Cubelog

I just found this tale and thought I’d share it, hope that’s okay Ali.

From: zuleika <>
To: ali jones <>
Subject: Re: [Cubeadmin] send reinforcements!

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> it would be lovely to have some synopsis on cube activities.
> any takers?
>

Well, Ali, perhaps you’ve had some polite replies from the others but Ithink you deserve to hear the real story so here goes:

After you left we had a three week mourning period, all in black with cuboid veils. We only drank Guiness and smoked liquorice paper rollies, we painted the cube black and generally took on an emo style. Finally on the 21st day we tore off our blackness in a fine display of fireworks, funny foam, ticker tape and superglued hundreds and thousands all over our bodies (leading to some impressive multi-coloured rashes). We danced around to We Are Family and found it a very healing process.

In MArch we showed Pan’s Labarynth five times a day for the whole month.
We made Â2, 000, 000, 000 and invested in teabag recyling. Which was a shame because that’s when it all happened…

The April showers have been pretty bad this year. The hole in the roof reopened and suddenly, during the Small Squeaky Noises Night, we were flooded from floor to ceiling. Myself and Polly in a superb effort of combined Blusheretting and Synchronised Swimming managed to pull everyone out and nobody died (although Leslie Smith suffered from tinitus for
several weeks). The only option was to turn the Cube into a spectacular Water World Cinema, showing Esther Williams films, Life Aquatic and the like. The Snorkel Sundays have been particularly popular. We are hoping we dry out by high-summer.

On a personal note, I had an intense affair with Leslie Smith and we were briefly engaged until he found me in a compromising embrace with a Ukranian rabbit juggler one Tuesday night. Nevermind, it was worth it.

Well, that should fill you in.
Hope all’s spectacular and this hasn’t cost you hundreds of dollars in
web-time.

Underwater love,
Zuleika xxx

I think today, the 18th of October, is the actual anniversary of the day The Cube first opened it’s doors to the public in 1998 to screen Radio On. It was quiet cold as I remember and the wrong lens was on the projector for first half - those were the days.

Anyway, not much to add right now, but hopefully soon more documentary of recent nostalgic events ( the Port City affilated Cube Tour, the Billy Childish gigs and more party pics ) meanwhile here’s one of those old S&H movies Zulieka mentioned. This features camera work by Chiz and the old pre-fire entrance through the Chinese restaurant at around the 3 minute mark . . .

. . . sorry for the terrible encoding quality - it’s from the old days.

As always any type of Cube related posts ( doesn’t have to just be reportage - in fact the more unusual the better . . . ) are welcomed here - do email me ( mr_hopkinson at hotmail dot com ) for a login if you don’t have one, but happen to have sometime to say or show . . .

The Cube’s 9th Birthday and the fourth cabaret took place at the end of a rather nostalgic cube week for me.

Saturday the 29th was my fith anniversary of Cube and Billy Childish was back (that gig was actually my first shift). Rounded off suitably by a late night, early morning dance-off. Then there was the tour on Tuesday. Then the birthday, with all the familiar faces and watching S&H films just to add to the memories.

The Cabaret went well, I enjoyed putting a Russian slant on Ziegfeld. We had some great acts designed specially for the night (thanks to Richie for his amazing bookings).
I was really pleased about the amount of costumes and the effort put into making them.

At one point the beroller-skated I went into the auditoium to check out The Man from Uranus and presented with a scene of madness. There was a free for all on his theremin and much dancing (a rare thing in the auditorium itself). There were black robot knights, day-glow aliens, cosmonauts and silver galor.

Wonder what will happen when we are ten…