October 30, 2002

Hi everyone — Great news.

The VOA (Voice of America) is coming to New York next week to film a 1/2 hour TV profile on me and my life as a writer for broadcast in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.  That’s the good news.

BUT — and this is truly the height of cool — I’m doing a reading while the VOA’s here at the Cornelia Street Cafe in the Village and David Amram agreed to come along with his drummer and back me up.  So I’ll be reading from my Kerouac journals which are on the website and my jazz fiction piece titled JAZZ WIFE.  The VOA are going to film the whole thing and we will of course tell the story of the Kerouac House and all that.  That will be on Nov 7.  I’m thinking of calling our performance a tribute to the Kerouac House.

Anyway, we’ll try to get some pictures or something you can use for the site.  I was at David’s book party a couple of nights ago and it was fantastic.  He is truly a wonderful supporter of everything Kerouac was and represents.

Thought you’d like to know.  Cheers.

XU XI