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Photograph by Luke Klein
Luke: We had to switch trains at the Ain Sebaa train station on our way from the Casablanca airport to Rabat.
Aaron: At this point we thought we were really tired. Only later in the trip would we learn the true meaning of the word.
Photograph by David Scholnick
Photograph by David Scholnick
Luke: These ancient ruins were right around the corner from our hotel in Rabat.
Dave: Mohammed
V was meant to be a mosque but was never finished. They built the old
man's tomb and the wall around it which was subsequently destroyed. Aaron
and I explored it and ran into some characters.
Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by Luke Klein
Luke: Daniel managed to talk his way onto the turn-tables at a club called 'Pachanga'.
Daniel: Pachanga was a cool little spot where the dj played a set, then played a karaoke set, during which the people were very into ballads and love songs, most of which were unfamiliar to us. Many of them were in French, with a Michael Bolton/Celine Dion feel to them.
Photograph by Luke Klein
Luke: The rest of us hung out with Nizar (a friend of a friend of Daniel), listening to Daniel's music, and drinking Moroccan beer.
Aaron: They had the most amazing anchovies. Kind of lemony. Also: "Your knees are below your waist."
Luke: When Daniel finished spinning, he got up the courage to have a go at karaoke.
Aaron: He took Young MC to a whole new place.
Daniel: These guys convinced me that Young MC was the way to go in Rabat. That song has so many damn lyrics and is fast as hell. The only thing that got me through the whole song was the ingenious idea of just singing the last two syllables of every line.
Photograph by Luke Klein
Photograph by Luke Klein
Aaron: All the regulars seemed to take karaoke very seriously (and they were very good).
Luke: A few beers later, Dave got a standing ovation for his very heartfelt rendition of 'My Way'.
Dave: I sang it my way alright.
Daniel: David's rendition of My Way was on point. I think it was a combination of being less tone deaf than he used to be and the fact that most of the song is 100% in his range. I think his singing resulted in me talking to a cutie at the bar. Thanks D.
Photograph by David Scholnick