...but rather than get ever-further behind, I figured I'd throw an update out there regarding more recent events and the band, and then I'll backtrack this week to post a whack of Thailand pics and stories and everything.
This past weekend was a bit of a long/eventful one. Friday night was alright, we played at Pearl Jam again, though it was empty so it was more of a practice, which was something we needed anyway, so it wasn't too big a deal.
Saturday we had loads of plans up in Seoul, and despite various delays and setbacks, we managed to complete most of them. It did, however, make for quite a long day, since we left Cheongju at 2 (after waiting in the bus station for an hour or so) and didn't get to our ultimate destination until about 8:30.
That destination was a club near Honggik University called Slug.er club. We have more or less decided that we won't play at Club Spot again (the place that we played the last Seoul shows) because we're sick of playing in a punk club where the crowd will almost inevitably hate us for not being a punk band, so it was nice to be going somewhere else for a change. We were a little worried when we got there and saw all the dressed up, mohawked people milling around the front.
The club was tiny and incredibly hot. It was a raised stage in a basement, so there wasn't a lot of room on it. I hit my head later in the night walking back to the back room to get my stuff, which sucked. The show, however, actually went pretty well. Even with our bass player having been bitten by some kind of bug making his hand swell up pretty grossly. The crowd actually seemed pretty receptive, and the owner told us he was really impressed. He also owns another club or two in Seoul, as well as a recording studio and a small-name label/publicity company. He told us that he would like to record a CD for us, for free, as well as doing the recording for the one track that we're getting on the compilation CD as a prize for coming third in the Railart competition.
So that's cool, although it means that we're going to be in Seoul a lot more, which generally makes for a tiring weekend, but should be an interesting experience.
That's all for now. Like I said, posts about the Thailand trip are on their way, and I'll finish off this post with a teaser picture, just to prove that we actually went.
Also, the World Cup is on right now. Thought I'd mention it to those of you still back home in one of the two countries in the entire world where nobody cares. Korea's actually doing surprisingly well, having tied against France this morning at 4am (we went to a stadium in town where they were showing the game), although the tying goal was an incredibly lucky one. They still need to at least tie against Switzerland next weekend, but I think they can do it. I'm going up to Seoul Friday night to watch the game at 4am with a crowd that's reportedly going to push a million people outside of Seoul City Hall. Should be good times.
Okay, here's the promised Thailand picture.
