For an evening out, we merrily skipped down to Zeppelin Cafe plonked at 109C Street 51. We wanted somewhere away from the usual sleaze and tourist glare. The friends raved about Zeppelin and the owner's 1000+ vinyl collection for some old skool metal, punk and rock and roll.
The evening promised to rock when we walked in to Iron Maiden's 'Prodigal Son'. It was a damn quaint rock cafe lor. Zeppelin Cafe is owned by a Taiwanese dude named Jun. He said he was 51 years old. He didn't hide it, so I'm sure he won't throttle me if I reveal that on the blog. The point is, he didn't think we knew what he knew because to him, we are the young 'uns. What do we know about Henry Rollins right? :)
Jun sat at the console to select gems from his treasured records. The reasonably decent sound system spun tracks from Racer X, Metallica, Type O Negative and many others. The man also requested for The Stooges. Jun introduced us to this garage, punk rock Japanese band Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, which didn't suck.
What a gem among the girlie bars and pretentious places in Phnom Penh! A true indie joint. No dance floor. You can create your own party. The man loved the vibe and the music. We spent many happy hours there, literally. It must be because the owner's Taiwanese- the dumplings served at this cafe are really tasty. Drinks are, for now, priced at USD1.50 - USD3.50 per shot. Best place to chill. Okay, we're going to be there every night actually.
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BTW, kitten on the left has an eye infection - probably got some kind of cat flu too.
you guys get to meet the coolest people anywhere who bring you to the coolest places! good for you :)
dawn: you can SEE that? i saw it up close and it seemed to be tearing just a bit. could be pus or fluids. poor thing.
sinlady: we're lucky that way! reading your trip updates. you had a good one too!
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