The World Air Kazoo Orchestra is borned!
If you think Twitter is some kind of time wasting abstraction, a second, third or…(you get the point) life…well - in the words of Jeremy Clarkson…"You'd be wrong".
The most fun I have had with Twitter has been actually meeting the people with @ in front of theri names.
For me it began with lunch at the Auckland restaurant Chow (fusion Asian food - good). To begin with it was, if I remember correctly (never guaranteed) with @Jayson–Bryant. Of course, back then he was @thewinevault then @winevaulttv. Multiple personality disoorders aside we became firm friends. Since then we have established a firmament of wonderful friends who joined us for food and conversations. The thing got big and the lunches at Chow got unsustainable - if I might use that term (characterised by the fact that the check was getting huge and we were rolling out from lunch at 6 in the evening!). We coined the term The Usual Suspects and it stuck and is in place today - moved to breakfast and a whole new crew - I don't eat breakfast, so I rarely attend.
At one lunch, I think the venue had moved by then to Pastis (corner of Victoria and Nelson, opposite TVNZ) I was with Jayson and Jason Brown (@brownspeak) and, fuelled by Kronnenburg 1664, we began Air Kazooing La Marseillaise. Of course I claim the initiative. But the lads were superb (silent b).
Air Kazoo is a wonderful instrument. It's hard to describe (if you want lessons - inexpensive and fun)…like creme brulee meets The Song Remains The Same.
This is an enigmatic post.
But Justin Brown, author, musician, broadcaster, funny and lovely man has kept the dream alive and so…now…the moment you've all been waiting for…
The…World…Air…Kazoo…Orchestra is (soon to be) live.
In the meantime follw us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/@WAirKO
If you Tweet then sweet - go with @WAirKO
Think of the orchestra as a way of conecting with people who dig music all around the world - many (or most) of whom have no talent whatsoever - like me.
If I can do it...so…can...you.
Hold my hand.
