本来在上海百乐门夜总会门口卖咸杂榄，现在直接进去唱"金大班的最后一夜"！
疫情之前有一次扬帆出海远航，回航后船长啊宾说，"水手们，不如去百老滙喝啤洒吧!" (其实只有我一个水手)。我心想，在海上熬了80小时，还未够头晕吗，还饮啤酒？我去，但喝杯其他东西可以吗？(因为我好少喝啤洒，好苦)。 在百老汇露天地方坐下，当时前面有一辆日本暴走族款改装的3.5吨大货车舞台，有人正在作busking表演。我对船长说，他朝有日，我带着我的女儿小千龄在货车上这样弹弹结他也不错，蛮好玩的。宾便说, "荒谬!!!要玩都是在身后面的Roadhouse 吧, 有强劲的喇叭，正规舞台， 室内室外客人都能听到。多牛啊！！"
我忽然在脑海闪到，就好像珠江台用1935年做背竟的， 小千龄经常看的"七十二家房客"中，有一个卖飞机榄的福哥，看见进去的客人衣香鬓影，男士打bow 呔, 舞小姐或女士穿性感晚装、旗袍，在外面卖咸杂榄已经很不错，但如果能进去做服务员就利害了。所以在货车上busking已很好玩，不过也羡慕里面的驻埸乐队，好专业、好有气氛。
想不到....疫情过去了，货车都没有上过，这次就已经直接在Roadhouse舞台上演出，会玩足一晚。但已经不是我带着千龄去，而又是我又可以抓着她的衣角，做完 roadie（大概是音乐会负责搬运的工友的意思）能上台和她的棉花乐队一齐玩！
你可能会问，那做老板去七重天，左拥右抱的口叼雪咖喝X.O.不更正点吗?! 嗯，就等于去Roadhouse坐下吃饭喝东西不就更好吗？哈哈，坐下吃饭喝东西就留给你慢慢享受，而我们棉花乐队就表演给你看啰。2月4号晚 （星期六晚) 830pm如果您来澳门，你有空和朋友或家人来吗？订位时说是来看 The Cotton Kids （听电话的不懂说中文）会打九折的，又或直接联络我们帮你订位也可以。没有佣金分的喇，就想看到您。先在这里跟大家拜个早年！祝新春大吉，身体健康！希望能见到你！我是不是第一个跟您拜年呢？
Before the pandemic, one day, after sailing and after we berthed, Captain Ben said, “Sailors, let’s go grab a beer at the Broadway!” (There was actually only me and him). I thought to myself, “Boy, after bouncing up and down at sea for 80 hours, you don’t feel dizzy enough and want a beer?!” I’d go, but probably drink something else, cos beer is bitter to me.
We arrived at Broadway, sat down on an al fresco table for a drink, and there was thisJapanese style dekotora lighted truck. The side was opened and there was a stage there with people busking on it. I said to Captain Ben, “one day, I am gonna bring my daughter Mina here and play the guitar on this truck. It’s gonna be fun!” Ben said, “You nuts?! If you played, why not at Roadhouse behind us? Look at the PA system and the proper stage!!! People can hear you inside and outside. Now, that’d be something cool!”
Then I suddenly thought of the guy selling airplane olives outside Seventh Heaven or Paramount Nightclub in Shanghai in 1935, watching big shots/big bosses walking in with hot ladies in gown or qipao. Being able to sell airplane olives from Guangzhou in Shanghai in front of these nightclubs would be quite good already, yet working inside as a waiter, boy, that’d be surreal. So, busking on that dekotora lighted truck would be fun already, but of course I envy the professional musicians and bands gigging on stage inside.
And who would have thought.... we skipped the busking on the truck part and our band will be gigging at the Roadhouse one night soon! Yet it will not be me bringing my daughter there, as once again, it’s her bringing me there, as I will be the roadie and I get to tag along and gig on stage!
You might ask, why not be the big boss walking into "7th Heaven", smoking a Hoyo torpedo and sipping on cognac, or sitting down inside the Roadhouse and be a guest and dine and wine there? Well, that I will leave to you on 4th February at 830pm, as the Cotton kids with Brother Ray, Mina Pang, bassist Twinkle and Long tall Jennifer our drummer, will be performing for you. Would you have time to bring your friends and family to watch us and have a great time there? If you do, book a table and mention you are coming for The Cotton Kids and get a 10% discount. Or, contact us and I will do the booking for you.
Folks, happy CNY to you in advance! I wish you lots of good fortune and good health over the new year! See you!!!! (Will someone be using Bilibili and need this in English? Let me know!)
