The Cat Empire, Wagamama and Supersize Me

1. Public holidays are great. I get the day off, which is great, I usually get to sleep in, which is great, and there’s usually something on, which is great. Yesterday was packed to the rafters with Way Cool Stuff, the first of which was The Cat Empire.

2. I love a band that can Entertain, and do they Entertain! They where the final act in the Darling Harbour Jazz Festival, and they weren’t the usual “Jazz Act” that such festivals usually put on. With heavy cuban influences, mixed with hip-hop, a bit of reggee and ska, they’re as infecious as the Eboli virus — guarenteed to get your feet moving. And that they did, with thousands crowding in on the pier (which were swaying under the weight of all those people, something I whould not thought was possible) and hundreds more on the expressway above. It was awesome to be in the middle of a pack of dancing, happy people, and with the heavy cuban influences it was easy to imagine that you’re in the middle of Rio during Mardi Gras, it was that much fun. The weather was sympathetic, whilst the wind had a bit of bite the clouds mostly stayed away and the crowd was treated to a spectacular sunset to which we grooved the afternoon away. Sooo nice. Photos forthcoming.

3. Following the gig we went searching for food, and tripped across Wagamama, which I’d only heard about and not known where they were. Kick Arse. i don’t care if they are a chain, Kick Arse. You want to try the dumplings. Yes, you want to try the dumplings. Yummm. All at very reasonable prices. Bugger Starbucks, I want more of these!

4. After the hunger was abated (I went for a second serve of those dumplings for dessert. They’re that good), we met more people to see Supersize Me. A documentary well worth the money — it was horrifying to see the quantity of food that can be bought, and the damage that it can inflict. One doctor after only 20 days compared Spurlock’s liver to that of Nicolas Cage’s in Leaving Las Vegas, where his character goes to Vegas to drink himself to death and is slowly pickling his liver. With fast food! Who would’ve thought? But then the size of some of those meals were truly horrendous — a Supersize Coke is 46 fl Oz which is roughly 1.3 litres, it’s not surprising so many Americans are so obese.

5. Strangely, I felt like McDonalds after the movie. I could’ve really done with a Quarter Pounder and a couple of Hash Browns….

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