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An Impression, August 2012

“I still remember the first time I brought my guitar to the Red Room to play. I could barely string three chords together back then…and I was scared…so scared. But I had to do it because I was writing all these songs…and songs are not alive unless people hear them.”

“So I got up and muddled through…head down, hunched, deeply ashamed of all the mistakes I was making and singing like a mouse. And I will never forget the relief of the genuine applause I heard after my song ended, because this is a community where people listen, really listen. Not to judge or to be passively entertained, but to find the heart of what everyone who come up here is trying to share. And so they were able to put aside my stumbling fingers and trembling voice and hear beauty.”

“So I came back, month after month. And I wrote new songs and fought to get them under my fingers. All that growth would not have happened without the support and encouragement I got from this place. But I gained most of all here not as a player, but as a listener. Because you cannot imagine all the wondrous things we all have to share with one another, when we start from the assumption that everybody who comes up here is good enough to deserve our full attention. And we can all come up here. And so we are all enough.”

Angelica Oung

>>>The lyrics to the song Angelica sang at the last RR follow:<<<

 

Sometimes

Sometimes…we all get a little under the weather sometimes…
We all wish that we could be a little better sometimes,
when what we have just don’t seem enough
you see, Somehow…along the line we left behind just who we are…
And before you know it, we have come so far
we can’t see our way back to the start
Oh, sometimes you act too tough,
sometimes you care too much
but you know sometimes…sometimes…

Somehow…it’s been forever and ever since we sat beneath the sun
and did nothing in particular all day long
wandering as lonely as a cloud
Oh, sometimes you act too tough,
sometimes you care too much
but you know sometimes…sometimes…
Sometimes you feel so tired of making decision
Sometimes you feel you’re ready to end it all
Sometimes you’re crushed under the weight of your contradictions
but you know sometimes…somewhere..somehow..
…you’ll find somebody…somebody who’s gonna take you for just who you are
then it doesn’t matter if you’re near or far
you’ll find your way right back to the start
Oh, someone to let you in
Someone to help you win
Don’t you know sometimes, you’ll find someplace where you belong…where you belong.

Matthew Purpura, May 2012

Matthew Purpura  (sang an original song, accompanying himself on guitar)

please click on the MPEG file below. the text to his tune follows:
Matt Purpura – Touch the Ground

I just want to touch my feet to the ground.
Stuck in motion, between the ocean and the air.
Salt is the only thing we share.
Darkness falling, even the moon is scared.
Fields and pastures, dreams and laughter disappear.
Where is my golden mare,
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Playing for Change Day, Redroom September 2011

Just a little something to remind the world of the great talent Redroom Taipei has to offer.

Red Room, Taipei, contributed towards the Playing for Change Day global event to help bring music into the lives of young people.

There was a record turnout of Red Roomers who created a rocking event on the 17th of September, 2011. Here are some highlights from the evening.

So far, Playing for Change Day raised over $55,000 which will fund four programs in Nepal for one year; it will also help fund teachers in three schools in Africa, which serve more than 400 kids every week as well as some of the costs to run those schools. And it will help fund the purchase of additional instruments for all programs.

For updates about PFC Day 2011, please check news stories at www.playingforchange.org.

 

 

So what is Red Room all about? 嗯? Red Room 是什麼?

Celebrate the spoken word with us as we read our own passages or those that we yearn to share. Speak. Listen. Hear. Feel. Come and share a unique experience with new and old friends. Live music and warm company. All languages desired!

把自己最喜歡的文章片段透過朗讀方式和我們大夥們分享,一同享受渴望的交流與那份心靈撼動。說、聽、傾聽、感受,與老朋友新朋友們一同分享獨特的體驗。現場也有氛圍溫馨音樂演出。所有的語言都非常歡迎!

Location 
Aveda’s Learning Kitchen, above the Aveda Salon:
Red Room 位於 Aveda 的教學廚房,在 Aveda Salon 的樓上:
2F #117 Sec. 1 Da-an Rd   台北市大安路一段117號2F

? Red Room 是什麼?

團體所舉辦的藝文聚會。在每次 的聚會裡,任何參與者都歡迎到台上分享5分鐘的好東西,可以是一首詩、一首歌、一段無厘頭嘶吼大叫、一個神聖寧靜的片刻、一 段舞蹈、部落格上的消息、書上的節錄、自 言自語的呢喃等,任何你可以想到且值得分享的生活藝文經驗。透過這些經驗分享的過程,我們希望發展出一個能夠「深度傾聽」的文化…

「深度傾聽」???這又是甚麼玩意兒? 聽起來似乎頗深奧!

「深 度傾聽」的意涵,其實就是藉由傾聽他人分享的過程來學習聆聽的藝術。這指的是當他人在分享的時候,在場聽眾不會分心於其他談話、手機的使用或是隨意來回走 動.所有來自你頭腦與心智的注意力都給予正在分享經驗的人。而Red Room提供的便是一個能自由分享同時培養心性的創意空間°

當然囉,一場完美的聚會絕對需要美食以及輕鬆閒聊的相伴。

我 們有足夠的休息時間讓大家相處聊天、喝一杯紅酒、來一口現煮的印度奶茶、吃一個超酷餐廳NonZero 所作的美味餅乾(吃三個也可以)、嚐一些西班牙調酒sangria或是西班牙涼菜湯gazpacho.最重要的是, 好菜好酒之餘,我們也保證你會遇到超級有趣的人,同時愛 上傾聽的藝術。

要是你覺得聽起來還不賴,就加入我們吧!

Stage Time & Wine 固定在每個月的第三個周六舉行,時間是18:30~22:30。入場費用新台幣$200,現場收費。

我需要帶什麼東西嗎?

您若想帶上一瓶紅酒或是一些新鮮食材讓駐店共有的蔬菜湯更豐富, 甚至你想要分享你的創意料理, Red Room都張開雙手歡迎!

About 

So what is Red Room all about?

Stage Time & Wine is a monthly event hosted by the Red Room. Everyone is welcome to take the stage for 5 minutes and share anything – a poem, a song, a scream, silence, a dance, a blog entry, an excerpt from a book, a monologue or anything else you can think of. Everything is welcome to this culture of listening…

Culture of Listening? What does that even mean?

Red Room is a space to inspire others and be inspired through mindful listening: the practice of narrowing attention on the person sharing and truly engaging in the art of listening.  Red Room embraces the freedom of creative expression by any method or form of artistic communication, in a nurturing and non-judgmental environment.

The Red Room is a place for the mind and body to imbibe unique flavors. Take part in our community at our open wine bar, created by those who attend. Sip a cup of our communal ‘stone soup’. We begin with boiling water, and each person contributes a unique flavour: spice, herb or vegetable.  Sip some freshly-brewed chai. Nibble a gourmet cookie (or 3) from the uber-cool restaurant, NonZero, and meet someone new.

If this sounds good to you, meet us at the Red Room, on the 3RD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH from 18:30 – 22:30. Entry is NT$200 at the door.

If you want, bring a bottle of wine, a flavor to contribute to our communal pot of vegetable soup, or bring your own creative dish to share.

For more information, contact us by email: <red.room.taipei@gmail.com>, or on Facebook

Jason, January 2012

Oh, Life by Jason

Please click on link to hear song.
sung at the Red Room, January 2012

Confrontation by Chiyo Tsai, October 2011

Confrontation by Chiyo Tsai

recollection from darkness
being fearful around Erben-Ren
as if they can see through me
and find out that i am not one of them

my very blood is contaminated with an inferior race
not too long ago, under their occupation
my people forced to conform and assimilate

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