Sunday, January 26, 2020

Lunar New Year 2020 - Year of the Rat

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Year of the Rat
Happy Lunar New Year 2020.

I was born in the Year of the Rat. The Year of the Rat comes every 12 years.

Let's just say I'll have passed my zodiac animal more than 4 times.

Or you can hear The Daily Show's
Ronny Chieng explain hilariously the true meaning of Chinese New Year to Chinese people from his Netflix special, "Asian Comedian Destroys America"

Enjoy.

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Tommy Jones's Perfect Day - 2020 PBA Hall of Fame Classic

Tommy Jones, Kimberly Pressler
What a way to kick off the new PBA season.

It started off with a live broadcast of the PBA Hall of Fame Classic. San Francisco native Darren Tang came into the stepladder as the number 1 seed.

One of the newest inductees into the PBA Hall of Fame was the number 2 seed, Tommy Jones. He defeated Chris Barnes in an ugly game, 190-169 to advance to the final match.

And what a final.

Like mom Oksana Kovalova's first TV match to watch daughter Dasha bowl a 300 last August, Tommy's mom Linda's first TV match was to see her son bowl a perfect game.

The 300 game comes in TJ's 20th professional season, his 20th PBA title in the year 2020.

Way to go, TJ.

Sunday, January 05, 2020

Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice Documentary

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At dinner last night, my friend Gwyn recommended I watch CNN's documentary "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice."

If you're under the age of 40 and don't know who she is, watch this documentary. You'll see how many music legends admired her work and why.

Eagles founders Glenn Frey and Don Henley got their start as musicians for Ms. Ronstadt.

Her career covered vast and varied genres: pop, rock, country, Latin and light opera.

And then you'll realize how strong and beautiful her voice was. Due to a degenerative brain condition, Linda retired from singing in 2011.

Ms. Ronstadt was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

Here's a video clip of my all-time favorite Linda Ronstadt song, "You're No Good."



At her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a medley of her songs were sung by the biggest legends in contemporary American music: Glenn Frey, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks and Carrie Underwood. With longtime guitarist Waddy Wachtel. The last song from the women was also featured in the documentary.