WE'RE JUST BACK FROM CHINA
Dear friends
The Orkestra has returned from its all too brief visit to the People's Republic with none of our fingers or toes lost to frostbite, although it was a close thing! We had an amasin time and were execellently hosted by our kind hosts: soon you will be able to see some of our exploits for yourself on our China Holiday Video which will be posted up here as soon as it is finished.
Our trip did not pass entirely without incident...Despite a close escape when he nearly drowned in a bowl of noodles, Phil Philadopolis was undetered from his intrepid culinary exploration and sampled some of the local delicacies including frogs scorpions and silkworms. Somewhat confused by the jetlag, Camino suceeded in almost emptying a park of pensioners early one morning when he attempted to join in a ballroom dancing lesson, however he was eventually distracted with the promise of a ride in the nearby fairground. Lorenzo's intermittant catatonia seems to have abated slightly with the exposure to Chinese language and he was to be found late into the night studying ancient chinese texts and muttering monosyllables. And finally, Thomas received at least thirteen marraige proposals from enthusaistic chinese ladies who seemed unduly impressed with the length of his beard!
While we ponder these cultural anomalies we are off to put the finishing touches to our FANTASTIC new second album 'The Moveable Feast' which will be launched in a MUSICAL SPECTASTICLE at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh on May 18th to kick of our second WORLD TOUR OF THE UK, so any of you who missed us in Beijing, we look forward to warming you up over the coming year! Keep an eye on the gigs page for details.
The Orkestra has returned from its all too brief visit to the People's Republic with none of our fingers or toes lost to frostbite, although it was a close thing! We had an amasin time and were execellently hosted by our kind hosts: soon you will be able to see some of our exploits for yourself on our China Holiday Video which will be posted up here as soon as it is finished.
Our trip did not pass entirely without incident...Despite a close escape when he nearly drowned in a bowl of noodles, Phil Philadopolis was undetered from his intrepid culinary exploration and sampled some of the local delicacies including frogs scorpions and silkworms. Somewhat confused by the jetlag, Camino suceeded in almost emptying a park of pensioners early one morning when he attempted to join in a ballroom dancing lesson, however he was eventually distracted with the promise of a ride in the nearby fairground. Lorenzo's intermittant catatonia seems to have abated slightly with the exposure to Chinese language and he was to be found late into the night studying ancient chinese texts and muttering monosyllables. And finally, Thomas received at least thirteen marraige proposals from enthusaistic chinese ladies who seemed unduly impressed with the length of his beard!
While we ponder these cultural anomalies we are off to put the finishing touches to our FANTASTIC new second album 'The Moveable Feast' which will be launched in a MUSICAL SPECTASTICLE at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh on May 18th to kick of our second WORLD TOUR OF THE UK, so any of you who missed us in Beijing, we look forward to warming you up over the coming year! Keep an eye on the gigs page for details.
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