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News Proposed Legislation:
Lunar New Year
as school holiday!

NY Fashion Week:
Naomi Campbell
organizes star studded
benefit catwalk for Haiti
How is Naomi Asian?

Most Viewed Patrick Gallagher

Vanessa Hudgens

Victoria's Secret Revealed

Tiger's Slow Jam Remix Hilarity

Tiger's short bio

John Cho, People's Sexiest 2009

Artistic Noise

program empowering juvenile youth through art & entrepreneurship

From: I can't do this,
I'm not an artist
To: Wow! I can't believe
I did this! That was amazing!

Comments

Monday, September 21, 2009

famousfilipinos:

Eddie Van Halen is half Indonesian from his mother Eugenia…what?!? So yeah…there’s a reason why I started this site…so many I didn’t expect/suspect…Holla!

Edward Lodewijk “Eddie” Van Halen (born January 26, 1955), is a guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer, best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the hard rock band Van Halen. Van Halen is widely known for his rapid guitar playing, tapping, and high frequency feedback. The All Music Guide has called him “undoubtedly one of the most influential, original, and talented rock guitarists of the 20th century.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

famousfilipinos:

Kirk Hammett
lead guitarist of Metallica is half-Filipino. WHAT?!? Am I kidding that I’ve been listening to Metallica since high school and I only just found out about this?!?
Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003 Hammett was ranked 11th in Rolling Stone’s list - The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.

Born on November 18, 1962 in San Francisco to a Filipina mother (Chefela) and an Irish Merchant Marine father. He grew up in El Sobrante near Richmond, California.