The results are in! The Asian Pacific Community Fund made #107, comfortably in the Top 200 charities in the Chase Community Giving Contest on Facebook. Thank you everyone who clicked and helped APCF win $20,000. They are truly a great cause and because of you, they now have funding to distribute to 29 other organizations!

Special shoutouts to Mista Cookie Jar, Sam Kang, Connie Lim, Chris and Nathan from Seriously, Megan Lee and DanakaDan from afterschoolspecial, as well as George and the whole team that put together our PSA last week! It’s all about community!

It’s gonna be a day of burgers, beer and fireworks. But lets not forget how great it can be to be an American. I’m gonna read the Declaration of Independence, too, for good measure. I actually have a framed copy hanging in my apartment! Happy 4th, everyone!

Monorail! Anyone remember that episode on the Simpsons? Well this monorail goes about a mile and that’s it. My hotel was nearby and I took the rail just for the hell of it all the way to the Seattle Center where I was performing. Fun times.

This is my favorite pic from the trip. I was walking around Pike Place the morning before the show and I found this silver bass just sitting there all by itself. I really wished I could have taken it home, how awesome would that be! I call this pic: Bass:Caution.

Seattle is famous for its EPM Museum. I took this pic after my performance next door at the Seattle Center. I don’t know why but I really like this picture. I’m not a romantic or anything, but there’s something nice about it. Just saying.

After the performances I had quite some time and my hosts showed me around the city. This is a view from the Seattle Art Museum. You can see the Space Needle in the background.

Bruce Lee and Brandon Lee’s tombstones. Visiting their graves was an incredible cap to one of the best trips I’ve ever had. I’m a huge fan of Bruce Lee and I had no idea that he was buried here in Seattle.  Their graves are not easy to find. Although there is a prominent stone for each of them, there is no sign that directs you to it. You have to figure out the location on your own.  Special thanks to Peter and Al for providing such a memorable experience.

** Seattle was the last city of my Mid/Northwest tour. I’ll be here in SoCal for the rest of summer doing shows here and there and working on new music. Next up: Kollaboration Acoustic 4 where I’m competing in on August 27th! Get your tickets now as it’s gonna sell out!

]]> http://www.dawen.us/2010/06/24/seattle/feed/ 0 http://www.dawen.us/2010/06/03/pics-from-disorient-eugene-or/ http://www.dawen.us/2010/06/03/pics-from-disorient-eugene-or/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:11:17 +0000 admin http://www.dawen.us/?p=1325 I really should have put these up earlier (sorry) but I’m doing it now! My first time to Eugene (and the state of Oregon for that matter) was a phenomenal experience! Interestingly, my parents lived here in Eugene years before I was born, how cool is that? From seeing the landscape, to meeting all the wonderful people,  the DisOrient Film Festival is going down as one of the highlights of my year!

DisOrient and my first time in Eugene, Oregon!

At the Bijou Cinema, where we watched the opening film ‘Mr. Sadman‘ by Patrick Epino. I played at the opening reception following the movie.

Oregon license plate! Not for the pollen sufferer! Trees, trees, and more trees!

See what I mean?

Hanging out with Patrick, director of Mr. Sadman. Go see his film! It’s dark, funny, and and oddly poignant. Patrick also runs a site called cinemasucks.com. Check it out for his no BS-style reviews of APA films.

And lastly, here’s a pic of my host family whose amazing hospitality made my trip unforgettable. DisOrient is all about community and I left completely inspired by all the love and support I felt here in Eugene. Big shoutouts to Pam, and a special thanks to Jason Mak, director of the festival. I love you guys!