Entries by AlanPaul
Some new pictures by Kathryn Huang
I did a photo shoot with Kathryn Huang today because I needed some very specifically framed photos for a Beijing magazine. Here are a couple examples of what we did. I suggested this as sort of a joke after seeing versions of it in so many Guitar World stories. This. or something very similar, will […]
Big in China Excerpt: The Ecstasy of the evangelist. Preaching the blues in Changsha
“What a romp. After writing about music for years, Alan Paul walked the walk, preaching the blues in China. Anyone who doubts that music is bigger than words needs to read this great tale.” -Gregg Allman, the Allman Brothers Band —This post is adapted from Chapter 8 of Big In China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising A […]
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba loves Big in China
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba on Big In China: “This book is great. I recommend it to any guitarist, traveler, or basketball fan!” He sent this out as a tweet and also referred to me as “my friend…” That’s all really nice. We have had some really nice email exchanges and phone conversations but have not […]
The sad demise of nicknames
There’s a good, though overly academic, piece in the NYTimes today about the sad demise of sports nicknames. It’s a topic we’ve ranted about in Slam and over at SlamOnline for years. Slam has made efforts to create nicknames for players and have them stick. To the best of my knowledge, there has not been a true […]
Big in China Excerpt: Into the Great Wide Open. Guizhou, China with Kids
—This post is adapted from Chapter 8 of Big In China: My Unlikely Adventures Raising A Family, Playing The Blues and Becoming A Star in China (Harper). Click here to buy. Copyright 2011 by Alan Paul. There are countless motivations for traveling, but most people abandon “throwing yourself into the deep end to see […]