Eydie's made me do it!

Last night I happened upon this rad (yes that's right, I'm using the word "RAD") wee bar in East Brunswick, situated on the tail end of Lygon Street.

Named Eydie's after 1950's singer Eydie Gormé, it was peculiar to me that this bar had that "clean and brand new" look, yet also managed to have a whole lota personality. The 1950's inspired furnishings were unpretentious and remained stylish, and the music selection was retro without being cliche. The entire bar atmosphere was warm and welcoming which I think was mostly credited to the really friendly bar staff.

I guess I must have really enjoyed my experience at this bar that I felt compelled and inspired to whip up my own little logo to mark the evening. In case you're curious to check it for yourself :

86 Lygon Street

East Brunswick

VIC 3057

Open from

Mon - Wed 5pm - 12am

Thu - Sun 4pm - 1am

(Ha! And maybe if you fall this bar the way I have, you can always join the Facebook group!)

Eureka!!

Image property of the Bendigo Historical Society

Today I am both proud and pleased to announce that m

y 2010 illustration of "Margaret Kennedy and Julia Farrell start The Rush" was officially acquired by the Bendigo Historical Society. Of all the potential homes this work could have, the Bendigo Historical Society was the most fortunate, and I feel best and happiest place for it to go.

Bon Voyage my dearest-largest-to-date-watercolour-illustration-depicting-Margaret-Kennedy-and-Julia-Farrell-panning-for-gold-at-the-rocks-where-what-is-now-known-as-the-city-of-Bendigo.

You will be missed... but I will come visit.

The Australian Premiere of Liz Lochhead's Blood and Ice

One summer Mary Godwin (Kellie Tori), her lover the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (Eoin O’Connell), and her step-sister Clare Clairmont (Lauren-Anne Kempster) joined Lord Byron (Luke Lennox) and John Polidori at Lake Genoa in Switzerland. During this trip, by way of entertaining themselves, Lord Byron issued a legendary challenge to see who could write the most terrifying ghost story.

T'was here that Mary created... Frankenstein (oooh boogie boogie).

The play looks back at this summer and switches to other events from some years in the future when Mary is haunted by her own creation, by her guilt at events and scandals that surrounded her romance with Shelley, and the many tragedies that followed.

I confess that even before I sat down I had a pretty good idea I was going to like this production - you see I'm one of those people that has a morbid curiosity with things like ghost tours or the origin of Vampires or the true identity of Jack the Ripper etc etc. So to see a play that explores the origin of Mary Shelley's classic tale of Frankenstein was exactly my cup'o'tea.

Within the first scene I was swept up in the emotion and charm of a young Mary and her lover Shelley, and there I remained immersed until the play's final scene. The lighting and sound was dramatic and atmospheric, the costumes and props effective, but for me it was the the acting that remained so strong that the show was satisfyingly addictive.

@ Chapel Off Chapel, 28th Oct - 13th Nov 2010

Performed by Kellie Tori, Eoin O'Connell, Lauren Smith, Lauren-Anne Kempster, Luke Lennox and Charlie Ranger

Directed by Jennifer Innes