I had the priviledge to go to a Goldfish concert here in London...for free - VIP tickets! I met a guy by the name of Chris Dunlop through one of my housemates. He's a South African from PE or East London or something. He does video recordings for bands and concerts and he was working as the photographer at the goldfish concert in Elephant and Castle ( South London). For those of you who don't know goldfish, they are two Capetonian Musicians with a saxaphone, flute, double bass and a DJ box/mixer. I never knew that they were so popular in London, though! The tickets for the concert cost 25 pounds and the people were standing in long lines outside of the venue, but Chris organised VIP tickets for us so we didn't have to stand in the line, and we didn't have to pay for the tickets!
An amazing pride came over me, standing amongst a huge crowd of people that night, knowing that the guys up on that stage in the spotlights that's got all the Londoners screaming and jumping, are South Africans. Home bred musicians from my own country! It's a kind of pride and patriotism that only a South African far from home can experience. It is not something that the people back home would truly understand. Here in London something happens in a South African's heart, something that you didn't really expect. I guess it all comes down to a simple saying that we all know so well. After all the traveling, exploring and wonderful experiences that you would have in this world, you would come to the simple realisation that there's no place like home.
1 comment:
Hi h'tjie
Vir a lang tyd het da niks op jou blog spot gebeur nie en toe ek vanaad kyk toe is daar so baie.
Bly om te sien dat dit lyk asof dit goed gaan.
Ek het die vooreg gehad om vroer die jaar GoldFish live te sien in Kirstenbosch met die summer concerts. Nie my tipe musiek nie, ma hulle is n baie goeie live act. (ironies genoeg ook verniet, die werk het betaal)
Fred
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