Olympics gig and update
I can finally say that I ll be working for NBC during the Olympics as their "Beijing blogger." Details to follow. I am excited. In other Olympics news, this is a little disconcerting. Could it be harbinger of things to come?
All the news that fits the stereotype
Boy, this one is delicious. The New York Times wrote a fawning review and then an even more fawning profile of a book by a half Navaho/half white woman raised in a foster home on the mean streets of LA. She witnessed horrors, bought a burial…
Cover boy
Jacob and his friend Max are on the cover of this month's TBJ Kids magazine. It is widely distributed around here. I went into school today and saw them strutting around with copies.
Another Woodie Alan original
"I Don't Care"... I wrote the lyrics on the back of a Hong Kong Disney map while waiting for Jacob and Eli to come off of Space Mountain. Also from last Saturday at Yugong Yishan. I'm happy that we finally got videos of songs I feel good a…
RE: Hebner
Since I can't respond in the proper place, I will do so here.Fat Al,To set the record straight, Myron, Murray Chase, myself and others in-fact started out as TA Forward sports editor.Don't remember having you call Myron re: Richie Hebner but...Richie…
Yet another new song
Video from the Yugong Yishan gig the other night. This was the first time we played this song live. "Got Love If You Want It"
R.I.P. Myron
If you're not from Pittsburgh or have never lived there, you probably couldn't understand this.I got so many emails forwarded to me about moments of silence for Myron and the famous 21-yoi salute. Here's a good example from the legendary Craig…
Big gig Saturday night
We played Yugong Yishan, the big club downtown on Saturday night. It was part of Blues Night and there were four other bands. think Dave and I were the only non Chinese musicians of the bunch. It went well. We played an all-original set of…
Happy Birthday Jacob
Jacob turned ten last Saturday. We had a veritable 24-hour celebration. He had another handball tournament in the morning, then a batch of friends over for hours. We took them all to a teppanyaki dinner and then four kids slept over, including…
Original Chinese blues
Check this out. A very partial clip. Song written and sung by bassist Zhong Yang.