http://www.edlinforpresident.com Ed Lin for President Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:43:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   From Portland, Maine's Holiday Inn: Please Reuse The Towels. . .Or I'll Shred You With My Talons! Yes, I got back to New York super early Saturday, but I've been too overwhelmed by everything until now to recount my travels.  It also didn't help that the Greyhound I was taking ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/07/23/back-in-da-city/ Not their first reunion, but these two shows were The Vaselines' U.S. debut before heading to Seattle for this sellout record label's anniversary show. Maxwell's The Hoboken show, Wednesday, July 9, was nearly derailed.  Literally.  The PATH train that connects Hoboken to Manhattan went out of service at 6PM.  Anyone coming ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/07/12/the-vaselines-at-maxwells-hoboken-and-southpaw-brooklyn/ Yeah, that'll work! I'm reading in Minneapolis!  The land of Husker Du and the Replacements!  Soul Asylum! And the seldom-heralded Man-Sized Action! I'm also going to Exeter, N.H., which is probably best known for the Phillips Exeter Academy and for this infamous UFO account. After that, it's Portland, Maine, and then Boston. Although I've ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/07/06/intensities-in-the-twin-cities-and-an-upcoming-incident-at-exeter/ You are a writer and you've been looking for that special contest that will recognize your talent because although you're somewhat modest, you're also quite competitive. Here it is! Co-sponsored by the good people at Hyphen Magazine and the Asian American Writers' Workshop. Preeta Samarasan won this contest in 2007 and ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/06/20/enter-this-writing-contest-now/ Fuck, yes! If I were returning from the the Land of Dead and Gone Things and I could take one thing back with me to the Realm of the Living, it would be Swervedriver. Luckily, the band resurrected itself after a decade layoff and played at Manhattan's Bowery Ballroom Wednesday June ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/06/14/youve-been-away-for-so-long-swervedriver-live-in-new-york/ Damn, did I milk this doorway for photos, or what? Yo! Three things to announce. 1) "Super Hero Blues," a short film by the amazing Greg Pak that I did a voice character for, has won a PBS award! It's airing tomorrow (June 7) on TV or watch it here. ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/06/06/im-an-actor-im-a-teacher-im-on-tour/ I went to see Wire last night, who kicked off the South Street Seaport Music Festival. I wasn't really so sure if the mix of tourists and Wall Street types would be into the band, currently in their third (fourth?) comeback. But, hey, right in front of me ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/05/31/154-pink-chairs-wire-live-in-new-york/ And how was your Saturday night? (photo by author) Laugh if you want. If you're a snorin' mofo like me, this could soon be you. I spent Saturday night not in the arms of my lovely wife but in room 909 (anybody else know that Beatles song 'One After ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/05/21/id-rather-have-smores-than-snores/ Yeah, I took lotsa pics in this doorway. . . Check out my Shuffled! feature over on boston progress radio. I talk a leel 'bout six songs picked randomly from my vast music archive. Artists covered include: Billy Bragg, Asobi Seksu, Taiyo Na, Bad Brains, Asian Dub Foundation and Yellow Rage. ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/05/08/ive-been-shuffled/ I'd figured this would happen sooner or later. During the Q&A at the Asia Society reading, I was called out by an elder stateswoman of Chinatown for being merely "an observer" not only of the place, but the time (1976). Sure, I hadn't grown up in Chinatown. Sure, I don't understand ... http://www.edlinforpresident.com/2008/05/03/ed-lin-granted-observer-status/