Welcome to Tourist In The City - this episode is a sampler of four shows now in the edit room.  Listeners can email me at Tourist In The City at gmail.com -- and I'll send a special gift to the writers of the 1st and 7th email.  And, if you write me months or years from now and mention this podcast episode I'll have a special gift for you, too.

Here are some links:

KEVIN SO  http://www.kevinso.com

ESSIE JAIN http://www.essiejain.com

HSIA-JUNG CHANG http://www.hsiajungchang.com

KLAVIERHAUS  http://www.klavierhaus.com/

CDBABY http://www.cdbaby.com

BA DA BING RECORDS [Essie's Label] http://badabingrecords.com/

visit some unique *Tourist In The City* recordings at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/touristinthecity1

http://www.mariathekoreanbride.com

Maria Yoon is a performance artist based in New York City.  She has been married 22 times, to different grooms, each in a different state.  I attended her one woman-show and was inspired to create this podcast episode of her story. 

Part One: 

I crafted this piece in January 2007 for the Third Coast Audio Festival, where it was selected for the project called 99 Ways To Tell A Story.   "Maria" remains in permanant archive there as the final piece (#101) of 99 Ways.  The Festival requirements: to start with the words "to begin with, they didn't get along"; to include, in order, a pre-recorded sound, a rhythmic noise and an exclamation; and to run 2'30" precisely.  I've included "Maria The Korean Bride"  among four short clips on the TiC MySpace page 

http://www.myspace.com/touristinthecity1 

Part Two:  

A full Tourist In The City podcast piece, now in the editing studio.

 Background Song:

American Bach Soloists from the Bay Area perform "Kyrie Eleison" [Our Lord, Have Mercy]  J.S.Bach's Mass in B Minor.

http://magnatune.com/artists/abs

 Photo [from Maria's collection]:  Maria in Brooklyn, New York 2003