Hey folks so thought id give you guys a wee update here rather than starting another thread on my progress or lack thereof!
So was all prepared with a 20 minute hiphop and house set drove for miles to get to the place and we got there and it was closed, then this gang of about 20 Vietnamese shouted us over to this juice bar across the street. Ive not yet seen vietnams equivelent of a gang but this seemed like one, the girls had hotpants and addidas tracksuit tops the guys looked pretty rough, one guy had his shirt unbottoned half way down with a big chunky silver cross chain and all these rings, he was doing most of the shouting.
So we sit down and I start thinking oh no there going to steal my equipment this is bad the angry guy continues ranting at everyone and everyone looks kinda scared of him. he then says to the girl im with I must study vietnamese, as an example of the difference he says vietnamese say dah when they feel pain whereas english speakers say ouch, everyone laughs! Im thinking how to escape because im convinced that they are discussing how to dispose of my body and live like kings with my controllers LOL get talking well through my interpreter to a dj next to me and he seems really nice and I finally chill a bit, then she interprets what the main dude is saying, hes the clubowner and everyones there to get a job hence the respect, hes saying there will be no fighting and no swearing in his club, which put me at ease but them im scottish so im basically fucked LOL
They told me there will be me this dj and someone else so looks like I will get some gigs without the need for competing. I gave him all my most recent sets on disc and he shook my hand and said we will have a staff party to do sound checks etc. This was supposed to be tonight I knocked back some work to do this and it got cancelled today but to be expected here and it should open the next couple of weeks, I hope, in the meantime im going to hit the local bars/clubs and coffee shops in my area and see if I can get anything. Cheers
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