HK's last show...

Last Saturday was the Hermit King's last show in Busan. Kevin (drums), Mike (vox/acoustic), and myself (acupuncture needle mngt./eye candy) are all heading back home after this weekend. It was a real pleasure pretending to play guitar with these guys. We never had any drama, never trashed talked one another and genuinely enjoyed hanging out before and after the shows; at which time we never talked about our own music. It is totally rare to have 4.5 supremely talented musicians band together for almost a year with barely two egos to rub together.

This was Sunday morning at around 2am. We'd just been kicked off as the cops were threatening noise complaints. As you can see, I am the last to go. It should be noted that this was the only time I had ever broken a smile on stage.

Gino, Travis, Kevin, Mike, and T-bone. I have to go on record to say that we hadn't learned a new song since halloween (werewolves of London). It was not that we didn't feel the need to keep our show fresh, it's just that ESL teacher audiences tend to rotate themselves rather frequently. It was like we were a brand new band every other weekend.

This was our new year's show at Interplay. Nice stage it was, for some reason Kevin didn't make into the picture.

Oh wait...there he is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYX6AmBAg7M

Here are a few videos from Kevin's youtube of last Saturday's show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Hm5XafodYQ