Be Like Water
Readers of this blog know that I have a not-so-secret crush on Bruce Lee. Last time, I wrote to mark his birthday. Today, I write to mark his death. On Sunday, July 20, 1973, Bruce Lee died. So, that makes it 35 years since he died. (Yay for subtraction!)
Most people are familiar with Lee’s physical prowess. For example, Lee’s fists were certainly much faster than Ichiro is on the base pads. Come to think of it, that’s actually a pretty bad comparison. His speed was more comparable to a Dice-K fastball. What is not as well known is Lee’s love and interest in philosophy. He studied philosophy for awhile at the University of Washington. To reveal more about Lee’s multi-faceted life, his family hopes to open a new Bruce Lee museum (to be known as the Bruce Lee Action Museum or BLAM) in the city of (where else?) Seattle.
While reading this article in the Seattle P-I, I was amazed to learn that he once used the basement of the Ho Ho Seafood Restaurant as his first training studio. Wow! That’s like my favorite Chinese restaurant in the International District. For real. I kid you not. I ate there many times. Ho Ho may not have the fancy décor, but it does have delicious, fully satisfying Chinese food. In fact, I’m salivating right now thinking about their stir-fried clams in black bean sauce. I’ve always liked their steamed oysters on the half-shell too.
Along with these fascinating bits about his life, the new museum is supposed to share more about his ideas on philosophy and how he developed his own martial art.
Unfortunately, to build a museum costs lots of money, so the Seattle Art Museum is hosting a three-day celebration of Bruce Lee’s life to raise some money for the museum. For more information, check out the Bruce Lee Foundation.
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