Paul Cypert Photography & Design

Hey all,
After the Temples Opening it was a short walk down the street to Bed Supperclub.

Friday night was the premier of their new resident DJ, DJ Jesse Garcia. I didn’t really stay on his side though. I traveled back and forth between the club part and the “supper” part which is where the party was really going.

It was decently packed for a Friday night and the music was good. I had a group of friends there that were really dancing, so I joined them for a while and enjoyed the night.

The pictures were for Lifestyle asia and you can see complete gallery here.BTW - the top pick didn’t make the Lifestyle gallery so I thought I’d embarrass some of my friends… sorry Shane

Paul

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Hey all,

Yesterday visited a theater for the first time since March of 2002. Some of you may know that I started out thinking I would be a theater director… and hopefully one day artistic director of a regional theater (what kid dreams of that? ). Time in a college theater program, however, burnt me out. So much so that apart from one trip to New York (where I saw some of the worst shows of my life…on broadway no less) I haven’t set foot in a theater since.

Earlier on the blog I gave a shout out to my friend Sonia. She works for BK mag and has been a nice, supportive person to talk to in Bangkok. When she invited me to her play I knew I had to go, hatred of modern theater or no.

The play is Rendezvous with My ALTER. Thankfully Lifestyleasia.com sent me to photograph the play so I was spared buying a ticket . Too birds, one stone.

Rendezvous with My ALTER was written by Sunaina Gulati. It was about a girl named Naaz who is not a traditional lead….sort of like in the musical Hairspray. But instead of a free-spirited girl who’s never down, Redezvous features a more realistic “larger girl”. The lead in this play deals with the real issues a larger girl deals with today, particularly in asia.

The play also featured many dance numbers. The script was similar to dance comedies out today like Step Up or others; kids dealing with life and dancing The actors seemed to enjoy their roles, though I was watching a dress rehearsal and a show like that really needed a live audience to bring out the energy in the show.

The lead was great as was Sonia, which was a great relief to me… I hate having to lie to friends and smile and say good job when they really didn’t do a good job

The play was also neat for me because it took place at the Chalermkrung Royal Theatre in Chinatown. This is one of Bangkok’s oldest theaters and I’d never visited.

Pics as always this week were for lifestyleasia.com. Full gallery here:

Paul

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Hey all,

Last night photographed Above and Beyond Trance at 808. Was a good party for a Thursday night. Lots of people filled the club and danced hard.

I like 808 because of the variety of music they bring in. It’s a great venue, but I feel old there - not because of the crowd but because of the volume of the music. I wish they’d turn it down from 11 to 10

These were photographed again for Lifestyle Asia. See Gallery Here:

Paul

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