Entries by AlanPaul

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story

There’s a story on me in today’s Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It is really strange to be on the other side of this process, but I enjoyed speaking with reporter Bill Toland and I think he did a good job. I should have told the reporter that I am former delivery boy. Considering that and that […]

Maplewood’s latest and greatest

Welcome to the world Jackson Lange, son of George and Stephanie. I’m proud to have helped lure them out to Maplewood. They were great additions to the town and he is even better, I’m sure. Also happy that the world has a new Jack Lange. The original was George’s father and my next door neighbor […]

More Funny Music Tales

I set up a blog over on the Woodie Alan website, so I won’t be throwing every detail of our gigs up here – unless people are enjoying them. I’m not really sure about that, so let me know. I will share one more really good one. I also put a new photos page up […]

Last column

THE EXPAT LIFEBy ALAN PAUL Long-Distance DemocracyTakes Missionary ZealNovember 23, 2007 Last week, about 50 American citizens gathered in the lobby of an upscale Beijing apartment building. Munching chili dogs and brownies and sipping Diet Coke, beer and wine, the group, which included investment bankers, lawyers and analysts, crowded around a speakerphone to listen to […]

From the archives: Making of Layla

Tom Dowd was one of the greatest producers of popular, 20th century American music –working with everyone from Charles Mingus, the Drifters , Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin to the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Cream. He was also a great guy and a brilliant raconteur, who loved to entertain with tales from his long […]

Pulled off the gig

So Woodie Alan stepped it up and lived to tell about it. We played Friday night at Yugong Yishan, a pretty big club downtown. The picture of Beck as she was leaving, taken by friend Jill Dutt. We played until close to 2 and they were there until almost the bitter end, which is appreciated. […]