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daangroen

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so we are practising a play for christmas, which will include drama, (that the right word? you know with actors), with hip hop dancing, and a band..and i am playing in the band!

the show is about the subject 'being diffrent' and especially as being diffrent we have as theme, being homosexual.

some people complained very hard about the tough theme we have chosen. people were like 'why do u chose this theme??' and there were actually people that did not want to be in the play because of the theme!( we actually made it to the newspapers)
i live in holland and it is not that weird if you are homosexual here, so i kinda was suprised by some reactions. but i am verry happy that we didn't listen to the critics and still used this theme. its a good way to get the stigma of homosexual people, or people that are different in any way, of them.

sooo anyway!

so this saterday we were practicing, because it will happen thursday already!!!

and suddenly i hear backstage....Daan Daan psst! i was like ..huh what?

'dude everyone is like drewling of your bongo backstage here' i didn't want to sound to cocky and i said...oh yes why thank you.

then i go into play, crank the amp up. play the weapon of the gods (=bongo) and do my stuff, the sound in a big space always suprises me..and yummie did my bongo sound good!


so we were done rehearsing. and i just obtained some tea, i sit down. a friend comes sit next to me... Daan, i dunno but that bongo..it just gorgeous...

(so this is kinda a 2 in 1 thread, oneway to say something about the play and other way to give one again a cheer to ze bongo!)

....after all the compliments my day was made, nothing could ruin it.


u know what is the tip of the iceberg? what will make the play extra great? the bongooo :D!


edit: forgot to mention that one of the songs we will peform in the play is Dream Theaters - I walk Beside you, which fits in the theme with a band and orcestra. nice!
 
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DTG

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dude thats a great idea for a play,mind you i cant see it ever happining in my town...pitty

the bongo is a beast
 

bassmonkeee

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Great bass, and great story.

I was just in Holland for part of my honeymoon. Beautiful country, and very nice people.

I loved the pipe organ in St. Bavo's Cathedral in Haarlem. :D
 

ptg

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It's sad that people send Christmas cards and go to church and then set back civilization 200 years by acting like complete neanderthals.

On a happier note, great Bongo story! Good luck with the play!
 

daangroen

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the play is tommorow...praticed all day hope it goes well!, today was the towns local television here. tomorrow the province tv. maybe we make it to national tv? would be so awesome to spread the message!

ill post some pics..and maybe youtube some parts of the play after the play.
 
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