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Hanging out with Lionel Richie
So I’m in the Hawkes Bay again (should I just move here?) This time for Cornevil and LIONEL!!!!!
Unfortunately, after an unbroken 16 years of no rain on Mission Concert day, this year it’s currently bucketing down. Apparently my luck has worn off.
I’ve been bugging Amy to let me go to Cornevil ever since I found out about it – An amazing maze made out of maize, in the middle of the night, with actors leaping out at you from the shadows with chainsaws. She finally relented and we went last night.
It was terrifying. Well done, lots of blood and guts and people with knives who literally chase you through the maze (and the maize when you get off course). Great fun. You also get 3d glasses and a bit of an obstacle course. We were unfortunate enough to go through with a lovely woman who knew half the actors so I suspect we were attacked more than the common maze-goer (I don’t care how blunt it is, having someone tap your legs with a massive knife in a dark, converted coolshed, with body bags hanging from a roof is enough to make anyone scream.)
Let’s hope Lionel pulls his weight, otherwise the colds we are all going to get from being in the rain that long will be so not worth it.
UPDATED
Having fun…
Snug as bugs in rugs (totally 100% dry and cosy)
Post cancellation tears…
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February 28th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Its Saturday night and raining really hard. Anyone going to the concert tonight would be mad. It may be on again tomorrow night. Its on a hill and it will just be a mudslide by now. Its the wettest “Mission” night ever, so so sorry.
Anyway you can listen to Lionel on my website http://www.hawkesbay.co.nz.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
That’s awful! What a shame – boo to the rain!
I’ve only been to the Mission concert one year – it was poncho sanchez, and SO much fun.
Better luck next year!
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:00 am
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
All the planning, the manipulation, the strategising. Seats in the FRONT ROW as SWMBO’s birthday treat even a car-park and driver and it RAINED, in Hawkes Bay in FEBRUARY!!!!!
Not even my relies in Manchester believe it!
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
March 3rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
Oh you poor thing Dave! Mid sulk, we did stop to feel sorry for all you fancy pants people int he front rows who were probably far more disappointed than us!
I love how the rain was a freak strom in the middle of two perfectly nice days.