FestBuzz bloggers Steve Kretzmann (West Cape News), Mike Loewe (Makana Moon) and Caitlin Ross (WCN). This is post number 80. The pic is of us; FestBuzz, a three-person gig who produced the copy/content/stories/blather on this site.  (I exclude the Fast Forward podcasts. They were other people, but we still have to meet them.) For the first time the NAF (National Arts Fest) hired journos for the blog show. We loved it. more_link_text Related posts:Magic. In a particular time, in a particular place Bring it on!! (The writings of a ASSUM/grand/slightly deranged teen!) Like a kid at the sweetie buffet

 James Phillips was adamant we should pelt cover artists with vrot  tomatoes.   Booze, rock n roll and the dirt road from Riebeek East to Festival conspired to rob us of a great South African performing artist whose originality was mesmerising. In 1995, the year "Bernoldus Niemand" died from head injuries sustained when he skidded, over-corrected and rolled his car (his driving skills were paltry in comparison to his composing and performance talents), I took on Stef the hypnotist and clown on Fiddlers (he was handing out flyers) and told him I was sceptical about his artistic contribution to the National Arts Festival. more_link_text Related posts:Magic. In a particular time, in a particular place Comments by Sheena Stannard ‘Amazing…for a dead guy’

4/4 Down the stairs…Her voice takes flight, but her car doesn’t. Song diva Sibongile Khumalo found this out when, late for a show, she turned into what she probably thought was a parking space in front of the Institute for the Study of English in Africa, only to find she’d turned down a flight of stairs. A towing company had to come haul the car out. Softening the blow, a stage manager who helped her out on the scene said: “I’ve almost done that a couple of times myself.” Fortunately, our golden-voiced songbird was unhurt, and the damage restricted to her car’s chassis – and the steps, of course. Related posts:Silver-haired heroes AFDA SHORT FILMS written by NoCoolSpot On and off. On ...