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Current mood:  thirsty
Hi once again 
Since my last entry I've been to the East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, a.k.a. the 18th Bluesfest, Byron Bay. A great festival with music ranging from Afrobeat to Zydeco  It's so popular that it's moving to a larger site next year. Let's hope the organisers don't try and sell too many tickets and end up just as uncomfortably packed as it was this year... Anyway, you can read more of my thoughts on the festival at our website in April's newsletter
If you're watching TV in about a month's time and a Boots commercial comes on about a woman getting undressed on a beach while everyone stares at her you may notice a familiar face in the crowd. Yep, yours truly was invited to take part in the filming of the Boots commercial which took place yesterday on a quiet stretch of beautiful beach on Queensland's Gold Coast. It was a very early start for me - the alarm went off at 3am  and filming started at sunrise. So although it did get very warm later in the day, it was pretty cold sitting there in my surf shorts at 6am! Those of you who know me well know that I'm not really an early bird. But for the sake of art (I suppose ads qualify as art in a way?) and a chance to experience the hustle and bustle of a day on a film set, I was willing to make the sacrifice!  I found it very ironic that an ad for a major British company would be filmed in Australia. But then again, you can't guarantee sunshine and a clean beach in the UK...
But one thing we do have in the UK is water. Things here are getting bad, with water restrictions on level 5. Which means no car washing, using waste water to water the garden (but only twice a week!) and showering once a day for no more than 4 minutes. The government says we mustn't use more than 140 litres per day per household. It looks like there's no sign of rain soon so everyone is bracing for level 6... I'm doing my bit while I'm here by only drinking beer 
Well, I'm off to Sydney in a few days so more from me after I get back to Brisbane.
Stay happy and healthy!
Mark.
6:12 PM
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