So... It's August. The last month before the -bers begin... 5 months till the new year begins... Are you where you hoped you would be by this time?
So yes, a lot has been running through my mind. Questions and doubts and fears. Doubts. Well, that's normal isn't it? Before big things happen? You just have to be brave and take a chance and hope for the best. And if it does not turn out the way you hoped, you start again and hope for the best, again.
ANYWAY, August. Let's call this the month of hope. And the song of the month will be One of These Days by the Foo Fighters. Yes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PkcfQtibmU
WELL let's get the shows on the road! First I'd like to say Raya is coming!! I am sure everyone is getting excited and the cookies are just tempting me like crazy! We even have a private cookie dealer! Damn them corn-flake cookies! So delicious!
First up though is something rather special.
Date: 3rd (Saturday)
Venue : Spice Setia (formerly known as PISA) Penang
Time : 7pm
Info: none.
JR stands for Joshua Ryan, a young boy from Saint Xavier's who was taken from us before his time a few years ago. His family and friends have come together every year and celebrated his life in full technicolor and this year, I am privileged to be part of it all. So here's something fun and helpful to do on the third. And more then anything, lets' party it up like Joshua would!
Exactly one week later
Date: 10th (Saturday)
Venue : Circus
Time : 9:30/9:45/9:35/9:50 pm (yeah it's a little undecided but 9:30 would be the best and safest time)
Info: http://circus.com.my/
Happy Raya everybody! I have missed Circus! It has been.. What... A month since I have been on that stage and how I miss it! Can not wait to get back up there with the boys and, well, do what we do!
Between sound check and the show, the band and I have time for dinner. Some of us may choose a liquid diet, some of us like something a little lighter. I would fully recommend anything on the menu, but I personally love the Olio and the Caesar salad.. And the steak fillet with mash potatoes and black pepper sauce. Mmmmmmmmm....
So if you would find yourself looking for a place to spend the weekend then... You. Me. Food. Drinks. Music.
Then comes the weekend after
Date : 16th &17th (Friday and Saturday)
Venue : Alexis, Great Eastern Mall, Ampang.
Time : 10pm
Info : http://www.alexis.com.my/html/content.php?id=397
info : https://www.facebook.com/events/337059769754786/
A few months ago, I tagged team with a very good friend of mine to pay tribute to the King of Rock and Roll. ELVIS! Catch ROZZ and I in Alexis to be transported back in time to the time of Graceland! No, we can not dance like him (trust me, I tried) and I don't know how to do that slinky, side smile of his, but the best I can do is sing his songs as best I can.
Then the weekend after that!
Date : 23rd & 24th (Sarterdaaay and Sunnyday!!)
Venue : No Black Tie
Time : 10:30 pm
Info : http://noblacktie.com.my/
"Face the wall and sing", was one of the first things Uncle Mike had told me during our first practice sessions. "You need to feel the words you are singing.."
And thus began the journey I will not soon complete. For it's a long one, and would probably take the rest of my life. It is a journey I am happy to be on.
SO if you would like to see me put my lessons and learnings into practice, then do come by and watch me sing with the Michael Veerapen Trio. Jazz, the way it is meant to be.
As the year draws closer and closer to the end, it seems like things are soon going to be kicked into gear and the party is about to begin. Time to oil the gears and get this show on the road.
I will see you soon, and I promise that I will deliver, and you will be proud of me.
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