Photo: Trista di Genova By Marc Feltham / Wild East Comedy / Contributing writer It was 2001. I had reached the pits of despair and was seriously contemplating suicide. My previous life as a rock star was over, due to some ridiculously stupid life decisions and a penchant for chemical relief. I took a job…
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WILD EAST MAG NAMES TAIWAN ‘MOST FRIENDLY’ & ‘BEST PLACE TO TEACH IN ASIA’
By Trista di Genova / The Wild East GREAT NEWS for Taiwan lovers & new English-speaking graduates worldwide!! 🙂 Teaching English as a foreigner is SUCH a good job, that W.E. want to give credit where credit is due! When it comes to teaching in Taiwan, it could easily be said: ‘It’s a cake job!”…
Read moreCompared to U.S., Taiwan police are teddy bears
By Trista di Genova I can now say from personal experience how much I prefer and appreciate lovely Taiwan po-lice officers! I’ve always thought they are SO nice, like teddy bears even, espesh compared to our Robo-Cops in America! The local Pima County Jail, famous for its filthy bathrooms that are never cleaned, and its…
Read moreBuddhaFish: The Journey Invites You
Subject: Ross – Wild East Gallery – The Foreign and Taiwanese art community in Taipei Hello, all. All friends I’m real glad to beable to invite you to this art event that I’ve organized. It’s the second one. The first was a major success of 250 people at the Beat Studio. Art enjoyed, art sold,…
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"Serious People" (Ska Virgin) by The Tourists
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Read moreVintage Radio Banciao Hour
This is from the good ole days, before we had air conditioners at Radio Banciao –when we got hot we’d just work up a sweat and walk around half-naked, in sarongs, singin’ great songs like these: When You Sleep in the Park (also features Yankee Go Home and early Betelnut Girl virgin); to accompany some…
Read morePoetry reading: "once i'm there"
A few years ago, I met the German musician Klaus Bru and Taiwanese reporter Nikita Wu, and they recorded a reading of my poetry, “once i’m there.” Check out: http://www.lonewolfpress.com/readings/onceimthere.mp3 This piece is for a collection of poetry i’ve been working on, called “The War on Sleep.” I particularly enjoy Nikita’s interpretation, encapsulating that sense…
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