None of us knows death; but we certainly know OF death. This
topic was democratically approved by the PyC crew, but was met by potential
presenters and/or the potential audience with, well, understandable trepidation;
or to be more explicit, a mortal gasp.
The emotion that might provide us with a certain amount of
distance from the morbid subject is what we call melancholy; a kind of
happiness in the midst of sadness. Isn’t the best thing for a broken heart to
go dancing?
Andrew Guthrie introduction
John Woo's song: "Your Song" by Elton John
John Woo
Sandy Chan's song: "Last Goodbye" by Jeff Buckley
Sandy Chan presenting
Song presented by Edgi: “Shine Like Star” by Primal Scream
Edgi
Mike Wolfpac
Bing
Song presented by Bing: “From the Heart of the Loafer” by Sam Hui
Paola Sinistera
Song presented by Paola: "El Que Se Va No Hace" by Canelita Medina
(this song is not on youtube! send us an email for more information)
AND FINALLY . . . .
. . . Adam Cheung presented a coda to the evening in which he played a clandestine recording he had made of three female Cantonese speakers sitting in a restaurant and discussing the recent death of a race car driver in Macao (in a crash). While the recording played there was simultaneous English translation shown on screen. Once that poignant recording was finished Adam played "Rider on the Storm" by The Doors while he typed his feelings and thoughts about the recording and life and death LIVE on the screen as the song played.
November 30 2012, Culture Club, Central Hong Kong
