Edward Schocker

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Bamboo Sister (new musician)!

Dear Bamboo Brothers, As I was building an instrument out of Korean Bamboo, out came from the bamboo leaves a beautiful bamboo baby. It turns out that she's an amazing musician, dancer, and vocalist. Understanding that this was a gift from the gods, I immediately invited her to join us for Bamboo Alley; which she most graciously agreed. So brothers, please let me introduce our new sister -Dohee Lee. http://www.doheeleearts.blogspot.com/ http://www.flux-i-ching.blogspot.com/… Continue

Added by Edward Schocker on May 18, 2008 at 8:14am — 2 Comments

The Perfect Plant -Compliments of today's Oakland Tribune

bamboo is the perfect plant. Thomas Edison used carbonized bamboo filament in his first light bulb; Alexander Graham Bell created his first phonograph needle from a bamboo sliver. With tensile strength up to 52,000 pounds per square inch, bamboo is stronger than most steel, yet its fibers can be spun into a silky cloth blessed by natural antimicrobials. Since antiquity, bamboo has been cooked as food and crafted into chopsticks, houses, boats, furniture, scaffolding, farm tools, medical instrum… Continue

Added by Edward Schocker on May 3, 2008 at 8:22pm — 2 Comments

Whind-Dharma II

Wind-dharma II.mp3 Wind, Dharma, Bamboo, and Alleys... Continue

Added by Edward Schocker on May 1, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Questions from Edward

1. Without a shakuhatchi, how can we imitate wind blowing through a bamboo alley? 2. Do we have a choice? Do human-eating tigers have a choice? 3. What sound would you like whispered in your ear? Continue

Added by Edward Schocker on April 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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