Wednesday was another “Fun Day At Sea” which I spent in my stateroom listening to my DELL Axim Pocket PC and reading the mass market paperback “The Lost Tomb”, a 400 page plus book which I almost finished reading on the voyage aboard the Carnival of Souls. I really didn’t do anything until dinner that night. I had duck and raw lamb which are meats I’ve never eaten before. Desert was a choice between Batman or Robin. I had Batman which was chocolate cake with a bat cookie. I bet everyone picked that!
I almost didn’t get in to see the CombiChrist concert at midnight because I was not wearing a pink wristband and did not have an Open Bar Card. I guess I did not look goth enough. The doorman had to get Zaida who fixed me up with an Open Bar Card at the purser’s desk. This kind of pissed me off because it felt like a rejection. I should not have taken it that way but they are fortunate I cannot summon demons.
Everyone stood up for the CombiChrist concert although we were in a theater and could have remained seated. They really cranked up the sound until it was deafening and later bragged about the decibel level. They must have been measuring it. But I have to say that CombiChrist sounds better when you crank up the volume. Andy LaPlegua, the singer for CombiChrist, commented on the rocking of the ship which reminded him of the back of a moving tour bus. Kourtney Klein, the only amazon in the group was wearing an outfit to show off her very flat midriff and energetically played a bass drum. Some of the ship’s crew were allowed to see the show and I think even the captain made an appearance. The man who was interested in concert footage filmed the entire concert but I think he got permission. I watched a technician seated in front of me control the lights using a laptop. I noticed that all the bands had Macbooks on stage which they must have used as digital audio workstations. They were probably running mixing software or software synthesizers. I may invest more money in digital audio because even if you don’t understand music it is really cool to play around with the software. You can get Industrial music loops and sound samples if you are into that kind of music.
Before the concert began they played some new tracks that nobody else has heard before, not even their record label. Andy LaPlegua also mentioned that the CD we got included exclusive material which would not be released unless we spread it around.
The show ended at 2 AM in the morning so I went immediately to bed. There was a Goth Club at Sea every night from 2 AM to 4 AM but I skipped them all.
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