Teacher Monet's Dream Academy "Jail" Term |
Like the French Impressionist painter Claude Monet (whose middle
name was Oscar), my good friend and fellow musician Monet Silvestre
(whose middle name is NOT Oscar) is a painter&a painter of soni...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:04:00 GMT |
The Making of 'Bout Time! |
The recording for my CD started with what I call The Quezon City Torture Test which began when I found my pare Shinji Tanaka's Sound Creation Studio on the web. I liked what I saw, and first sent an e...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 02:06:00 GMT |
Uncle Tote - 'Bout Time! Album Credits |
Uncle Tote 'Bout Time!1) Spending the Night with Music Drums - Joe Cunningham Guitars - Casey Rankin, Bill Duenas Bass - Trey Cunningham 2) Whitney Blue Keyboards - Joe Cunningham Guit...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:11:00 GMT |
Rest in Peace, Casey Rankin |
I got the news this morning that my Excellent Tokyo Bro Casey Rankin had finally ended his way too long battle with cancer. He was not only my brother in music, he was my mentor, or as the Japanese sa...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:45:00 GMT |
Conspiracy Garden: Home Is Where The Art Is |
If there's one place I can call home in the Philippines, it's Conspiracy Garden Café at 59 Visayas Avenue in Quezon City, Manila. It's a combination art gallery, music hall and excellent res...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:56:00 GMT |
The Late J.D. Crutch: Artist/Outlaw |
J.D. Crutch was a real piece of work, a man who was both artist and outlaw. But then, artists and criminals have a lot in common. In order to break new ground, an artist has to defy existing laws th...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:28:00 GMT |
Tokyo Rolling Stone House - The Grand Finale |
OK, now for the part about the aircraft carrier Midway.Mike was getting close to the end of his mission, and he had to do some final collections from his fairly big client base stationed on the ship. ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:33:00 GMT |
Tokyo Rolling Stone House - Part 4 |
In all truth, the abundance of Thai refreshment at the Rolling Stone House was not the most salient feature. The real treasure was the house itself, a combination of Japanese and Western architecture...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:58:00 GMT |
Tokyo Rolling Stone House - Part 3 |
The Big Rubin adventure started with a phone call from Dave Kubiak in Kyoto asking if we didn't mind having Jerry as a houseguest for a couple of weeks. The request came as no surprise because David ...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:42:00 GMT |
Tokyo Rolling Stone House - Part 2 |
It's important to note the Mike was not some kind of drug lord strictly out for profit. He was on a public service mission: Buy musical instruments and stage gear for the Big Goa Hippies' Beachside Ne...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:13:00 GMT |
