Tropical Malaysian Curry Soup via To Live and Eat in LA
I got to eat there on our tour with Blonde Redhead around April last year. I cannot for the life of me find the photographs from then, maybe I never took any, maybe they were lost in the two computer crashes since then. Major bummer!
I remember the food being really tasty. It had been the first time I had Malaysian food (though they call it “New Malaysian”). My cousin Dennis (Tu) and his wife Pon run the restaurant. She cooks and comes up with the recipes and he does everything else. It was in a cute little neighborhood, with lots of bike riders and pedestrians. I can’t remember what we ordered that day, but I do remember a very warm feeling that evening. The weather, food and atmosphere were pitch-perfect. No doubt, I was thankful to have a such lovely vegetarian dinner on the road!
Look what I found! A photo of me and my cousin after our set at the Wonder Ballroom. I look freakin nuts.
I didn’t have the time or will to change the front head of the kick drum, so it remained as shameless as the day. “What band do you play in?” *point* I think the only other drummer that boasted their band name on their kick drum was Tenessee from the Like. I wish I had taken a photograph of her kit because i’m pretty sure we have the same drumkit, but hers is in a velvety yellow swirl finish. Psychedelic, man.
Yoshi from The Aislers Set sat right in front of me in the drum tent. I LOVE AISLERS SET, and i told him so. He said they might start playing again next year. Fingers crossed!
Overall, it was so fun transcendental. EPIC. For a moment, i was overwhelmed with profound joy. It was so powerful, playing together in a company of such talented musicians. It was really beautiful, as cheesy as it may sound. Drummers are the best! Wink, wink. There were a handful of female drummers, enough to make me feel okay. The boys were nice and not at all patronizing. It cracked me up when everyone couldn’t keep from playing during the down time. I felt slightly intimidated at times, but i sat tight and did my thing–”smooth and fluid” amongst a sea of crazy freakout drumming.
Here’s to its memory…
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