music
Going old school
I made the 6 hour drive to Mammoth a little more exciting this time by bringing my old cd’s! DJ P-Tex at her finest!
Empire of the Sun at Hollywood Bowl
Since I made a commitment yesterday, I started the day with a round of golf. Played much better today, just got to shut up and look at the ball!
It’s super hot and I had some time to kill between golf and concert so I headed down to the beach, the water is still super nice!
Picnic at the bowl! Excited to see Empire of the Sun for the first time.
A few of us headed down to the front and danced until we got blisters on our feet.
Flip flops may not be the best concert shoes.
ABBA the Concert at Hollywood Bowl
Started the day with a round of golf, played really crappy and came to a decision that it’s time to get real and step it up. Time to get my shit together, concentrate and take it a little more serious.
Had a quick nap in the afternoon and then off to the shuttle bus to Hollywood Bowl!
I’ve seen this show before and they’re not as awesome as the real ABBA, but it’s still a really fun show!
The event wasn’t sold out and I sneaked in to the box seat when no one was looking. I only got to spend one song there though before someone came to kick me out.
The Bund
Last day in China and I only had one request, I wanted to go down the Bund. I wonder if people that live in Shanghai think of the Bund like I think of Hollywood and Beverly Hills – try to avoid it at all costs, but if you’re visiting from out of town, you should definitely go check it out.
Be prepared to go backwards if you have to use the restrooms.
We had brunch at M on the Bund. We were the first ones to arrive and when we got seated they were already out of tomato juice for our Bloody Mary’s. That’s hilarious because they just open, but also OK, because I am not a huge fan of that drink anyway. Halfway through our meal they must have sent a runner out to the grocery store and they gave us Bloody Mary’s on the house! The Pavlova however was definitely the highlight of the meal!
Since I am really good at getting lost and don’t know left and right, I have learned to pay attention to signs around me that give out some sort of clue of where I am or where I should go. I noticed this sword like Chines character quite a bunch and asked the people that’s been living in Shanghai for half a decade if this is the character for China. They didn’t know but we did some research and yes, it means China/Chinese. Ha, give me another week in China and I’ll be able to read simplified Chinese fluently!
We went to a Beatles exhibit since it was right around the corner.
It was fairly inexpensive to get in and you had the option to buy a guided tour English. I opted out, thinking I’ll just read the signs. Turns out all signs were in Chinese, but since I read all biographies of the Beatles my local library had in my youth, I could kind of figure out what they were trying to say anyway. The fact that they could not spell out their names correctly just made it a little more exciting.
The Beatles had 14 songs on Billboard Top 100 on April 11, 1964.That’s pretty impressive!
Drake had 14 songs on the same list March 7, 2015, but I don’t think that’s as impressive because he’s just got a bunch of “Some other artist, feat. Drake”.
The Swedish Club of Shanghai had their weekly Saturday drink at Skyli’s. I wanted to hang out with my hosts so I tagged along. I don’t get to talk a lot to other swedes that live abroad anyway so it was fun to hear different stories from another part of the world. Uncle Bo still think I am that quiet 12 year old that sit in a corner being bitter and don’t want to talk to anyone, so he was watching every move I made. I bought him a beer so he could relax a little and enjoy himself.
Buena Vista Social Club at Hollywood Bowl
Doing back to back shows at the Bowl. I think it would’ve been amazing to see Buena Vista Social Club at a small venue, but it would’ve been impossible to get in so the Hollywood Bowl will do. Super happy to catch them on their last tour, because, lets face it, they are not that young…
Sister Nancy at the pier
Sister Nancy has one song that everyone has heard and a bunch of other songs that no one has heard.
She was playing at the Santa Monica Pier and while most of the people were there for that one song and an excuse to smoke weed, I was there to hang out with friends and judge people.
We were not done gossiping so we had to go for another beer.
The girls are trying to teach me the foundations of a good selfie. No, still not having it…
Chinatown Summer Nights
KCRW are doing summer nights with DJ’s, live bands, beer gardens and food trucks once a month in Chinatown.
