Entries by AlanPaul

Expat Youth Scholarship contest

I am proud to say that I am judge for Clements International Youth Scholarship contest. Press release follows. Clements International, a global insurance provider serving the expatriate community, recently launched their 3rd Annual Expat Youth Scholarship. This unique contest exclusively for expat students who spend their childhoods moving between different countries and cultures. In fall […]

From the archives: Albert King

Time to take another look at this old story, one of the highlights of my years at Guitar World. I wrote the intro a few years ago when the piece was rerun in Hittin’ the Note magazine. Just days after I became the Guitar World Managing Editor in February, 1991, I sat at my desk […]

From the Archives: Tiny Archibald

This is one of my favorites. I feel very blessed to have been able to do the things I have in life. But many of the highlights are not the big-ticket items, the meetings with famous people or celebrities that others often ask about. It’s the interaction with some really remarkable regular people, or great […]

R.I.P. Chuck Tanner

Chuck Tanner, former Pirates manager, has died at 82. A little piece of my child hood died with him. He helped bring a lot of joy to me, the city of Pittsburgh and the game of baseball. He always seemed like a great guy and by all accounts was beloved. Money quote from Pittsburgh Post […]

Beijing Blues title track video

It’s been too long since I watched this original photo montage video I made for the “Beijing Blues” studio track. Watching it now makes me ferociously miss both the band and Beijing. I love street life there and man I loved all these gigs.It’s also bittersweet because of all the destruction of hutongs and other […]