On Saturday evening, I went out with friends to watch Billy Connolly perform at the Vector Arena which is right next to my apartment building. I had the group of 10 or so over to my flat beforehand as it's a quick 1 min. walk from my place to the Arena. On a side note, the Vector Arena is where most all of the big shows are in Auckland (like Chris Brown & Rhiana, Billy Joel, Kylie Minogue, Kanye West to name a few of the recent shows).
Anyway, I had not heard of Billy Connolly before coming over here, but my Scottish friend, Paul, really likes him (claims he's the most well-known comedian in the world but I think that's just because he's Scottish as well). Paul bought a bunch of tickets on pre-sale and told me I had no choice but to come along. I borrowed a few of Billy Connolly's DVDs ahead of time to see what he was all about. He did a World Tour of New Zealand which was pretty good as it was a mixture between a travel DVD of New Zealand and his comedy shows. Anyway, the show was good and Billy's stories and tangents kept us all entertained. It was a nice evening but not a late one as I stayed out too late at Danny Doolan's (an Irish Bar in the Viaduct) the previous evening. A nice weekend in Auckland, but I'm going to have to plan a weekend away again soon while the weather is holding out. Also, I went for a nice run today - my knees have pretty well recovered from the half marathon. I think it's about time I started training for the next one.
Anyway, I had not heard of Billy Connolly before coming over here, but my Scottish friend, Paul, really likes him (claims he's the most well-known comedian in the world but I think that's just because he's Scottish as well). Paul bought a bunch of tickets on pre-sale and told me I had no choice but to come along. I borrowed a few of Billy Connolly's DVDs ahead of time to see what he was all about. He did a World Tour of New Zealand which was pretty good as it was a mixture between a travel DVD of New Zealand and his comedy shows. Anyway, the show was good and Billy's stories and tangents kept us all entertained. It was a nice evening but not a late one as I stayed out too late at Danny Doolan's (an Irish Bar in the Viaduct) the previous evening. A nice weekend in Auckland, but I'm going to have to plan a weekend away again soon while the weather is holding out. Also, I went for a nice run today - my knees have pretty well recovered from the half marathon. I think it's about time I started training for the next one.
He looks just like Captain Kangaroo, if you know who that was.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure that guy was in The Last Samurai movie if you've ever seen it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you're right he was- I actually just saw it recently. Good Movie
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