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Dith Pran is the dude the movie The Killing Fields was based on, and I'm not talking about Pol Pot. He was played by Haing Ngor who won an Oscar for Best Supporting role, and the movie chronicles him getting out of Cambodia when Pol Pot went ape shit and started his killing spree. I remember as a kid, how freaked out I was seeing that film, and I remember the Oscar awards show, which was touching....
Dith Pran is the dude the movie The Killing Fields was based on, and I’m not talking about Pol Pot. He was played by Haing Ngor who won an Oscar for Best Supporting role, and the movie chronicles him getting out of Cambodia when Pol Pot went ape shit and started his killing spree. I remember as a kid, how freaked out I was seeing that film, and I remember the Oscar awards show, which was touching. Although I never met Dith Pran, we were in the same line of work. Yeah, he was a photographer and a journalist of slightly different nature, at the New York Times. There’s still a generation of folks in America who have seen the worst horror, and they’re blended into our society. You don’t hear about them or from them… How Pol Pot got away with his war crime, I have no idea. The freaky thing, although not more than death of millions by ethnic cleansing in Cambodia, is that Dith Pran’s friend, Sydney Schanberg was played by Sam Waterston, the prosecutor Jack McCoy on Law and Order! John Malkovich played a third friend in that movie. On a continuing side note, Amadeus won the Best Picture, Ghostbusters won nothing, and Karate Kid’s Pat Morita righteously got beat out by Ngor. Two Asian Americans up for an Oscar in 1984, that’s crazy. Dith Pran died in New Jersey, and left behind a family, who I’m sure are proud of his accomplishments. Read about it better on the ABC news site.
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Art show at Patagonia? Sure why not. Shops are doing it these days, and that doesn't exclude a shop as large as Patagonia. How would it work? The art is by Kitty Botke, Jeremy Collins, Chris DelMoro, Peter McBride, Nikki McClure, Geoff McFetridge, Jason Munn, Jason Stowell. Patagonia has the power to actually make this work, even without a real art space. How? Easels, small wall space, but...
Art show at Patagonia? Sure why not. Shops are doing it these days, and that doesn’t exclude a shop as large as Patagonia. How would it work? The art is by Kitty Botke, Jeremy Collins, Chris DelMoro, Peter McBride, Nikki McClure, Geoff McFetridge, Jason Munn, Jason Stowell. Patagonia has the power to actually make this work, even without a real art space. How? Easels, small wall space, but integrated product, a warm and friendly environment, snacks, Honest tea, music, and that’s good enough. Yes I picked up a few shirts. Nikki McClure art. This is an important piece by her.Recognize it? There were a few Nikki t shirts which are nice. Geoff McFetridge. He’s been doing shirts with Patagonia for a while now, and they’re always great, and they’re $29 which is a good price for the quality you’re getting. No, his art work wasn’t for sale. Another important Nikki piece. Live Simply by Geoff. Yes I picked one of these up but in Green. Live music That’s the postcard drawing. Whoa, that’s the cover of his zine book work by Jason Munn The window of the shop.
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Went out last night to find some culture in this town. First went to the Mobile Art container by Chanel in Central a top the old Star Ferry Car Park. The capsule/building is designed by one of my favorite architects, Zaha Hadid.It’s amazing to see how her conceptual work, done back when I was an architecture student, can be a reality today because of new technologies and materials. Lisa throwing up her gangster affiliation. The art inside was ok but the capsule itself was amazing, the crazy shapes and the even crazier spaces it created looked cool juxtaposed against the ol’ Hong Kong skyline. That’s Leo from Chanel. Darth Vader was there too but I was too scared to papparazzi him. I saw what he did to the admiral. Afterwards Simon Birch and I headed over the Eddie‘s house for a meal with the boys from 24. I had been hearing how good a chef Eddie was but I wasn’t expecting this level of culinary skills. Look at that spread. It’s a seriously professional set up, Jamie Oliver’s got nothing on Eddie! Seafood Bouillabaise! Chilled Crab with a vinnegrette dressing! Baked Chicken with a pesto dressing. Perfection. The food was so good it turned us all stupid. Look at Conroy and Phat. In the end it came down to a vote and the crab one best dish of the night. Very impressive Eddie! I will have to return for another sample of your skills1
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