i had meant to write a blog entry earlier mentioning the fact that i recently played beirut in the entryway of the US Embassy, but it didn't really fit in any of my earlier posts. and i didn't really have anything to say about it, except that it was really cool. but i've since been to another gathering at the embassy, and i want to tell you about that, so i thought i'd mention the earlier beirut game now.
anyway, this second party was just so ridiculous that i had to tell you all about it, even though it was not a very chinese experience. some friends of mine are friends with the son of the american embassador, hence the location of the party. they recently got this video game, which i'm not sure of the name of, but its like dance dance revolution except with guitar playing. it's super fun. so anyway, i guess they played it so much that they maybe sort of lost touch with reality, and decided that they actually were in a heavy metal band. so they threw this party to be the opening gig for the band, and invited tons of people. the only thing was that most of these people thought they were really going to see a metal band at the american embassy (which honestly, is pretty dumb, so maybe they deserved what they got). the band kept everyone waiting around for a long time, drinking and eating the hot dogs and hamburgers they provided.
and then they had the big unveiling. for all these people who thought they were going to see a real metal band. they lift up this big curtain they had rigged up, and there are two guys playing the game and a fake lead singer and drummer doing a lot of head banging. i don't want to say it was a disaster. and i dunno, because i had gotten fairly sauced myself, so it still felt pretty fun to me, and i helped try to get a mosh pit going and stuff. but the faces of those kids, man. they looked so confused and unimpressed. fortunately, that was only a small part of the party. and it was incredibly amusing for those that knew what was going on. and i guess in that way, its even funnier the way those kids responded. just if it was my party, i would've hoped that they would've seen the fun in it and joined us in the moshing.
anyway, this second party was just so ridiculous that i had to tell you all about it, even though it was not a very chinese experience. some friends of mine are friends with the son of the american embassador, hence the location of the party. they recently got this video game, which i'm not sure of the name of, but its like dance dance revolution except with guitar playing. it's super fun. so anyway, i guess they played it so much that they maybe sort of lost touch with reality, and decided that they actually were in a heavy metal band. so they threw this party to be the opening gig for the band, and invited tons of people. the only thing was that most of these people thought they were really going to see a metal band at the american embassy (which honestly, is pretty dumb, so maybe they deserved what they got). the band kept everyone waiting around for a long time, drinking and eating the hot dogs and hamburgers they provided.
and then they had the big unveiling. for all these people who thought they were going to see a real metal band. they lift up this big curtain they had rigged up, and there are two guys playing the game and a fake lead singer and drummer doing a lot of head banging. i don't want to say it was a disaster. and i dunno, because i had gotten fairly sauced myself, so it still felt pretty fun to me, and i helped try to get a mosh pit going and stuff. but the faces of those kids, man. they looked so confused and unimpressed. fortunately, that was only a small part of the party. and it was incredibly amusing for those that knew what was going on. and i guess in that way, its even funnier the way those kids responded. just if it was my party, i would've hoped that they would've seen the fun in it and joined us in the moshing.
posted by Amanda at 10:22 PM
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you're my guitar hero, Amanda
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