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Tomatito

Roman Edirisinghe — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:35:56 +0000

Last night, I was fortunate to buy the last available ticket for a Tomatito show. When the show started, he came out alone, and brought me to the point of tears with his musical finesse. After the first song, his musical companions joined him – 2 singers, another guitarist, a percussionist, and a dancer. These guys really knew how to put on a fantastic presentation, and they managed to do it without uttering one word (save lyrics) to the audience. It was certainly awesome to see one of my (many) guitar heroes performing live.

Here is a video clip of the encore, which was interrupted by an usher telling me I couldn’t film. Oops.

Scent of Orange Blossoms

Roman Edirisinghe — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:35:52 +0000

For me, the most pronounced thing about Sevilla is not its numerous attractions, sights, tapas bars, and multicultural diversity. It is something far more subtle, and takes some time before it actually sinks in. Sevilla simply smells delicious. Currently, it is Spring here, which means the sour orange trees lining the streets are blooming.

Getting Jiggly With It

Roman Edirisinghe — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:12:21 +0000

Here’s a video of me enjoying some interesting Japanese cuisine.

Karaoke Nightmare

Roman Edirisinghe — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:30:36 +0000

Holy moly.

All in one night.

I went to a karaoke bar in this hotel (which, I might add, is a resort, on an isolated peninsula in the middle of nowhere) and we had no idea that there was a $12 surcharge per person. So our fricking bill ended up being $114 for 5 people, and only 2 of us sang. Fortunately, we got 3 video clips of us singing, which makes up for the feeling of being robbed.

This place is a trip.

Don performing Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”

Don doing Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time”

Me doing Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild”

Drunken Japanese Karaoke Session

Drunken Brawl