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Thanks to Axel and Johnny Z for hosting the event and inviting us to play!

We finally got to the concert site about 20 minutes before showtime. Apparently we weren’t the only ones having trouble finding the place because when we arrived, the band before us were late getting there and lost a lot of playing time as a result. I was a pit puzzled why there wasn’t a single sign anywhere. We used some online directions to find the rather famous place but that turned out to be bogus too. Sometimes I can’t figure out why it’s so damn hard to find places in Taiwan - even places that everyone supposedly knows about. Anyway, we left Hukou at 09:00 and got to the concert site about 13:10 if you can believe that!

I met a lot of brand new people, as well as some whom I have corresponded with in the past but had yet to meet in person. I wish I had more time to stay and listen because the musicianship that I heard in the short time we were there was very impressive. For me to say that, is something in itself.

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While recently writing about shows I’ve been playing, it occurred to me that people might find it interesting to know some of the shows I’ve seen in my life. I’m from the old days when there was so much incredible good music out there, and the radio was actually worth listening to.

I encourage other bloggers to make a similar list of great shows they have seen. OK, not really in any particular order but starting with the first show I did see, here is my list: (more…)

UPDATE: We have a time slot: Sunday, May 4, at 13:30. Be sure to get there early enough so you don’t miss our show.

May Jam takes place at An Ping Beach in Tainan and is a 2 day event, on May 3 & 4.

Here is the band list and schedule. Go to this page for information and directions in both Chinese and English (English is at the bottom). Important: bear in mind that the information on this page is for last year’s show. The directions are the same but the dates are different. This year’s show takes place on May 3 & 4. We are playing on Sunday, May 4 at 13:30.

Michael Turton’s announcement.

We’re playing this year’s May Jam in Tainan. The time slot hasn’t been determined yet, so the only thing we know is that it will be Sunday. For the exact schedule of all the bands please check The Real Taiwan site for updates. Thanks to John at The Real Taiwan for making this event happen!

Hope to see you all there!

Here’s a video of the Fong Band, shot at Taoyuan stadium a few weeks ago.

Enjoy!

Photos by Michael Turton

UPDATE: We’ve put a video clip up on Flickr. This is the first of many that we will be posting there or other places as appropriate. Here is the video:

We have been busy! Give me a few days to edit and render the video footage, post it to the appropriate host, sift through the hundreds of photographs and video stills, and I’ll tell you the story. Until then, let me leave you with these photos taken at Taoyuan Stadium:

This is me before the show, doing a quick sound check. I’m using the new Burns Brian May guitar and Vox amp. Btw, I got a haircut because I am sick of my long hair, lol.

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