<&>Wellington Corpus of Spoken New Zealand English Version One <&>Copyright 1998 School of Linguistics & Applied Language Studies <&>Victoria University of Wellington <&>side one <&>16:29 i'll have to get you to sign a paper to say that you agree with this okay yeah inhales okay how are <{><[>you <[>well hi look i'm sorry i MEANT to contact you ages ago after that meeting i <.>just life has just seemed bloody ridiculous yeah <.>you you've got a new job haven't you yes <{><[>laughs <[>ha ha ha yes well i'll let you um i mean i started rehearsals so i was <{><[><.>h happy to be laughs <[>yes i know how are the rehearsals going <{><[>with them <[>oh good yeah this is the last week so <{><[><.>we're we're going well yeah yeah we'll be ready on time <[>yep you're going well good yeah in good time <{><[>this year <[>and what about bookings and things um well i've got six confirmed so far <&>17:00 good but <.>that and that <.>h <.>re hasn't really been launched yet <{1><[1>i mean people have been have got the invite to come on the twenty eighth <{2><[2>and um tut i've had somebody ringing round <[1>no <[2>yep good er but <.>i'll and i'm hopeful i'll get a whole lot more on yeah sunday and then i'll start ringing around myself and chasing people i've had interest had somebody from palmerston north good um ringing today but we don't know whether we've got any travel money yet no no so yeah i mean i think is <.>it it's the sort of thing that will also breed more bookings i think <{><[>if people see things <[>i'm sure once you get it all under way and people start talking about it it's <{><[>always the way you know the grape vine works <[>yeah yeah at least this is going the whole year so hopefully it <{><[>will for some people it's too for some people it's too expensive for some organisations <[>yeah yes um and yet we really can't do it any cheaper well what do <.>c what are you charging four fifty for a half hour performance yes it is quite a lot really isn't it <{1><[1>well for SOME groups it <{2><[2>will be <[1>but <.>it <[2>yeah it IS but when you break it down it <.>th it's not really laughs no i know i know but it dePENDS you know <.>i <.>i <.>m groups' perspective on that <{><[>is um <[>yeah yeah true <&>18:00 it's um <.>an <.>an another thing just what's entailed in it <{><[>too you know <[>yeah which is why i thought people needed to SEE it yes so a lot of groups are sending a representative for um you <{><[>know word <[>now when's the showing this <{><[>sunday <[>it's er yeah now did you get an invite now i did now <.>just oh gosh actually just as well we're talking about this because i'm not sure i put that down in my diary <,,> oops she's throwing the phone around here a moment um voc whereabouts is it paula it's on the invite thirty er fifty three balance street <{><[>the old ballet company <[>i've <.>obvi oh yeah well i've obviously lost the invite haven't i cos i haven't got down in my diary gosh i'd better make a note of that but you did receive it i'm SURE i did YES yes yes er i must have done yes i DID <{><[>i did what's the matter with me <[>yeah yeah it's four oclock um <,> voc fifty three balance street that's the top floor <.>th the old studio <{><[>up there <[>four p m and it's this sunday right <,> well just as well we're talking about <{><[>this <[>yeah yeah well i would've got around to ringing you <{><[>if i hadn't have heard from you <[>yeah yeah right okay that's great thank <{><[>you that's excellent <&>19:00 <[>yeah yeah now the dance date <{><[>um <[>now did you have a chat <.>to did you catch up with amy <.>about yes we did <.>w that's the last meeting that you um <{><[>you could make <[>and i <.>wasn't yes and amy was a bit late <{><[>um <[>now what <.>di she fill you <.>in <.>a has there been an update on the community arts council yes yeah she filled us in on that <{1><[1>but um WE talked quite a bit there was only annabel amy and i <{2><[2>because we knew joan couldn't make it was um teaching <{3><[3>time for her inhales WE actually felt quite strongly that we needed inhales some money to get going <.>t <{4><[4>the organisation at the beginning sort of <.>th the voc know to get it all started <{5><[5>and rolling um <.>le <.>le anyway let me go back a little bit before <{6><[6>that <.>w um annabelle's been checking out venues and REALLY there IS nothing else <[1>mm <[2>mm <[3>yeah <[4>yes <[5>yes <,> yes <[6>yeah no so we HAVE to change the date right so um saint peter's who was the person you contacted at saint <{><[>peter's <[>saint patrick's saint pat's <{><[>i mean <[>yeah <.>I look i just talked <.>to i guess to the administrator i mean <.>i i didn't FEEL there was any need to go anywhere beYOND that and i got the very competent woman who's obviously probably the school secretary or something <&>20:00 right who checked all the bookings for me and gave me an indication of what the fee was so that's who i talked to essentially right well i think we've got to voc do what you suggested and change the date right um we've been through quite a few venues and they're just <.>not either not big enough or not clean enough or <{><[>just not central enough <.>g and <.>th we were talking about taking it into centre city and we thought that would inhales er go against what we were trying to do in the suburbs <[>right right yeah seems right <.>t <.>s to do it in the suburbs <.>still i'd <.>be i'd be keen for us to hold with that if we can right well it seems <.>we we go back to saint pat's <.>it's seems to be what it is and we'll get it as <.>soon in may as we can after what er did THEY actually give you a date when it was free inhales well clears throat there was nothing paula before the school holidays <,> <{><[>which <.>is <[>which is about midmay is it yeah yeah something like that actually i've got my school terms here conveniently i've just got my <{1><[1>college diary here isn't it good er calendar just a sec <,> i can tell you that um of course we don't know whether it's been booked up subsequently <{2><[2>we might just have to go with whatever dates <{3><[3>um <&>21:00 they can give us you know <,> er now wait a minute wait a minute anyway where are we <,> um sorry just got to find the right page <,> here we go secondary schools um their term ends on may the seventh <,> <[1>yeah <[2>no <[3>yeah right and they go back twenty fourth of may <,> so and <.>what's that's a monday isn't it would <.>you voc would you advise it to be held during the holidays no <.>so no i don't think we should i think we should do it during term time because if we want people THERE we want it when they can organise things and um <.>i i don't think we should do it in the holidays at all right so that would mean <{><[>the twenty ninth of may would be the soonest probably <[>well <.>what yes okay well we'll try <{><[>for that <[>and then the following weekend'll be <.>ju will be um queen's birthday i suppose is it yes first of <,> oh i've got an english diary here would you believe good lord winnie the pooh <&>22:00 oh heavens and i've just realised it's a <{><[><,> holiday in the u k laughs that <.>hasn't so they <.>do they don't celebrate queen's birthday do they <[>um um <{><[>no <[>holiday republic of ireland <{><[>laughs <[>no queens <.>birthd oh no wait a minute queen's birthday weekend <.>is isn't that twentieth <.>of no no no queen's birthday weekend is the seventh of june right that monday so it would be best to avoid that weekend and try and go for the may date <,,> tut so what we might be looking at then is saturday the twenty ninth of may or if not the following <,,> june the twelfth yes <,> yes either june the twelfth or may twenty nine i might just <.>ring er before i go <.>and and book that i hope i've got <.>s <.>i'm try tomorrow morning i might just try joan to see if she knows if there are any ballet exams that would clash that would be a good idea <,> <{1><[1>yeah <.>jo just pass that in front of her and see what she thinks i think that would be <{2><[2>sensible <&>23:00 <[1>right <[2>yeah right well amy and annabel and i were talking and thinking well no it's <.>got it needs <.>a a BURST of work to begin with yeah and we were just all saying WE didn't think we had the energy to do it mm and you also in your new job <{><[>new responsibility but then <,> it wasn't just that i simply realised that i actually probably could if there was some money involved that i would be prepared to do it <[>mm if <.>you yeah well what <.>did what did amy say about the <.>commni cos you know we had the conversation with community <{1><[1>arts council and um they were going to be having a meeting now <.>did was there any <{2><[2>upshot of that <[1>yeah <,> yes <[2>right right well in that they could um <,> tut possibly well they yeah very likely help with the advertising <{1><[1>that would be their main thrust um and <.>i she wasn't quite sure when the community arts worker would come on board but it sounded like it might be a bit too late for us <,> except that they were meant to one of their jobs is meant to be the um tut the alpha street the <.>t taki er taki <{2><[2>rua um street <{3><[3>carnival <[1>yes <[2>taki rua <[3>oh street carnival thing mm <&>24:00 but um amy said well we could probably apply for five hundred dollars she would talk to <,> tut <.>i <.>i don <,> stone yeah you met him did you yes i did and then she subsequently dropped me around an application form <,> um that voc <.>y have to <.>try apply for five hundred dollars well i mean <.>w we fit within their categories yes well why don't we do that that will get us off the ground anyway that's what i thought i mean <.>it <.>would and i'd be prepared to voc do two weeks work <,> for that okay well if we gave you the five hundred bucks and you decided that <.>you i mean and if they'll help us with advertising yeah i <.>think i mean <.>th there's actually a bit of work just to do the application and you know <{><[>what these guys are like <[>i know i know you've got to work out the budget and everything I can't get on to that until after <.>i word this <.>u until next week no well that's all right we've got time there's no <.>particular we've got time guideline but um well look let's see if we can put in for five hundred cos i agree we do need a bit of a float to get going on this yeah yeah but i think so <.>an i mean just to get all the voluntary HELP done there's <{><[>tut quite a few hours work see <&>25:00 <[><.>well i know there is we've got to draw some more people in then it can't be flailing around doing this <{><[>mm <[>well <.>anna <.>an annabel <,> summers <{1><[1>and marlene <.>h <.>p and a couple of my dancers <{2><[2>and er rosalie <.>th there's three who want to <{3><[3>work um alice bridge can't cos she's teaching at les mills <[1>yes <[2>yes <[3>good right but now there are three of them waiting there who'd be prepared to put <{><[>some time into it <[>great well that would be great if they <.>c if they can do that tut so um i mean i just thought i'd just run that by you <.>if if i try and put that grant in and see if we get that yep we went you know we sort of did a short list of everyone around wellington and i mean most people are in our position i mean <{><[>either they've got so much work to do that they don't WANT to do or they're <[>i know i know desperate to get money you <{><[>know for um employment <[>yes exactly <,> yes yes i know i know well look i think <.>i it's still worth pursuing i think we should give this a go yeah um and voc i was just wondering <.>i <.>w is it worth having a talk to ruth sutton and getting <.>any yeah well i'm going <{><[>to <[><.>or <.>if <.>if if you take this up if we get the five hundred bucks it <&>26:00 would be good to talk to ruth and see if she can offer some assistance there too just <{><[>you know <[>yeah well um it's really just picking her brain for what she's <{><[>done in the past she hasn't got much time she's so busy with these um <[>that's right the globe <{><[>hangings and things mm <[>globe hangings and she's off to melbourne and all sorts of things yeah <{><[>yeah <[>um but she said yes she would like to be in on <.>i sort of giving some advice <{><[>early on in the piece before we get too far down the track <&>26:11 <[>right right