On Thursday evening I attended “Elvis the Show” at the Joburg Theatre. This was my first-ever Elvis impersonation show and I quite enjoyed it. I shot a few photos from my seat and thought I would share them.
Elvis is played by Nathan Belt, a musician/Elvis impersonator based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Nathan has an amazing Elvis voice and a great rapport with the crowd, but I wasn’t blown away by his Elvis dance moves. His backup dancers are amazing though.
Nathan changes outfits throughout the show, slowly transitioning from “Young Elvis” of leather jackets and blue suede shoes, to “Old Elvis” of sparkly white bell-bottom jumpsuits. Old Elvis was spectacular but I didn’t get any good shots of him – I’m still getting used to my new camera and the blinding white jumpsuit played havoc with my exposure settings.
My boyfriend and I really had fun at the Elvis show, even though neither of us are particularly fanatical Elvis fans. The show runs through 8 March at the Joburg Theatre – book tickets here if you’re interested.
Tomorrow I’m leaving Joburg for an adventure in the bush. Talk to you in a week or so.
My tickets for Elvis the Show were provided courtesy of the Joburg Theatre.
How have I never blogged about 44 Stanley Avenue, the coolest shopping and dining complex in Joburg, which is only five minutes from my house?
I guess it’s wrong to say I’ve never blogged about 44 Stanley; I’ve mentioned it countless times over the years (see here and here) when writing about specific restaurants or shops that are there. But I’ve never written a dedicated post about 44 Stanley as a destination and it’s about time I did – especially now, with the holidays upon us.
I’ve been dreadfully uninspired lately, struggling to think of anything I want to blog about despite having a long list of great ideas (many of which you, my readers, provided in September). I’m finding it hard to feel positive about life at the moment. But on Saturday Thorsten and I got the chance to visit Indwe Park, an indigenous garden and sculpture park in Braamfontein, and I knew I had my topic for today.
Given this week’s political nuclear bomb blast, it feels like a weird time to publish a light-hearted post about my recent (pre-election) jaunt through the United States. But I’m hoping you’ve have had enough of the U.S. election horror show – I know I have – and are ready (at least temporarily) for some wholesome American travel adventures. If so, please read on about my four-day visit to Maine, the northeastern-most state in the lower 48, with my sister, Susanna.
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It makes me smile, when I see it.