First Show!

Well, we did it! Yes, the band that still hasn't settled on a name managed to play our first show. we've been through a lot in terms of band names. John wanted us to be called "Babes in Thailand" which was vetoed by everyone though i had to give him props for creativity. it just sounds like the title of a porn movie. then we were talking about a name that had both Thai and English in the title. we talked about using the word "Bri-ow" which in regular thai means "sour "but in slang means "unique, one-of-a-kind." some other names thrown around have been "DinDee" which means "good dirt" and "Loi-ey" which means "REALLY!" but these don't have an english in them which makes me sad. we want something that has a double meaning.

so saturday we probably had one of the worst rehearsals of all time. it was raining and we went to a new practice space which ended up being way to expensive, loud and full of screaming children. we had the mandatory band drama due mostly to nerves. but as they say, "bad rehearsal, good show."

even though our set has quite a few slow songs, people seemed really interested in it and everyone commented on the originals. john wrote a funny song about foreign guys who come to thailand to pick up thai women and everyone laughed so much during that number. and i think people liked my song "marie antoinette." david wants us to wear feathered masks during that song in the future which is a possibility. mostly people said they loved the sons that featred 4-part harmony. we are lucky to have a bass, tenor, alto and soprano so we are planning to do more songs that really showcase the voices. also, we plan to buy some small handrums so hilary and i can help out with the percussion.

so here are the pictures. our next show will be at a benefit dinner and we will open for this amazing free-form jazz group that usually plays in bangkok. we also got offers for some next gigs around town (thanks to the lampang bike guys!)