Weekend Update #2 (Part 1)
Twas quite an eventful weekend: a trip to the hospital (just to visit a friend but I had you going didn’t I?), some good Uzbek food, live rock ‘n roll from our friend Kurt, and snowboarding at Bearstown.
First, the trip to the hospital. Rose’s good friend (and my new friend) Dave was in the hospital for surgery on his shoulder on Friday so Rose and I went to visit him on Saturday. We weren’t able to stay long but we were glad to see him in good spirits. And we brought him some Krispy Kreme doughnuts for good measure.
Next, we traveled to Dongdaemun in Seoul to meet up with some folks for lunch. Our friend Brian is from Uzbekistan and he took us to an excellent restaurant in the Uzbek/Russian community near the Dongdaemun Stadium subway stop. We hadn’t experienced Uzbek food before and we couldn’t pass up the chance with Brian as our guide. Uzbek food seems to be largely meat based and not very spicy (which was good for me). I really enjoyed my lunch: two beef kabobs, half of a beef and onion samosa, some amazing bread, and this crazy Russian beer that was 16.5% alcohol (and came in pint bottles too!).
After a long subway ride to Ilsan, we frequented the SPIN live club to see our friend Kurt and his band, Somah Dat. They were playing their first show and managed to draw quite a crowd of friends. While we waited for Kurt to come on, our friend Korie made a new friend, a flirtatious Korean tyke much to Aviam’s despair. (An aside: yes, there were kids at the club; most of them there to see their parents play. Anyway, kids are well looked after in Korea; they can go just about anywhere safely.)
After a couple of bands, Somah Dat took the stage. They played 4 songs including a cover of a hit Korean love song; the crowd seemed to be particularly impressed with Kurt’s Korean. Mostly though, Somah Dat rocked out with a little funk and blues thrown in. Kurt lit it up on guitar; I expected him to be good (he was a session player in NYC) but he was even better! He’s got a natural stage presence and played with a lot of passion. It was like the performance had been bottled up inside him and he had to let it out.
For me, the big surprise of the evening came after Kurt’s band had finished their
set. Two Korean heavy metal bands came on next—and they really rocked! I couldn't believe how good they were. The second band even had a siren of a female vocalist who had all of the rock star preening and posing down. I think we were all a little in shock.
Post show, we chowed down on some galbi (Korean BBQ) and danced it up at Soul Train. Rose and I left the party early to get some rest for our date with a mountain the next day…
First, the trip to the hospital. Rose’s good friend (and my new friend) Dave was in the hospital for surgery on his shoulder on Friday so Rose and I went to visit him on Saturday. We weren’t able to stay long but we were glad to see him in good spirits. And we brought him some Krispy Kreme doughnuts for good measure.
Next, we traveled to Dongdaemun in Seoul to meet up with some folks for lunch. Our friend Brian is from Uzbekistan and he took us to an excellent restaurant in the Uzbek/Russian community near the Dongdaemun Stadium subway stop. We hadn’t experienced Uzbek food before and we couldn’t pass up the chance with Brian as our guide. Uzbek food seems to be largely meat based and not very spicy (which was good for me). I really enjoyed my lunch: two beef kabobs, half of a beef and onion samosa, some amazing bread, and this crazy Russian beer that was 16.5% alcohol (and came in pint bottles too!).
After a long subway ride to Ilsan, we frequented the SPIN live club to see our friend Kurt and his band, Somah Dat. They were playing their first show and managed to draw quite a crowd of friends. While we waited for Kurt to come on, our friend Korie made a new friend, a flirtatious Korean tyke much to Aviam’s despair. (An aside: yes, there were kids at the club; most of them there to see their parents play. Anyway, kids are well looked after in Korea; they can go just about anywhere safely.)
After a couple of bands, Somah Dat took the stage. They played 4 songs including a cover of a hit Korean love song; the crowd seemed to be particularly impressed with Kurt’s Korean. Mostly though, Somah Dat rocked out with a little funk and blues thrown in. Kurt lit it up on guitar; I expected him to be good (he was a session player in NYC) but he was even better! He’s got a natural stage presence and played with a lot of passion. It was like the performance had been bottled up inside him and he had to let it out.For me, the big surprise of the evening came after Kurt’s band had finished their
set. Two Korean heavy metal bands came on next—and they really rocked! I couldn't believe how good they were. The second band even had a siren of a female vocalist who had all of the rock star preening and posing down. I think we were all a little in shock.Post show, we chowed down on some galbi (Korean BBQ) and danced it up at Soul Train. Rose and I left the party early to get some rest for our date with a mountain the next day…
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