We’re not in Kansas anymore…
Ahhhh… we are finally back in Boston. This past weekend was the most rewarding and humbling experience WAITIKI has ever had, and it just so happened to be in Lawrence, KS. We had the privilege and honor to perform at the 500th radio show celebration of Kansas Public Radio. Big mahalos to Darrell and Jason for organizing the event and making everything happen so smoothly and happily. Our 4-hour performance of 3 sets of quality exotica music was graciously taken in by the audience at Liberty Hall, one of the coolest venues to perform in.
We played for a large group of exotica fans–close to 500– that filled both the ground level and the balcony. They even drank the bar that served WAITIKI cocktails completely dry. I managed to have a couple sips of the Wai Niu right before I played L’ours chinois, which was a bad idea because I literally could not feel my fingers. But the audience still loved it.
Check out other videos of the new All-Star Septet band on YouTube and pictures on my flickr.
I think the tiki gods were definitely smiling down upon us that night. Highlights to remember: Meeting up with everyone at the airport and experiencing the “spillage” curse, acting out the comic book and conjuring up more ideas for future issues, walking AT LEAST 2 miles to a random house party through the mist, cheering for the All-Star Berklee beer pong team (go Abe and Jim!!), learning how to do birdcalls with Lopaka, sitting with the rest of the lefties on one side of a table and scarfing down gumbo, sneaking a candy rat into Jim’s cymbal bag, and hugging my sweety after L’ours.
Downers but still great anyways: Spillage of orgeat (poor Tim!), broken ass’s jaw, Lopaka’s flight cancellation that transformed into a miracle, early morning flights to and from Kansas …grrr!
I LOVE WAITIKI!!! Can’t wait for our next big gig ;)
