Red Rob is playing
at an open mike at a place in Taichung this Saturday evening. He sent me an
invitation. I'm going. . I will bring my blues harp just in case there is room for me to blow a tune
or join Red Rob. Who knows? I should resign myself to just going there for friendship
and entertainment though.
I am still
disappointed about the shabby treatment I got from Trevor at Red Room in Taipei
in October and have no plans to return unless it is something special.
5-31-15
I went to
the corner of the alley where Salut Pizza is and sat outside P.J's with about
nine people including Red Rob, his girlfriend, Andres, Austin, to drink beer,
eat tasteless German sausage and potato, and listen to blues. I played along on
my new blues harp to a song and later did my rendition of Roadhouse Blues. I
could have done Stormy Monday but Red took the vocals away and played in a key
my 'A' harp would join. It was a nice evening, without Leona who opted to go
with her cousin to see an old singer who converted at a church and was
regretful.
6-14-15
I rode the bike to P.J.’s again last evening. Red Rob called
for an open mike again. I was out all afternoon with Leona near Chung Yo for
lunch, to get new ear-bud headphones, and to get fitted for a tooth cap and was
tired when we got home at 5:30pm because of the heat, but I rested for an hour
and rode off to the Westside. I met Hank, a teacher here from NYC who spent a
year in Norman Thomas H.S. and a number of other ex-pats. I had three beers and
disgusting chicken wings. McKenna, the owner of P.J.’s makes terrible food.
McKenna told me he closes the store on July 4th to join an event in
the park so I cancelled the Morrison Memorial Day I had unilaterally planned. I
ended up singing “Roadhouse Blues” again on the blues harp and a truncated “Train
Time.” It was fun. The next open mike will be in two weeks and then Red said
there will be no more until September. On the way home, at ten o’clock (!), I
stopped off at Belling’s for some leg ham and sausages.
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