#playford

was wasting time on twitter again and saw this prompt

"tweet like it's 1666"

and I started thinking, what was the music culture of the time like? well a LOT of forgettable opera. Like, formulaic garbage. but there were still a lot of gems,

Yours Truly (as you know, that's my face, duh) gazing, puzzled, at the most unflattering portrait of a certain Dutchman to be found on Wikimedia Commons.

...When offline-life curiously intersects with blog-related things; true story.

So, here I am, having to prepare an overview of the Battle of the Boyne as Gaeilge (o the irony) and drafting a short talk about dance as a political medium in the late 17th century using the example of Lilliburlero in Playford's 1690 English Dancing Master (which I could write out and put on the blog if anyone is interested).

Senator Rex Patrick training with Jindokai Karate, at Mawson Lakes.

On Wednesday, 28th of April (2021); we were privileged enough to host some incredibly special participants, in our Novice Class, at our Mawson Lakes Dojo.

Sensei Dion and Senator Rex Patrick practiced Karate together, as teenagers, in their hometown in Whyalla.