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Spirit of ‘75

Xray — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:37:23 +0000

The Spirit of ‘75 was in the house on July 4th, 2010, 1975 that is. The specific Spirit of ‘75 in question was a bottle of The Glenrothes 1975. We also had a keg of “Kiltlifter Ale” from the local micro-brew pub, so Scotland was well represented. My friends and I toasted the [...]

Xi’an Day 6

Xray — Sun, 23 May 2010 02:46:02 +0000

May 22nd Mr. Hu picked us up personally and drove us to the airport. We made our farewells, promising to work together in the future. I cleared security and got on the plane from Xi’an to Beijing. Had an hour layover in Beijing where I reflected on the fact that I was never served steamed rice [...]

Xi’an Day 5 – Good Good Study, Day Day Up!

Xray — Sat, 22 May 2010 02:45:17 +0000

Day 4: May 21st “Good Good Study, Day Day Up!” – Mao Zedong Took the morning to visit the site of the Terra Cotta Warriors. Really amazing. I was somewhat familiar with them but seeing them in person was awesome. Daniel, Ms. Li Li and I arrived just as the museum was opening for the day. We [...]

Xi’an Day 4

Xray — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:40:50 +0000

May 20th The suit was ready at the front desk first thing in the morning. We started the day early and made our way to an art school in Xi’An to give a presentation for both the art school students and the students and staff from the Maya Group studio and school (no relation to Autodesk). [...]

Xi’an Day 3

Xray — Thu, 20 May 2010 02:38:14 +0000

May 19th Special Agent Shaw picked us up and took us back to the Shaanxi Animation Industry Platform building. I participated in a town hall with the Platform’s key managers to talk about their specific animation questions. They introduced me to an architectural visualization of an animation campus called Town Star that Xi’an is planning to [...]

Xi’an Day 2

Xray — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:36:58 +0000

May 18th I ran into Daniel and Tim at the breakfast buffet. Discussed the day’s strategy. Special Agent Shaw picked us up. Thanks to his excellent driving skills aggressively navigating the Xi’an traffic we arrived at the Shaanxi Animation Industry Platform building. After a brief introduction to the Platform Directors Mr. Lu and Ms. Soon I [...]

Xi’an Day 1

Xray — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:31:07 +0000

May 16th/17th Made the 17 hour trip from SFO to Xi’An in the Shaanxi province of China without incident. View Larger Map Crossed the date line. Picked up at the airport by Daniel, Jack, Tim and our Government driver, Special Agent Shaw. Daniel provided the local cell phone and laser pointer I had requested. Made it to the [...]

Good Locke / Bad Locke

Xray — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:56:51 +0000

How do you tell Good Locke from Bad Locke? Locke’s Beard, of course!

The Glenrothes at Foreign Cinema

Xray — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:22:28 +0000

If you look closely at this video, you’ll catch a brief shot of Mikee and me enjoying a drink of The Glenrothes.

Kobe Wall of Whisky

Xray — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:53:12 +0000

Attempted panoramic shot of the bar back at Bar Alco-Hall in Kobe. Click on the pic for hi-res!