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Bangkok Rockfest, Day 1

that pedometer read-out
includes steps and jumps
taken while dancing to "Take me Out",
"This Fire" and "Do you Wanna"
under the night sky
with Franz Ferdinand performing live :-)

also, i am now reserving
the words "astig" and "lupet"
only for rock stars who can still
be considered cool even if they're
slapping a tambourine.
the only rock star so far
who falls into this category
is liam gallagher.
wooohooo!

you can really tell when true
rock stars have taken the stage.
you feel the anticipation all around you.
there's so much energy just waiting to
burst. and suddenly, a figure walks on-stage
and the crowd climaxes with cheers
and adulation coming from every side of the venue.
behind you, in front of you, to the side.
you can't see it, but you hear and sense it.

and how many songs later,
tired and raw, still so many voices
shout back to the stage,
to the sky -
"...Need a little time to wake up, wake up
Need a little time to wake up
Need a little time to rest your mind.."

you wonder if this whole audience, if we all
sing this song so wholeheartedly
because we really have felt this way,
or because, those persons on-stage have the
power to lead us even to places other than
where we were all standing then.