This just has to be posted!

Not really at all relevant to... us ... or this blog.... but it does kind of sum up the relaxed feeling here on the island. Enjoy! and back to real posts soon!

The Update

Lots of stuff has been happening, but no blog update. A nice big slew of blog updates will come soon though. This is the stuff that is in the works.

- We went on a beautiful beach trip to Kenting.. the very south of Taiwan.
- Jacqui has a beaut new yamaha scooter.. we'll post some pics and vids of her scooting around.
- Brad's band has a big show this week and another next week... posts and pics from those soon.
- We are taking, what we hope to be, an amazing trip to Thailand at the end of July... we'll be going for almost two weeks... we'll post some Thailand stuff.
- Brad's building a little recording studio here in Taiwan... dealing with the insane 85% humidity first of course... pics of stuff of that for the guitar/geek inclined (sorry to those with lives).
- and some other great stuff too..... Don't forget that we love hearing from all of you through email too. jvandeleygraaf@gmail.com & brad.tindall@gmail.com

peace and love,
jacqui & brad

::Peacefest 2007::

What a great weekend for everyone involved!! Held at yet another beautiful mountain stage in the hills of Taoyuan (close to Taipei), this non-profit event, to raise money for righteous charities, was a bit hit. Our blues band got, what we feel, was the premium time slot... and we really rocked it hard. Over 1000 audience members, give or take, were witness to soaring fire lanterns, fire dancers, gigantic peace circles... and the list goes on. We pitched our tent, but never ended up using it, as we stayed up playing music and talking with a collection of some of the earths most interesting people. what a blast. more soon about... well... a lot of great stuff.
peace..... fest.
Heres a link to the Taipei Times article about the festival. Our band Boogie Chillin' was named the hightlight of the fest two years running. Not bad for the little blues band that could.

Rainy but Righteous

We made it up to the mountains of Miaoli, stopping along the way to get a doughball cooked on a leaf... it was stuffed with.... what seemed to be vegetarian spiders? The mountain setup was just wonderful, facilities were very close, food was being cooked, drinks were being served, but it was raining! It made for a huge, beautiful mud pit and also... made the stage a nasty experience. Some of the acts before us were obviously getting shocked by the PA system... but none the less continued to play in true rock and roll form. I was sure that I was in for a face shock (I've had them before and it keeps me up at night)... theres just something about electric teeth. Through the rain everyone kept in good spirits and recognized we were there for a noble cause. We were helping to raise money for a village in India which was being supplied with medicine food and water. The village is being structured with the help of former Taiwan English Teachers, such as ourselves. During the time they have been in India they have set up an orphanage and are reportedly well on their way to supplying basic needs. Our blues act hit the stage and the rain stopped magically! We played a couple original songs that we had been working on, and had several top notch musician friends join us on stage. I believe we were a 9 piece.... next week we have a headlining spot at Taichung International food festival. More on that later. ciao.

Basic Aid Music Festival :: Stage Photo

We have never been to this part of Miaoli, Taiwan... but we have been told that this music festival in the mountains will be great. I'm pretty sure the organizers have seen Pink Floyd-Live in Pompeii one too many times. It is always great to play to an audience who is really on the same wavelength... theres no showing up fashionably late, no "what should I wear" (most of us have one pair of pants), no... well no nothing... no anything... all empty... all full... no one is really sure. More soon.