I was sure that there would be some major Christmas events going on in Dunedin, like a Christmas in the Park. It seems I was wrong. Yesterday the civic Christmas tree was ceremonially lit up, and the flying anuses have reappeared along George and Princes streets, but there is no mention of a carols in the park event. Checking out the Coca Cola Christmas in the Park site I see mentions of Auckland and Christchurch extravaganzas. Other centres miss out, such a shame. Perhaps as a nation we have to finally admit to ourselves that we just don't have enough celebrities to sustain the heady festive bunfight. It was ridiculous, a community could guage their relative importance by who was sent down to MC the event. Auckland got Shortland Street actors, Wellington politicians or something, Dunedin got Nick Eynon, several years after his fifteen minutes. Who is he? I hear you cry my little cabbages. Well, I don't know either and I don't care. Both he and the good folk of Dunedin can heave a sigh of relief because he is not coming here.
We do get a Christmas in the Pa though, but I may not be in town, I might be experiencing the many splendours of Alexandra.
The next door neighbours are screaming. See, they are getting frazzled already too.
About Me
- M
- Terminally bored and boring librarian just trying to make my way in the world as best I know how. I have many schemes and ideas but lack an army of minions to execute them. I'm a joiner and a quitter, and I watch far too much C4. What more is there to know?
2 comments:
flying anuses? can you please post a picture of them. ta
The flying anuses have been displayed every year in Dunedin for quite some time. But people don't always seem to see them the same way I do. I plan to take a photograph and put it up soon.
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