While recently writing about shows I’ve been playing, it occurred to me that people might find it interesting to know some of the shows I’ve seen in my life. I’m from the old days when there was so much incredible good music out there, and the radio was actually worth listening to.
I encourage other bloggers to make a similar list of great shows they have seen. OK, not really in any particular order but starting with the first show I did see, here is my list: (more…)
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.
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!
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.
Photos by Huang Shao Mao, Hui-chen and MJ Klein
This article has it all - music, drinking, food, and babes!
I am producing the Fong band’s new recording sessions. This is the first production gig I’ve had in Taiwan, and I hope to get more. I’ve really missed producing and it felt great to get back into the studio, although these days “the studio” is a lot different from the 2″ analog tape and huge mixing consoles I’m used to.
In the past, given my considerable experience, I sometimes have performed on records that I’ve produced. This is nothing unusual, and in the case of the Fong band sessions, I played the backing guitar parts, mainly because it would be faster and much more consistient. It remains to be seen whether either of the two guitar players will add some parts to the recording, but at this writing, I personally played all the guitar parts. Needless to say, I won’t be doing any singing on these records because the songs are in the Thai language. I’m sure that I could learn the phonetic pronunciation and fake it but there isn’t any need for me to do so. These guys can sing quite well and we used 3 of them in a “gang vocal” configuration that you’ll see later (with photos taken from video stills).
So I hope you enjoy this article about what we did over the weekend. I enjoyed doing all these things for sure!
Bryan Chen, owner and engineer of Wellrick Studio
It was a weekend full of music and fun. It all started out on Friday (which was a holiday here in Taiwan). First, it was guitars, guitars, Burns and VOX mayhem and more guitars!
Food Photos by MJ Klein
I know it’s been awhile since we showed you any homestyle Taiwanese cooking. So, we’re going to make up for that right now! Hui-chen’s sister Hui-ling and her son were visiting. The sisters decided to do some cooking, so they made a ton of dumplings, including wontons.
Without any further delay, let’s get right into the photos!
This is the base meat, consisting of ground pork and spices.
Photos by MJ Klein
On our little trip to Wulai, we’ve seen that there is a lot more to the place than simply the waterfall for which it is famous. Wulai has hot springs, a river that is used for bathing, a downtown shopping area and an historical passenger railroad, in addition to the waterfall. Also many people don’t realize that you can see several other waterfalls within a few kilometers of Wulai. There are some excellent trails in the area for hiking.
We’re going to take a look at a few things on the way down to the waterfall. One of them is another shot of what’s been called “the cutest little train” the Log Cart.
Recently, Mark went to the US to take care of some business. While he was there, he blogged on the size of fountain drinks at a gas station on the way to Boston. Mark says:
I’ve been living abroad for a while, and it’s given me a slightly different view of stuff at home than I’d have if I’d stayed…. I’m used to the large size [drink] being 22oz or something like that. Even drinking the second biggest size drink I saw at the gas station left me feeling like I’d just put my pancreas through a strainer. I mean… who drinks half a gallon of soda in one serving? Seriously…
I talked about that article with my friend Mike back in New England and he told me about some giant sized portions at some local restaurants. Mike got some shots and the story behind these monster dishes for us. Are you ready for this?
Photos by MJ Klein
Hui-chen and I took a little sight-seeing trip to Wulai after our return from China recently. If you haven’t been there in awhile, you should take a visit and see for yourself, what a lovely place Wulai really is.
Besides the famous waterfall, Wulai is known for these emerald green waters (and wires!). These photos are un-processed and the colors are just how the Nikon D80 photographed them.
Hui-chen and I were in Kaohsiung very recently, where we learned that the new KRT is open now. The entire Red Line is operational, and the best part is - this month it’s totally free!
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