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Ryan @ LIVE STAGE 許懷欣.朗豪坊拉闊天空 !!!
Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009 4:35PM / Members only
I'm doing a FREE acoustic set Saturday night (this weekend) at Langham Place so if you guys are free come stop by before you paint the town red. It's only from 9:00-9:45pm so come hang out. I also just joined Twitter (TheStayUp) and will try to keep the Facebook Group & Page more updated. See you this weekend!Twitter:www.twitter.com/thestayupFacebookGroup:http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6942924223FacebookPage:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ryan-Hui/11284422585
Ryan Hui @ LIVE STAGE 許懷欣.朗豪坊拉闊天空
Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time: 9:00pm - 9:45pm
Location: 12/F. Langham Place, Mongkok 旺角朗豪坊12樓 -
San Diego, Smores, and Robin Williams !!!
Friday, Jun 19, 2009 6:34PM / Members only
Last week I flew back to San Diego to for a week to renew my driver's license and to catch up with some good friends. I had such a blast and was so tempted to stay longer but I had to be back in the studio the next day. Good thing because my In-n-Out everyday diet was gonna kill me after another week....haha!Back in the old stomping grounds..SD represent!Sunset Cliffs is always one of my favorite spots in the world to just sit back, reflect and relax. Thankful for another year of blessings and safe travels.Made a new friend while going to dinner in Pacific Beach. Not too often do you see a pig checking out the surf.
You know I gotta have my In-N-Out..Valerie and Chris supporting my hamburger addiction!I should film my own version of "supersize me."While in town I looked at some Sphynx kittens to see if I can bring back a little brother for Kingsley but no luck. Maybe next time.A highlight of my trip was going to my favorite club the Casbah and watching The Lemonheads and Fluf rock out. I've seen so many cool bands play here so it's great to be able to see a good show while in town.Fluf opened and killed it. It's been a while since I saw them play and its always fun watching O and Brad. Last time saw them was when Reeve Oliver played the Casbah three years ago. If O looks familiar its because he's been in some of the coolest projects over the years and he was a awesome photographer at Transworld Skateboarding for a long time.This was my third time watching Evan Dando and company play so it's cool hearing the old stuff mixed in with some of the new Lemonheads tunes. Unfortunately he was a little too medicated to play better than I've seen him in the past. Oh well.....The man still plays some pretty cool SGs though.I also made it to Lestat's to watch the Predicates CD release party and got introduced to Itai by Chris. Being back in Lestat's reminded me of all the fun times we had playing there years ago. Watch out for the Wet Blankets...they'll play there soon!
Barbeque at Valerie's house! Got to catch up with some great friends and reminisce about the PLNU days. Good times.Smores!! We should make them popular in Hong Kong. Anyone game?
Before I knew it my week was up and it was time to make my way back home. On the way to LAX I stopped by Meltdown Comics and while I was looking through a box of back issues I looked up and saw.....ROBIN WILLIAMS! I kinda froze because you don't expect to run into someone like that. Luckily Mr.Williams was super nice and I asked him about his heart (he recently had surgery), his stand-up tour, and asked if I can get a pic. What a way to end such a fun trip! -
Skate First !!!
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009 9:05PM / Members only
If you haven't picked it up yet, you gotta check out the Skate First DVD by our good friend Nigel Ong. It features HK skaters teaching you some of their favorite tricks and also has footage of pros that came through town. The soundtrack includes local artists like Audiotraffic, 24Herbs, Qiu Hong, and myself. Check it out!!Nigel put a lot of hard work into this DVD and I think it came out really good. It's nice to see local skaters and world famous pros hitting the same spots. The biggest trip for me was watching Eric Kosten and Chris Haslam skating with my tune playing in the background. That's like a dream come true! I remember watching Ray Barbee in Public Domain back in 88' and thinking how cool would that be to have your song playing in the background.It's cool watching friends tear it up.Here's the trailer!Here's a couple of "Skate Diary" episodes we did for the public buses last year. Nigel filmed and edited all 16 episodes while Brian from 852/24Herbs, Sam Lee, and Lee Hawk came down to support.Also huge thanks to Oli@Element for all the fresh new gear. I've been stoked on their "Power to the Planet" campaign which focuses on using production techniques that are less harmful to the environment.I also got the new Element X Imaginary Foundation deck. It's got good pop and a pretty cool design.......
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200,000 !!!
Saturday, May 30, 2009 8:51PM / Members only
I just realized I passed the 200,000 mark a few days ago. Thanks for all the love and all support, you guys rock! I'm finishing up the last couple of tracks for the new album that will be out in September so hopefully you guys will dig the new tunes. Lates...
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Gibson Masterbuilt !!!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009 5:32PM / Members only
A few weeks ago Gibson master luthier Ren Ferguson came to town and shared his experiences of being one of the driving forces behind the Gibson Montana factory. Pretty much every Gibson acoustic is made by hand from their plant. Ren spoke about getting to work with some of the best players while making special one-off guitars for their thousands of clients. He's even spent a lot of time flying around the world picking out special woods to create these works of art. It was a treat to meet him again and to hear the stories behind the Super Doves and Super Humminbirds that he produced with Tom Lee this year.This time around Ren brought 6 Super Hummingbirds, 6 Super Doves, and 3 Specially carved L5 acoustics from thier custom shop. The wood used in each guitar was hand picked by Ren and he personally worked on the fretboard and pick guard designs. During his visit last year he brought thirteen SJ-200s (my favorites) each with a Chinese zodiac character.Joey Tang rockin' a couple of tunes.The new arrivals! Each guitar was a one-off with some unique wood combinations. Some the special woods included Zebra Wood, Palo Escrito, Ziricote, Movingui, Quilted Bubinga, Malaysian Blackwood, Macassar Ebony, Madagascar Rosewood, and Indian Rosewood.Each "super" guitar had a lot of mother of peal detail and had a unique sound since each one had a different mix of backs and sides. We were also allowed to play each one and compare!Some of the guitars Ren has made in the past have had over 200 pieces of mother of pearl and abalone inlay. He's even been know to spend more than 200 hours on a guitar and some went for as high as $100,000 usd!
After the show Joey, Ren, Frank Lee, and the rest of the crew went out for some really good hot pot. The fish heads were gone in no time...haha!
