Japan disaster relief, an inside, first hand view
My Pittsburgh childhood friend Douglas Schafer has lived in Osaka, Japan for many years. He has been going into the tsunami zone on some relief missions. His posts about this situation are insightful, quite moving and well worth a read. Click…
Wikipedia Page
A new Wikipedia page about me has popped up and it is remarkably accurate.There were a handful of small errors, and I have been correcting them. If anyone notices anything else, let me know.
T-Bone Walker, 1910-1975
Guitar World had an End Page feature for several years, which was basically a one-page obit with a picture of late, great guitarists' final resting places. I wrote quite a few and will be re-posting some of my favorites. We start with one of…
Good to be home
I'm still basking in the glow of a great night in Pittsburgh, not to mention A rocking good time in Carlisle, where I read then jammed with the great Andy Aledort and the mighty Stamper Lumber. I made it home feeling like a zombie last night…
Big in China comes to Pittsburgh
Doesn't everyone celebrate their Today show debut by flying to PIttsburgh for an O dog?Well, it's always grounding to be in Pittsburgh even when things are zipping around so quickly.. maybe especially then (which means now).I went straight from…
Reminder: Live Panda Dad chat @ 3pm Submit questions now.
Reminder: Panda Dad live chat 3 pm. Submit questions anytime. Good ones coming in. Love to hear from you. http://tinyurl.com/3sm2afz
Local Boy Makes Good
Here is a nice article in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.Pittsburgh is so very much a part of me. I am looking forward to going home tomorrow for a few days of appearances, and am thrilled to be featured in the papers there. Pittsburgh P-G coming…
Panda Dad followup – and live chat
I wrote a followup Panda Dad post, responding to a lot of the questions raised in the comments section. click on over to see. More importantly, I am doing a live blog at 3 PM tomorrow. Click for details - and please send in some great quest…
Tonight – 6 Pm Books & Books, Coral Gables
Hey, South Florida friends - I'm at Books & Books in Coral Gables tonight (Sunday, April 3) at 6 pm.
The Today show is next for me and Panda Dad
It's still all a bit hard for me to grasp, but Panda Dad will be on the Today show next Weds. April 6. Details to come. Starting the process with an interview here tomorrow. Thanks to everyone who helped me develop the Panda Dad concept and…