I think it says 'C.F.C'.
Mick at the Soundcheck. The soldiers in the background were looking for Christian Rock. (Whoever he is).
The seats were reserved for the authorities & their guests, everyone else stood on the grass. (That bit's true)
What's the penalty for playing a trumpet out the window of your taxi (or txit)?
Todays caption Competition... 1st prize: My Gratitude
(Photos by Mick)
The show in China was really cool. The picture that will stay in my head is looking out over 10,000 people all letting go and going nuts in their own way. There was a chain of young dudes doing the Conga, some people just jumping on the spot, & I could see one guy right in the distance alone on a hill, constantly waving his jumper above his head- helicopter style. On second thought, it could have been a renegade soldier. There was a huge military presence but I thought they were quite innocuous.
We opened with a new song and closed with the old ones. At the last minute we deciced to play 'Alright' for the first time in years.
Meanwhile Gazza's singing head was being projected onto huge sceens, visible from both sides.
I bought some great old communist posters. Genuine antique propaganda, but they fell out my bag on the plane before we changed at Copenhagendaaz & I didn't realize until London.
Today, I'm grateful for the comments on this blog. Comments make this blog and they make me laugh. Without them, it would just be like me shouting at parked cars on the street.
On the subject of old postings, the local hair dressers who sheared off part of my identity has closed down. I haven't decided whether this is a good or bad thing.
18 comments:
Wow! I'm gonna wipe the dust of my guitar, fix my old amplifier and try to achieve something aswell!
Seems like an awesome experience to me! You did not by any chance add some notes from a Bob Dylan song (or some other protest musician) while 'improvising'?
Ah.. no comment I guess, suppose you want to return to China
Sounds like you boys had a good time! Rather happy crowd you depicted there, with the conga and all. The photos are great, always humorous!
It's really too bad you lost your communist posters. I can't say I have ever lost something on a trip, but I have gotten my purse stolen which was really awful for me. Not only did I lose a good chunk of money, but I lost my brand new camera, that I abbsolutely loved. Luckily there were no credit cards involved.
Strange situations to experience in a way I guess. But too good not to experience as well!
Love to all.....
I'm jealous. I need adventures like this in my life.
china scares me
did you call "lost and found" at copenhagen airport and the airline?
when i first visited my girlfriend in colorado, i was living in japan where i was paid in cash (pretty much everyone is), and i had a couple of months' savings in my bag. after 16 hours on a plane (back when people could still smoke on a plane -- image hordes of japanese businessmen smoking in a confined space; not even the smokers like that), anyway, i was knackered. we went through baggage claim and were walking out to her mum's car, when i realize i didn't have my bag.
i raced back to the ladies' loo (the only place i would have put it down) and it wasn't there. i went to the lost and found desk and, wouldn't you know, someone had handed it in. not a penny missing. $1,000 UNTOUCHED.
then, on new year's eve (on that same trip) we got mugged in a parking lot and the gifts my parent's had given me on my 18th and 21st birthday (a locket and then a chain) were ripped off my neck.
BUT AT THE AIRPORT, PEOPLE WERE HONEST!!
sounds like a great trip, rob. weirdly, it sounds just like china last time i was there (in transition/lots of soldiers). of course, i didn't have screaming crowds and helicopter sweater boy to cheer me along, but it was definitely in transition. i think the most shocking thing was, having been in japan, the culture of service being so different. in japan, your meal arrives silently; in chain its pretty much slung at you. fascinating. and the kids with slits in their shorts so that they could pee in the gutter -- i hadn't seen that before.
but this is your blog, so i will shut up.
"chain" = china
(but there is no way to fix a comment once you hit that blue button...
sorry.
tell us more, rob, tell us more.
Same thing happened to me at the hairdressers - did not listen to my leave it long at the back request. Essential part of hairderessing - listening! Are there any deaf hairdressers do you think? Does sign language work in a mirror? How do you sign and cut at the same time?
China must be an amazing country to live (or invest) in.
And I didn't know you kept a blog! If it makes you grateful, I'll come by every week to check it out. :)
Though it kinda hurts me to see pictures and read stories about your gigs worldwide, cause I then remember that saturday in Atibaia, Brazil, which was the best concert experience of my life, and which, like all wonderful moments in life, seemed to last way too little.
I'm really looking forward to you coming back to Brazil.
Till then, stay beautiful.
Oh, and please check out my comment on your post on the word "Ambivalent".
That tattoo might carry much more meaning than you imagine.
;)
So, your local hair dressers have closed down... Now I understood the comment you wrote me about the new picture of the new haistyle at myspace! =P
Love the pic of "playing trumpet inside the taxi"!!! Lots of laughs!!!!
Have seen the 'trumpet'-sign in several countries.
In India they just wait untill the sign is 'out of hearing distance', in Egypt it just sparks people to abuse their claxon even more!
I wish I had a clever caption for the bathroom sign but I'm failing. I think Mick wins for his caption of it on the monkey basket.
I thought it was neat for you guys to play Alright.. they probably went bonkers
I know I would have!
I've been lucky enough to see Alright played and I went mental myself =D
So can you tell us what the new song is called? I'm always excited when the band release some new material.
I'm always excited to see new photos up on the Monkey Basket, and glad to hear your all had a great time in China. I expect to hear strange Asian instruments on B-side of the next album...
hi,bob!
i'm so exciting to see your blog!
i'm a chinese girl,and i saw your gig that day! it was amazing!!
we were waiting for you that afternoon at backstage,and you guys so kind and came to us !!!do you remember us??
we love your gig,and hope see you next time!!!
by the way,why don't you login your myspace?
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