Chicago, Cubs baseball, Democratic politics, Barack Obama for president 2008, television, Bears football, Bulls Basketball, Baseball Prospectus, blogging, online journals, webboards, Magic: The Gathering, Nintendo, Tetris, Out of the Park Baseball, Pastafarianism, Flying Spaghetti Monster, lakefootball.jpg, Rachael Ray, MTV dating shows, Nationstates, Essembly, xpert eleven, TV shows on DVD, Scrabble, concerts, music festivals, net neutrality, Derrek Lee, origami, instant message logs, VHS tapes, ice cream, Sudoku, Thabo Sefolosha, irony, just the right amount of snow, Progressive Democrats, weekends, liveblogging, Wrigley Field, overcasts, LOOGYs and ROOGYs, compact discs, Chicago Public Schools, headphones, keeping it non-fictional, things that are infinitely many in number, stopping UPS drivers from making left turns, band t-shirts, flash drives, old sports jerseys, knuckle cracking, Bop-It, elections, hypermiling, glasses, bangs, odd bodily noises, check swings, two cent stamps, triples, Daft Punk, free cell, liner notes, people who aren't Tony LaRussa, killer double bills, Oprah, twenty sided dice, things that bring the funny, compact florescent light bulbs, dabbling in things, mix tapes, fan sections, good parking spots, the internets
Music
Wilco, Pavement, bands that sound like Wilco, bands that sound like Pavement
Movies
Star Wars, Spaceballs, The Big Lebowski, This is Spinal Tap, Forrest Gump, Castle in the Sky, American Beauty, High Fidelity, The American President, Idiocracy, Sideways, American Splendor, Hotel Rwanda, Shaun of the Dead, Sideways, Million Dollar Baby, Borat: Cultural Learning of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Mulholland Dr., The Departed
Television
Basically the Simpsons.
Books
Moneyball, Baseball Prospectus, Crashing the Gate, High Fidelity, Love Monkey, Hairstyles of the Damned, I Love You Beth Cooper, Asian American Dreams. I don't read a whole lot. Most of my time is spent watching TV.
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who ever made a record that got described as "ambient dub," anywhere, ever; anyone who reviewed said album(s) favorably so long as they didn't get all flowery about it; independent record stores who stock said ambient dub albums and keep the dust from gathering on their anti-theft packaging; clerks at chain stores wo attempt to order such records, only to be rebuffed by the senior buyer when caught, and lectured rather sternly and rudely besides.
Brandon gets things done for America's Friend Space (Top 12)
Brandon gets things done for America has 301 friends.
Thank you to all who came to the Cd release on July 22 and the Community Showcase in Janesville, WI last Saturday. It was a little heart breaking to see 2 brothers fighting, but it was so beautiful to see my nieces, nephews, and little cousins in the audience. My people and family showed made love while I was on stage.
I will be performing at the 14th annual Chicago Korean Festival next Sunday August 9 at 6pm on Bryn Mawr and Kimball. Please come show your love and support or even just to hang out. It would mean a lot to me.
As for Saturday August 15 it will be at a club, but it's a private party. I apologize to those who did not recieve the invite. Wish I can bring my people in but its not my party. Sorry.
Once again, thank you to all for the love and support.
After years of writing to heal from dealing with life everyday struggles, ups and down that loves brings, and feeling deep emotion at an extreme volume, I am finally able to compile some of my most inner feeling, putting them together into 1 CD. By express myself; I free myself of pain and inner struggle, giving me strength to focus energy into making changes for my community.
"We can't change the world until we change ourselves" -Notorious B.I.G.-
Jon Ty Cd Release July 22 Wednesday Time: 7pm Location: Multi Cultural Youth Project 4836 N. Sheridan Rd. 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60640
with special performaces by: Cypha MC Sarah Kim John Vietnam
Hot off the presses: "Jon Ty Untitled Mix CD" is finally in. A showcase
in Uptown, Chicago will take place for its official release some time
in July. Check out the page from time to time for more updates. Until
then, enjoy the samples from my playlist.
The Asian American Institute (AAI), the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community (CBCAC),& the Multi Cultural Youth Project (MCYP) invite you to celebrate APA Heritage Month with
AS ONE, BE ONE: the 1st Ever City-wide Asian American Youth Rally in Chicago!!
Nothing like this has ever happened before in Chicago so the time is NOW!!! Represent yourself, your family, your community, your school, & your people...TOGETHER!!!
Show the city that we're not invisible or silent or just nerds & martial artists! If we don't show them, no one will!!!! SPREAD THE WURD!!!! From the Southside to the Northside!!!!
Friday, May 22, 2009 Time: 5pm to 7pm Location: Wicker Park Grace 1741 N. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
Thank you to everyone who attended KANY Khmer American New Year Celebration 2009, the FIRST Khmer Hip Hop event in the MIDWEST. It was a complete success.
Thank you to all all the performers rockin the stage, ANI Aint Nothing Iller brought the house down with their high energy performance. Check em out at CLICK HERE .
Thank you to the KANY 2009 crew for putting together an amazing show. Feedback from attendees on how we made history in Uptown, Chi-City, the Midwest, and the Cambodian American Community; breaking stereo types about Cambodian how we are just rowdy people who gets drunk and gets into fights and still gave the people a wonderful time. It was a peaceful and loving event.
For more pic from KANY Khmer American New Year Celebration 2009 check out the photo album CLICK HERE
Thank you to all the fam for your love and support. Happy Cambodian New Year!
CD is currently in production. A showcase in uptown Chicago will take place for its release. Info and updates will be posted up when dates are confirmed.
