How was everyone’s weekend? Friday Travalon and I went to
Old Sugar Distillery, then we went to Jamerica for dinner, then we stopped into
the Harmony Bar (which has delicious-looking pizza but we had already eaten),
and we ended the evening by going to see local band Oudist Colony at Bandung’s
Nutty Bar. I used to be in a group with several of these people, and last I
knew the singer and oud player were involved with other people, but he (oudist)
proposed to her (singer) right at the end of the show. I’m not sure any of them
recognized me, and I was too distracted by the whole drama to notice my
coworker’s daughter’s paintings on display.
Saturday I met several people for coffee, then Jilly Moose
and I hit Maxwell Street Days, where I picked up some more aloha shirts, and
then we prayed the rosary. We figure, even if there are only two Rosary Ladies
present, it is still a Rosary Ladies event. Catzooks and her guy brought
dessert over to Rich’s that evening, and Kathbert, Luxuli and her husband, my
OTHER choir director, Rich’s next door neighbor, and Jilly Moose were all there
to enjoy Belgian waffles with strawberries and blueberries, as well as less
healthy options like frosted cookies.
Sunday I had to get up early to drive to Mamastep’s house,
then we picked up Travalon and met Tiffy at the Bristol Renaissance Faire. Lots
of imaginative costumes – it was Steampunk Weekend so there were plenty of
interesting takes on Victorian fashion as well as Renaissance looks – and Travalon
pointed out a guy who looked just like Elton John, only decades younger. He
also saw a guy who looked like Gene Simmons. We watched jousting and belly
dancing, and Travalon tried his hand at throwing tomatoes at the insult guy and
smashing plates with a softball. He won a plastic dragonfly for me; he was
trying for the stuffed unicorn, but you had to smash four plates for that. Then
he and I had our caricatures drawn. Mine made me realize just how much weight I
need to lose! I will try to somehow post it. Mamastep was searching for a very
particular bodice, but she was unsuccessful in her quest and said she will just
have to make it herself. Wish I were that handy with a sewing machine!
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3 comments:
The Ded Bob comedy show featuring a ventriloquist with a very sarcastic skeleton at the Faire was very funny. There are shows for ages 13+ and 17+.
The food choices at the stands are also intriguing, Spanish fries( which I must try next time)fish and chips wrapped in an English newspaper, $1 ice cold sasparilla, Cornish pasties, and deep fried mac and cheese. I bought some white and dark chocolate English toffee from a candy shop which boasts being the confectionairre to the Queen of England,
Hey who did your caricatures, was it my neighbor Bernie Tennis? He is awesome!
No, it was a young woman.
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