First, it dropped through the mail slot in the form of India, a new CD from Putumayo. Admittedly, when I cued it up I found it a little too easy listening for my taste. But I let it play, and like so many things that evoke India, I was totally roped in. I drove across downtown with Satish Vyas’ Homeward Journey playing and I completely forgot where I was. I’m not sure that critics are going to find anything new or groundbreaking on this disk, but if, like me, you’re a sucker for the seductive ambiance of an imaginary, quiet India, there’s nothing not to like about this disk.… continued…
The Flip Flops burst out of obscurity for a few hours on Saturday afternoon to add a little more Aloha to the exhibit at the Wing Luke Asian Museum. The exhibit? It’s about the presence of native Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest.
The Flip Flops are my “band” – and yes, those quotes are used very much ironically, in case you didn’t get that. We’re a rag tag band of ruffians… no, we’re a roughneck batch of vagabonds… no, we’re, well, we’re something, that’s for sure.… continued…
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As you know, we’re great lovers of the Washington Coast here at Nerd’s Eye View. We’ve recently returned from two nights at Seabrook and we think you should go. Lucky you, Nerd’s Eye View was contacted by Seabrook and you have the chance to win a free two night stay! I’m just going to repost the text as it came from the folks at Seabrook – it tells you what to do.… continued…
There was no town there before the big Hawaiian set up camp not far from the shingle mill where he worked. The loggers were terrified of him on first sight. He was big like the trees out there and truth be told, they were scared of the trees, too, no matter how many they brought down. But whenever they got close to the islander, the fear just left them, his smile was always welcoming and when the pay came in, he’d set up a fire and invite anyone who was passing by to join him for whatever he had available – sometimes it was salmon, sometimes he got lucky and shot an elk.… continued…
