the date...16.02.2008...
the place...Mission Bay...
the setting...MUSIC HEAVEN!!!
well, it was for me...=)
it was fantabulous!!! it was blues, jazz, salsa, and more! all rolled into one awesome nite!!!
it was like i was in a chocolate shop!!! sooo much awesome-ness, so much good stuff to choose from!!! =)
well, the event itself was scheduled to be on from 6-11pm...by the time we got the bus from britomart, it was already close to 6...there were lotsa ppl ready to go...when we got there, it was a short queue to get in and believe me, the $5 entrance fee was very well worth every single cent!!! =)
knowing me, when it comes to awesome music like this, i ended up being oblivious of everything else, and before u knw it, i was seperated from the girls i came with - sal, nurul & pu3....bt yeah, all was good, as we met up for fish & chips...=) as is with auckland weather, it began to rain, as it had been the whole day - bloody passing showers! =) bt tht didnt stop the music...it was sooo good, listening to all tht music around you...
before u knw it, i was off on my own again...seeing as how the girls were busy taking photos at the beach and checking out the food stalls...for me, all these were secondary...music - esp jazz/blues came first!! =) i've probly said this a million times in this post itself, bt they were AWESOME!!! =)
i think my favourite for the nite was this jazz/funk group called "Grand Central Band"...they were exactly the kind of jazz i love! so yeah, i stayed and swayed at their booth the longest! they made classics and non-jazz songs into awesome jazz pieces...i was hooked! they were selling their cds, and being a fan of cds, i really, really wanted a copy! bt damn, it was pretty mahal - $25 each...hmm..decisions...to buy, or not to buy....cos at the time, i only had $15 cash on me....so i asked if they played anywhere? and turns out, they play at a bar in Ponsonby called The Grand Central Bar fortnightly on thursdays...=) so yeah, the plan now, is to go watch them live adn see if the cds MIGHT maybe be cheaper...or heck, i'd juz enjoy them live...=) whynot? =)
so yeah, they're my new "obsession"...hehe....and oh yeah, there was this latin/salsa group which was also awesome...they're called "Voxnova"...definately very very cool....=) definately gonna check out wny gigs they have....=)
on to the nxt genre - BLUES...i really liked "CJ & The Sidewinders"...definately very cool! i think it was hillarious tht during their earlier sets, there were these 2middle-aged women who were juz dancing and bopping like they were 20 or something and it was funny cos at times they were stealing the spotlight from the band! hahaha...ppl actually stopped to look at them instead of the band's music...=) bt yeah...i get it...the band was awesome...=)
the nite ended with us heading off at ard 10pm-ish....man, were there a lot of ppl! bt thankfully there were busses regularly. so there wasnt much waiting. sal and i decided to walk back from britomart, which despite the cold summer night, was good - cos we decided to treat ourselves with some yummy strabucks...=) i got myself a mocha...=)
saturday nite was an awesome nite!!! a nite to be remembered!!! and if i were to ever have a first date, or any date to win me over - this is soooo it!!! =)
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