About AlanPaul
Alan Paul is the author of the New York Times bestseller One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band and the acclaimed memoir Big in China. He is also a singer and guitarist who fronts the Big in China band and Friends of the Brothers, the premier tribute to the Allman Brothers Band.
Entries by AlanPaul
Panda Dad on WGN, Chicago Radio
Panda Dad will be appearing on Chicago’s mighty WGN Radio Saturday April 23. 10:15 am Chicago time… I do believe you can listen live here: http://www.wgnradio.com/about/listen/.
Happy Earth Day
The great blues pianist Memphis slim and his great song “Mother Earth.” Some of you may know via Gov’t Mule’s thunderous take.
Marvin Miller and NFL Labor issues
This is a great interview with Marvin Miller, the former head of the baseball player’s union and one of the most important and influential people in the the last 50 years of sports. I agree with him wholeheartedly about the NFL Labor situation. Money quote: I don’t think the public understands what’s going on. I […]
Jacob and Shaq
Jacob came on my rounds through the city the other day. Really enjoyed visiting Slam and checking out Shaq’s shoe. — Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location:The slamdome NYC
Panda Dad at FAO Schwartz
Finally took kids to fao Schwartz. Feeling guilty, I questioned aloud if I was a bad parent and Jacob said, “No. You’re the panda dad!”Thank you oh wise and gentle son. — Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location:NYC
My "writerhead" – interview and Big in China giveaway
An interview with me on Kristin Bair O’Keeffe’s new Writerhead blog — all about the creative process and how I write. Plus — if you’ve been too cheap to buy Big In China, we are giving away two copies there.
Live on CTV this afternoon
Just confirmed — I will be on CTV with host Sandie Rinaldo at 315 pm today April 19. Canadian friends, please tune in. Panda Dad rides again.
SLAM ONLINE | » Original Old School: The Man Next To The Man
I always love it when Slam pulls some of my articles out of the archives and posts online. This one is no exception. I caught up with Scottie Pippen in Shanghai — you never knew who you might find over there. Here is the intro to the piece: / Original Old School: The Man Next […]
A nice Panda Dad article.
The Toronto Star weighs in with a nice Panda Dad article.The headline is a little much: “Parenting Smackdown: Panda Father vs. Tiger Mom” but it’s a good article.