Catching up… first Sanya
I am still catching up and reeling from all that Olympics crust.. just as I shook that off, I plunged into a new set of fairly daunting realities.. getting ready to actually, gulp, repatriate, trying to finish a CD and play as many gigs as possible,…
Requiem for a Team
Once upon a time there was a baseball team in Pittsburgh.This video "celebrates" their 16th consecutive losing season, a record in any professional sport.
Cool Woodie Alan photos…
From last week's Star Live show, which I wrote about. We are lucky to have some great photographer friends...
Leaving Letters column
Readers Offer Sage Advice:How to Cope with Going HomeJuly 30, 2008The reaction to my last column, regarding our decision to leave China early and return to the U.S. in December, was overwhelming. I received so much mail and found so much of…
Art Rummler Speaks
Friends,I guess I am little confused about the whole "experience" issue in the 2008 Presidential Election. Neither Obama nor McCain has any experience as President of the United States. Only 4 men on earth do and none of them can run again.…
Art Rummler Speaks
Friends,I guess I am little confused about the whole "experience" issue in the 2008 Presidential Election. Neither Obama nor McCain has any experience as President of the United States. Only 4 men on earth do and none of them can run again.…
Vacation…what the band means to me…
I am sitting in the airport, on my way to Sanya, Hainain Island right now. It is said to be the nicest beach in China, an island located in the South China Sea, actually a bit past (West of) Hong Kong. Becky and the kids and Hal and Ruth are…
Woodie Alan with special guest
Maplewood bud Rick Wagner appeared in Beijing towards the end of the Olympics, after working for NBC in Qingdao. Coincided with a gig and he jammed some tunes. Played bass on a few, which moved Zhang Yang over to my Strat... he promptly played…
I went out strong, posting like mad. I think I missed a few, but...Here's a little personal essay type thought piece on what these Games meant to China.My thoughts of what comes next for China sports world.An attempt to explain justhow important…