Banter About Bret

**Posted:** Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:28 pm

2 shirts, a vest, and a coat? (Or is that the zip-out lining of his coat??) It must have been pretty cold that day, eh Bret? :lol:

Very nice- now I want close-ups of what they wrote to him...

**Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:04 pm

Happy Birthday BRET!!!!!

:boogie:

Also, this (scroll all the way to the bottom). Wow, he must have hit the big time. At least, in Canada.

**Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 7:50 pm

Happy Birthday to the Oscar award-winning ,Bret McKenzie ONZM! :supz:

Aww, I love that little paragraph! Thanks for sharing, Suzy.

Quote:

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor/comedian/musician Bret McKenzie (1976) shares your birthday today. You are a visionary with a childlike view of the world who is constantly looking for ways to make your dreams come true. You are fun-loving, energetic and, above all, a truth seeker. Despite your innocent demeanor, you know how to make money! In the year ahead, you will work hard to build or construct something that is important to you. Your rewards will soon follow.

Sure they're not just describing Bret? :lol:

Very cool though.

**Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:46 pm

Venus wrote:

Sure they're not just describing Bret?

That were my thought as well!

Thanks, Suzy! I hope he got to see that...

**Posted:** Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:55 pm

Happy Birthday, Bret! :yay:

**Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 12:29 am

Bret's on the front cover of the latest issue of Wellington's FishHead Magazine

Source

ETA: Here's the cover in full

The full interview can be found here

**Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:07 am

Recent pics of Bret playing Michael Parekowhai's piano, He Korero at Te Papa:

Source
I wonder what he was playing?

**Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:30 am

What a gorgeous piano! Reminds me of..... :tears:

Little Red!!!!! :love:

**Joined:** Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:49 am **Posts:** 8

Damn, thats a beatiful piano!

**Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:53 pm

What an insanely gorgeous piano. Wubba.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2012 1:43 am

I guess I'm in the minority...maybe it's the color? Or the paint itself making it look plastic and gaudy to me... :worry:

I don't like flashy cars either...I like the classics restored to original...not with spoilers and chrome everything and big Hemis and fancy seats and radios, etc...just classic- the way they looked when made.

I'm boring.

Give me a beautiful baby-grand piano with Bret or Tim Minchin sitting at its bench.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 07, 2012 2:45 pm

LauraK wrote:

I guess I'm in the minority...maybe it's the color? Or the paint itself making it look plastic and gaudy to me... :worry:

Agreed, but that's part of what I like about it. It's kind of ugly-pretty.

**Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:40 am

I was admiring the intricate work, thinking it was all hand-carved - but now thinking it might be plastic, hmmm. :oops:

It looks as though it's been repainted a bajillion times. Plastic, huh? The thought of it being chintzy never occurred to me.
:puzzled:

Did some digging - it looks to be a prettier red in this clip -it's actually a repainted Steinway that is carved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8dLpjkPd4A

**Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:03 pm

Interesting....the Italian connection explains the gawd

**Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:21 am

I didn't mean it was plastic...just that the paint makes it look like it is.

i still think it looks gaudy. Yuk. But it sounds great and that's what matters.

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