October 22, 2004
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BACK TO CALI
Just got back from my gig at Amherst College. I was there for a little over 12 hours! I think I’m so used to cross-country travel at this point that it’s just become a long car ride for me. I’ve got the most expedient routine to get through airline security, found the most efficient space to park my car in the lot, the least amount to pack, etc all down to a science.
It was a terrific turnout. Other schools from The 5-Colleges: UMass, Mt. Holyoke, Hampshire and Smith College were in attendance as well. It continues to amaze me how many people still get excited over the film. Stuff like that, keeps reminding me how lucky I was to be a part of it all.
As a promo, a girl named Adrienne drew this awesome poster of me, that’s right…DREW IT!! And I so wanted to take a photo of it to post but someone swiped it while I was signing autographs. (Smith College Ladies, do you have something that’s 3′ x 6′ in your possession that bares a strong resemblance to me?)
Also, someone approached me and attempted the “Mother Peasant Plucker” tongue twister challenge in under 15 seconds. It was a good attempt, she knew all the words but took like 30 seconds. I gave her a signed poster as a consolation prize but I can’t officially post her name–so the challenge it still on!
All in all, it was a great time. Short and sweet. Now, the way I recall all my trips is through food. By eating regional food indigenous to a town/city, that meal serves as my mental journal. This trip will be logged in my head by a restaurant called Judee’s that serves doughy muffin like pop-overs that you drown in a jelly-like Apple Butter! And there was a Dunkin’ Donuts right next to my hotel! Yum! Thanks Amherst!
Next stop, Brown University on Nov 4th. Can’t wait to see what kinda food they got!
Comments (17)
apple-BUTTER. mmm…
I noticed you live in Cali now ! I thought you always lived in NYC !
Did ya run into the riots there during the playoffs ?
thank you for coming! i think we’re devising some sort of covert recovery mission to get the poster back
Having spent four years there, I feel it is my duty to warn you that the food at Brown is….barely edible. However, East Side Pockets on Thayer St. makes the grooviest falafel this side of the Mississippi.
Are you coming to Boston at all? Couldn’t find the info on your website. Thanks…
WHEN U GNNA COME TO SF?
if you come to chicago i will bring people!!!!!!!!!
p.s. booo yankees!
seriously… thank YOU for coming!
i think you have more fun than other teachers…
Doing a New England tour? Coming back to Wellesley anytime soon?
heyyy, just sayin’ hi from umass. sorry for givin’ you such a hard time =D
it was nice meeting you and about your poster, it wasn’t smith. i know who has it muwahaha
wow you’re a busy guy!
Come to Torrance!! So I can..stalk you and get an autograph..or something >_<;;
I bet the airline workers know your name too.
heyy … it was nice meeting you
ps … that shirt u were wearing … where’s it from??
thanks for coming to amherst! =)
Thanks so much for coming to speak with us at Amherst, and despite the fact that I actually hadn’t seen BLT (it’s at the top of my to-see list, I swear!) I feel like it really opened my eyes to a lot more Asian-American issues.
Of course, it was also nice to get an autographed photo from a big hollywood star