A dispatch from Matjiesfontein headquaters:
Just a reminder that Matjiesfontein is in fact a declared herritage site which basically means that stuff here is OLD and valuable. The antiques here are real,
so,... basically... treat it with respect.
Tread lightly. Don’t smoke where it tells you not too. Don’t thro uggly butts on the floor. It is plain not cool, In fact its miff.
Over and out.


polaroid by Julia Merrett

more things to add to your to pack list


partytjie shoes

bits for your contribution
( email US if you have questions or unsure)


Lord Milner Hotel regulations is semi-formal for the dinning room.. and remember to pack for Saturday night's Darjeeling limited inspired dress up dinner too

.. the pluming in the grand Lord Milner hotel is abit on the old side.. best not to drink the tap water.. (trust me you dont want to find out why)

Matjiesfontein is an oasis in the middle of now-where..

there are NO shops and

NO atm's in this town..

come prepared..

Homeward bound

greetings
i and mike going up on train on fri but train returns early on sunday so we looking for lifts home. i to muizenberg, mike to obs. can anyone offer? apologies if not the right place to ask....

peas and vegetarians on toast

35mm slides

Il be bringing along a vintage slide projector.. please bring your old 35mm mounted slides and we can have a peek into the past Saturday morning over breakfast..

program under construction

only 4 days to go and we are putting the final touches on the program. here's what it's looking like so far.....

Throughout the weekend:
- Tune into Matjies Radio in most hotel rooms and the smoking room (Show ‘n Tell HQ) with tunes and sounds by the likes of Craig Parker and John-Luke
- Landscape art by Michelle Collis
- Photo cut-out by Craig Parker
- Spontaneous ping pong tournament by Athena and Chris
- Word bank and Duchess of Karoo postal service by Athena and Chris
- Camera Obscura in Katie’s card room by Julia Merrett and Luke Kaplan
- Exhibition of drawings in the smoking room by Abbey Hatcher
- Photobooth by Lauren Fowler
- Mobile mural by Leigh and Landon
- Melktert and koeksisters by Andrew
- ‘Ninjas are matjies too’ by Meghan
- Tanya is the Lipstick Lady
- Weekend street merchant compliments of Julia Grey
- Podcast of the weekend by Kristin
- Fortune telling by Christina
- Pumpkin heads by Damien and Libby
- Prize-giving by Stuart Boyd
- Busking by Andrea and Becca
- Socku/Frockumentary of the weekend by Gur
- Live SMS wall by Caitlyn
- Flying of the Matjies flag by Taryn and Nat
- Art alarm! by John-Luke
- Video blog by Dan Pinch
- Mini- mobile poetry library/atm/jukebox by Nadine

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FRIDAY 2 October 2009

7pm- 9pm DINNER
The Lord Milner Hotel
(Dress code is smart casual.
Ask for vegetarian option- it’s not on the menu)

Abraham on the piano in the dining hall with Tessa singing

After dinner (9pm till 10pm):

Night-time treasure hunt by Landia and Carly

10pm onwards @ the BAR

Toyi- toyi warm up by Craig

Air Guitar Competition by Tudor with award by Stuart Boyd

‘Mixed Bag’ set by Craig Parker

Surprise DJs!

VJ – Michael van Rooyen

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SATURDAY 3 October 2009

7.30am-10.30am: Breakfast
(Lord Milner Hotel or alternative breakfast at Coffee Shop: 09h00-17h00)

Vintage Slideshow in the breakfast room by Inge

11am-1pm: Lawn

Juggling-ball making workshop and demo by Greg Nicolson

Tug-of-war by James Siegel

Garden Doodle by Misha

12pm – 1.30pm Lunch with the swans

Lunch on the lawn by the Arribiatta Massive (Phillip, Joy, Piet, Steffi, Johanna and Hennie)


1.30pm

Stroll or tractor-ride across tracks to the community hall

2pm Matjiesfontein Community Hall

INSIDE ACTIVITIES
2pm: Poppekas by Marietjie, Rory, Danna & Steffany
2.20pm: Talent show by Matjiesfontein locals
3pm: Clowning by Emma and Melody
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
(Ongoing from 2pm – 4pm)
Oom Kosie's Band
Face painting by Athena and Chris
Sock puppets by Landia and Carly
Juggling workshop by Greg
Egg and spoon races by Anita and Olivier

3.30pm Matjiesfontein Netball field

Netball Game: Matjiesfontein VS Matjies by Adam

4pm Matjiesfontein Soccer field

Soccer game: Matjiesfontein United vs Matjies by Adam

5pm Matjies Baieskope

Bioskope for Matjiesfontein locals by Jeremy

5.30-7pm Transport Museum Dinning Cart

Darjeeling Limited Photostudio by Inge Prins (dress- up event with stall by Kirsty)

7pm- 9pm DINNER
(The Lord Milner Hotel,
Ask for vegetarian option- it’s not on the menu)
Darjeeling Limited dress up dinner

Oom Kosie’s band!

After dinner 9pm

Koek Installasie by the pond with music by Lisa and Max (featuring Deborah, Kito, Connor, Clinton, Guimette, Steward, Peter, Nicole, Paul, Gur, Beverley,

9.30pm Court house Cabaret

Warm-up ambient vibes by Craig Parker
Magic Show by Simon and Raffaella
Theatre piece by Marco, Marine and Bryn
Matjie and the Fonteins
Comedy Duo by Tessa and Alex
Poetry movement piece by Alexi and Dale
Buckfever Underground by Toast and Stephen
Frown Family Karavan (by Gene, Eve and guests!)
Live music by Gary Thomas
Live music by Guy Buttery

11h30(ish) @ BAR

Surprise DJs
VJ – Michael van Rooyen
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SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER

07.30-10.00: Breakfast
(Lord Milner Hotel or alternative breakfast at Coffee Shop: 09h00-17h00)


10.30am Royal Lounge (for duration of the day)

Photo-story about Rodney, the uglydoll by Rebecca

Video screening by Marc, Caitlyn and Meghan

Animation mini-festival by Jeremy

12pm SKIETKOPPIE - +- 1km out of town
(wind sock little hill in the veld)

Presenting the nationally renowned Matjiesfontein pigeon racers!

Air Guitar!!!!

Good peoples of the Matjiesfontein Show ‘n Tell. This year’s air guitar competition is set to be bigger, badder and more awesome than last year with drop-knee noodling, stage-diving and advanced axe grinds and to top it off there will be /prizes! They will include trophies made by Stuart Boyd, a real guitar (not made of air) and a few kick-ass albums from talented people who play real guitars. So pack your air plectrums, your spandex, leathers and pelvic thrusts and bring your A-game. If you have a specific song you want to play to, then bring it. Below is a list of songs to choose from, already on our playlist.

Voodoo Chile -Jimi Hendrix Experience
Still Got The Blues -Gary Moore
Run To The Hills -Iron Maiden
Nancy Boy -Placebo
My Sharona -Knack
My Generation -Who
Misirlou -Dick Dale
Let Me Entertain You -Robbie Williams
Layla -Derek And The Dominos
Johnny B. Goode -Chuck Berry
Gimme All Your Lovin' -Zz Top
Fool For Your Loving -Whitesnake
Down Down -Status Quo
Crossroads -Cream
Can't Get Enough -Bad Company
Born To Be Wild -Steppenwolf
Bohemian Rhapsody -Queen
Black Betty -Ram Jam World
All Shook Up -Paul Mccartney
All Right Now -Free
Ace Of Spades -Motorhead
20th Century Boy -T-rex
Wipe Out -Surfaris
Wild Thing -The Troggs
White Wedding -Billy Idol
Walk This Way -Run Dmc/ Aerosmith
Tie Your Mother Down -Queen (Air Guitar Edit)
The Boys Are Back In Town -Thin Lizzy
Summertime Blues -Eddie Cochran
Sultans Of Swing -Dire Straits
Song 2 -Blur
Smoke On The Water -Deep Purple
Since You've Been Gone -Rainbow
Silver Machine -Hawkwind
Rocky Mountain Way -Joe Walsh
Rebel Rebel -David Bowie
Paranoid -Black Sabbath
Monkey Wrench -Foo Fighters
Hi Ho Silver Lining -Jeff Beck
Free Bird -Lynyrd Skynyrd
Black Magic Woman -Santana
Animal -Def Leppard
Tush - ZZ Top
Please Don't Touch - Motorhead & Girlschool
Bad To The Bone - Thorogood, George & The Destroyers
Living After Midnight - Judas Priest
Back On The Road Again - REO Speedwagon
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Vengeance - Malmsteen, Yngwie
Peter Gunn - Eddy, Duane
No Particular Place To Go - Berry, Chuck
Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) - Offspring
Blurry - Puddle Of Mudd
Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company
Over Under Sideways Down - Yardbirds
Have A Cigar - Foo Fighters
Suffragette City - Bowie, David
One I Love - REM
Unwanted - Lavigne, Avril
Gay Bar - Electric Six
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Can't Explain - Who
Eruption - Van Halen
Cum On Feel The Noize - Slade
Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Spirit Of Radio - Rush
Going Underground - Jam
Still Got The Blues For You - Moore, Gary
Don't Believe A Word - Thin Lizzy
Hero - Kroeger, Chad & Josey Scott
House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
Somethin' Else - Cochran, Eddie
Rock Around The Clock - Haley, Bill & The Comets
Bad Case Of Lovin' You - Palmer, Robert
Man Of Mystery - Shadows
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
Caroline - Status Quo
Badge - Cream
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Unbelievable - EMF
Armageddon It - Def Leppard
White Wedding - Idol, Billy
Summer Of '69 - Adams, Bryan
Now I'm Here - Queen
God Save The Queen (live) - Brian May
Parisienne Walkways (live) - Gary Moore
Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) - Pink Floyd
Wishing Well - Free
That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly
Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Bert Weedon
F.B.I. - Shadows (The)
C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
Saturday Nite At The Duck-Pond - Cougars (The)
Hold The Line - Toto
My Sharona - Knack (The)
Inside - Stiltskin 2008/07/16 05:15 PM
How You Remind Me - Nickelback
Jean Genie, The - David Bowie
All Night Long - Rainbow
Roll Over Lay Down - Status Quo
Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
Black Night - Deep Purple
Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
Pinball Wizard - Who (The)
Hate To Say I Told You So - Hives (The)
Teenage Kicks - Undertones (The)
She Sells Sanctuary - Cult (The)
Paper Plane - Status Quo
Hocus Pocus - Focus
Sabre Dance - Love Sculpture
Fat Lip - Sum 41
Run To The Hills - Iron Maiden
Action - Sweet (The)
Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy
All Day And All Of The Night - Kinks (The)
Walk Don't Run - Ventures (The)
Should I Stay Or Should I Go - Clash (The)
Fight For Your Right (To Party), (You Gotta) - Beastie Boys (The)
Rebel Yell - Billy Idol
Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
Run To You - Bryan Adams
One Vision - Queen

Oh, and have a look at this.

are you READY?

exactly ONE WEEK and counting.

have you got gas.......?

ciao amici!

the arribiatta massive who will be cooking and serving us a delicious lunch of penne arribiatta on the lawn, are looking for an extra gas cooker/stove to use during the weekend. if you have a camping stove that you are happy to bring with, please could you email the head chef. i'm sure you'll get an extra portion out of it too!

tante grazie!

Short Message Service

who needs cellphone reception in the karoo when you've got a live SMS wall? yes folks, a LIVE SMS wall - Caitlyn came up with this great idea of organising one for the duration of the weekend. All you have to is remember to bring a photo of yourself.

Courthouse Cabaret!

STOP PRESS!.....

Saturday night's cabaret has been moved to the courthouse ( pictured)

For all those arm swinging, leg kickin performers taking part in the cabaret on saturday, be advised, there isnt room to swing a cat!

6m wide, 2m deep and 1m high...are your rough measurements.

meet Show 'n Tell's official handyman

Locked your keys in your car? Too drunk to lift that heavy box? Is your toilet backed up? Having trouble opening a tap and aren't prepared to try using your bum hole (like some did last year)? STOP! This year we have a general handyman, Mr James Mader.

"Attached please find my publicity photograph. I will be bringing my toolbelt and general handyman supplies. Mr Mader."

our clever, talented, generous matjie......

fantastic news! our talented illustrator and doodler extraordinaire lauren fowler has offered to design a beautiful program that will be on display in the smoking room in the foyer of the hotel.

paparazzi on patrol

"Beware: I’ll be spending the Show’n Tell weekend shoving a digital recorder into people’s faces, on the hunt for vox pops, commentary and any other form of vocal contributions. I will turn the recordings into a podcast you can listen to when lying sleeplessly in bed, plagued with after-Matjies depression, sending you back into post-Show’n Tell dreamland" - Kristin

need a lift...........?

stuart boyd has spaces for 2 matjies leaving friday after 5pm.
if you need a lift, email this man....

frown family karavan is coming to town

some of our matjies are a mystery

are you THEO NEL, or do you know THEO NEL?

is your surname van brain/bryn or do you know someone who will answer to that in a crowded room?

if yes, please can you ask them to get in touch with us so that we can resolve the mystery bookings and they won't lose out on the best weekend of their lives and live to regret it.

show ' n tell into the future

exciting news. we have a fortune teller amongst us.
her name is christina.

fiddlers 'n buskers!

"I will play Greensleeves on the recorder, and get my friend Becca to bring her fiddle for a bit of busking" - Andrea

everything you need is in matjiesfontein

"i will be the weekend's street merchant supplying the good people of the festival with all sorts of free goodies from a magic trenchcoat. my services will be available at all times for those who seek everyday small necessities like tampons. and roll tobacco. and chewing gum. and a lighter. etcetera." - julia grey

lipstick lady reporting for duty

Tanya is the weekend's Lipstick Lady providing a dedicated lipstick application service with a vast array of colours and glosses from a very special vanity case.

introducing....rodney

"I'll be doing a very brief photostory about an uglydoll called Rodney. It will only take two minutes." - Rebecca

CALLING ALL SOCCER PLAYERS!

Please email Adam here to be included in the soccer game on Saturday afternoon.

Matjies have a great team and they are so so excited to be playing us. but as it stands, we have a formidable 5 man team. this just isn't going to be good enough.

Lets get this team together Matjies!

A veg out shout out

This is a shout out (and warning) to all vegetarians...The hotel will do their best to provide some vegetarian options but remember that Matjiesfontein is a small Karoo town where they think chicken is a vegetable so don't expect gourmet or wholefood cuisine.
If you are vegetarian, please could you email us and let us know BEFORE the weekend.

Also, there are no shops in the town - the coffee shop has a menu which has a couple of veggie options so bring some provisions just in case.

ninjas are maitjies too

i dunno....im sure it was a ninja...we were all alone walking under the moonlight, no one in sight for miles. me - quietly irritated as usual. him - prancing like the nob he is. there was no wind, but for a moment a slight breeze seemed to rustle the veld around us. i caught a glimpse of something shiny in a tree and, startled, looked up automatically. a distant whirrr grew closer, louder, faster and ended in a sudden thuk next to me.

the second thud was of his body falling at my feet, a shiny metallic star buried amongst his eyes... he had been thrown with a shuriken...he reached up to me for help... i stepped back.

and in the midnight hour i cried: 'more! more! more!'

like the sudden crack of lightning leading a storm on the highveld, a shrill shreak came from overhead and the air filled with the sound of spinning stars. each thuk thuk thuk pressed him back down to the dirt where he belonged. he lay, motionless, his wide eyes frozen in time.

there are ninjas amongst us...they follow me where i go, helping clear the path of pests, prancers and anything they feel like taking out. im coming to matjies, best you keep your eyes peeled.

while you were sleeping.....

photo by eugenio recuenco

less than 2 weeks to go before show 'n tell and this year we are pretty much FULLY booked! for those of you that haven't paid your DEPOSIT please do so immediately otherwise there is a good chance that you will LOSE your room.

doo-wop, doo-wop

word on the street is that clinton and his not one, but THREE doo-wop girls will
be performing as part of saturday night's cabaret show!

Magical Sundays

Leila and I are going to be staying one extra night in Matjiesfontein because it's my birthday on the 4th, but really because we couldn't get a train ticket for Sunday, only on Monday at the crack of dawn. So, we were wondering if anyone else was staying on for one more night?
If so, let's all share a cottage!!

Leila and I aren't millionaires yet and to stay in the hotel for the last night is a bit pricey for us.
If you'd like to stay with us, please mail me here: lulafowler@gmail.com

this man needs help

Hi friends. Guy Buttery (above), whom most of us know to be a bit of a guitar/sitar/mandolin/sometimes saw guru needs a room (in a cottage) to stay in so that he can play for us. Can anyone help? Mail him here.

maps

thought best to supply maps.. incase you cant find your way around the one street town..
( click on the the images to enlarge)

Our loyal Sponsors

The Fantastic PHOTOHIRE has agreed to sponsor us again!!!
Bringing gear to the Karoo so the Matjies kids can get to see movies in their home town!!
We are incredibly impressed inspired and delighted by Photohire's generosity !!
Thank you!!




Ps.. apart from sponsoring gear last year Photohire also seemed to have mistakenly "sponsored" a Richard Avedon DVD. If you have it you know who you are.. pleeeeeeaaase return it to 47 De Villiers Street, Cape Town. They would like to have it back

Toyi-Toyi: How to

Stressed? Life getting you down? Or is your bum in the butter?

Either way, its always good to have something to toyi-toyi about, if even just for health and joy benefits. But of course, first you need to know how to toyi-toyi. Friday night in the bar will see our first practice and screening of a version of the instructional video (clips of which are seen above and below). There will also be an opportunity to make signs with which to communicate your toyi-toyi ing message. On saturday afternoon, we hope to find a moment to toyi-toyi down maitjiesfontein main road. Can anyone film this? Be sure to bring clothing you can TT in and ponder what you might need to jump up and down about (rhythmically of course) in your life.

Yours sincerely

craigie c makhos

just for shits, here's a crap boring school i once drove past somewhere in the Northwest.

ok marginal change of plan

sorry, I didn't chat to Stephen properly before that previous post. Stephen in fact won't be bringing his drum kit as he's only going to bring his laptop (we're going to do our Buckfever as Pet Shot Boykies impression) but any guitarist or bassist or fun loving individual with slick dance moves is still welcome to join us during our set.

oh yes - if you want, come check (the full) buckfever play this week thursday (wellington), friday (stellenbosch) and saturday nights (cape town). wobble over to our site for full details.

i thank you all/ kamsamnida

some of our matjies are travelling from faraway places for show 'n tell

"i'm coming to matjies from san francisco! i can barely breathe properly for all the excitement. so, i'd like to contribute a small exhibition of drawings (some from matjies 2007) in a little nook somewhere. maybe one of the hotel parlours- and people could whisk by with whiskey in highball glasses. and, if i am really lucky, i'll convince gene or gustavo to let me sing something with them." - abbey

chance to fame

here is a fantastic idea for you if you have not nailed your contribution down yet - highway to 30sec of fame..

"Hi everyone
‘Cause Gil can sadly not join us anymore, Buckfever is a bit decimated – ie it’s just me and Stephen – so we’re keen to jam with any of you. For those unfamiliar with us, we’re more or less a jamband anyway. Stephen plays drums, I play nothing, I talk. So I think Stephen can bring his drumkit unless someone else already is and doesn’t mind sharesies. We can do with bassist/ guitarist/ anyone. So consider us the jamband where you can come rock out for 30 minutes or so.
So – shall Stephen bring his drums then?
Or will someone else?
And who’s keen to join us?"

Word, Toast

it's never too late to have a happy childhood

"How about we bring board and materials for all the participants in the weekend to create a giant mural over the course of the weekend?" - Landon and Leigh

afrobeats 'n treats

"We have been asked by Debs (and volunteered as musicians) to create soundscapes and improvised music in a Jazz/World/Exp vein, during the Koek Installation on Saturday evening" - Lisa

"We are also thinking of doing a night time treasure hunt with head torches " Carly & Landia

"We'll give the teams a headlamp each to help them stay on track and hopefully not blind each other. Think we'll stay at a fixed point for any teams needing to return for additional clues... Should be good fun :) "