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Well, it’s been a month, but the Beckumentary is now up on the 94.7 fm website. I still don’t have the raw footage back, but at least there’s something there to see. It’s all pretty good: the 10 min interview with Beck, 3 songs from the show, and my backstage stuff, for a total of …
As reported last week, the Portland Taiko (CD|DVD) drum group will be performing their new show “In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors” this weekend here in Portland. The show, which honors Japanese American heritage has got me thinking about that very subject (more so that usual) a bit lately, and the marriage of George Takei …
Since I’m all about promoting music and the arts, but am also near broke, today was a fabulous opportunity to catch a free performance and get a cultural experience all in one. The Portland Center for Performing Arts (PCPA) put on the first of a series of monthly “Noontime Showcases”, which basically is a brown …
Writing update: Yesterday I finished another story, which means I’m that much closer to having the collection finished (still thinking by mid-month). The new piece, “Mother’s Little Helper” was also written in anticipation of the birth of baby Luella sometime in the next couple of weeks. Technically, the baby is due Sept. 17, but all …