{"id":2849,"date":"2014-01-25T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-25T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=2849"},"modified":"2014-01-25T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2014-01-25T10:04:39","slug":"night-on-high-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=2849","title":{"rendered":"Night On High Street"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOpen Mic Night at The Warehouse Gallery & Caf\u00e9<\/a>, 28th February 2013.<\/p>\n


\nThis was the second time I’d been here, and the last – it has sadly closed down. Upstairs is a real swanky restaurant.<\/p>\n


\nThe first time I was here was just for ice-cream and coffee. It was a surprisingly wide shophouse in what was known as High Street, later Jalan Bandar, and today Jalan Tun H.S. Lee.<\/p>\n


\nThe Woh Fatt you see in the background is not the legendary musical equipment stockist, but a stationery shop.<\/p>\n


\nI brought my Sony Alpha 99, Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 135mm F1.8 ZA and Minolta 50mm F1.4 Original.<\/p>\n


\nDespite this, light plays the most part in the clarity of the image.<\/p>\n


\nIntricately inked classical guitar!<\/p>\n


\nGregory Ramanado<\/b>!<\/p>\n


\nFreestylin’.<\/p>\n


\nGreg rolls into rap, too!<\/p>\n


\nIvon Smith<\/b> tunes up.<\/p>\n


\nKeino Mess<\/b> and a dude on harmonica.<\/p>\n


\nI don’t know who was who – the emcee wasn’t really announcing who was who.<\/p>\n


\nShaneil Devaser<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nThis dude again.<\/p>\n


\nJalan Tun H.S. Lee is a long road.<\/p>\n


\nGreg and I camwhoring. Today you’d call it a selfie.<\/p>\n


\nTima<\/b>, emcee, organizer, and one heck of a singer as I’d later discover by chance as part of Mutima.<\/p>\n


\nIvon is one heck of a bluesman!<\/p>\n


\nAslak Gronflaten on trumpet.<\/p>\n


\nOnce again with feel.<\/p>\n


\nI’d name those who I can figure out from the invitees on the Facebook event.<\/p>\n


\nGregory Funkanado goes up again! This open mic had a very different feel, a very informal one, where anybody anytime could go up and jam. Pictures are in chronological order.<\/p>\n


\nOvation Al DiMeola signature model.<\/p>\n


\nThis guy has electronica sounds in this box.<\/p>\n


\nThe difference between my Carl Zeiss and the old Minolta is obvious. The Minolta loses contrast when shot at F1.4.<\/p>\n


\nAt F2.0, because it wasn’t designed with a circular aperture, the aperture’s shape becomes prevalent in out-of-focus areas when stopped down.<\/p>\n


\nOut-of-focus areas can get distracting with the old Minolta.<\/p>\n


\nHameer Zawawi<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nFake plastic audience member.<\/p>\n


\nThe legendary Professor Che Wan Zawawi Ibrahim<\/b>.<\/p>\n


\nHe had some catchy songs! Leave The Blues Behind<\/i>.<\/p>\n


\nHameer, his son, on shaker.<\/p>\n


\nThere was another song that had us all singing along, but I can’t remember what it was.<\/p>\n


\nCrowd dances along.<\/p>\n


\nShe sang a cover of Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You<\/i>. Nice voice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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