Meow Meow

Mycroft is delighted to wish everyone a happy Australia Day.  It's pleasing to note that the Whine Society directive that only Aussie wine should be consumed did not in fact bring about the end of the world.  No mobs were in evidence, and as a result no obvious crackdown.  For the record, Mycroft and companions today were all patriotically drinking Aussie wine.  There may have been a Corona consumed, but the label indicated that it too was really Aussie.  Not sure if the Whine Society are worried about such details....

Last night Mycroft attended Meow Meow's show, 'Little Match Girl' in the famous Spiegeltent.  This was an enjoyable cabaret show, made all the more interesting for Mycroft when he was asked to assist in the performance by pedalling a pushbike linked to a (stage prop) generator.  This was quite good exercise, and goes to show that sitting near the front in the Spiegeltent almost always brings involvement in the performance.  To learn more about Meow Meow, her website is here:

http://www.meowmeowrevolution.com/meowmeow.html

The original 'Match Girl' story by Hans Christian Andersen is rather sad.  It seems that since it first appeared in 1845 it has been used as the inspiration for many a show, even one TV Christmas special starring Sarah Jessica Parker in 1974, when she was nine years old.  It is unknown if she adopted the same whining tone in that production as she did in 'Sex and The City' as Carrie Bradshaw.  Or whether she was wearing the odd tutu looking outfit she wears in the opening credits of 'Sex and The City'.  Perhaps anyone who saw the 1974 production can answer these questions.....