new zealand vaxathon + karaoke = BEST THING EVER (Patreon)

hello my loves.

VAXATHON KARAOKE?  WHAT...EVEN? YESSSSS.

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dudes....i didn’t expect THIS to happen today. i was going to take ash for a hike and take an hour to work on the monthly althing/newsletter, which is now getting LATE.

but....it’s SUPER SATURDAY here in aotearoa new zealand - the country is holding a day-long #vaxathon to try to get over 100,000 shots in arms today so that we can edge closer to getting out of lockdown. 

i was heading out for my ash hike…but then a vaccine-fence friend of mine texted and asked if i could come to the health center and loan some moral support. 

of course. yes.

so i left ash with our bubble neighbors and headed over to the health clinic…only to find that my beloved local karaoke DJ, no’ora, had brought his karaoke set-up to liven up the waiheke medical center vaccination clinic.

OMG. my moment. 

i wound up doing a half an hour of requests and dancing with the whole incredible crew of health workers. no’ora and i did a couple of great duets (including “summer nights” from grease with the whole clinic doing the wella-wella-wella parts) and the best moment was actually when a teenage girl, shaking with fear, came in with her mom. while she got her shot, i sang her “someone like you” by adele, and we all got to applaud for her and tell her how proud we all were. 

i closed the set with “never enough” from the greatest showman. no - i did not think this was going to happen today. but sometimes being a singer has its wonderful and very practical applications.

TO EVERYONE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND: i am so proud of you if you got a shot today!! and if you’re out there and already vaccinated, take any time you can to get a friend off the fence and take them, hold their hands, sing them songs, buy them ice cream, and do whatever you gotta do to help them feel supported. getting vaccinated is very scary for many people. hold them all you can. and extra special love to all the health care workers, shops, drivers, radio hosts, restaurants, small businesses and volunteers who are working so tirelessly on the vaxathon today. 

WE GOT THIS, TEAM OF FIVE MILLION.

here's my pals, vic and iso.

and if you wanna read more about the vaxathon and keep up with the tally...here's a link.

we just blew past our goal of 100k and hit 114k a few minutes ago!!!!

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/453642/live-covid-19-updates-super-saturday-vaxathon

i'm exhausted.

i'm struggling.

i needed to do so many other things today.

but i'm so, so glad i did this.

i love you. i love new zealand.

i love karaoke.

i love everybody.

i love life.

xxx

a

p.s. althing coming ASAP. it all....takes the time it takes.

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