Henry's Asian Adventures and Other Matters

Adventures on the Left Coast

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:40:04 -0800

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Goodbye, EVIE! I'm leaving!

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I might go to China or India or Japan. I'm hungry for some sushi, maybe fried rice!

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Goodbye, you Silly Kitty! You sleep all day

and you're not much Fun!

I need to escape, but How? How can I get away from The Little Golden Haired Girl???

I'll ask my Friends who play all day in the Salon

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"Hi NEW DOLLIE . . .I'm Leaving! But I don't quite know how to do it. Do you have any ideas???"

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" Ha Ha! When the Grandparents go shopping tomorrow on Mission Street, sneak away in their Shopping Bags. They won't know you are There! Ha Ha !!! "

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" Goodbye, Cinderella and Icey. I'm leaving here tomorrow. I will miss you both! "

Chapter Two - The Escape begins

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"I'll just peek out, to see where we are going !! "

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" Ahh! Mission Street! He'll never see me jump out of the Bag !! "

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" I'm starting to get hungry!! "

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" I don't think I'll try any of these! WHAT THE . . . ???"

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" Well, HELLO to you too . . .Whoever You Are !! "

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" At Last !! Some home-made chocolate Ice Cream at

Philip's Store !! Maybe he can give me some advice on how to

get away from the Little Golden-Haired Girl "

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" You Foolish Goose !! You'll need money and a BART ticket to get to the Airport !! When you come back, stop in at Mocha Chaca at 4482 Mission Street and I'll serve you some more Ice Cream "

( He didn't really say that to Cheryl . . .I just threw it in as a plug for a good Ice Cream Store in San Francisco !! )

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" Hmmmm . . .How do you operate one of these things??

and who's 'BART' ??? "

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Chapter Three - Cheryl Meets the World -

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"I don't know who this 'BART' guy is, but I think he forgot to spell the rest of his name on this door-sign !!"

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" I guess BART lives in a tunnel !! "

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On instinct alone our Little Web-Footed friend

heads South to San Bruno !!

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"OK !!! This is My Ticket To Ride !!! "

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" Let's see . . .Korean Air Serves the best Bi Bim Bop "

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" Technology !! I feel like such an Anachronism !! "

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" Back to my Neighborhood . . .I'll never get off the Ground !! "

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" I Think I Got Off at the Wrong Station !!! "

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" Maybe I Got Off at the Wrong Century !! "

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" Who are these Guys ??? "

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Alex and Nick asked me to help them make a Buck

by sitting in with them

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" I better get cleaned up before I have to go home

and face the Little Golden-Haired Girl !! "

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"I think I'm getting close . . .But I know I don't live in London !!! "

Chapter Four: Cheryl Goes Home

Meanwhile at the Farmer's Market . . .

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Life is a Big Hay Maze

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:30 -0800

The Great Hay Maze at Arata Farm

Here's that little special person of ours viewing her own world of wonderment through a window made of hay bales. What a way to spend vacation time. As we reach toward our 42nd wedding anniversary and get deeper into the role of grandparent, life couldn't be better - or more rewarding!

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Lucketts - 14 November 2009

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:18:46 -0800

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Melvin Goins and 'Windy Mountain' on the Old Schoolhouse Stage at Lucketts, Virginia.

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Scott Brannon and the Scott Brannon Band at Lucketts.One of the best performances yet for this topnotch group. After so many appearances at Lucketts they never sounded better.

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Will Clyde Wray Never Cease?

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:32 -0800

Imperial Theatre, St. John

2 November 2009: St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Rarely does an individual deserve his name up in lights - this person does. So I was shocked to get this picture in my electronic mail the other day. But then I'm not surprised, either. It's a great one-upmanship piece of humor shared between two combat vet friends. The photo came over the airwaves when I was in the midst of listening to Judy Collins' "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" and Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms." Can't get through the last song without a lot of deep thought about the Vietnam War and my old little black book of names and addresses, which is fast becoming out of date as so many of my old war buddies are on their way to Valhala. I know that's their ultimate destination. As I continue to transfer all my new material (and some old) into newer file-keeping technologies my old black book is looking more everyday like the Tibetan Book of the Dead. All well and good until this or that system crashes or another cell phone gets washed again in my favorite pair of Levi's. Time passes into the great changing of the world. Some things remain like art and poets and writers to remind us that there is still a lot of beauty in the world and the flipside which is negativism, evil, hatred, and man's injustice toward other men. We don't seem to learn anything in this existence. We Vietnam Veterans now have sons and even grandsons fighting in two more wars and I hate the politicians, liars, and draft-dodgers who continue to get us into these situations. I'll hate them till the day I exit out of my own little black book. Our only defense is to vote the bums out of office, every chance we get, and to get knowledgeable about every candidate who runs for public office.

There's always a guy like Clyde waiting in the wings to expose the foibles and pity of our human condition. It's the poet's job to do it with language elevated to a level of the transcendent. The listener or reader is required to do his or her part in order for the words to come alive in the human experience. Clyde's craft is in the artistry of the voice. I met him at a time when "performance art" was just about to become all the rage with anyone who could find a stage and think they could perform something "deeply meaningful" on it. But no - this guy was different, and he REALLY had something honest to share with his audiences. He also did something I always admired in him - he refused all offers to show up at any public place that promoted the once popular "poetry slams" - the pseudo-poetry gong-shows of the 80's and 90's. It's not a game with Clyde and never was since the day he left a big chunk of his life invested in his service in Viet Nam. The themes of war, the losses thereof, and remembrance are never far below the surface of anything he writes or performs.

Just published and Available: Bridges You Can Walk Across by Clyde Wray

Clyde Wray appeared 2 November 2009 at the Imperial Theatre in St. John, New Brunswick in the production: Diary Within My Head and Lysistrata

http://www.saintjohnartscentre.com/literary_arts.asp for an interesting interview with Clyde Wray.

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Honor Our Veterans - and Their Veterans Too

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:50:18 -0800

Veterans' Cemetery, Seoul

I've spent a lot of time in South Korea on various projects dealing with the Korean War and the history of this magnificent country. South Korea is usually not anyone's priority as a significant travel destination - and that's a shame because America's ties with this important outpost of Democracy on the Pacific Rim run deep. The people of South Korea have a lot to teach us about our own democratic ideals and you can add a lesson in Family Values, too. There, family values hold the whole social structure together and it's not just some throw-away platitude like here in the U.S. Our veterans and the war veterans of South Korea have shared the deepest bond - the sacrifice of life and blood for the continuity of Freedom. Remember them this November 11th, 2009 and if you ever get the chance, visit South Korea. One of the most advanced, modern countries in all of Asia, a trip to the Republic of South Korea will not disappoint.

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Chua Thien Mu, Hue

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:23:40 -0800

Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue, 1988

The Central Gate (looking toward the Song Huong - Perfume River -) as it appeared in 1988 before the influx of international tourism. Photo by Ed Henry, June, 1988.

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Jews On Vinyl at the CJM

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:19:51 -0800

Trail of Our Vinyl

October 23, 2009 - San Francisco

A fascinating place, an interesting book produced by archivists Roger Bennett and Josh Kun. We recently browsed the exhibit Jews on Vinyl at the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and I couldn't get past the Museum Gift Shop without picking up a copy of the above. Bennett and Kun were concerned that an important part of American Jewish history was being lost in people's old 33 rpm and 45 record collections, so they began rummaging through attics, yard sales, and neighbor's houses to find the rich sources of material that comprise the current exhibit Jews on Vinyl at the Museum. The book is a rare collection of 40's, 50's, and 60's album covers from both the U.S. and Israel and covers a broad range of issues concerning the history of Jewish music production in the recent past. Bennett and Kun continue the search for more material with the establishment of www.trailofourvinyl.com and in collaboration with www.rebootstereophonic.com hope to re-release some of these lost classics.

also: www.thecjm.org

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Arata's Farm - Half Moon Bay

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:48:07 -0800

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Arata Farms Art

Actual overview of the amazing "Hay Maze" constructed annually at Arata Farms,

two miles south of Half Moon Bay, California. The maze is built with thousands of hay-bales.

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Fire, Food, and Fun!

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:08:32 -0700

The Bonfire is Back Art (2)

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It's a Good Life

nobody@vox.com(Henry) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:09:14 -0700

Poolside - 1 Aug 09

Summer's End, 2009

What a wonderful life! If you wait around long enough it pays you back in spades. Who would have thought at my age I would have to worry about "baby-proofing" the house again? Rig up gates - worry about covering electrical outlets - put up barriers to all the sets of steps - fix up a box of toys for when she visits again. Chloe, our grand-niece, the little world traveler, is currently in Costa Rica and will be back soon. Then we'll be spending extended time with our grand-daughter Evie out on the Left Coast. I can't wait to see them both, but especially Evie, who always has something funny to tell me and comes up with such profundities while we're reading books together. Such a beautiful, little genius - but hey - that's my grand-daughter! To be a grandfather - to be an older uncle - You wait. You haven't a clue until you've experienced it for yourself.

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