So after the Stonybrook show on Wednesday, originally the gang and I were supposed to get to NYC to get on a bus to Philly. From there someone from Rowan University was going to pick us up. Yes it was a complicated way to get there but there was no other way to get to South Jersey via public transportation.
So we get up and Dave and Hanbom agree to take us to the NYC bus stop. To our horror, there was major traffic and there was no way we were gonna make the bus in time. In the middle of traffic, Dave said that he would take us to New Jersey since he didnt have anything to do that day. What a nice guy!
So we stop by good ole Flushing for some koreanized chinese food. Jja Jang Myun and Jjam Bbong was devoured. I was surprised because the food wasnt that bad. See, in my mind, New York has good food other than Mexican and Asian cuisine. But this place wasnt that bad!
So after the lunch we head on a 3 hour drive to the south of New Jersey. Dave Woo drove like a maniac and there were many times I thought we were gonna die. Dave said that he is an aggressive driver but this was a lil more than aggressive. So instead of getting worried that we were gonna get into a horric accident, I just went to sleep.
We got to Jersey about 3 hours before the show so we headed to the hotel that we were gonna stay at. It was the most depressing town I have ever been in. THere were like 4 funeral homes around the area. I thought for sure that we were gonna get lynched somewhere. The roads werent even asphalt. It was more gravel roads. Great I thought. This is going to be fun. We check into the ridiculously dingy Howard Johnson. Parts of the hotel were still being built! It was a great look!
I get to the hotel and just chill before we get to the show. Once at the campus, I was hopeful because the campus of Rowan actually looked nice. When I got to the venue of the show, I was hit with a bad feeling. The majority of the audience was Chinese or Mongolian FOBS. I was wondering, how I am supposed to communicate with these people if they dont have a firm grasp of the english language. On top of that there were kids at the show. Great I thought!
So the show starts and I am dying on stage. The only people laughing are the handful of white and black audience members sitting in the perimeter. I turned off the idea that I was gonna do well on stage and just sucked it up. Took the silent stares in the chin. After the show, I told the guys that we need to head back to the hotel immediately. Dave and Hanbom are with us and they were seeing if they can pick up some chicks at the show and bring them back to the hotel however, there would was a definite language barrier. No chicks to pick up we head back to the ghetto Howard Johnson.
Dave and Hanbom were a lil disappointed and a lil uneasy about staying in South Jersey. It was depressing to be there. So we all decided we need to get back to NYC. So we checked out of the hotel and went straight to NYC. It was 2AM when we left Jersey. This proved to be a lil problematic because we werent supposed to get to NYC til the next day to check into our hotel there.
But I called the always dependable Richard and he let us all crash at his place. Shout outs to Richard and Royce. But before we got to their place we had to make a quick stop. You guessed it. Chicken over Rice! 53rd and 6th next to the Hilton. Damn I love that shit so much. So the day wasnt a complete bust.
So we get to Royce and Richards place in Chinatown. Of course I got them some Chicken over Rice too. It was the least I could do. We put our bags down and start devouring the food. Afterwards, beer and Makers Mark was brought out. We drank til the sun came up. Then my boy Kwon Sang Woo decides he wants to walk around Central Park. He was clearly drunk. But we didnt stop him because you just cant stop the force of nature that is KSW. He left and we all slept at 9am.
Shout outs to Dave and Hanbom for driving us there. Shout outs to Royce and Richard for the hospitality. Shout outs to 53rd and 6th Halal Cart. Shout outs to Rowan University for letting me know that sometimes we are just gonna eat it on stage.
Sorry I have no picture for this show. Kinda didnt need any reminders about that night.
