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Jul

<ADV> Blues at The Old Brown Shoe in July

From: Victor Chen
Date: July 2, 2009 1:29:43 AM SST
Subject: Blues at The Old Brown Shoe in July

Hi folks!

Hope everyone is alright, with the flu going around and having to be probed with thermometers everywhere. The clusters identified so far are schools, churches and army camps so it seems like pubs are still relatively safe. In any case, I’m pretty sure most of us would rather be in a pub than a school/church/army camp on a Saturday night anyway. If not, then good luck with your next game of solitaire…

And, these are the Saturday nights to be at The Old Brown Shoe:

11 July: Malted Milk
25 July: Medium Rare

Both gigs start at 8.30pm, so make an evening of it with a hearty meal and stiff brewskies. If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then surely a pint of cider must be good for you, yah?

Cheers,
Victor

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Artsy Stuff

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04

Jun

<ADV> Blues in June.

From: Victor Chen
Date: June 3, 2009 5:38:11 PM GMT+08:00
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Subject: Blues in June

Hi folks,

A conglomeration of industry-leaders in the blues scene have undertaken to synergise efforts and streamline knowledge management so as to leverage on core competencies and facilitate the development of blues appreciation in Singapore. In other words, we’ve decided to merge our mailing lists.

Some of you may have previously seen Louis playing with Chicken Shack Revival or leading the Tanglin CC blues jam while the rest would know me (Victor) from Malted Milk. The two of us also play together in a duo called Medium Rare, so we decided to put our mailing lists together to update all of you about the happenings with our blues bands.

For the month of June, Malted Milk plays at The Old Brown Shoe on Sat, 20 June 2009, starting at 2030hrs. Due to personal schedules, Medium Rare will not be playing this month but Louis has got something else cooking with Chicken Shack Revival, so watch out for that one!

Cheers,
Victor

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Miscellany

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12

May

Good music again, at last.

I’ve finally found out what happened to Virgin Radio UK – eight months too late! It seems the station has become Absolute Radio, which is why the iTunes Internet radio link I used to use stopped working after a while.

(Some background context here: I don’t normally listen to the radio, local or otherwise, because I don’t like 80% of the music that is played, the advertising jangles are lame and the DJs’ banal chatter annoys me. But Virgin Radio was different – the songs played like my iTunes playlist, the advertisements were creative and the DJs at least displayed some degree of intelligence.

This also meant that I was introduced to new songs which I’d like too, which was good, because it helped me keep my knowledge of music fresh and relevant. But I was rather sad when the station stopped functioning, and I kind of lost interest in listening to music between then and now. No more, though!)

Anyway, I don’t know how I didn’t know about the change earlier (or maybe it never occurred to me to check), but better late than never, I guess. If you want to listen to Absolute Radio too, point your brower toward this link and click on ‘Listen Live’ to find out the ways in which you can listen to the station.

To reiterate my point about the music: they’re playing “Patience” by Guns N’ Roses now as I conclude this post.

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Artsy Stuff/IMHO

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06

May

ADV: Blues at The Old Brown Shoe in May.

Gigs start around 8.30pm or so, so try to be in before 8.15pm if you want a good seat.

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From: Victor Chen
Date: May 6, 2009 10:58:57 PM GMT+08:00
Subject: Blues at The Old Brown Shoe in May

Hi folks,

Hope all is well with you so far, amidst all the ado about swine flu and Singapore’s very own version of Girls Gone Wild: Suntec City Showdown.

Anjana will be returning this month, having concluded her academic pursuits until she decides to inflict upon herself the horrors of post-graduate studies. Louis and I had a great gig last month and will return, making that 2 blues gigs in May at The Old Brown Shoe on the following days:

Malted Milk (Anjana and I): Sat, 16 May 2009

Medium Rare (Louis and I): Sat, 30 May 2009

So there you have it, downhome acoustic blues with Malted Milk and gutbucket electrified blues with Medium Rare. Don’t forget your dose of hops-and-malt-flavoured disinfectant to guard against swine flu so that you can eat delicious pork cutlets or sausages without fear. (Ed: LOL!)

Cheers,
Victor

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Miscellany

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17

Feb

Places That We Have Come To Leave The Most.

I really love this piece, not only because it references a song by Dashboard Confessional, but also because it resonates with something I was looking for when I was trying to find LEROY’s motivation in Full Tank!

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Singapore

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