Sharky Bar:
A great time. The Curtis King Band rocked the house for the annual 4th of July Party. Hear they laid it down right. Zunk helped out on the vocals and Happy Man broke out the Afro wig and got his groove on. Happy gets down. I should go to his bar (Happy Man Bar) more often. Jack Daniels promotion night going on. Jack is good. Jack is right for the 4th of July - and Kurtis King puts on a kick-ass show - strong music and stage presence....But the dude in the Vietnam t-shirt...
Like everyone else that night, the dudes from the promo company were partying hard and celebrating the freedom to get wasted and lay your head down on the bar - and remain unmolested. Not too much to expect. Unless your an Aoi Dai-wearing fairy. The band's vocalist, Simon, may be the enfante terrible of the Saigon expat crowd - and I'm sure he'd be a hit at the Elselwhere 1st Friday party - and the Salt Lounge glory hole - but what the fuck made him think it was a good idea to put his foot on a passed-out Khmer kid's head in front of his co-workers and boss? Khmer's put up with a lot of bad behavior but going out your way to make them lose face is pure dumb-ass. It'd piss me off and I don't have all that cultural baggage about feet and the head.
It sent his boss and the dudes from the promo company into a frenzy and had them in a loud and complaining mood all night. They bitched, moaned, and threatened to anyone who'd listen - and - yeah - that's what happens when you step on a Khmer kid's head in front of a bunch of people for no good reason. Harsh criticism? His antics create ill-will that others need to live with.
July 4th (7th) at the US Embassy:
About what everyone expected. A $3-$4 ticket, background check, and pat-down at the door got you into a business-type function where everyone wanted to be on their best behavior. Decent (safe and inoffensive) music. An embarrassing song/dance review told the"Story of America." A hot dog eating contest. Fireworks and a $7 t-shirts to commemorate the event. Cool to see people playing "Dunk the Ambassador." Nice for Khmers to see the High and Mighty having some fun - can you imagine some "Excellency" being dunked in the name of fun and charity. His bodyguards would blow the shit out of you before you launched the 1st baseball.
Vendors made out nicely. Sharky sold out of everything including the roasted pig. The whole pig - and when the meat was gone someone came and bought the head. Tongue sold separately.
Hope you are all celebrating freedom and the pursuit of happiness. I'll try and post more often but hey - it's "...summertime...and the livin' is easy...."
2 comments:
An (more) sober observer notes:
The guy wasn't wearing the dress until later on. He was wearing a Vietnamese flag t-shirt. Apparently an American dude launched a beer at him for it. (Something to do with wearing the VN Flag on the 4th...)
If he was wearing a Vietnamese flag t-shirt when he did the foot-head thing to the Khmer kid then...that just really compounds the insult.
sublime?
great band
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