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Garth's Thoughts: Week 4

Written by TVSA Team from the blog SCD5: Garth Collins on 27 Oct 2008
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What a week, highs and lows galore - apart from dropping a kettle of boiling water and burning the hell out of my right leg and foot and having to squeeze blistered feet into one-size too small dance shoes, I spent the week stressing because I hadn’t heard from my 21 year old daughter, Jacqueline - who recently left for the USA to work. I hadn't heard from her since she phoned me to find out how the show had gone two Thursdays ago.

Thank goodness she contacted me last Wednesday night to say “Chill Daddy” which gave everyone else the opportunity to say “I told you so,” for a change (ok so I’m a just a little protective of my offspring and I’m finding it a tad difficult to let go).

Then, before the start of the show we heard that Gugu’s girlfriend and Rob’s sister-in-law were both involved in smash and grab incidents on their way to the show.

During the show Hayley (the prodigal dancer back after missing Season 4) and I “the dancer trapped in a bodybuilder’s body” (tvsa), made a comeback of note after our disappointing quickstep with a “surprisingly light jive” (tvsa again) in “an S&M-inspired patent leather outfit” (tvsa AGAIN) (Never thought of that myself - would probably have brought it home if I had. LOL!)

Then we arrived backstage for me to get a message that my vehicle sponsor, Mahindra, was also involved in a smash and grab incident on their way and had decided to return home.

This was followed by a call from my 20-year old son Damian on Saturday to say that he had had an accident with the car (mine - his ’72 Beetle was killed by a maniac in a BMW last year). His accident was apparently caused by a lapse in concentration and a lamp pole (Yeah right my boy) - the car coming off second best and ending up unusable.

Saturday night started with a highlight (we attended my great friend Lebo Mashile’s show “Threads” at the Wits theatre - if you get an opportunity to see this collaboration between Lebo and Sylvia Glasser of MIDM then GO SEE IT! It moved me to tears) but ended with a serious lowlight when I reversed out of the parking lot and due to a lapse in concentration hit a lamp pole. (Sorry Damian! And Mahindra :))

There’s a Japanese proverb that says “We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance,” - it now makes sense to me. I may not be the show’s best dancer YET, and it may not look like I’m having as much fun as one or two of my competitors but believe me, I am having the time of my life on Thursday night’s and I am getting more comfortable with this “out-of-the-box” experience every week.

If by any chance it so happens that I do make a fool of myself on the dance floor then hey, at least it happened on the dance floor and not in a parking lot with a lamp pole.

One of the problems we’ve been having is my apparent inability to hear the beat in the music which is, as you can imagine, a major setback for a dancer.  Hayley spoke to Godfrey (the drummer from our live band) and he arrived at our training session on Saturday with a couple of percussion instruments and proceeded to prove to me that I could hear the beat by making me drum and sing (or was it croak?) simultaneously and walk to the beat.

Apart from the fact that Godfrey helped me plant a seed to nurture and grow, it was an honour to meet and spend some time with this soulful gentleman, I gained more from this man in an hour than one could imagine. God bless you Godfrey.

So now we’ve established that I can hear the music and last week I think I proved to myself and the rest of you that there is a dancer in this “bodybuilder” somewhere. He’s fighting really hard to come out and set the ballroom floor alight again and again until Hayley and I hold that Strictly Trophy aloft on the 4th of December when we'll pay tribute to each other, our respective fiancés, Jackie and Warren, who have given up a lot for us to get this far and who tirelessly support us in this quest to achieve MY best - it would be impossible to do this without them.

An unknown person once said “Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another.” I feel that! So join us on Thursday nights on SABC 2 at 19h30 and I’ll share my heart with you all.

May God bless and keep you all safe.
Garth

Till next week, please keep up the support and remember to sms “10” to 34766.

Where can you catch me this week?

Monday 27th October @ 07h30: Tuks FM 107.2

@ 14h00: UJFM 95.4

Tuesday 28th October @ 06h00: Highveld 94.2 - on The Rude Awakening.

Saturday Polokwane - Strongman Competition at Suidskool in Thabo Mbeke street.



37 Comments

Brown Shuga
27 Oct 2008 23:38

<<<<<During the show Hayley (the prodigal dancer back after missing Season 4) and I “the dancer trapped in a bodybuilder’s body” (tvsa), made a comeback of note after our disappointing quickstep with a “surprisingly light jive” (tvsa again) in “an S&M-inspired patent leather outfit” (tvsa AGAIN) (Never thought of that myself - would probably have brought it home if I had. LOL!)>>>> LMAO TVSA is naughty!!!!!!!

<<<Then, before the start of the show we heard that Gugu’s girlfriend and Rob’s sister-in-law were both involved in smash and grab incidents on their way to the show
Then we arrived backstage for me to get a message that my vehicle sponsor, Mahindra, was also involved in a smash and grab incident on their way and had decided to return home. >>>
They need to move the show from Carlton Centre, period!

<<<One of the problems we’ve been having is my apparent inability to hear the beat in the music which is, as you can imagine, a major setback for a dancer>>> Confirms some urbany "myth" tl tl tl tl 

Good luck bhuti.

monchooza
28 Oct 2008 09:34

uyabhala bhuti

GML
28 Oct 2008 09:51

Nice one! Ever think of writing full time? you're good.
I never understood why the show was in Calton Centre  in the first place. So many Accidents, yho. You need a cleansing ceremony---- lol. Slaughter a chicken. LMFAO.

WhiteSockGirl
28 Oct 2008 10:06

I still think you are crazy!!!  LOL  Love your blog. 

<<Then, before the start of the show we heard that Gugu’s girlfriend and Rob’s sister-in-law were both involved in smash and grab incidents on their way to the show.>>>

They should really make a plan with this venue,...  we want the celebs in top form, not only for dancing, but also to keep their blogs alive!


During the show Hayley (the prodigal dancer back after missing Season 4) and I “the dancer trapped in a bodybuilder’s body” (tvsa), made a comeback of note after our disappointing quickstep with a “surprisingly light jive” (tvsa again) in “an S&M-inspired patent leather outfit” (tvsa AGAIN) (Never thought of that myself - would probably have brought it home if I had. LOL!) 

TVSA bloggers,...  eish!  LMAO

Sana Lwam
28 Oct 2008 10:19

You need a cleansing ceremony---- lol. Slaughter a chicken

hehehehehehehhehehehhh

ziggi
28 Oct 2008 11:37

During the show Hayley (the prodigal dancer back after missing Season 4) and I “the dancer trapped in a bodybuilder’s body” (tvsa), made a comeback of note after our disappointing quickstep with a “surprisingly light jive” (tvsa again) in “an S&M-inspired patent leather outfit” (tvsa AGAIN) (Never thought of that myself - would probably have brought it home if I had. LOL!) 

Naughty creatures!!!Tl tl tl tl tl

Then, before the start of the show we heard that Gugu’s girlfriend and Rob’s sister-in-law were both involved in smash and grab incidents on their way to the show. 
Then we arrived backstage for me to get a message that my vehicle sponsor, Mahindra, was also involved in a smash and grab incident on their way and had decided to return home.

Ok SCD must do something I mean this is ridiculous!!They must look for a new venue or something.

I may not be the show’s best dancer YET, and it may not look like I’m having as much fun as one or two of my competitors but believe me, I am having the time of my life on Thursday night’s and I am getting more comfortable with this “out-of-the-box” experience every week. 

I can see that you are loosening up.Keep it that way and enjoy it man!

Where can you catch me this week?
Tuesday 28th October @ 06h00: Highveld 94.2 - on The Rude Awakening.
 

Oh no no no no Boet!!Definitely not 2 but 7 -94.7(Highveld). 94.2 is another radio station.One that Darren "Whackead" and the rest of the RAW team arent too crazy about.So never EVER make that mistake again! Hihhihiii....Anyway listened to the show this morning on 94.7.Man you are crazy!!!!

ziggi
28 Oct 2008 11:42

You need a cleansing ceremony---- lol. Slaughter a chicken. LMFAO.

Tl tl tl...



GarthC
28 Oct 2008 19:34

Brown Shuga - Seems we've had a security problem of some sort every week with audience members being robbed or Smash and grabbed - My sponsors tell me that there were cops in the vicinity when they were attacked. Go figure.

Hi monchooza - Sorry, I need a translation of uyabhala bhuti. :/

GML: Thanks, I used to write a column for M magazine called the rant and rave. Unfortunately the mag no longer exists. Do you suppose it'd work if I bought and slaughtered a bucket of KFC?

Thank you WSG

Ziggi, can't believe I made that mistake - OOPS Sorry RAW!! Unfortunate typo I know what frequency you're on.


ziggi
29 Oct 2008 09:22

@GarthC
I think you are soooooooo sexy and your eyes uhhhhhhhhhh.But you're getting married soon.Eishhh...oh well its your loss:):)And your son is 21.Damn!No luck for me with the Collins men hey.

Jax
29 Oct 2008 23:39

Babe, can't wait to see the Foxtrot! 
You just getting hotter and hotter on that dance floor!!! You gonna set the damn place alight tomorrow night.

xxx

PS: Ziggi - at least you got damn fine taste in men ;) LOL!

Cnglemother
30 Oct 2008 19:37

Hola Mr Bestbum.

belz
30 Oct 2008 19:40

Wow, i thot this was one of those pliz col me's, coz iskhathi asingvumeli ukuthi ngifunde into ende kangaka.. All the best Garth!!!!!!!!!!

belz
30 Oct 2008 19:42

LOL Garth, yah im sure Ziggi meant a bucket of KFC!!! hahahahahah yho hayi(translation) no man!!! hola cnglemom!!

Segololo
30 Oct 2008 19:56

loved it! and your dance tonight... you moved almost like a butterfly...

Cnglemother
30 Oct 2008 19:37

Hola Mr Bestbum.

belz
30 Oct 2008 19:40

Wow, i thot this was one of those pliz col me's, coz iskhathi asingvumeli ukuthi ngifunde into ende kangaka.. All the best Garth!!!!!!!!!!

belz
30 Oct 2008 19:42

LOL Garth, yah im sure Ziggi meant a bucket of KFC!!! hahahahahah yho hayi(translation) no man!!! hola cnglemom!!

Segololo
30 Oct 2008 19:56

loved it! and your dance tonight... you moved almost like a butterfly...

Segololo
08 Nov 2008 13:30

Granite, get better soon... please... take care as well, don't get yourself killed for us. family is more important than entertaining us. if anything happens(gaad forbid) we will replace you but your family will never be able to do that...

Jax, please ask GarthC to give you access then YOU can blog for him... he calls you, tellsyou wassup then you relay it to wods and blog it...

GarthC
08 Nov 2008 18:47

Segololo: I plan on being around to entertain you all for many many years to come - at my last medical examination my doctor said I'd have to be beaten to death with a plank at 108 or I'd live forever. God bless you for caring!

WOW Segololo, shame Jax has her hands full as it is what with lecturing drama at 2 institutions, marketing offroad adventures into Botswana, her own freelance acting career and still managing mine - I think the last thing she'd want to do is blog for me. Actually.... now that you mention it......... JAAAAX....are you busy??

Jax
08 Nov 2008 19:23

Segololo, see what you've done now???????
You've reduced me to Garth's PA as well.
LOL!

Nah - Garth's got a much bigger mouth than mine and he's much better at this blogging business but I promise to keep you guys in the loop when he gets crazy busy again.

Who knows - I might even consider giving away some "in-house secrets" to the highest bidder ............. Hey, I'm not THAT into cats so some retail therapy would keep me happily occupied while G is rehearsing  .................nudge, nudge ;)

xxx
J

Segololo
08 Nov 2008 19:52

Granite, live till 200!! what the hell is 108?????!!!! 

i truly belie the two of you can work something out for us... lol! Eish! there comes my headmistress attitude coming out... but you guys get my drift

Simmone
08 Nov 2008 19:54

Hey, I'm not THAT into cats so some retail therapy would keep me happily occupied while G is rehearsing .................nudge, nudge ;) 

Thought all the SCD spouses were kept company by cats during rehearsals.

Garth – great partner in Hayley and equally entertaining dancing from you. Shake those buns more. Have to ask though what happened to the other gladiators like Warrior and the rest of the crew. Are you still keeping contact with them, saw one of the guys interview on SCD regarding yourself.

WhiteSockGirl
08 Nov 2008 21:02

Just read Jax's explanation on Hlubi's blog,...    Am wishing you a speedy recovery!  Do you miss your articles,...

ps.  Damn, you are crazy!  Only a crazy person can keep up with that schedule,... pain medication or not

Thanks Jax for the update!

GarthC
09 Nov 2008 21:44

Good news guys, I've just submitted a new blog. unlike yours, ours has to be sent to the publicity guys who then forward it to admin and they post our blog so it should be up by tomorrow night.

Simmone: Unfortunately I have lost contact with a lot of the old Glads but I do still have contact with Giant, Tusk, Fire, Spider and Ice. All doing well at last check.

Segololo: by then the hair from ones butt would be whipeing out ones footprints in the sand - 200? LOL

Brown Shuga
09 Nov 2008 23:10

<<<Good news guys, I've just submitted a new blog>>> Awesome!!

<<<unlike yours, ours has to be sent to the publicity guys who then forward it to admin and they post our blog so it should be up by tomorrow night>>>
Mmmhh....so this means that your publicity peeps, approved Gugu's blog...the one everybody heavily criticized him for....good to know coz this means there can't be any official comebacks... unless they pull a David Bullard on him..... tl tl tl tl .

GarthC
09 Nov 2008 23:43

Hey BS,

Don't think they actually proof it but who knows. What I do know is that the links I put on to my blog two weeks ago do not point to the actual links but to other pages on tvsa. Are my sponsors being blocked? Admin?

As for a Bullard being pulled on brother Gugu, they'd have to actually hire him before they could fire him and besides, slaves have to be sold. ;)

Brown Shuga
09 Nov 2008 23:49

<<<The links I put on to my blog two weeks ago do not point to the actual links but to other pages on tvsa. Are my sponsors being blocked? Admin?>>> I don't think that was deliberate. Did you link to your sponsors' websites? TVSA would not have a problem with that...who knows, your sponsors might even like it here and ditch you for us....lol 

<<<As for a Bullard being pulled on brother Gugu, they'd have to actually hire him before they could fire him>>> Well, there is that R9 000 per week rumour you must still confirm by the way? Hey mate? :-)


GarthC
10 Nov 2008 00:17

Hell's teeth, I've been busy with this show since 26th August - damn, I WISH there was R9 000 per week. Love to know how that one got started.

mjj
10 Nov 2008 00:34

Oh what a relief, thank God Uncle Garth is ok, Garth you better thank Jax, shame poor thing didn't want poor bloggers think you stopped writing your articles..... Jax please next time don;t update us by writing on Hlubi's blog.......the real supporters of the show don;t read Hlubi's blog......LOL...

BS its actually R10 000 per week and the rumour says some people get more than that depending on the "celebrity status"...................

Brown Shuga
10 Nov 2008 00:40

<<<BS its actually R10 000 per week and the rumour says some people get more than that depending on the "celebrity status">>> Well..Garth says he ain't getting money....wait a minute...what are you saying about Garth's "celebrity status "wena? lol

mjj
10 Nov 2008 00:49

Seeing that Garth was on some tv show 65 years ago, my sources are telling me that he is in the middle of the pack.......The highest paid gets R16 000.......LOL

Brown Shuga
10 Nov 2008 01:01

lol and who would be the highest paid???

TVSA Team
10 Nov 2008 01:10

Hey Garth - apologies - a "high" link to Weeds somehow managed to smoke itself into the Dance Footnotes link. We have no idea how it happened :0 *puff* All's sorted!

TVSA Team
10 Nov 2008 01:25

A headsup that Bonewear's also out of the haze!

GarthC
10 Nov 2008 01:31

Seeing that Garth was on some tv show 65 years ago Feels that way some days let me tell you mjj.....

We have no idea how it happened :0 *puff* All's sorted!We have no idea how it happened :0 *puff* All's sorted!
BWHAHAHA

GarthC
10 Nov 2008 01:32

:) Thanks Admin.


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