Wonton Destruction

Taiwan

July 07, 2003

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the cause
caused
(wonton destruction)
the clause
wanton rock 'n' roll

a five piece (or sometimes 3)
of waiguoren
expats, foreigners (as we tend to be refered to)
living in tainan, taiwan

Band/artist history

that's a stupid question
The EU is pursuing this matter because the wonton destruction of Palestinian infrastructure and other facilities is so utterly counter productive. 
I was just teasing one of my coworkers today about "wonton destruction," 
as he last night set his kitchen on fire making fried wontons
One of the greatest challenges that faces humanity, is the
wonton destruction of the worlds fisheries
If the damage made to a rear window of a car is $250 or more, the charge of
wonton destruction or malicious destruction of property becomes a felony... tax speech, that act of destruction would deserve vehemently angry reactions from
the Kennedys-just as the Taliban's its wonton destruction is getting deserved ... ... Legal no, but definitely not wonton destruction. ... This morning I find it crawling into the centre of my room, unable to fly, inching away from its assaulter (me), sheer terror in its eyes (I'm sure), then, with each fleeting step, life seeps away from the body of the tiny insect, and now its derelict corpse lie on its side, silently, as a monument to my act of wonton destruction.Plainly, the wonton destruction of
our environment represents a crime against our quality of life. ... B2 History in the Highlands
and Islands' he describes bitterly the 'almost wonton destruction of the ...little mischief maker both toxic and as much would you will can do this conversation,
with the frustrations and left them for wonton destruction: To add insult to injury, you go and give the Americans a blank cheque, care of the Australian tax-payer, to commit more wonton destruction to far greater numbers of innocents for an indefinite period
Due to it's inability to speak, the hamster will have a difficult time representing
itself in criminal court on charges of murder and wonton destruction of public
property. 
The copyediting sometimes needs work: a reference to "wonton destruction" instead of "wanton destruction" is unfortunately included in a "callout" and made enormous, and two footnotes are switched in Brendan Myers' piece, leaving me wondering why I would look for "Pythagorean cults" in Encyclopedia of Celtic Wisdom. But these are minor displeasures. 

been playing together since around june, july 2002

Have you performed in front of an audience?

we play around taiwan though we should play out more often yeah heavy breathing oh some places huthat have klives bands and (Do you like it?) no, it's not glamourous enough (Any special moments?) yeah, there are but not for me

Your musical influences

mostly myself
very varied
horn section tends to be more from a jazz back ground
the guitarist is some kind of punk
the bass player has a kind of pop sensibility
all of which the drummer lacks

What equipment do you use?

hey we can talk about the knob
we use a large knob created in taiwan
it is capable of transforming a supposedly simple recording into a ghastly....
don't turn the knob
hey, can i retract that?
the knob will turn on you
some people have all the equipment but little idea of how to use it
the "knob" is one of those people
we tend to use whatever is around

Anything else?