Melbourne: Meet with a Difference

The Gonz · **April 20, 2017, 10:45:42**

This weekend I'm lending my support by playing Flamenco guitar for our dance troupe at the Paella Festival at Vic Market, so that would be an i30 Owners Club meet a little out of the ordinary. Plenty of paella and sangria to go around for those who want to make a lunch of it.

The floor show will be free ... seriously, would I expect you to pay to see me?

Paella Festival - Queen Victoria Market

CraigB · **Reply #1: April 20, 2017, 10:52:14**

Wish I could make it there, would be interesting to see your talent Gonz and chow down on some of that Spanish cuisine.

Dazzler · **Reply #2: April 20, 2017, 10:53:57**

Don't you mean "meat" with a difference..

Strum thing to eat...

Shambles · **Reply #3: April 20, 2017, 11:00:02**

Jeez Gonz - is there no ~~start~~ end to your talent

Dazzler · **Reply #4: April 20, 2017, 11:06:05**

Quote from: Shambles on April 20, 2017, 11:00:02

Jeez Gonz - is there no ~~start~~ end to your talent

He didn't say he was good at it!

Phil №❶ · **Reply #5: April 20, 2017, 12:39:09**

Gonz, playing please.

mickd · **Reply #6: April 20, 2017, 23:08:36**

Sounds like a fun day out, too far to go though, have fun.
Paella & Sangria in large amounts, a recipe for a headache and an overworked exhaust.

The Gonz · **Reply #7: April 20, 2017, 23:27:23**

The irony is that I'm a gym junkie, all protein, no carb kinda guy, so I don't indulge.

mickd · **Reply #8: April 21, 2017, 00:29:38**

beerman · **Reply #9: April 21, 2017, 00:37:46**

Dazzler · **Reply #10: April 21, 2017, 00:55:36**

More Irony! Gonz's better half Elena is a big fan of Pete and his paleo diet...

beerman · **Reply #11: April 21, 2017, 00:59:03**

Nothing wrong with that. My brother has diabeties, and has seen massive benifits from following a paleo diet. I found keeping trim much easier when I cut bread from my diet too....

The Gonz · **Reply #12: April 21, 2017, 02:13:52**

Funny how that happened. I came back from Afghanistan having spent the deployment on all protein / no carb and Elena was annoyed at having to cook for two different types of diet.

Fast forward a few months and people around us are using labels such as Atkins and Paleo and she's a bigger paleoite than I.

I don't use the label but that's pretty much how we've lived for several years now.

mickd · **Reply #13: April 23, 2017, 11:40:18**

Okay non - indulger , gym junkie, how'd the event go ?

Doggie 1 · **Reply #14: April 23, 2017, 11:50:14**

Flamen great, I predict.

The Gonz · **Reply #15: April 23, 2017, 12:44:16**

Sorry, I didn't take photos but I'll see what I can find online. We've got another gig there in about a month.

Doggie 1 · **Reply #16: April 23, 2017, 13:04:48**

You must have been pulling strings.

The Gonz · **Reply #17: April 23, 2017, 13:17:03**

I wasn't fretting.

We got complimentary paella and Estrella Damm beer (yeah, I know, but I made an exception). Nicest part was enjoying it with the dancers in the group, all lovely girls in their 20s.

Dazzler · **Reply #18: April 23, 2017, 13:29:54**

beerman · **Reply #19: April 24, 2017, 02:24:22**

Free food beer and women....Nice!!

kittikat · **Reply #20: April 28, 2017, 08:28:27**

Missed it this time, but will try for next time. I'll make a point of dropping past the forum to find out when. We have Spanish friends and I would walk over broken glass for a good paella. Love a bit of flamenco dancing too.

The Gonz · **Reply #21: April 28, 2017, 11:45:41**

Well, that seals it. If putting on my black and whites and dragging a guitar out on stage is what it takes to meet Kitti, I'm in.

I'll be sure to announce the specific weekend.

And happy birthday, Kitti.

The Gonz · **Reply #22: April 28, 2017, 11:57:38**

Found it ...

Spanish and Latin Festival - Queen Victoria Market

Dazzler · **Reply #23: April 28, 2017, 12:25:07**

kittikat · **Reply #24: May 04, 2017, 13:01:38**

Saturday, Sunday or both?

The Gonz · **Reply #25: May 04, 2017, 13:37:32**

Hi, Kitti.
Both, which means I'm going to abandon my cadets as they attend the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea at the Shrine on Sunday.

kittikat · **Reply #26: May 04, 2017, 13:52:42**

I'll see what I can work out.

Family will be at the footy on Saturday, so I'll just need to organise myself. No promises, but I give it a crack.

The Gonz · **Reply #27: May 04, 2017, 14:07:53**

Well, for what it's worth, Saturday we'll have two girls dancing but Sunday as many as six, so that's probably the show we'll stake out with several Go Pros for some creative video work.

The Gonz · **Reply #28: May 04, 2017, 14:10:42**

Oh, but if you go Saturday, you can make it 3!

kittikat · **Reply #29: May 05, 2017, 10:51:08**

Saturday is more likely.

Believe me you don't want me to frighten the crowd away by trying to flamenco.