Ivory Madison Sings and Wins A Raffle

randywong — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:43:27 -0700

On Sunday, October 18th, The California Writers Club celebrated its centennial anniversary at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California. The event was titled "We Know They Can Write But Can They Sing?" Published authors were given the choice of singing a song or two, or reading a passage from a book that they didn't themselves write. This was the centerpiece of an all afternoon ...

Heroes

randywong — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:58:37 -0700

Once upon a time, there lived an average man who lived an average life. He lived with other average people within an average community. Then, one day this average man encountered a not so average situation. This average man had to make a quick decision and needed to commit to an instant action. The average man accomplished his goal, and he did it selflessly, without any worry to ...

RIP Moonwalker

randywong — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:31:45 -0700

As far back as I can remember, I have always been a fan of great dancing. I remember getting up early on Saturdays to watch the old black and white musicals (this was before Ted Turner gobbled them up for his Turner Classic Movies channel.) My brothers and I would stare in awe as we watched Fred Astaire tap dance his away around a room. His technique, his flow, his grace - it was ...

Obama, Chavez, and the Book: Caption This!

randywong — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:27:53 -0700

What are they really saying to each other?#1Chavez: It's my favorite book. Is there a way you can get Ivory Madison to autograph it?Obama: I am a member of RedRoom.Com - I'll make a call.#2Chavez: It's a book with a very strong female lead. She likes to beat up on men.Obama: And you're telling me this ... why?#3Chavez: First they make you buy six separate comics! And, now they sell it ...

Qingming (or, when Gravestones Go THUD!)

randywong — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:04:59 -0700

This past year, my family celebrated the Chinese holiday known as qingming (Tomb Sweeping Day.) This day occurs on the fifteenth day after the Spring Equinox on the Gregorian calendar. The Qingming Festival is an opportunity for Chinese to remember and honor their ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) ...

Fight Over Fart

randywong — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:35:35 -0700

So, it's come to this: http://www.kxxv.com/global/story.asp?s=10150486 To summarize, we have two men who were eating in their room at a hotel in downtown Waco, Texas. One of them experienced flatulence (I am assuming he was making room for dessert.) The other man (we'll call him the fartee) apparently became so upset that he grabbed a large knife and threw it at the man who farted (we'll ...

Creative Caffeine: Don't Forget This

randywong — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:15:35 -0700

This is another Creative Caffeine entry that was created on March 12th. The prompt was "don't forget this."I really like this Creative Caffeine that Janis Cooke Newman has created. The daily prompts definitely stokes the creativity.Like the previous entry, this a mixture of fantasy and reality. This time around, I would say it's about 80% reality and 20% fantasy.Sigh. I need to ...

Ken: Barbie's Bitch for 48 Years

randywong — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:10:33 -0700

On March 9, Barbie celebrated her 50th birthday - a truly notable day for a true American classic. Not so newsworthy was the birthday of her lifelong boy toy, Ken. Ken's official birthday is March 13, 1961. Since Barbie made her debut in 1959, this means that Ken is two years younger than Barbie.Good for both of them.Her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. His is Ken Carlson. Both ...

Happy Birthday, Liza Minnelli - Ultimate Survivor

randywong — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:47:10 -0700

Liza May MinnelliBorn: March 12, 1946To one of the most gifted entertainers the world has ever seenTo the apple that did not fall far from the Judy Garland treeTo the woman who was born to Hollywood royaltyTo the woman who sings and dances her butt off every time she performsTo the woman who battled and survived all her inner demonsTo the woman who was struck with viral encephalitis in 2000, ...

It's All About The Blue Penis

randywong — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:57:54 -0800

On March 6, 2009, the movie "Watchmen" opened in theaters all across the country. Based on the ground breaking graphic novel by Alan Moore (writer) and Dave Gibbons (artist), the movie has accomplished the almost impossible task of satisfying the hardcore fan boy while at the same time satisfying the average moviegoer who may not be aware of its literary origin. As a big fan of the ...

Creative Caffeine - And The Award Goes To

randywong — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:45:46 -0800

On the current home page of Red Room, in the Best Buzz of the Best of Red Room area, there is a link that will direct you to several excellent blogs regarding this year's winner of the Best Movie category, "Slumdog Millionaire." If you haven't dived into them, go check them out.Reading them reminded me of the prompt we received in the Creative Caffeine group right after Oscars ...

Creative Caffeine: lipstick, lust, loss, locked

randywong — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:23:20 -0800

I'm currently enrolled in Creative Caffeine, an online writing community organized by Janis Cooke Newman. Basically, you wake with a "prompt" in your email inbox. This prompt is the subject of your writing that morning. You write about it, and then send a copy to Janis and to your assigned partners that week for critique.Last Friday, our prompt was to write something that ...

"Who's On First?" In a Chinese Restaurant

randywong — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:28:02 -0800

I just uploaded a new entry into my Writing: Article and Stories page.It's something I wrote a little while ago that I found recently. I cleaned it up and decided to post it. Someone challenged me to write my own twist on the classic Abbot and Costello routine "Who's On First?" I took the idea and ran with it. I just merged that routine with something that was a big part of my ...

I Write The Songs

randywong — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:32:26 -0800

For all you songsmiths out there, I give you .. Songsmith!A new product from Microsoft, the software app may be pretty cool, but this official commercial is awful. It almost sounds like a 70's commercial selling a child's toy. You be the judge. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E

Xmas With My Niece

randywong — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:46:46 -0800

A quickie - just uploaded my first video. It was taken this past Christmas at my cousin's house. My four year old niece, Tegan, just received a gift from my mom, and it is a video of her doing her happy dance. I only see her twice a year, and she is starting to get used to me, which is pretty cool. I am actually having entire conversations with her. Well, as complete of a conversation ...