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Arnold, Tesla, and other Good Things.
Thursday, Jul 3, 2008 2:53AM / Members only
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Xanga versus Wordpress
Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 12:55PM / Members only
This nifty new tool that Google rolled out has me wondering...
The result of putting "xanga.com, wordpress.com" (tried blogger.com, but apparently this tool doesn't work for sites owned by Google. eeenteresting.)
Google Trends seems to be telling me something we must have already known about Xanga. But who knew Wordpress was becoming so popular.
Kinda makes me wanna step back for a second and really think about if this matters to me... and why it is that I blog to begin with. Hmm.
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Setbacks.
Tuesday, Jun 17, 2008 1:08AM / Members only
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Career Day with the Kidz.
Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008 8:25AM / Members only
Remember when you were in elementary school, and they had Career Day?Firefighter?
Police Officer?
Yoga Instructor??
Awesome, inspiring, boring, or just out of place, our Moms, Dads, & a plethora of other strange adults would come to share the highlights of their daily duty.
Today, I set foot on a Bronx elementary school campus to do just that. It was a whole new kind of crowd, talking and singing to 4th & 5th graders. I've gotta say though... after doing a number of workshops for college students and adults, it was pretty refreshing to see so many little hands shoot up in the air like rockets to my questions.
Because my attention span is similar to theirs, I figured more clapping, singing & generally noisy activities would suit us best. When they asked me what musicians inspired me to start, my mention of Stevie Wonder and Boyz II Men drew collective silence. Thinking on my feet to update them with a comparison, I said, "Well... like John Legend & Diddy's new group, Day26."
Which drew an uproar of applause. This moment made me both very happy and sad at the same time.
Three sessions later, I had handed out dozens of my last Cd to the kiddies. They wanted to keep in touch somehow and I wondered outloud... "Wait, you guys aren't even old enough to use MySpace, are you?"
What followed was the most hilarious, unanimous, guilty confession of "Yes..." I had ever seen, as their eyes turned back to a teacher who clearly disapproved of promoting MySpace to elementary school kids."Vu. Sshhh. Don't worry, we gotchu."
As I left the school grounds, someone commented that now, all their students want to write songs and become rockstars.Today, I successfully became a hero to the children...
and quite possibly their parents' worst nightmare.
All in a day's work.
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WANTED: ROCKIN' ASIAN GUITARIST! TEXAS! GIANT SHOW, THIS SATURDAY!
Friday, May 23, 2008 8:31AM / Members only
My good friends who put on the international Vietnamese entertainment series "Van Son" hit me up just a second ago...
They need a Rockin' Asian Guitarist in Texas LIKE NOW!! Here's da info...
VANSON ENTERTAINMENT is putting on a multi variety entertainment concert this coming Saturday, May 24th at the Majestic Theatre in Downtown DALLAS, Texas!We're looking to cast one male lead guitarist to be featured in a TINNA TINH solo number.Here's a link to Tinna's last performance with us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwYjhAAMDy4 Must be "rocker" looking, Asian American (please refer to youtube link) Long hair preferable. Must have charming stage presence and ready to rock out on stage! Age range - 20's/30'sCommitment: Friday, May 23rd - a few hours for tech rehearsal (Time, TBA) and Saturday, May 24th - all day, time TBACompensation: $300 cashPlease contact JENNI TRANG LE, Stage Manager, ASAP at (310) 873 7333 and please email a photo to jennitrangle@gmail.comThanks!
Yo, my Berklee Peoplez, either you're in TX right now or you've got friends nearby. Great opportunity, hollah!!!
