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Learn Chinese Flash Prototype

Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 1:02AM / Standard Entry

I want to learn Mandarin so I thought I'd make a little program to help. This is a prototype I'm working on to show stroke order and pronunciation. I'd like to include some video in it as well.

If anyone has suggestions or wants to help let me know. I think I mixed up some traditional and simplified characters. Only the first entries are working but there's a quiz you can try.

http://ejmarshall.com/interactive.html

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design web site

Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 12:21AM / Standard Entry

Today I'm working on getting my design web site back together, http://www.ejmarshall.com, I've been concentrating on music more lately. It''s been a while since I did any promotions for my design work and I even took my site offline for a while. I'll have some of my rock posters up soon. I've done posters for bands like the Grateful Dead, Weezer and Beck.

You can hear some of my recordings at http://www.eroksf.com. It's a foggy day in San Francisco and a good day to get some work done!
peace,
Eric

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Dell'Uva

Monday, Jun 2, 2008 1:10AM / Standard Entry

Last night we played over in North Beach in San Francisco at Dell"uva (http://www.delluvasf.com/), a wine bar. Todd Brozman was on keys and Rick Rivera on drums. Rick is one of my favorite drummers to perform with. He's originally from Boston and plays up on the beat with that east coast feel. We did a little demo recording a year ago.

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Japanese Giants

Monday, Jun 2, 2008 1:07AM / Standard Entry

My friend from Japan Ellie just left after staying in SF for a few days. She helped me study Japanese before I went to work in Tokyo a few years ago. I worked at a small web design firm near Shinjuku and lived in Asagaya. The good point about Asagaya was jazz "school" Manhattan. The school was really a bar where they gave lessons and had jam sessions late into the night. It was so small the bass player had to stand half way out the door to fit. i got a chance to go to a number of jazz sessions and do a few gigs in Tokyo. Hope to go back soon, I miss Japan. This is a picture of playing at jazz spot Fill-In.

A couple friends and I took Ellie to a San Francisco Giants baseball game. She yelled in surprise when a Keiichi Yabu, Japanese player, came up to bat. Folks from Osaka take their baseball seriously!

Hope I can get back to Japan soon.

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Bubble Lounge

Monday, May 26, 2008 9:46PM / Standard Entry

Played a gig at the Bubble Lounge in San Francisco on Friday night with Ed Chow. My friend Rick Rivera was on drums. He sounded amazing and really pulled the set together. A while back I was traveling and bought an upright electric bass. It played different than the acoustic bass and I had a different style on it which I miss. Recently I've been able to get that feel more on the acoustic bass which is exciting.

I started playing with two new projects. One is with Berkeley pianist Valerie Mih (http://www.circulardreaming.com) and the other is with some guys who graduated from the music conservatory. I thought they'd be geeks, but they're super cool - look like they're out of a wild west saloon, tattoos and mustaches, great musicians. We'll be putting together a new group and start playing this summer.

My good friend Abel Mouton has changed the name of his project from Abel Mouton and the Tastemakers to The Seedy Naturalists. Abel and I played some shows in New York last year which went really well. I decided to move on and concentrate on jazz more, but look for new tunes from Abel and company soon with Matt Sieling on bass.

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I'm a musician and graphic artist. I play upright bass in jazz, bossa and improvised/experimental groups.
Occupation: Musician , Graphic Designer
Gender: Male
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