Archive for November, 2013
A tale of South American music
@lizamyers, the noted Vermont artist, tweeted that she was “Listening to Andean music and talking with my students about the Machu Picchu trip next summer!” and it brought something to mind that I hadn’t thought of for many years. In the late 60s, around the time of the first Moon landing, I was working in […]
Big Al, a true tale of China, America and war-time Italy
I want to tell you the story of Big Al. I had a part in it–made it connect, you could say–but just a small part. It’s a true tale that spans an arc from Word War II Italy through pre-handover Hong Kong, via Shantou in mainland China and across to Colorado, USA. I met Big […]
