First celebrity sighting and duelling pianos

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January 23

First celebrity sighting and duelling pianos

Last night Anna and I went into Salt Lake City to see our first Sundance flick - it was a New Zealand film called No. 2 which was excellent (see info below). We had dinner together at the 'Tavernacle', which had a duelling piano show. You could request songs and the maestros would alternate taking the request challenges. I've uploaded some pics from the night.

This morning Anna, Rohan and I went for a snowboard together on Park City Mountain. It was great fun and I did my first black diamond runs - yippee!! It was really fun to run around the mountain.

While I was waiting at the lifts I had my first celebrity sighting - Nick Cave walked past. I also think I saw Marlee Matlin (the blonde deaf actress from Picket Fences and Children of a Lesser God), but I can't be sure as I was dragging my sorry butt up the hill to my house after a morning of snowboard punishment so I didn't stop to take a closer look.

NO. 2 New Zealand, 2005, 94 Minutes, color Director: Toa Fraser Screenwriter: Toa Fraser
Nanna Maria dreams of her youth in the islands of Fiji with nostalgia, remembering sunny days filled with family and celebration. Her memories may be glowing, but Nanna's house, No. 2, is far from it these days. The front door was sealed in Fijian tradition after the death of her husband, and family members have sunk deeply into their daily lives in urban New Zealand, too busy to gather or share in a family moment. But Nanna Maria decides she wants a party thrown in traditional Fijian fashion, with roasted pig, kava, music, and laughter abounding, so she can name her successor as head of the family. The only problem is that some members of the family are too busy, many have never roasted a pig, and others simply aren't speaking to one another. Accomplished playwright Toa Fraser brings his stage play to life in his directorial debut with stylized storytelling and a camera that glides effortlessly through the peaks and valleys of the story. He gives us an effectively emotional portrait of a family trying to pull itself together as it's actually falling apart. Veteran actress Ruby Dee boldly leads a stellar ensemble cast, and even with the frays and loose ends of familial drama exposed, the love and resilience of this family are still inspiring.— N. Bird Runningwater Screenwriter : Toa Fraser Producers : Tim White, Philippa Campbell, Lydia Livingstone Cinematographer : Leon Narbey Editor : Chris Plummer Cast : Ruby Dee, Tuva Novotny, Mia Blake, Taungaroa Emile
www.imdb.com/title/tt0452345/

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