Pink Loerie disappointments

At the last minute I decided to attend The Pink Loerie in Knysna this year. After being turned onto the idea by a friend, I desperately asked around to get a friend to share the petrol costs.

 We drove up excited for what was going to be on offer. Having never been before I had no idea as to what to expect but knowing that people travel from all over the country as well as some people come from all over the work to attend, I was expecting something akin to the Mardi Gras in Sydney, Australia.  

Let me start off by saying that I did have fun and a lot of it at that ...... However:  

Keeping in mind that MOST people travelled long distances to get to Knysna, I would have expected better organisation and more glitz from this potentially amazing event.  

I found most of the event organisation to be amateur at best. Nothing went smoothly. I could not hear the announcers. I did not hear the band, "The Magic of Pegasus". The contestants in the Mr. Mardi Gras contest were unrehearsed.

I do need to say that I take my hat off to the event organisers for doing this but I really think they need to get a professional MC to host the events. They need to hire a decent sound crew and PA system and decent sound equipment for bands etc. Things need to start when advertised.

I really believe that albeit that Zanzibar was amazing fun as a dance and party venue, it is not good for bands and pageants. It could be improved with a decent sound rig.

Rumours abound about money grabbing and profiteering and I unwittingly became involved in the politics of the event and choose to back out of that subject.

I cannot believe that the short comings are the result of financial shortages. If an arm band allowing entrance to all the events were to be sold long before the whole event in all the major cities, I really believe people would be ready to subscribe. This would help with  ensuring the quality of the events. Looking at the Booklet, one can see it is a major source of advertising revenue.

On discussing the booklet, I also found the basic errors to be shoddy and once again showing the lack of attention to detail. Mr Mardi Gras 2008???? Then the website still has the program for 2008!!!!!! Attention to detail guys!!!!!!!!

The Pink Loerie could be a world class event! Why isn't it?