Audience members are greeted by the father of the bride and the new arrivals are announced to the audience. Glasses of sherry and food are served by the actors, the auditorium is set up with tables and decorated with ballons and streamers. Audience members are assigned characters and actors improvise with them during the play's fights and shenanigans. The alcohol consumed on stage is often real. We, as guests, will be having a 3 course meal served and BYO alcohol.

It is a 1960's wedding and we are supposed to be properly dressed as well. There is a costume rental in Horsham (who would have thought that) with a huge variety of clothes. We went there yesterday and after a few fittings found the right elegant 60's dress for me. I will also get a matching hat, gloves and bag. Zig will be wearing a black suit. Men always have it easier when it comes to that.

I'm really looking forward to this event.

Ziggy started showing first glider withdrawal symptoms and didn't want to give me a break on installing and playing Condor sim. I gave up and installed the thing yesterday. We also went to Dick Smith and bought a HDMI cable to make my computer talk to the TV. It works and we spent the whole afternoon trying not to crash the glider. Flying in real seems so much easier to me though.

hmmm ... I wonder how to make it work

And then he just kept ending up with one wing only. I couldn't see it anymore and thought it just can't be that hard. So I made the mistake and grabbed the stick to "show him". He was then just lying down, rolling on the floor and laughing himself to death. Oh well, it seems to me that all the beginnings are hard.

crashed again

I wonder how long is his enthusiasm gonna last ...