Exploring hutongs
Speaking of John Pollock (see Big House post).. I met him last week in Beijing. He is a friend of Rodger Citron’s and he got in touch, s aid he’d be here, etc.
We met downtown at Houhai lake and I took him bike riding through…
the Big House in danger
You'll know right away whether or not you care about this... My new friend John Pollock is quoted in this story... he set up Save the Big House to stop this monstrosity from happening. The Regents assure dhim in writing less than 24 hours before…
Oh Sweet jesus.. Howlin wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins
You Tube is killing my productivity but giving me great pleasure.
Beijing stage debut
I made my Beijing performing debut last night at the Orchard, a great restaurant very close to our house. We’ll take you there if you come visit. The owner, Lisa Minder Wu is actually from Wheeling West Virginia. She has been here for a while,…
Jacob and Caroline followup
Several people have inquired about how the dinner with Caroline went. We had a very nice night --it’s always nice to spend an evening with some Pittsburghers in Beijing – but I think Jacob was a little disappointed. There’s no great story…
Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash; Gregg Allman; dylan, Clapton, harrison…
For your viewing and listening pleasure... I am addicted to YouTube... I am its bitch. I can not stop.Classic,classic mid-70s Dylan.. "simple Twiste of Fate"
Jacob
Jacob’s former nemesis and now good friend Caroline Madden and her family are coming for dinner tonight, along with the family of Edward Purcell, Jacob’s other very good friend. He has been very exctied about this for a few days. He was…
1979 Bucs memories
My brother Delaware Dave sent me the following message. It got me thinking... Though it was a defining moment of my childhood, the Pirates winning the World series seems so very long ago and such a distant era, as noted in many of the details…
Talking hoops
Me on watching the NBA Playoffs from here:Click here.
THE KITE MARKET
The top picture shows a bus stop across Jing shun Lu from the Kite Market. The next one is the guy fixing our TV. The rest are the market or adjoining stores.I’ve written before about the crazy market down the road from us. It’s such a dirty…