Entries by AlanPaul

Moving Fast

If my head was spinning any more, I’d puke. Trying hard to keep afloat, stay on top of a whole bunch of things. It is really my intention to write more and post up here but it is just not happening right now. I have so much going on, between the long term project I […]

I’m Baaaack

Well, it sure has been a while. Good to be back. If anyone’s still out there, I will get back to doing some more posting. I am working on outlines and rough chapters for a book I hope to write about my time in china and I have spent a good deal of time reading […]

I’m Baaaack

Well, it sure has been a while. Good to be back. If anyone’s still out there, I will get back to doing some more posting. I am working on outlines and rough chapters for a book I hope to write about my time in china and I have spent a good deal of time reading […]

Gig offer in China

I thought this email I received from a booking agent in Beijing was pretty warped on a few different levels. Read it over and see if you can see why. Dear Alan,How are you? I hope you are having a great summer! I am looking for musicians for a gig that might not exactly fit […]

Back in the Saddle

So I did my first proper performance in town on Friday. I have played with my friend Dave’s band a few times, but this was my gig. I had Dave Gomberg on lead guitar and Rick Wagner on bass — two of my best, oldest friends around here — and Bill Pearsall on drums. There’s […]

Letters from my last column

Because I really don’t have anywhere else to post them. When you sit around as a writer and send these things out into cyberpsace, there is nothing more satisfying than realizing people have actually read them and they have had some impact. I removed all last names. **Sadly, your last article was the first I […]