Adelaide Fringe

Second only in World standing to the Edinburgh Fringe. Loads of comedy, music and acts of all sorts of quality, colour and creed. Its on for about a month, in pubs, clubs, theatres and open air parks and Carnivals. Debi and I have already visited the "Garden of Unearthly Delights" a couple of weeks back, loads of tents with acts playing. either rock up or pre buy tickets to the various shows. There are free acts as well, but of course will always end up with the hat upturned for donations of well received.

With this weekend just passed being a Bank holiday weekend (Adelaide Cup Race Day on Monday) we decided we ought to introduce Jamie and Georgia to the Fringe. We'd seen ads promoting a free kids festival in one of the parks surrounding central Adelaide. Didn't go Sat as Jamie had his Kanga Cricket in the morning (I'm the coach) and Debi had volunteered to help sell cakes on the Seacliff Surf Life Saving Club stall at the Surf Championship held at Seacliff Beach (G&J didn't compete sadly). It was a good event with all Adelaide Surf Clubs competing against each other. Kids of all ages from under 8's to under 18's.

Sunday morning I played Golf and by the time we'd walked Charlie in the afty most of the day had gone. So it was that on Monday (again after another Charlie Walk) we drove to the City in the afternoon. We'd blown it of course. The Family Event was only on the Sat and Sun. What was on was an Adult only "Future's Music" event. Think Ibiza clubbing, DJ's, Dance, House, and you have it. Mobbed, all sectioned off, plenty of drink and no doubt drugs of some variety. We settled on a restaurant nearby and sat outside to soak up some of the atmosphere. We all moved inside after just a few minutes. None of us Georgia included could handle the incessant bass beat and sounds from over 3 tents and sections of the event. Made us realise we are getting old...

In our defense, we have booked tickets to see Snow Patrol in a couple of months. Not so Hip is the tickets we also hold for Phantom of the Opera. We are about to try for French & Saunders and maybe to the Clipsal 500 motor Race meeting in a couple of weeks. The whole city and streets get turned into a massive race track for this weekend over 3 long days. Sounds fun, sadly the amount we have spent on electrics in our new house with the main sponsors Clipsal, has so far fallen on deaf ears. You gotta try and ponce when you can !