Okay before going off to the whole story, first let my share that the day I wrote about the kingdom, I went off to tuition and sat in the spare seat beside the white prince XD Aiseh man.
So.
Performances completely blew me away. DAMN! 8D I was so darned happy I didn't realize I couldn't be in a place that served alcohol!!! XD what the hell, MarketplaceKL is a restaurant/lounge so I guess it's OKAY :D I hope it's okay. Nobody noticed *highpitched scream* I LOOK OLD :D
First and only person to say hi was Jasmine Low aka Jaz, who was the juruacara ^^ she thought I was playing ahahaha XD I want to. Oh yeah!
And so she warmed us up with three short stories that she wrote herself; one was about the changes that're happening so quickly and that "you" don't give a damn about it. Next I forgot but the last was entitled The Man In The Middle Lane or something along that line. She surprised me a bit when she went all "VROOOM! Honk honk!" then "move along you man in the middle lane! Can't you see that this is a highway where ALL I wanna do is to go vroom vroom out of your way? You're going nowhere yet going somewhere." Unfortunately that's all I can quote; not even verbatim. = = beh.
Then I went to the toilet to reassure myself because I was clearly the only 15 year old there while everyone else looked so mature D: I was pinching myself when... SOMEONE JUMPED ME! Yes. He buka the toilet door that I forgot to lock. XD "Ei?" "OOPS sorry! Sorry there," said he with a shirt that says "YES! It's really me". XD He exited (of course) and I pinched some more figuring he would just walk away or something.. I walked out and there he was with his friend in a black shirt! (on the left of the picture)
"Again I'm sorry!" "It's okay XD" "-------" I don't remember registering anything else he said. :D dayum!
Then the bartender and I made small talk that had many long "companionable" silences.. but he was friendly. :) I don't remember asking for his name though, sigh. He asked whether it was my first time round and that whether my mama knew I was out. HAHA
I toured the place and it had... A DISCO BALL! :D hahahhahaha! It was so cool, the light reflecting off the ball like the one I saw in Keroro. Afro Gunsou! XD
Performances time! First up after Jasmine was Nick Davis. He sang two songs that were melancholy with a great tune; first was solo, the last was with a guy named Ronnie. :D
Nick's the guy with the shirt that says PI! :D
He sang with a real soulful voice that night last week. And he didn't run off key! Can you say respect? Hahaha.
Next up is Darren Teh; aka An Honest Mistake. He went solo :) I don't have a picture of him! DARN IT D: but I remember one title! This Song Is So Random (I Don't Know Why) XD go look him up on Facebook!!! :D catchy tune, good personality I guess; he made a few mistakes and smiled sheepishly. :D *thumbs up*
The next performance I saw was Peter Hassan Brown, Markiza and Ronnie again! :) Ronnie is pretty good but I couldn't get a good enough picture. AIH. First song was Like The Polar Bear! They're singing about global warming and how it's affecting the polar bears as a metaphor. No more ice to stand on. The middle song I don't remember but I really want to; that song was the best of the bunch! The last song is Sad Tomorrow; myspace has it on the page of Peter G Brown. Or go to www.lemang.com! :D hahahahha coincidental nyer.
The last I heard (AND THE BEST) before I left for home was BENCHMARX! I didn't know that the guy who jumped me in the toilet was part of a 5 man band called Benchmarx! www.thebenchmarx.com the picture there's so cool XD
GO LISTEN TO THEM NOW! *points to links list* Malaysia Boleh! :D
They played Face Down, Malaysia Boleh and Mission. The other two I tak tahu XD they were pretty damn good and the guy (whose name is Steve I think?) had infectious stage presence. *starry-eyed* hahahaha! :) The black shirt guy played lead guitar and he was so good my eyes popped out XD drummer was so serious, and the bass guy was so cool. XD Then the last but not least, the other half of the vocals! :D His higher than average voice is pretty cool especially when he went up on stage. Whoo! :D
And I don't know about you but voice plays a good part of a guy's appeal, ne? :D Like Lifehouse's vocals, Tony Desare.. and definitely Steve! He sang Mission. Go listen.
I'm on a mission for permission to kick ass with my band. Oh yeah! :D He was even drinking his beer onstage, CRAP MAN I WANNA DO THAT XD
Don't mind me haha! :)
HUGE THANKS for the GREAT reviews of BENCHMARX @ KL Marketplace!
ReplyDeleteWe're ecstatic that you liked us so much!
Come see us at Rainforest Cafe in the Pavillion, Bukit Bintang.. Dec. 19.. tell us who you are and we'll give ya a CD!
Check out our websites:
www.thebenchmarx.com
and
www.myspace.com/thebenchmarx
Send us your e-mail and we'll put ya on the mailing list..
benchmarx@gmail.com
Fans like you are what make it all worthwhile!
Keep Rockin!
-Real JD (the guy with the high vocal- not the guy that jumped you on the toilet! HA!)
BENCHMARX
Teh Real JD?! :D
ReplyDeleteI have checked them all out; even before you commented 8D *stalkerface* hahahaha thank you!
And a huge ALWAYS WELCOME to you for the great rock and roll; you keep rocking too! :D