It’s been a long dry spell for Enlightened Planet, there’s no question about it.
The last few months of 2008 went pretty well, with three particularly successful events. You can check out our event archives if you like, and see that we hosted the Hoenig-Pilc Project in September, we worked together with the good folks at Prart Music Group to present the John Scofield and Joe Lovano Quartet in October, and, to close out the year, we were delighted to produce a special New Year’s Eve party with Ron Grant and Friends at the beautiful Sofitel Centara Grand Resort in Hua Hin.
There were high hopes for 2009. Read More »
A man walks into a bar on a Friday night.
And I don’t mean just any man, bar, or Friday night.
It’s Friday, September 5, 2008, and I’m going into Harry’s Bar on Boat Quay in Singapore to meet a former colleague for happy hour. It’s an after-work ritual I probably went through a hundred times in the eight years I lived on this island nation, roughly evenly split with visits to the aptly named Ice Cold Beer on Emerald Hill.
I settle onto a bar stool at a small table inside. I’m an “insider” today, forgoing the constant parade of people going by on the path outside for the air-conditioned smoke-free environment in the pub. My friend shows up almost immediately, and we order a pint of Kilkenny (me) and an Archipelago Samui (him) to start off the evening.
I glance around at the familiar surroundings a few times before it gradually dawns on me that there must be SOMETHING GOING ON. A few balloons scattered among the rafters, blue posters up on the walls, a standing sign kind of blocking the entrance way, and the waitress warning us that tonight we have to leave the bar by 8:00pm if we don’t have tickets to the jazz festival.
The JAZZ FESTIVAL?!? Read More »
