I got to enjoy the picturesque scenery of the Hawkesbury River the other day. My boss took me out on his boat. The Hawkesbury is only an hour's drive north of Sydney and is stunning. The landscape is dramatic and untouched. The photos do not do it justice. I wasn't sure what to expect boat wise. My sailing knowledge is limited to ferries and a boat on a Centre Parks lake. It was a proper speed boat with two V8 engines and a big seating area at the back, it even had a little boat on the back. The company was pretty good as well, one of the guys on board is a publisher and his next launch event will have the opposition leader as the guest speaker. We went fishing. I have never been fishing before and I caught some fish and a crab. We caught another crab and decided to keep it. It does seem a bit weird to catch the fish pull the hook out and then throw it back. I did enjoy sitting in the sun with a beer, very relaxing. For lunch we had a big platter of seafood and cooked the crab we caught (after killing it by freezing it) and a fish we caught.
I have had some more gigs at the Comedy Store. The first one was a special one-off gig for some A-level drama students from Perth. It was a weird night. The audience was mainly 16-17 year old girls who went mental whenever anyone went on stage. I decided to try a new set of material. I was introduced English, said hello and got a massive cheer. That was the high point. The new stuff didn't really work and while I didn't die it wasn't great. Somewhat peculiarly as soon as the acts were off the stage the audience were crowding round us to have photos taken. The next night I had another gig at the Comedy Store and stormed it. I was certainly the best open spot on. It was nice to do a good gig because the MC had been the MC for the past 3 gigs and he was yet to see me put my a-game out on stage. His introductions for me became more lurid of so-called accomplishments as an Englishman. One of the acts was a 14 year old boy who has won a big new act competition in Sydney. The headliner was Chris Wainhouse who was excellent.
I have had some more gigs at the Comedy Store. The first one was a special one-off gig for some A-level drama students from Perth. It was a weird night. The audience was mainly 16-17 year old girls who went mental whenever anyone went on stage. I decided to try a new set of material. I was introduced English, said hello and got a massive cheer. That was the high point. The new stuff didn't really work and while I didn't die it wasn't great. Somewhat peculiarly as soon as the acts were off the stage the audience were crowding round us to have photos taken. The next night I had another gig at the Comedy Store and stormed it. I was certainly the best open spot on. It was nice to do a good gig because the MC had been the MC for the past 3 gigs and he was yet to see me put my a-game out on stage. His introductions for me became more lurid of so-called accomplishments as an Englishman. One of the acts was a 14 year old boy who has won a big new act competition in Sydney. The headliner was Chris Wainhouse who was excellent.
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