Wandering Thoughts - Category - Where I Standhttps://whereistand.xyz/en/categories/wandering-thoughts/Wandering Thoughts - Category - Where I StandHugo -- gohugo.ioenjihui.yang0.0@gmail.com (Joey)jihui.yang0.0@gmail.com (Joey)© All rights reserved.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100The King’s New Clothes: LeBron James and the Art of Revisionist Historyhttps://whereistand.xyz/en/posts/2_lbj/Mon, 29 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100jihui.yang0.0@gmail.com (Joey)https://whereistand.xyz/en/posts/2_lbj/

Of course, I am only talking about basketball.

I’ve been watching the NBA and CBA since 2001. I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of the Shaq-Kobe era and the legendary battles between Shanghai and Bayi. Those days got me hooked. But lately? As my favorite stars retire and the NBA product starts to smell a bit… off, I’m watching less and less. A huge reason for that is the arrival of the great LeBron James to my beloved LA Lakers, combined with the nauseating “GOAT” propaganda pushed by the “Bronsexuals” (fanboys). This toxic stan culture hasn’t just ruined the games; it’s turned every basketball forum into a cesspool. So, I opted out.

]]>Same: Samehttps://whereistand.xyz/en/posts/1_same-same/Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:00:00 +0100jihui.yang0.0@gmail.com (Joey)https://whereistand.xyz/en/posts/1_same-same/<p>My fascination with jazz started with a story about fake books. The first time I heard the phrase “fake book,” the image that popped into my head was a book whose cover says, “Don’t look, it’s fake.” Later I learned it was something completely different.</p> <p>Its “fake” does not mean counterfeit. It means pretending. You can think of a fake book as a lifesaving crib sheet. It usually is not a full score, but a single melody line plus chord symbols, sometimes with lyrics. The purpose is almost embarrassingly practical. Tonight you are playing a regular gig in a bar, a dance hall, or a restaurant. The audience requests songs the way they order dishes, and they do it with an impressive level of confidence. You cannot possibly memorize everything, and you cannot haul a cart of sheet music everywhere you go. So what do you do. You bring a fake book. You flip to the tune. The melody and the harmonic skeleton are there. The rest is on you.</p>