Why this Blog? Why Aquanauts?
This blog chronicles the journey of LA punk rock band the Urinals to the Shaoyang (Chaoyang /Chayoyang) Park Pop Music Festival in Beijing in May 2005.
Why Aquanauts? Let me explain. A Chinese tourist website describes the delights of Chayoyang Park, including "the longest Yakeli transparent undersea tunnel of Asia (120 meters in length), through which tourists enjoy fabulous sea-world from all directions just like aquanauts!" Need a literal explanation for a charming metaphor? Think of traveling in other cultures. Think of exploring distant realms. Think of boldly going...get the picture?
Plus, coupled with the band's name, Aquanauts evokes a yucky image of swimming through Andres Serrano's Piss Christ. Here's a link that includes a photograph and a loving recollection of the culture wars of the late 1980s. http://www.ncac.org/timeline/1989.htm Ah, things seemed so simple then.
Why Aquanauts? Let me explain. A Chinese tourist website describes the delights of Chayoyang Park, including "the longest Yakeli transparent undersea tunnel of Asia (120 meters in length), through which tourists enjoy fabulous sea-world from all directions just like aquanauts!" Need a literal explanation for a charming metaphor? Think of traveling in other cultures. Think of exploring distant realms. Think of boldly going...get the picture?
Plus, coupled with the band's name, Aquanauts evokes a yucky image of swimming through Andres Serrano's Piss Christ. Here's a link that includes a photograph and a loving recollection of the culture wars of the late 1980s. http://www.ncac.org/timeline/1989.htm Ah, things seemed so simple then.
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