Thursday, July 19, 2007

Roy Vongtama (C'96) plays "Tibetan" on History Channel show

Had this not been a busy week as well as me dealing with a (temporarily) disabled Facebook account, I would have said "Tivo alert!"

Dr. and actor Roy Vongtama (C'96) appeared on the History Channel's Decoding the Past: Tibetan Book of the Dead. He played a "spooked out Tibetan dude named Tenzin who dies and wakes up in the afterlife."

This already aired, but may come back in repeats. Check your local listings. Click here for more information

Also, watch out for Roy's appearance this summer as "Doctor Yang" in Warner Brother's The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, directed by Rob Reiner!

Click here to read my other post about Roy.

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Stay tuned..

We've had our facebook account temporarily disabled. :(

When it comes back (which I hope should be in the next day or so), I'll be posting more on here! (I want to make sure everyone will be exposed to my new stories)

I've got plenty of posts about lots of alumni and undergrads in my queue, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, have you checked out the photos section?

Click here to poke around and submit!

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Carlos Andrés Gómez (C'04) is a poet and he knows it

Carlos Andrés Gómez (C'04), award-winning NYC poet and actor, has a voice. ...And it's channeled through his passion for the spoken word. After checking out his videos, the best word to describe this guy is captivating!

At Penn, Carlos was the founder of The Excelano Project one of the nation's premier spoken word/performance poetry collectives.

You may have seen him earlier this year on the cover of the February issue of Brass Magazine and on the most recent season of HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry.

His passion for this art form has opened doors into the acting world as well.

Click here to watch Carlos in action as he discusses his craft and his involvement in the film The Inside Man and HBO's Def Poetry.

Click below to watch his other captivating performances:
"What's Genocide"
"Tipping Point"
"All We Have"

Click here to check out Carlos' website