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New CD New CD 1

Posted on May 29, 2011 by brian

“It’s realy great”

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Left Lyrics Column

Posted on May 18, 2011 by brian

RAINBOW FUN 1. HELLO TO ALL OUR FRIENDS Hello to all our friends Hello to all our friends We are all together Hello to all our friends Hello to the girls Hello to the boys We are all together Hello to all our friends Hello to the teachers Hello to the kids We are all together Hello to all our friends 2. FUN SHINE Let the fun shine down upon me Let the fun shine down upon me now Let

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Hand Percussion

Posted on May 11, 2011 by brian

One of my favorite hobbies is drumming. No, I don’t mean drum set drumming. I can’t do that to save my life. I mean hand drumming. In our house, we have Conga, Bongo, Djembe, Dunbek, a cool hybrid drum, and lots of fun shaker instruments! Have a monthly event called Taipei Potluck and Music Circle, that you can go to and there are always a few folks drumming there! If you want lessons or to buy a drum, let me

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Hidden Hot Spring / Waterfall Paradise – North Side of Yang Ming Mountain

Posted on May 11, 2011 by brian

OK, here’s the deal. There’s this really cool waterfall/hotspring paradise place located in a natural place on the north side of Yang Ming Mountain. There is even a bus that goes straight to it. The catch is, there is a sign out front that says, in Chinese only, if I remember right, that if you go there, you will be fined 15,000nt (500 USD or so). Well, everyone else goes, so we did too. And man, it was BEAUTIFUL! Are

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Ilan

Posted on May 9, 2011 by brian

Andersen Books Wen Zhong Rd, Section 3, #139, Ilan City, Taiwan TEL:03-9329799 FAX:03-9333626    

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Music – across the spectrum

Posted on May 6, 2011 by brian

My taste in music is so varied, because there is so much good stuff out there. As a Jazz Bassist and former Trumpet Player, Jazz is always in my heart. But Since I also play folk and children’s music on the Guitar, there is always one nearby. I also play Ukelele, Hand percussion, and some keyboard, mandolin, etc. For listening to music, I will include a list of my favorites and influences below!

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Brian Funshine is ”voice’ of new pizza ad on TV in Taiwan

Posted on May 6, 2011 by brian

American expat Brian Funshine is ”voice’ of new pizza ad >(as reported in the Taipei Times on February 10, 2009) by Dan Bloom, Contributing Reporter, Taipei Times TAIPEI — Remember those TV commercials for Domino’s Pizza that had a cute tagline that went “Da Mei Le, Da Le Mei”, which was a kind of a play on words with the name of the company and another phrase in Chinese meaning “Domino’s! Have you called?” Well the man who “acted” in

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Pippi Longstocking Taipei – I’m Dad!

Posted on April 8, 2011 by brian

August 28th, September 2nd and 3rd, afternoon – Guling Theater – 100 Taiwan Taipei City Jhongjheng District 牯嶺街5巷2號 – (02)2391-9393 -I’ll be performing for 3 Pippi Theater performances at the Gu Ling Street Theatre in Taipei, close to Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall MRT, Taipei The event will be in CHINESE, with English Translations.     Enspyre Theatre will perform Pippi Longstocking at the Gu Ling Avantgarde Theatre in Taipei at the Taipei Fringe Festival in August/September 2011! Tickets can

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Far East Hospital – Volunteer FUN for Kids Event 7-2-2011

Posted on April 6, 2011 by brian

On Saturday July 2nd, in the afternoon Jenna and I performed for the kids at Far East hospital, our first in a regular series volunteer hospital performances for young kids begins at the close by hospital right in my neighborhood. Far East Hospital has invited me to perform for their young patients. If you have other suggestions, I will be offering this volunteer service once a month. Please send me your suggestions, thanks! Brian    

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Swing Band Gig – Minnie the Moocher

Posted on June 26, 2010 by brian

This is our swing band from a couple years ago, Hellzapoppin doing the song Minnie the Moocher!

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