Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 I'll have my lap-top but I've no idea what I'll be able to access in Beijing...I've heard the government limits some website's availibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhancox Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Another gig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Hear the mighty engines roar, see the silver bird on highShe's away and westward bound, high above the clouds she'll fly Bon Voyage, Gute Reise, Have a safe trip and all that jazz! Hope you can get Internet access.....if not, tell us all about it when you get back. And don't drink the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Good luck TAH. Be sure to wear a mask; I hear pollution's rampant over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TESmith Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Bet he comes home with some kind of good storyLook forward to hearing about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Have fun, dude. That sounds like a great trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stackabones Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 Take care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members panhandler Posted October 3, 2010 Members Share Posted October 3, 2010 A friend just came back from China, lot's of sites (youtube) excluded. fear of porn he says. I'm told there is a great demand for western music there. Got me thinkin... maybe we should go? He played a couple places and was a hit. Safe journey to ya Terry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 6, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Got in early this morning and find I can't sleep, so I'm back! Interesting experience. The folks I met were all super-friendly and very excited about me being a Texan (too much TV, perhaps ) and asked a lot of questions about six-shooters, pickup trucks, horses and oil-wells (couldn't tell 'em much about that last one!)... Flying over and back was very cool, as they bought me round-trip tickets in 1st Class (it REALLY does make a difference! ) and at the initial leg one of the pilots noticed the "inspecters" asking me pointed questions about my harmonioca neck-rack (thanks again, DEpt. Of Homeland Paranoia), and offered to allow me to put my Guild in the Pilot's Closet, and contacted each of the other planes I'd be on and made arrangements for my guitar to travel that way all the way! How cool is that? Chinese internet is kinda strange...I could connect to H-C and read posts but couldn't post replies...this was the case at a lot of sites, mostly commercial ones (Musician's Friend, Gibson, Taylor, etc.). Non-commercial sites were much easier. WiFi is sporadic where I was. Cell-phone reception was not too great, either, except late at night, when it was excellent. The festival went very well and I was asked to give an interview over the radio...this was the most bizarre thing! The host, who didn't seem to speak English, would ask a question, an interpreter would translate, I'd answer, another interpreter (from the festival) would translate my response...this went on for about an hour. Turns out they edited it into two simulcasts, one in Cantonese, one in English...got recordings of both, and plan to have the Cantonese one translated just to see what got "improved"... Played about 45 minutes of my originals, with 4 covers thrown in. Most popular cover tune was "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain", and a gret many of the audience sang along. An A&R guy from a label asked me for my card and said he'd like to discuss some business...we'll see how that goes... Nice to be home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sixgunner455 Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Sounds like it was a great experience. Wish I could have hitched a ride with your Guild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members garthman Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Welcome back, Terry. Sounds like you had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poppytater Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Glad you made it back safe. I'm sure you done the U.S. proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Sounds like the Chinese have good taste in songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fastblueheeler Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 My son is teaching in Nanchang. He can't access Facebook among other sites. The Chinese seem to love anything to do with Texas, especially Willie Nelson. He took a lot of pictures of South Fork and Dallas and the horses next door before he left and says those are very popular. Sounds like you were a great ambassador! Welcome home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 You're a good ambassador, Terry.For both countries: Texas, and the US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members recordingtrack1 Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 You're a good ambassador, Terry.For both countries: Texas, and the US! good one,Q:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Queequeg Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 good one,Q:thu:Strangers passing in the streetBy chance two separate glances meetI am you and what I see is me . . . Roger Waters is starting a new tour of The Wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LiveMusic Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 What's the story about this trip TAH? Or, have you posted it somewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Never been to BJ. Been all through South China though. You're right about internet. Wi-Fi is rare. Starbucks has it though. I have to go back for a week in November to Guangzhou I'm always bored when I'm there. Can't wait to get back to noisy, chaotic Saigon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RKO Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Congrats Terry. will we be able to hear the show or any of the interviews?Welcome home, buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip and that you're back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TESmith Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 I am sure it was interesting sounds like it would have been Sounds like you had a decent enough time as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitnoob Posted October 6, 2010 Members Share Posted October 6, 2010 Cool -- sounds like the gig of a lifetime. How long was the flight, and do they give you fuzzy slippers in first class? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted October 7, 2010 Author Members Share Posted October 7, 2010 Originally Posted by LiveMusic What's the story about this trip TAH? Or, have you posted it somewhere? A lady involved w/ the Beijing Modern Sky Festival was in Dallas on business some months ago, heard me playing at a restaurant, bought some of my CDs and later her supervisor contacted me about appearing. Originally Posted by RKO Congrats Terry. will we be able to hear the show or any of the interviews?Welcome home, buddy! Trying to find that out...I'd love to be able to link some/all of it to my website. Guess it'll depend mostly on the legal "fair use" issues. I imagine I'd have to get signed permission from the festival people, otherwise I might be burning a very important bridge! But first I want to have the Cantonese interview translated...just in case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WashburnGuy Posted October 7, 2010 Members Share Posted October 7, 2010 Congrats and welcome home! Glad it was a safe, eventful trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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