Usually this time of the year I travel to Bloemfontein which is approximately 300 miles south of here and screen films at the Volksblad Arts Festival which you can find at www.volksbladfees.co.za (http://www.volksbladfees.co.za). This is also when Brother Cheezeflix wishes me and my native bearers :wink: a safe journey across the crocodile infested Vaal River. I keep trying to tell him that we actually have motorized transport here and that there is a tarred road across the bridge, but I cannot convince him otherwise. :buggedout:
Unfortunately, one of the festival's main sponsors pulled out and it just so happens that this sponsor controls the purse for the film festival so I wasn't able to go this year. It's sad really: I liked doing it. :thumbup:
Quote from: Trevor on July 16, 2010, 08:44:15 AM
Usually this time of the year I travel to Bloemfontein which is approximately 300 miles south of here and screen films at the Volksblad Arts Festival which you can find at www.volksbladfees.co.za (http://www.volksbladfees.co.za). This is also when Brother Cheezeflix wishes me and my native bearers :wink: a safe journey across the crocodile infested Vaal River. I keep trying to tell him that we actually have motorized transport here and that there is a tarred road across the bridge, but I cannot convince him otherwise. :buggedout:
Unfortunately, one of the festival's main sponsors pulled out and it just so happens that this sponsor controls the purse for the film festival so I wasn't able to go this year. It's sad really: I liked doing it. :thumbup:
You know, Trevor, you like to say that SA is not all crocodiles in the rivers and lions walking the streets, but I wonder if you're just pulling our leg. Just how many lions did you see on the street when you got up this morning? Be straight with me, man.
Quote from: Flick James on July 16, 2010, 09:16:23 AM
You know, Trevor, you like to say that SA is not all crocodiles in the rivers and lions walking the streets, but I wonder if you're just pulling our leg. Just how many lions did you see on the street when you got up this morning? Be straight with me, man.
:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:
No lions, but there was a lot of growling to be heard, most of which came from my stomach because I didn't have breakfast this morning. :wink:
LOL
Just recently I've seen Ghost Son (2006) by Lamberto Bava (filmed in South Africa) and the place was crawling with wild animals...
Actually South Africa looks like a cool place to be, you could walk the streets and pet a giraffe or get eaten by a crocodile... much more interesting then living in Chicago... although after getting eaten by the 10th Mosquito I'll be singing a different song... :)
OK Trevor... How do you explain THIS:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_fe_st/af_south_africa_tiger_escape
Tiger on the loose in South African neighborhood
-Ed
Quote from: Ed, Just Ed on July 27, 2010, 04:46:11 PM
OK Trevor... How do you explain THIS:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100727/ap_on_fe_st/af_south_africa_tiger_escape
Tiger on the loose in South African neighborhood
-Ed
:buggedout: :buggedout: Yikes.......
This story is big on the news here: I hope they find this poor kitty cat soon.
That's nothing Trevor; as everybody knows, us Americans carry sidearms and have quick-draw contests in the streets each day :teddyr:
Quote from: Jack on July 28, 2010, 06:53:50 AM
That's nothing Trevor; as everybody knows, us Americans carry sidearms and have quick-draw contests in the streets each day :teddyr:
:buggedout: Y-Y-y-you mean you guys don't do that? :wink:
Quote from: Jack on July 28, 2010, 06:53:50 AM
That's nothing Trevor; as everybody knows, us Americans carry sidearms and have quick-draw contests in the streets each day :teddyr:
Correction... except in Chicago... King Daley keeps saying "no!" Although the criminals (the gangs) do have their guns... 9 people were shot over the weekend... Gee I think I can deal with a roaming Tiger then street punks that hold the weapon sideways because it looks cool.