December 2, 2003
Concert of Excellence and Rémy Martin
Second Generation performing "Everybody on the Bus"
Lou Diamond Phillips and me (photo by Calvin).
Last night, I went to the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center for the Concert of Excellence featuring The Rémy X.O Excellence Awards, which is an award "honoring extraordinary artists whose works have crossed cultural, racial, and generational boundaries." What the Rémy X.O Excellence Award really is, is an award for Asian excellence and an award with a really long name. The Concert of Excellence was presented by Second Generation, a theater company "dedicated to bringing Asian American stories to the world’s stage."
There was signing, dancing, and a lame magic act, but there were some famous Asian people as well. The co-hosts were John Cho, from Better Luck Tomorrow and American Pie (MILF!), and Lindsay Price, from 90210 and Coupling. Presenters included Bertha Pan, David Henry Hwang, Sandra Endo (NY1), Cindy Hsu (CBS2), Ti-Hua Chang (NBC4), and Ken Leung (the bad-ass from Rush Hour). This year, the award recipients were Lou Diamond Phillips, Bai Ling, B.D. Wong, and Jadin Wong.
The reception afterwards featured free alcohol, which at an event sponsored by Rémy Martin means free cognac product. This is good when there are hors d'oeuvres, but there was nothing of the sort! I guess I can't complain too much, since I didn't pay for the ticket, a $100 value, or the alcohol. I am paying with somewhat of a hangover though. Ouch.
Posted by tien mao in Concerts/Music at 9:50 AM
lou diamond phillips is asian?
Posted by: rachelleb at December 2, 2003 1:43 PM
he's actually filipino . he's a pretty nice guy. i went up to him and asked politely for a photo and he obliged. i congratulated him on his award and his speech. he seemed genuinely thankful.
he is a smoker though, saw him smoking on the way home. that's a negative.
Posted by: tien at December 2, 2003 2:06 PM
he was cast in so many roles as a mexican.. i guess i never really thought about him being anything but..
Posted by: rachelleb at December 2, 2003 2:48 PM
i actually thought he was native american...with the name and all. although, i guess it could be a stage name.
Posted by: tien at December 2, 2003 3:05 PM
wow - fun stuff!! how do you score all these tickets to events? you are hooked up, man!!
that sounds like an excellent night. i think we new yorkers (born and raised AND adopted) need to get over our blase-ness about celebs and get those pics! it's fun. :) we should have gotten one with julianne moore...
Posted by: jeannette at December 3, 2003 12:35 AM
well, having friends that have parents in the asian mafia helps (no, not really). but everything else is usually just bought via ticketmaster (damn them bastards).
Posted by: tien at December 3, 2003 11:12 AM
tien- i've warned you once before about what happens to those who talk about the asian mafia...
Posted by: calvin at December 3, 2003 1:59 PM
calvin: tien- i've warned you once before about what happens to those who talk about the... {read on}
tien: well, having friends that have parents in the asian mafia helps (no, not really)... {read on}
jeannette: wow - fun stuff!! how do you score all these tickets to events? you are hooked... {read on}
tien: i actually thought he was native american...with the name and all. although, i ... {read on}
rachelleb: he was cast in so many roles as a mexican.. i guess i never really thought about... {read on}
tien: he's actually filipino . he's a pretty nice guy. i went up to him and asked po... {read on}
rachelleb: lou diamond phillips is asian?... {read on}