Poetry in Motion!!
Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure in attending the monthly Rat Rhymes meet up at the Mallow Hotel in Ballarat for an afternoon of fun, poetry and frivolity….oh and of course a few drinks!
Raymondoantonio
Sandra22
and Liz Kelly (who may be making her debut on Redbubble soon) held a captive audience with their blend of amazingly moving, funny, sad, emotional, hilarious, serious, erotic poetry for hours and most certainly is a must see/do experience if you ever get the chance and can make it for an afternoon.
I managed to capture a few action shots in between drinks, chit chat and lots of fun…........
The Wonderful Raymondo warms up for another bout of emotional rescue
The Beautiful Sandra22 waxes lyrical to a captivated audience. This was the first time Sandra and I had finally caught up and she is such a gorgeous woman, was so lovely to meet you Sandra!! xx
Lovely Liz Kelly shares her poetry from her travels all over the globe for over twenty years. We all encouraged Liz to join us in RB so fingers crossed that we can all enjoy her wonderful words soon!!
To be or Not to Be….......
Ray is just amazing, and I swear it’s just like an afternoon at the Opera!!
Sayonara Raymondo, until we meet again!!
So yeah, it was a top afternoon, lots of lovely people there to enjoy the wonderful words of these amazing poets and writers…....and a really great chance to catch up with other members of RB….....
Hope to see you there sometime soon!!
Trace
:))
Lisa Jewell
OMG I’m so :((( I missed out but I swear next month I’m there….I am, but no photos of moi ;) a really brilliant journal…..
gorgeous people xx
Tracey Mac replied
Hey Lisa, Ray told me you were almost there, I nearly cried that you couldn’t make it!!
Next time I’ll pick you up at the station for sure!!!!
xoxox
Lisa Jewell
Done….that is a deal :))) of course you do know if you do, we shall never make our destination ;) xxx
Tracey Mac replied
Blushing here Lisa! (giggle) ;) xxx
Thomas Simunsen
I must get along! Sorry I missed this one. sounds like a fantastic time had by all.
Tracey Mac replied
Was excellent Tom…......you missed a great day :)
CLiPiCs
Buggritt, where’s my passport ?
Love ‘N’ Laughter Kriss ♥
Tracey Mac replied
I could do the passport photo if you like! LOL :)) x
ArcadiaTempest
Thank you sharing this….Ohhhh I am so far but so near in heart…I have the biggest smile thinking about you guys having such a wonderful time together. :)))XX
Tracey Mac replied
Oh sweetie, one day we’ll ALL have to get together, how cool would that be!!
Thanks so much for seeing this! :)) xxx
Earthmonster
Now…I understand why Ray needed the aspirin yesterday :) Great way to keep up with the gang…I like this kind of thing. Good job Tracey and thanks for sharing.
Tracey Mac replied
Haha…....so THATS why he was looking so relaxed!! Thanks so much, a great day was had by all!! :)
aglaia b
oh wow, i was in ballarat today.
this looks like heaps of fun. hehe
and this tracey, comes highly recommended
as a part of this
;-) xox
Tracey Mac replied
You were in Ballarat and you didn’t come and see ME????
:((((((((
I’m yet to go see Lauren…..........that’s on tomorrow’s agenda :)))
Babe, NEXT time you are up my neck of the woods, we’ve still got that cow pat shoot to do….......remember??
;) xoxox
fullcirclemand...
why do I have to live in the cultural black hole that is lilydale ffs? maybe I should start a poetry group…. glad you had a brill day sis:) envious, I am LMAO xoxox
Tracey Mac replied
Well it will only be a cultural black hole until YOU start your OWN poetry group up down that way hon!! Thanks sis, it was really a great arvo….mwah!! xoxox
raymondoantonio
YOU DID SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB TRACEY!! BELLISSIMO!! XX
Tracey Mac replied
Awwww thanks Ray, you didn’t do such a bad job yerself yesterday, we all had a fantastic time, and dinner was lovely afterwards too! Mwah! xx
clarkey
What a wonderful write up, Tracey. Sounds like a great time was had by all! It’s a pity I can’t get there, I’l love to meet some more RBers. Thanks for sharing the day.
Tracey Mac replied
Thanks so much Jan!! There’s always the train, I’ll pick you up at the Station for sure next time!! :) xx
sandra22
Tracey…..It was an absolute pleasure to drink and share with you!
It was a wonderful day, as usual @Ray…thanks man!
See you next month…sandra xx
Tracey Mac replied
Oh Sandra, you are the sweetest, the pleasure was all mine, and you did a fantastic job yourself reading your gorgeous words!
See you soon for that large latte, don’t forget the milky bars are on you girl!! xxx
aglaia b
yes, how could i forget! LOL
i was with the fam. and it ended up being all about them instead of meeeeee!
the rat bags.
i’m hoping to get back there within the month before they pack it all up. hehe
have fun. ;-) xox
Tracey Mac replied
Oh don’t you just hate that? Geez…...some families can be SO damn selfish haha….......cool, see you within the month !! :) xxx
chugginrail
wow thats amazing!
Tracey Mac replied
Thanks Chuggs, it was a totally amazing day….........if you’re in the area you should come along next time!! :)
Gregory John O...
Sounds like I missed a good gig !!
Tracey Mac replied
Greg, I just checked out where you live, you so should’ve come man!! See you there next time! :)
autumnwind
Wow – how wonderful you all got together! Thanks for sharing this as I live so far away and will never be able to attend – brings a big smile to my heart!!! Just awesome!!! xoxoxo
Tracey Mac replied
You’re so welcome AW….........shame you are so far away, but next time we’ll make sure you are there in spirit and give you the rundown again afterwards….........thank you so much and glad it made your heart smile!! :)
clarkey
Lol, let me know when the next one is and I’ll see if I can get there.
Tracey Mac replied
Certainly will Jan!!...........Lisa’s coming, and hopefully we can get a few more on the Ballarat Express…..........and make sure you bring some of your lovely words to read !! :))
clarkey
You pick which ones you want, from either of “me” and I’ll see about it.
billyboy
Trace? It’s just like you isn’t it?
You do a quick stop reportage… throw in a couple of snapshots… like no big deal, yeah?
And WHAM… we’re there!
It’s gotta be something in the way you know when to click the shutter. The amazing Ramondo… sure I know him… but now you’ve brought him to life!!
And sandy, standing and delivering… just as you described, but I needed the pic… and now I understand the gorgeous.
And Liz? Wow. We are SO gonna corrupt her… she doesn’t stand a chance!!!
Thank YOU for transporting me there and making these stars real… and making me feel jealous I couldn’t have taken part. But that kind of jealousy is a good thing… kinda gives me a bit of a buzz…
So yeah, I’m with jan… when’s the next one??
xx
Tracey Mac replied
Thanks SO much BB and I think you should be there next time, you’d do this much better than me…...........fo sho!!
Looks like there’s gonna be a few disembarking from the Ballarat Express on the first Saturday in October…..........I’ll pick you up at the station, Platform 4?
xox
billyboy
Trace, it`s a date!
You can`t miss me…
I`ll be the one with the sparks…
x