This is a follow-up to my previous post, Rockin’ At Speakerbox, in which I mentioned Makara's canceled concert due to flooding at the venue. But actually that concert got just moved to October 11! This was fine for me, but not for Wilhelmus, as he wasn't available that day - bummer. Anyway, on the 11th I made my way to CampYard, a completely new venue to me, which turned out to be a really cool place. Inside, it wasn't too crowded; beer was flowing, and vibes were positive! A

The weather in Thailand has been rainy to put it (very) mildly these days; plenty of areas are flooded, causing lots of hardship and frustration… After 3 weeks in the Low Countries, I returned here in the early evening on the 25th of September and experienced the consequences of the day’s heavy rain. Upon leaving Immigration, there were long queues of people waiting for taxis… Normally there are heaps of them, but not that day; going online for Bolt didn’t show any taxis near

Once again, the Dishonorable Edward Pastanga and Wilhelmus von N teamed up for a musical event, in this case, even a double bill! Yonlapa Last Saturday was Bangkok World Music Day, which took place at The One Bangkok, the latest giant Department Store in a presumably never-ending series… With 5 stages and 30 (unknown to us) bands, there was bound to be something worth listening to. And later that evening, the Speakerbox had their Rock N’ Roll Night with Razorback, Johnny Lod

Late October, the Dishonorable Edward Pastanga and I visited Wilhelmus von N 's place, as we had been invited once again for a vinyl evening. I had prepared myself by digging up some old singles and albums from my collection, as well as buying a new platter: Go Go Crankin’ - Paint The White House Black … Afterwards, we sat down in his vinyl sanctuary, opened the beers, and started playing some discs, which is a kind of ancient ritual for us by now. Most of the brought alo

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