hate to be biased, but i assumed i would not enjoy myself in sunny sydney, when i could be shivering and freezing my butt off with my dear old melbourne friends. we all know of the rivalry between said states and i was not immune in my narrow minded view of the harbour city and it’s inhabitants… even the musician percentile. i love being wrong.
i am enjoying myself immensely in the kinder climes of n.s.w.. company included….. in fact i had hardened my heart towards a town i had never spent much time in and my new friends have been the thaw. i’ve had plenty of sunshine in the all year round summer city of l.a., home of the shallowest of the undeep. why would i think people would be so different an hour and ten minutes flight away from melbourne, my favourite town in the universe? duh.
h.o.i. are having our fourth and final run through today before the launch of our debut album, ‘playing boyfriends and girlfriends’, and i’m having a ball. i feel so satisfied. dean and i came home and flopped on the couch last night after a solid day in the rehearsal room, big grins on our faces and droopy eyelids above them. sigh. this is the life.
we talked of coconut ice and chocolate fondue, absolute must-haves at a holidays launch. not to mention piñatas and bunnies. it’s been ages since i’ve been a part of a proper launch and in those days, it was very industry driven and i didn’t feel like i was even a part of the process.
i was also afraid to meet the band. what if we took one look at each other and decided we had nothing in common?
i obviously think too much.
once again, it is so lovely to have girls to play with. a whole new territory for me over the last few years. why didn’t i insist on a higher girl quotient in my previous band incarnations? we’re such nurturers and damn good communicators and the overall vibe is just….. well, better…. and i love it!
there have been lots of lovely late night discussions over wine, mussels, bloody marys, cheese on toast…. all the ozzie staples. problems of the world are constantly being solved, music recommendations swapped, touring experiences passed around and new, very bad jokes are being created, as we speak. i am in my element.
i guess i have another destination to be torn between in my constant travels. what a delightful problem to have.
i left my heart in melbourne….. and sydney…….. and l.a…………..
off to nyc in october, how many pieces can i afford to part with?
ang x