"Ringo is parking the car."

John Lennon offered this explanation last night for the delayed start of his band's performance. He wasn't actually John Lennon, of course, but rather the John impersonator in a Beatles tribute band called "The Beaters." The band, comprised of Thai performers dressed in Beatles garb and wigs, plays Beatles music every Wednesday night at a restaurant/bar in Bangkok. And doesn't it somehow seem appropriate that Ringo would be the band member given the job of parking the car?!

My friend Matt was there with a camera crew to film the band's performance and an interview with John, for a segment on a local cable TV show called "Destination: Thailand." Matt is trying his hand at narrating visits to interesting sights in Thailand, as well as suggesting the destinations to the show's producers and writing his own script for the show.

What follows are a few pictures from last night's taping.