Last Hurrah DVD Screenings Across New Zealand

[merv]

Yeah well when LB asked me to post this and I was just the messenger and went to the trouble of posting the screenings in the calendar for every venue I am a bit disappointed more didn't go and we aren't getting much feedback. The premiere in Wellington had a packed theatre.

My Bro' was at the Napier screening and he thought it was only him and the rest were from the Classic Club so fazer are you from Classic or did he not notice you. 20 or so in a 300 seat theatre is a bit of a shame because it is a great motorcycling story that I thought more would want to see.

[fazer]

No, I`m not in the classic, am not known to any kb`ers as yet. Des does gives inspiration, not sure I`d want to leave it till that age though.

[Gineen]

Even if I'm the only one there. Our pathetic Palmy Convention Centre site hasn't even got it listed as an event.

[merv]

My Bro' said it was similar in Napier, no advertising at all, but once he turned up at the theatre there was a poster for it.

Des got us to list it on KB and I've seen it on other biker websites, it just seems like he didn't do a very good job with local publicity.

In Welly as you saw from my photos on another thread we treated it like a biker night out and a good crowd did turn up.

[Wolf]

I'm planning that strayjuliet and I will get a cub-minder for the night and go to the Hamilton one. I'm hoping to squirrel-away enough to afford the DVD and book and get them autographed. Who else in the local area is planning to go to the Hamilscum screening? Perhaps we could hook up and descend en masse upon the Rialto...

[far queue]

Any of you Chch guys n gals interested in going to our session at the Academy on 14/12 at 1930 and then a pint of whatever takes yours fancy at the Dux afterwards?

[Gineen]

So how many KB'rs am I going to see at the Convention centre tonight in Palmy? $12.50, 7.30pm, 1 hour long. Will report back after the viewing.

[miSTa]

Any of you Chch guys n gals interested in going to our session at the Academy on 14/12 at 1930 and then a pint of whatever takes yours fancy at the Dux afterwards?

Sounds good to me

[Ghost Lemur]

Sounds good to me

Ditto.

Might even bring the wife if one of the nana's are available for minding duty.

[Gineen]

Only 14 turned up to see Des, ( pity! lack of advertising me thinks), and his incredulous journey on DVD, in Palmy tonight. With only 1 hour from 40 hours of film footage, I felt it did not do justice to this amazing epic journey, fraught with mechanical and health problems, amongst endless trials and tribulations, highs and lows, beurocratic obstacles, and time restraints, that these incredibly tenacious old codgers endured, and were determined to overcome. Humbling and inspiring ! Would love to see the other 39 hours!!

Loved the bulldozer / grader bit!

Was great to meet the man himself also ( Des). Well worth seeing.

A longer version is apparently being planned - hope it eventuates

And the book looks great - lots of lovely colour pics - available from www.lasthurrah.co.nz and also the DVD.

Well done guys, and thanks for the experience. Pity you didn't have real roads to ride on - you needed dirt bikes!

[Gineen]

Oops www.thelasthurrah.co.nz

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[cooneyr]

Any of you Chch guys n gals interested in going to our session at the Academy on 14/12 at 1930 and then a pint of whatever takes yours fancy at the Dux afterwards?

I'm in. Sounds like good stuff.

R

[SDU]

Originally Posted by far queue
Any of you Chch guys n gals interested in going to our session at the Academy on 14/12 at 1930 and then a pint of whatever takes yours fancy at the Dux afterwards?

Would luv to see it but it depends on if I can get away from work on time.

[Alice]

Dam,
missed the Napier screening cause I did not get to read this thread until today.Will have to buy the book, should be a good read, and will track down the DVD.Love watching those adventures.

The book "The Worlds Fastest Indian" was a good read, more detail than the movie.He was certainly a character, love the bit where he took the family for a day out, kids sitting in the trailer towed behind his bike, he managed to tip them out a couple of times on the way.You certainly would not get away with that today.Har har, funny and no damage done.Also he made a cannon, poor blimin dog, if you have not red the book you will not know what I am on about, will not give all the details in case you do.That was not funny.One way to get rid of a working dog that has gone past his useful working life.

I guess a lot of you have seem The DVD Long Way Round.You want to see bad roads ! well they do not get any worse than that.

[Alice]

While you are on the subject of movies, a movie that should be of interest to everyone is "An Inconvenant Truth," a lecture style movie narrated by Al Gore.It is a movie about global warming and really brings home the reality of global warming, and the fact that we all need to consider our consumer choices more carefully.One of the consequences for NZ will be an increase in the wind as global warming accelerates.Now that should concern everyone out there in motorcycle land.

I wonder what percentage of the general population take global warming seriously, I have the feeling a lot of people are not aware of what it is going to mean for the human race.

Al Gore was in NZ yesterday and gave a lecture similiar to his movie to politicians and leading buisness people.It would be interesting to know what there response to his message was.

Anyway I urge you all to go see the movie.It is thought provoking, I find it terribley sad the amount of damage and loss of natural diversity that we have caused the planet in our pursuit of material comforts and in the name of progress.I have nothing against progress but to often the consequences are ill considered and the main drive is $$$