Happy New year
Happy new year to everyone. We just came back from very nice, pretty crowded services. The kids have a lot of buds in the little Jewish world now, thanks to Sunday School and they actually sort of enjoy it. it is our third Rosh Hashanah in Beijing…
Last column
New one tomorrow...THE EXPAT LIFEBy ALAN PAUL A Capital Reminder of WhatIt Means to Be an AmericanAugust 31, 2007My family is nearing the end of a three-week-plus visit to the U.S. We have driven more than 2,000 miles in a rented minivan, from…
"Helpless"
Woodie Alan with special guest Pete Schloss.On my birthday, 9-7, at the Orchard
Gig photos
Courtesy of my friend Keary Liu.
Took a bunch of video but my camera deleted one whole 2 GB memory card when I tried to futz with the format because IPhoto 08 wouldn't upload it. Oh well. I'll get some up soon.
Birthday thanks
Thanks to everyone who sent me birthday wishes. I had a nice day and a great gig. More to come on that soon, including some video. We have a new drummer, 28-y.o. Chinese kid (sure sign of age to call someone nearly 30 a kid) and it sounded good…
Catching Up Photos: Beach Haven
We didn't really plan it this way but it was a good move to end the hectic, 2,200-mile trip with our most relaxing week, at Beach Haven, NJ. We rented a big ol' 8-br house around the corner from my brother and his family's place and a block…
Good Al Gore story
This is a great story about Al gore, I think. And not just because my boy Eli is quoted a few times. Tell me what you think. What a momentous blunder all the way around. I still can't believe Gore got so much shit for sighing while gov. Moron…
Buying/Viewing photos
alanpaulinchinaYou can browse through and buy prints of any photos I've posted here for almost the last year at this link. A bunch of people have asked me about getting pics. this is the easiest way, by far. If you have a Mac, you can also drag…
Now Fall
Another great George Lange photo.. from the last day of the season at the Maplewood Pool. I can't believe they still have that diving platform, that it hasn't been liability insuranced out of business.
Catching Up Photos: Michigan
My in laws have a Boston whaler on the Saginaw River, a few miles from Saginaw Bay of Lake Huron. Somehow, we never go on it. We finally did, for the first time in about 9 years. It was a lot of fun. Jacob particularly loved it.