Comments for Bruce Mack http://brucemack.com The Revolution is within the digital divide Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:37:02 +0000 Comment on The Philippines: Manila, Sweet and “G-Hetto” Fabulous by Gusay, Ronald http://brucemack.com/the-philippines-manila-sweet-and-g-hetto-fabulous/#comment-56 Gusay, Ronald Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:55 +0000 http://brucemack.com/the-philippines-manila-sweet-and-g-hetto-fabulous/#comment-56 Bruce: Thanks for coming over to Cebu City! there also is cerveza negra from sanmig corp as well the oldest red light district along the oldest street in the philippines is in colon cebu the city gets more tourists than manila but has no money the money is in lapulapu mactan island and the most money is in the calabarzon cavite laguna batangas quezon provinces we are but a handful and a few by far for freedom of expression artistry and good taste Bruce:
Thanks for coming over to Cebu City!
there also is cerveza negra from sanmig corp as well
the oldest red light district along the oldest street in the philippines is in colon cebu
the city gets more tourists than manila but has no money
the money is in lapulapu mactan island and the most money is in the calabarzon cavite laguna batangas quezon provinces
we are but a handful and a few by far for freedom of expression artistry and good taste

]]> Comment on Lounging’ With the Charge’ d’Affaires in Burma by Otis http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-30 Otis Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:39:34 +0000 http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-30 B, This trip sounds unreal!! Your writing is so visual. And how's that street food? Keep writing. OK B,
This trip sounds unreal!! Your writing is so visual. And how’s that street food? Keep writing. OK

]]> Comment on China: All That and Dim Sum by Jimmy Saal http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-28 Jimmy Saal Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:06:05 +0000 http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-28 Greetings from Florida (don't sound too exotic, does it!!!). Hey, I'm lovin' the photos. Are you bringing back any of those posters? I have a lot more wall space...so please keep it in mind! warmest regards, Jimmy Greetings from Florida (don’t sound too exotic, does it!!!). Hey, I’m lovin’ the photos. Are you bringing back any of those posters? I have a lot more wall space…so please keep it in mind!

warmest regards, Jimmy

]]> Comment on China: All That and Dim Sum by bmack http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-27 bmack Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:44:24 +0000 http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-27 Hey, love! Those are great questions! The answer is: Yes, we do have a translator in all situations except for here in the Philippines where English is spoken throughout. In the beginning it hampered us a little because we were not used to communicating "to the translator" . So we worked on simplifying our descriptions, explanations, language (eliminated music slang) and its' been smooth since. I feel our points are coming across well, but we don't have as much time as we would like to exercise the concepts so we try hard to motivate participants to particpate on the spot. And yes, we've been taking questions from the attendees of the workshops such as: "what style of music do you play?", "How can I sing stronger?", "What books can I get to learn Jazz?", "Can you show us some Drum&Bass style?", "Who are your favorite Musicians?", "Is your music Jazz ?", "What is Soul Music?", "How do you improvise?", "How did the band come together?", and a few others which will come to me later. But we answer them all. Hey, love! Those are great questions! The answer is: Yes, we do have a translator in all situations except for here in the Philippines where English is spoken throughout.
In the beginning it hampered us a little because we were not used to communicating “to the translator” . So we worked on simplifying our descriptions, explanations, language (eliminated music slang) and its’ been smooth since. I feel our points are coming across well, but we don’t have as much time as we would like to exercise the concepts so we try hard to motivate participants to particpate on the spot. And yes, we’ve been taking questions from the attendees of the workshops such as: “what style of music do you play?”, “How can I sing stronger?”, “What books can I get to learn Jazz?”, “Can you show us some Drum&Bass style?”, “Who are your favorite Musicians?”, “Is your music Jazz ?”, “What is Soul Music?”, “How do you improvise?”, “How did the band come together?”, and a few others which will come to me later. But we answer them all.

]]> Comment on China: All That and Dim Sum by bmack http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-26 bmack Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:20:21 +0000 http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-26 Hey, Jimmy! Glad you're on it and good to hear from you! That's a great idea for everyone to do, especially if you're dealing with kids. I'm sure the folks at National Geographic can dig that... I just had a great off day here in the Philippines and really want to vibe on that, but I also want to get some pictures from China up before I crash as I've got a 5:45am lobby call in the morning... Meantime, tell Marley I'm thinking about him and a big hug to Miles and Felicia. Talk to you later-Bruce Hey, Jimmy! Glad you’re on it and good to hear from you! That’s a great idea for everyone to do, especially if you’re dealing with kids. I’m sure the folks at National Geographic can dig that… I just had a great off day here in the Philippines and really want to vibe on that, but I also want to get some pictures from China up before I crash as I’ve got a 5:45am lobby call in the morning… Meantime, tell Marley I’m thinking about him and a big hug to Miles and Felicia.
Talk to you later-Bruce

]]> Comment on China: All That and Dim Sum by Jimmy Saal http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-24 Jimmy Saal Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:52:11 +0000 http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-24 Yo B, so nice to hear from you again (yes, I was missing you!). Love the details you put in your posts. Hi VanOs, yeah I'm loving tracking Bruce on Google Earth (and you can count on me to pass along your good wishes). I'll try to follow his China stops on the map tomorrow and then show them to the boys. best wishes for a continued safe and successful trip! Jimmy Yo B, so nice to hear from you again (yes, I was missing you!). Love the details you put in your posts. Hi VanOs, yeah I’m loving tracking Bruce on Google Earth (and you can count on me to pass along your good wishes). I’ll try to follow his China stops on the map tomorrow and then show them to the boys.
best wishes for a continued safe and successful trip! Jimmy

]]> Comment on China: All That and Dim Sum by vanOs http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-21 vanOs Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:47:05 +0000 http://brucemack.com/china-all-that-and-dim-sum/#comment-21 Hey love, great post! That "spring city" sounds like the place to be... a city of endless possibility (and endless tea, people probably age quite well). Glad the band is getting such great reception everywhere you go! Is a translator provided at each of the workshops you all give? Does that hamper spontaneity or is it going smoothly and do you have the feeling your ideas are getting across? Do you all take questions from the participants? I'd be interested to hear some of their questions. Your descriptions are great B, very vivid. They make me realize how much more you are probably not describing for lack of time, and what a truly rich adventure this is for you! Hope you can take it all in and keep it with you. Be safe, v ps: Hey Jimmy, if you're reading this, cool idea to follow along on Google Earth! Say hi and love to Felicia and the boys. Hey love, great post! That “spring city” sounds like the place to be… a city of endless possibility (and endless tea, people probably age quite well). Glad the band is getting such great reception everywhere you go! Is a translator provided at each of the workshops you all give? Does that hamper spontaneity or is it going smoothly and do you have the feeling your ideas are getting across? Do you all take questions from the participants? I’d be interested to hear some of their questions.

Your descriptions are great B, very vivid. They make me realize how much more you are probably not describing for lack of time, and what a truly rich adventure this is for you! Hope you can take it all in and keep it with you. Be safe, v

ps: Hey Jimmy, if you’re reading this, cool idea to follow along on Google Earth! Say hi and love to Felicia and the boys.

]]> Comment on Lounging’ With the Charge’ d’Affaires in Burma by Diriki http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-14 Diriki Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:26:54 +0000 http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-14 Hey Bruce! Wow...the way that you explain your travels in detail is very cinematic. I can't wait to see the pictures and hear about the more intricate portions of the trip. Great hearing from you in this fashion. This is a trip of a lifetime! Talk soon! D. Hey Bruce! Wow…the way that you explain your travels in detail is very cinematic. I can’t wait to see the pictures and hear about the more intricate portions of the trip. Great hearing from you in this fashion. This is a trip of a lifetime!
Talk soon! D.

]]> Comment on Lounging’ With the Charge’ d’Affaires in Burma by Jimmy Saal http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-13 Jimmy Saal Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:50:34 +0000 http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-13 Yo Bruce, I'm really digging your blog. It's like reading your voice in my earhole! By the way, I'm tracking you on Google Earth! I checked out Inya Lake and that Pagoda you visited the other day. Great thing about Google Earth is that folks post photos so I could also see at least some of what your writing about. Really excited for you (I try to give the boys a "Where In The World Is Godfather/Uncle Bruce" report after each time you post. One more thing, I caught Cassandra Wilson's show at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival on Saturday evening. Really enjoyed her set, but the highlight was realizing that Marvin was playing guitar with her! I caught up with him for a couple moments right after the set as he was leaving the stage. Since I associate him with you, it was like your presence was in the house too! Keep on blogging my brother! Jimmy Yo Bruce, I’m really digging your blog. It’s like reading your voice in my earhole!
By the way, I’m tracking you on Google Earth! I checked out Inya Lake and that Pagoda you visited the other day. Great thing about Google Earth is that folks post photos so I could also see at least some of what your writing about. Really excited for you (I try to give the boys a “Where In The World Is Godfather/Uncle Bruce” report after each time you post.

One more thing, I caught Cassandra Wilson’s show at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival on Saturday evening. Really enjoyed her set, but the highlight was realizing that Marvin was playing guitar with her! I caught up with him for a couple moments right after the set as he was leaving the stage. Since I associate him with you, it was like your presence was in the house too!

Keep on blogging my brother! Jimmy

]]> Comment on Lounging’ With the Charge’ d’Affaires in Burma by vanOs http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-7 vanOs Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:02:00 +0000 http://brucemack.com/lounging-with-the-charge-daffaires-in-burma/#comment-7 great description B, I can picture it all! sounds like every day is an adventure. can't wait to see some more pics. -v great description B, I can picture it all! sounds like every day is an adventure. can’t wait to see some more pics. -v

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