Another Day at the Races
Dori and me at our marquee and me with a band riding stuffed horses.
Mark and I met a Scot by the name of Dori at our recent sailing lesson in Melbourne. Dori is quite a character and was kind enough to ask me to join her at Oaks Day, one of the races in Melbourne during the Spring Racing Carnival.
Fairly enough I have never been to the Kentucky Derby, but I would have to conjecture that this event is as big if not bigger than the annual, U.S. race. I truly thought I would be over dressed. Once there I realized that most of the ladies' hats probably were more expensive than my entire outfit!
A few things I realized/learned at the Oaks Day race:
1. I really like sparkling wine/champagne, as if I didn't know that already.
2. Our new friend, Dori, is the niece of Deborah Kerr (of An Affair to Remember and The King and I).
3. One of Dori's friends, Rhonda, has a son that has spent the last six weeks in L.A. recording an album. His band's name is Sky Bomber, and here is their MySpace page. There are a lot of Australian artists in this country of 20 million that you have never heard of and never will. So this is quite a big deal when a band is invited to record in L.A. I really enjoyed their music when I listened to it the other night!
4. I am not a champion horse gambler or punter, as they call it here. I ended the day $23 down, a win by comparison!
1 comment:
I would really love to wear that hat but imagine I would look like a ninny playing dress-up
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