{"id":8637,"date":"2012-06-11T01:11:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-10T23:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=8637"},"modified":"2012-06-18T01:32:37","modified_gmt":"2012-06-17T23:32:37","slug":"gary-thomas-sannie-fox-benguela-at-the-kimberley-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas-sannie-fox-benguela-at-the-kimberley-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Thomas, Sannie Fox &#038; Benguela at The Kimberley Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">Friday<br \/>\n08 June<br \/>\n2012<\/div>\n<p>It was a dark and stormy night, but inside the <a title=\"Kimbo\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/kimberley-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kimberley Hotel<\/a>, those who braved the intense cold were\u00a0rewarded with a lovely laid-back evening courtesy of Benguela, <a title=\"Machineri\" href=\"\/blog\/tag\/machineri\" target=\"_blank\">Sannie Fox<\/a> and Gary Thomas.<a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7728.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8656\" title=\"Gary Thomas\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7728-575x383.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" width=\"575\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7728-575x383.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7728-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7728.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Though I knew of them, I&#8217;d never seen Benguela before, and though they were unfortunately without their bassist, I still really enjoyed Alex Bozas and (the night&#8217;s only drummer) <a title=\"Coal &amp; guests at the Waiting Room\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/coal-guests-at-the-waiting-room\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ross Campbell<\/a>&#8216;s jazzy instrumentals.<\/p>\n<p>They also set the tone for the rest of the night &#8211; people were sitting cross-legged on the floor, listening intently and watching in silence, a phenomenon <a title=\"The Tallest Man on Earth &amp; Beatenberg at the CTICC\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/the-tallest-man-on-earth-beatenberg-at-the-cticc\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;ve witnessed rarely enough<\/a> and never before at the <a title=\"Guns &amp; Money: Shadowclub, The Pretty Blue Guns &amp; Sixgun Gospel at the Kimberley Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/guns-money-shadowclub-the-pretty-blue-guns-sixgun-gospel-at-the-kimberley-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kimbo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8637 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7606.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7606-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7593.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7593-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7599.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7599-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7603.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7626.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7626-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7610.jpg' title=\"Benguela\" data-rl_title=\"Benguela\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/benguela_LMcC_7610-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Benguela\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Up next was\u00a0<a title=\"Dirty, sexy rock \u2018n roll: Shadowclub, Southern Gypsey Queen &amp; Machineri at the Kimberley Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dirty-sexy-rock-n-roll-shadowclub-southern-gypsey-queen-machineri-at-the-kimberley-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Machineri<\/a>&#8216;s <a title=\"Sailor Jerry\u2019s Halloween Freakshow at Mercury\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/sailor-jerrys-halloween-freakshow-at-mercury\/\" target=\"_blank\">ever-impressive<\/a> Sannie Fox, whose bluesy lullabies kept the seated crowd transfixed.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8637 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7636.jpg' title=\"Sannie Fox\" data-rl_title=\"Sannie Fox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7636-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sannie Fox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7639.jpg' title=\"Sannie Fox\" data-rl_title=\"Sannie Fox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7639-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sannie Fox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7642.jpg' title=\"Sannie Fox\" data-rl_title=\"Sannie Fox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7642-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sannie Fox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7652.jpg' title=\"Sannie Fox\" data-rl_title=\"Sannie Fox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7652-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sannie Fox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7670.jpg' title=\"Sannie Fox\" data-rl_title=\"Sannie Fox\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sannie-fox_LMcC_7670-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sannie Fox\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7675.jpg' title=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" data-rl_title=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7675-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I&#8217;d heard Gary Thomas&#8217; name around, most notably once while I was killing time in Mabu Vinyl and overheard a really foreign sounding guy asking if they sold his CDs because he&#8217;d seen him live and really liked him. This, along with the array of instruments on stage (2 acoustic guitars, an electric mandolin, a bow and a stomp box) \u00a0had me pretty keen to see him.<\/p>\n<p>He didn&#8217;t disappoint &#8211; a really nice voice and interesting alt-folk tracks with that serious, slightly uncomfortable singer-songwriter delivery &#8211; I enjoyed his set a lot.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-8637 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7696.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7696-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7700.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7700-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7701.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7701-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7713.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7713-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7720.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7720-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7726.jpg' title=\"Gary Thomas\" data-rl_title=\"Gary Thomas\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/gary-thomas_LMcC_7726-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Gary Thomas\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7730.jpg' title=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" data-rl_title=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/kimberley-hotel_LMcC_7730-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Kimberley Hotel\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; \u00a0&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Gary Thomas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/garythomassa\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Thomas<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a title=\"Machineri\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/machineri\/240123168950\" target=\"_blank\">Machineri \u00a0<\/a>| \u00a0<a title=\"Benguela\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Benguela\/10191696163\" target=\"_blank\">Benguela<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.375749049157144.88393.182524021812982&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\">Photos on facebook over here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday 08 June 2012 It was a dark and stormy night, but inside the 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