Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Bluesfest Baby!

Yes, yet again…it ‘s that time of the year!

After last years exhausting (but awesome) trip to Bluesfest with a very small Smidge (where we spent a LOT of time in the Kids Club) we decided that we would give this year a miss and enjoy a quiet Easter weekend at home with family.

Of course, at the last minute, after finding out the results of my latest PET scan early (yay, all clear!) I needed to celebrate and decided just to have a quick glance at the line up, and of course, I got sucked right in! After all it was 3 of our favourites all in the one afternoon! We wouldn’t even have to organise accomodation, or camp in the mud- how could we say no? So tickets were purchased and Grandad was roped into an afternoon of Big Adventures with Smidge.

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Xavier Rudd was amazing, as was to be expected. Watching him feels a little like you have wandered in the room while he is jamming with his band- it feels quite intimate.

Although being up nice and close made me realise that I am getting a bit too old to be breathed on and pushed up against in a crowd…. hehe, who would have thought I would ever say that!

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Next up was Michael Franti and Spearhead. He is such a performer- wandering through the crowd and chatting throughout his set.

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He even had a couple come up for a dance… which was code for…a proposal!

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And of course at the end of the night, there was the obligatory festival feet shot… My husband JB just can’t cope with dirty feet, he doesn’t understand that I am *being one* with the festival Smile

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We arrived home after 3 am to find Grandma and Smidge curled up in bed together- him looking like the cat that got the cream. He had an amazing day with Grandad that included all the elements for an amazing Big Adventure- a drive in the Big Red Truck, seeing a lizard, sharing a chocolate malted milk and chatting to police officers in the city. Toddler Bliss!

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