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We are currently experimenting with video comments with the Seesmic plug-in. If you have a cam and a microphone you can leave a video comment on our articles without first having to upload a video to one of the video server sites such as You Tube. Look for the link at the bottom that says “Or add a Video Comment.” Please note that selecting this option will open a small window that make take a little time to load. If you are not registered with Seesmic, you may do so on the fly and immediately begin recording your video comment. Be sure and let us know what you think.

Hat tip to Mark Forman.

UPDATE: We have a time slot: Sunday, May 4, at 13:30. Be sure to get there early enough so you don’t miss our show.

May Jam takes place at An Ping Beach in Tainan and is a 2 day event, on May 3 & 4.

Here is the band list and schedule. Go to this page for information and directions in both Chinese and English (English is at the bottom). Important: bear in mind that the information on this page is for last year’s show. The directions are the same but the dates are different. This year’s show takes place on May 3 & 4. We are playing on Sunday, May 4 at 13:30.

Michael Turton’s announcement.

We’re playing this year’s May Jam in Tainan. The time slot hasn’t been determined yet, so the only thing we know is that it will be Sunday. For the exact schedule of all the bands please check The Real Taiwan site for updates. Thanks to John at The Real Taiwan for making this event happen!

Hope to see you all there!

Here’s a video of the Fong Band, shot at Taoyuan stadium a few weeks ago.

Enjoy!

Wonder what I’ve been reading? Take a look:

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Photos by MJ Klein - Attention: Food Photos!

The weather has been great for the past few days so we decided (of course!) to have a party up on our roof! We invited Andres and his family along with his friend and co-worker Rich. We had a great time with good company and good food.

I have been wanting to build some kind of an outdoor cooking table for some time. I wanted one that could hold a Dutch oven and also a grill and do everything I needed to do in connection with cooking outdoors on the roof. So, I went to B&Q and bought some stuff, and spend a few hours on Friday putting it all together. Take a look at what I built:

This is the far end of the roof at the back of the house. This is the cooking table that I made from ordinary shelfing materials you can buy in Taiwan. We also picked up the small black grill in the left corner. It’s basically a copy of a tried and true US design.

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We haven’t had one of these for awhile, so here goes!

This afternoon, my wife and I were eating lunch in our living room when we heard voices outside. We frequently hear people walking by, talking, so it’s not big deal. But these voices persisted, as if the people who were speaking had become stationary. I looked out the window. Boy, had they become stationary!

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Photos by MJ Klein

Hui-chen went on a business trip to China with our friend Jeff McMahon, owner of the RealSeat. On the way back we stopped in Hong Kong and went shopping of course!

This time we went towards the south end of the main shopping area, known as the Ladies’ Market.

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We’ve been so busy that there hasn’t been time for Bushman’s Picks lately - our apologies. So, let’s get back into the swing of things!

Here’s what I’ve been reading:

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Photos by MJ Klein

We residents of Hukou are fortunate enough to have our very own Tea Master - our good friend Mr. Gan. Hui-chen and I visited Mr. Gan’s shop in downtown Hukou and interviewed him about his history, family and profession.

Hukou’s very own Tea Master, Mr. Gan, pouring tea for guests in his shop

Mr. Gan’s early career was with a bottled gas company. He used to deliver gas bottles himself, and he proudly proclaims that the gas bottles never touched his shirt because he didn’t want to cause laundry problems for his wife. This required considerable strength and effort to accomplish. The gas company for which he worked eventually merged with another gas company and to this day he is still a stock holder. The appeal of delivering gas soon wore off, and Mr. Gan began to investigate the inner workings of the Taiwan tea business.
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Photos by Michael Turton

UPDATE: We’ve put a video clip up on Flickr. This is the first of many that we will be posting there or other places as appropriate. Here is the video:

We have been busy! Give me a few days to edit and render the video footage, post it to the appropriate host, sift through the hundreds of photographs and video stills, and I’ll tell you the story. Until then, let me leave you with these photos taken at Taoyuan Stadium:

This is me before the show, doing a quick sound check. I’m using the new Burns Brian May guitar and Vox amp. Btw, I got a haircut because I am sick of my long hair, lol.

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