Comments on: Grandma and Duke http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/ Visualgui is a web design portfolio and a personal playground of Donny Truong. This site gives Donny the creative freedom to be innovative, to experiment with design, to apply his web development skills, to improve his writing, and most importantly, to have fun; therefore, VisualGUI not only showcases Donny's works but also serves as a medium for Donny to explore his thoughts and share his inspirations. Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: donny http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140793 donny Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:35:09 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140793 Ah IC, how have you been, cousin? For Vietnamese, I highly recommend Peter Zak's "<a href="http://www.visualgui.com/2005/07/11/peter-zak-purple-refrain-live-jazz-trioquartet/" rel="nofollow">Purple Refrain</a>" (Vietnamese ballads played by American band). Tung Duong's "<a href="http://www.visualgui.com/2005/03/14/tung-duong-chay-tron/" rel="nofollow">Chay Tron</a>." I think you'll love this guy. <a href="http://www.visualgui.com/2008/12/03/shadow-in-the-dark-bong-toi-ly-cafe/" rel="nofollow">Shadow in the Dark</a>. This is a more recent one. It's not so bad. Duc Tuan & Ho ngoc Ha "<a href="http://www.visualgui.com/2006/08/29/duc-tuan-ho-ngoc-ha-–-ao-anh/" rel="nofollow">Ao Anh</a>." This one is more like pop-jazz, but still pretty good. You can also listen to my little jazzy collection at <a href="http://dopejam.multiply.com/music/item/567/Vietnamese_Jazzy_Collection" rel="nofollow">Multiply</a>. Ah IC, how have you been, cousin?

For Vietnamese, I highly recommend Peter Zak’s “Purple Refrain” (Vietnamese ballads played by American band).

Tung Duong’s “Chay Tron.” I think you’ll love this guy.

Shadow in the Dark. This is a more recent one. It’s not so bad.

Duc Tuan & Ho ngoc Ha “Ao Anh.” This one is more like pop-jazz, but still pretty good.

You can also listen to my little jazzy collection at Multiply.

]]> By: apnguyen http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140790 apnguyen Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:39:08 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140790 I'm the one who went to Vassar and does web stuff. We emailed a few times in the past. Say,...do you have any more suggestions for Vietnamese jazzy types (music)? I'm getting Ha Tran based on your review and am looking for Jazzy Da Lam. Any other recommendations?? I went to a Vietnamese CD/DVD store and asked for Ha Tran. The owner laughed and said that with a name like that she must be horrible. Of course, he didn't have her CD in stock. Tons of Paris By Night crap...but nothing from her. Good news is I got some iTunes gift cards and will be spending them all on Vietnamese music. I need suggestions! :-) I'm off to read more of your reviews. Thanks for doing those reviews and bridging the gap for those of us who are "uprooted". I’m the one who went to Vassar and does web stuff. We emailed a few times in the past.

Say,…do you have any more suggestions for Vietnamese jazzy types (music)? I’m getting Ha Tran based on your review and am looking for Jazzy Da Lam. Any other recommendations??

I went to a Vietnamese CD/DVD store and asked for Ha Tran. The owner laughed and said that with a name like that she must be horrible. Of course, he didn’t have her CD in stock. Tons of Paris By Night crap…but nothing from her.

Good news is I got some iTunes gift cards and will be spending them all on Vietnamese music. I need suggestions! :-)

I’m off to read more of your reviews. Thanks for doing those reviews and bridging the gap for those of us who are “uprooted”.

]]> By: donny http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140732 donny Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:23:08 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140732 ap, which cousin are you? :) ap, which cousin are you? :)

]]> By: apnguyen http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140727 apnguyen Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:01:48 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140727 Hey - that's my aunt in the photo!! :-) BTW, your website has been such a resource for me today while searching for vietnamese jazz musicians. Ha Tran, jazzy dl, ...this is great stuff. I LOVE jazz and finding vietnamese material in this genre (or close to it) is such a find! I can't tell you how "jazzed" I am about this. My only wish is that I could actually understand the vietnamese. :-( I'm really diggin Ha Tran's older material, especially her collab with Thanh Lam. What are they saying???? AAHHHHHH!! Ok, I'll go ask my parents now. Great website. And cute kid. :-) Hey – that’s my aunt in the photo!! :-)

BTW, your website has been such a resource for me today while searching for vietnamese jazz musicians. Ha Tran, jazzy dl, …this is great stuff. I LOVE jazz and finding vietnamese material in this genre (or close to it) is such a find! I can’t tell you how “jazzed” I am about this. My only wish is that I could actually understand the vietnamese. :-(

I’m really diggin Ha Tran’s older material, especially her collab with Thanh Lam.

What are they saying???? AAHHHHHH!! Ok, I’ll go ask my parents now.

Great website. And cute kid. :-)

]]> By: Tran http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140719 Tran Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:27:41 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140719 You guys are so luckly. My parents live 5 minutes from us but my mom doesn't like to babysit. She only comes over on the weekend to play with CC for a bit and that's it. You guys are so luckly. My parents live 5 minutes from us but my mom doesn’t like to babysit. She only comes over on the weekend to play with CC for a bit and that’s it.

]]> By: donny http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140718 donny Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:42:36 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140718 Yes, we're very lucky to have grandma helping out, but going to the daycare has many advantages as well and we're looking forward to send Duke off like PP. By the way, PP is such cutie. Love his latest photos. Yes, we’re very lucky to have grandma helping out, but going to the daycare has many advantages as well and we’re looking forward to send Duke off like PP. By the way, PP is such cutie. Love his latest photos.

]]> By: msnguyen http://www.visualgui.com/2009/11/21/grandma-and-duke/comment-page-1/#comment-140714 msnguyen Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:16:16 +0000 http://www.visualgui.com/?p=6419#comment-140714 Duke is so lucky and so are you and Dana to have Grandparents being available like that to help out. I am envious! Duke is so lucky and so are you and Dana to have Grandparents being available like that to help out. I am envious!

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