After the tropical paradise of Tufi, we had another few days in Moresby. Time spent at some markets, meeting the Marianville staff, and most bizarrely - surviving the State of Origin madness that sweeps PNG!? I kid you not, State of Origin becomes a matter of life and death - almost matching Grand Final week in Melbourne! (well, only if the Pies aren't playing).
The funniest part was watching Riss, the anti-outdoor type, transform herself into Indiana Conolly as she prepared for her Sepik adventure with Jospeha. Backpacks, hiking boots, headlamps - the full gear. Here is the last known photo of Indiana Conolly as she tries to put on a brave face (while I got to play with the kittens and pretend not to laugh at her stories of impending adventure!). A very funny ending to a brilliant 8 days. Good luck Adventure Riss! PS: Rod would like the film rights...
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This certainly would make a great feature film. If this Rod character can't get his act together and make it then I would be happy to use it for my next feature piece.
"Indiana Conolly goes bush" would be the working title. What are your thoughts Urban Stone?
Steven Spielberg
Well Mr Spielberg, I hear that Rod is negotiating with some movie industry types in Hong Kong next week - so first in best dressed! Riss has already put in her bid for the title as "Xena the Sepik Princess". As long as my character is played by John Cusack - I don't care too much!
Miss Larissa Conolly, and Jono,
I must take this opportunity to advise you that your application for 'Xena the Sepik Princess' has hit a few snags. the feedback to the pre production advertising to prospective sponsors has been, in a word, dismal.
there seems to have been a typo in the promo sent out, which made you 'Xena the septic princess' and the draft script had you dying of blood poisoning in the opening scene next to your co-star John Cleese (sorry Jono, another Typo) who just hits you on the head with a spoon and says "she's from Bomana", the movie then seems to take an almigty heave in another direction introducing an action man called Batmanrocks who has an arch nemesis frog dressed as a 19th century sea captain.
Needless to say the original title seems to have no relevance to the end product, and a letter to this effect has been issued to "rod" the author of this proposal. we look forward to the Speilberg proposal.
Clayton Smoof
Village Roadshow Entertainment
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