Bruce Lee Memorials

[GeneChing]

...but a garden would be nice. Nothing like a nice garden for good feng shui...

Originally published Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Latest snag for Lee garden: money

After years of planning and resistance from the University of Washington, organizers face one last challenge to creating a garden in honor of Bruce Lee and the Duwamish Tribe.

By Sarah Freishtat
Seattle Times staff reporter

Jamil Suleman has fought for almost five years to create a community garden on the University of Washington’s campus commemorating minority contributions.

The self-described social activist has faced skepticism from the school’s administration. He’s changed the garden’s focus from a memorial to actor Bruce Lee to a garden promoting the teachings of Lee and the Duwamish Tribe.

Now he faces one more hurdle: raising the money for it.

“There is never going to be a true unification of people” as long as certain peoples and histories are ignored, said Suleman, who graduated from the UW in 2007 and now works as a freelance artist and tutor. “This garden is kind of a holistic effort to shine light” on those contributions.

The idea for the project originated during a class on the comparative history of ideas the 28-year-old Suleman taught at UW the fall after he graduated. Since its inception, the idea has gained support from the Bruce Lee Foundation, Lee’s family, community members and UW students.

The school, though now supportive of the effort, has declined to fund it.

Supporters hope to raise $100,000 by March; they say that would be enough to build and maintain the 2.5-acre Community Peace Garden on an untouched patch of land that houses native plants and animals, just south of Drumheller Fountain.

Initially, the UW resisted the effort to create a memorial to Lee, an action-movie star and martial-arts instructor who attended the UW and was buried in Seattle after his death in 1973.

A university spokesman questioned why this memorial should be on the UW campus, and why now. The official pointed out that Lee attended the UW for three years but did not graduate.

Supporters, however, argued that the school doesn’t adequately recognize its minorities. They maintained that Lee was one of its most famous students, so the school should honor his teachings and also that Lee had met his wife at the UW.

Suleman wanted to publicize Lee’s philosophical side as well. Lee preached unity and acceptance, teaching “under sky, under leaves, but one family.”

The garden’s organizers found a similar philosophy in Duwamish teachings, and incorporated the tribe into the plans. University officials began supporting the project, and landscape architect Katherine Kenney worked with Suleman to select a location.

During Suleman’s 2007 class, students originally wanted to honor Lee with a statue, but they decided Lee’s teachings would be better served through a meditative garden for students. They planned a garden that would intrude as little as possible on the native soil.

Shannon Lee, of California, the youngest of Bruce Lee’s two children, said she is happy about the choice to create a garden, saying it reflects her father’s lifestyle and teachings.

“I’m passionate about the depth and meaning of my father’s legacy, above and beyond the fact that he starred in a few films,” said Lee, who runs many companies and charities dedicated to her father. “This project speaks to that.”

Suleman approached Duwamish Chair Cecile Hansen last fall, wanting to provide a memorial to the region’s original occupants. While Hansen didn’t see exactly how her tribe fit into a Bruce Lee memorial, she was happy to accept Suleman’s offer.

“It doesn’t fit together, but any time they remember the tribe we love it,” Hansen said.

Suleman’s efforts have supporters outside the UW community. Stefan Grunkemeier, who works at Simply Rocks landscaping in Seattle, volunteered to design the garden, wanting to encourage his friend’s efforts.

“Jamil brings people together who normally wouldn’t be together,” Grunkemeier said. “That’s his persona. That’s the theme behind this project, and that was Bruce Lee’s philosophy.”

Sarah Freishtat: 206-464-2373 or sfreishtat@seattletimes.com

Also, there's a museum fundraiser coming up...

Bruce Lee Supporters Unite for Bruce Lee Action Museum Fundraiser
Giant Fundraising Kickoff for Bruce Lee Action Museum in Seattle on February 9 Sponsored by HKAW Foundation
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) February 01, 2013

A fundraising kickoff for the highly anticipated Bruce Lee Action Museum will be sponsored by the prestigious HKAW Foundation, on February 9th, 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle. A record 1,000 people are expected to attend.

As a tribute to Bruce Lee, the seminal figure in the world of martial arts and a major figure in Asian American relations, Enter The Dragon cast members Bob Wall and John Saxon, UFC star Cung Le and other celebrities will be in attendance. Additionally, Bruce Lee’s wife, Linda, and daughter, Shannon will speak at the event.

Acclaimed Seattle-based couture fashion designer, Luly Yang will showcase a selection of her beautiful ****tail and evening creations for the event.

An auction that evening will feature rare Bruce Lee memorabilia, a special jewelry donation by Tiffany and Co., as well as amazing travel opportunities sponsored by Hainan Airlines, United Airlines, Park Hyatt Beijing, Park Hyatt Shanghai, Grand Hyatt Taipei, among others.

"I applaud the Bruce Lee Foundation and the Hong Kong Association of Washington for working to preserve and promote the life of one of Seattle's great cultural figures," said Mayor Mike McGinn. "I can't wait to visit the new museum."

Benjamin Lee, Chairman of HKAW Foundation says, “We are thrilled that the Bruce Lee Family have selected Seattle as the home for this fantastic museum and we are putting all our resources behind supporting this important future landmark for Seattle and the Asian Community.”

Says Shannon Lee, Chairperson of the Bruce Lee Foundation, “We are delighted that HKAW Foundation has chosen to support The Bruce Lee Action Museum. This museum will explore all things Bruce Lee and the richness of his legacy of meaningful action in such a complete way.”

For ticket information please refer to http://gala2013.hkawfoundation.org.

HKAW Foundation is a Seattle based 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity organization established by a group of Americans of Asian Descent community leaders and managed by world business leaders with the mission to share and support the advancement of arts, literatures, sciences, technologies and humanitarians regardless of race, religion, or political affiliation.
The Bruce Lee Action Museum is a project of the Bruce Lee Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is to preserve and perpetuate the legacy of Bruce Lee for generations to come. The Bruce Lee Foundation seeks to carry out its mission primarily through educational means with the Bruce Lee Action Museum being the ultimate expression of this mission.

Contact:

HKAW Foundation
Rudy Huang
CIO/Program Director 2013 Chinese New Year Black Tie Gala
206-552-9237
Rhuang(dot)PR(at)hkawfoundation(dot)org

Bruce Lee Foundation
Charlotte Parker
Parker Public Relations
818-990-2252
CParkerPR(at)aol(dot)com

[GeneChing]

Enter the long-awaited Bruce Lee show
Late kung fu star's clothing, pictures and tools will go on display for the first time in July as part of a long-awaited exhibition to run for five years
Thursday, 14 February, 2013, 12:00am

Vivienne Chow vivienne.chow@scmp.com

The Bruce Lee exhibition will include a documentary and interviews.

More than 100 items of memorabilia telling the life story of late kung fu legend Bruce Lee will go on display for the first time in July.

The five-year Bruce Lee exhibition at the Heritage Museum in Sha Tin is the result of efforts by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department after a plan to convert the star's former home into a museum fell through.

The department said most of the exhibits would be on loan from the Bruce Lee Foundation, a public benefit corporation which aims to promote and preserve the legacy of the late star, run by his family - wife Linda Lee Cadwell and daughter Shannon Lee.

The items will include clothing, pictures and tools used by Lee to practice kung fu. The items have never been shown publicly.

The exhibition, covering over 600 square metres, will also feature a 2-1/2 hour documentary telling Lee's life story and interviews with those who were close to him.

In 2008, philanthropist Yu Panglin offered to donate Lee's former home, a two-storey house at 41 Cumberland Road in Kowloon Tong, in the hope of turning it into a museum. But the conditions to expand the house into a fully fledged museum complex could not be agreed upon, and the plan was scrapped in 2011.

The Legislative Council last year approved funding of HK$24.8 million to stage an exhibition commemorating the influential screen icon, who died in 1973. "We believe this will be hugely popular," said Leisure and Cultural Services director Betty Fung Ching Suk-yee, adding the department would work with the Tourism Board and Travel Industry Council to promote the show to visitors. The exhibition will run for five years, after which it will be reviewed by the department.

The Bruce Lee show won't be the year's only cultural highlight. From May, mainland critic Pi Daojian will guest curate The Eternal Tao: New Dimensions in Chinese Contemporary Art at the Museum of Art - a look at Chinese art from a diaspora perspective, featuring works by more than 40 Chinese artists from the mainland, Hong Kong and beyond. And a public art space will be created outside the museum in a revamp.

The department said it would organise more exhibitions by guest curators in the coming year, and develop collectors' series showing works that were in the hands of private collectors.

Last year, public museums saw record-high visitor numbers - totalling 5,795,426. Some 299,662 people saw Imperishable Affection: The Art of Feng Zikai at the Museum of Art. The Roman Tam exhibition at the Heritage Museum had 474,117 visitors.

There's a vid if you follow the link below. I didn't watch it. If anyone here does, let me know if it's worth watching or if it just reiterates what is in the article below.

Bruce Lee museum moves forward
3 days ago
by John Hopperstad
Q13 FOX News reporter and weekend anchor

SEATTLE — A major step was made Saturday in the creation of the Bruce Lee Action Museum when more than 1,000 attended a fundraising event downtown.

Nearly 40 years since his death, Lee remains very much alive in our culture a an icon known and celebrated worldwide.

“You see him up on screen and you really get this sense of this dynamism, he’s very electric, he pulls you in,” said Lee’s daughter, Shannon.

Shannon Lee said that is the way her father was with everything in life — from his philosophical beliefs to his teachings — always in action, and that is why it will be called the Bruce Lee Action Museum.

“The beauty and the reason his legacy lasts today is because of the depth of it and because he took action in so many different ways,” she said. “I think that people really are inspired by him — and that’s really my mission to keep that inspiration going.”

She said the new museum won’t just house history and memorabilia of her father, but it will also be interactive and will have things like training facilities and meditation rooms.

She added that there has never been a question that seattle would be the place to call it home.

“My father has ties to lots of different locations — Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco — but my father is buried here in Seattle at Lakeview Cemetery. He always thought of Seattle as his hometown. He always said that some day, maybe after the movie career and all that, he would want to settle and have a home in Seattle. And that’s why my mom brought him back here to be buried because he loved Seattle so much,” she said.

There are already a few locations they are scouting for the museum and Shannon Lee said that the time frame is two to five years before they hope to open the museum.

[GeneChing]

Kind of OT, but it's a slow news Friday...plus I have a really good replica of the statue on Xiqiao that I got in Xian.

Kung fu and commerce
Updated: 2013-04-05 07:46
(China Daily)


A ceremony being held in front of the statue of Buddha on Xiqiao Mountain. Provided to China Daily

Foshan was Home to Bruce Lee for a part of his childhood and is famed for its martial arts, but the city also offers an insight into the China's past and present as a trade center

Foshan's fame lies in the fighting arts. Since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) it has been a center for martial arts training and in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), and early days of the Republic of China the influence of martial arts organizations in the city began to spread internationally.

The fighting styles Wing Chun Kuen, Choy Li Fut and Hung Kuen all originated in Foshan, and many of the world's best-known kung fu masters are from the city, including Bruce Lee, Yip Man and Wong Fei-hung.

But while martial arts is what draws many travelers to Foshan, it is also a perfect place to experience the modern industrial China that has shaped global markets in recent decades.

Located in the southern province of Guangdong along the northern stretch of the Pearl River, the city is made up of five districts: Shunde, Gaoming, Chancheng, Nanhai and Sanshui, which stretch out across 3,840 square kilometers with a population of about 7.1 million.

It is an important industrial base, which benefits from its close connections with Guangzhou, with which it shares considerable history and culture, and its position between southeast and eastern Asia.

It is also the hometown of many overseas Chinese - about 1.4 million call Foshan home - possibly as a result of its international business connections.

Foshan's reputation as a city of commerce is not a modern phenomenon.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties it was already known across China as a business city. The country's first matchstick factory and silk reeling business were established in Foshan.

Today, Foshan is the third-largest manufacturing base in the Pearl River Delta, after Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

It was once home to many China's state-owned enterprises, but its current economic strength lies in the private sector.

Many well-known brands, including Jianlibao, Midea and Kelon are based in the city. It is also a major base for the international furniture and lighting industries.

Kung fu and commerce

Here are some of the city's main attractions:

1. Zumiao temple

The history of Zumiao Temple can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). It was built in dedication to the Northern God, who was said to hold power over the waters of Guangdong, and was sometimes called the Northern God Temple.

Covering 3,500 square meters, the temple it was burnt down in the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and was rebuilt in the fifth year of the Hongwu Period (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty.

The temple includes the Wanfu Stage, Sanmen Gate, Lingying Archway, Jinxiang Pool, Qingzhen Building, the Bell and Drum Tower, a front hall and a main hall. All the temple furnishings and materials used to construct it were donated by local businesses and so reflect the city's industrial culture.

2. Xiqiao Mountain

Designated a national park by China's State Council, Xiqiao Mountain is dotted with lakes, pools and waterfalls.

The mountain has been inhabited since the Neolothic Age, 6,000 years ago.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties it was home to many scholars and was known as the Mountain of Philosophy.

It was also an important center of Nanquan, a martial art developed in the 1960s, as well as the birthplace of Wong Fei Hung, a Chinese martial artist, physician, acupuncturist and revolutionary, who has been the subject of numerous Chinese movies and television series.

The mountain has 72 peaks, the tallest 340 meters, and 36 caves. The most well known cave is White Cloud Hollow, at the western foot of the mountain, which houses several temples and pavilions.

One of the most imposing sights on the mountain is a 61.9 meter Buddhist statue standing atop one of the many peaks.

3. Bruce Lee family home

Located in Shang Village of Shunde district, Bruce Lee's childhood home is a humble-looking building typical of the Pearl River Delta. Built of brick and wood, it includes a bedroom, kitchen, courtyard and hall, and contains a wooden dummy that Lee is said to have used to practice his martial arts.

Lee also practiced in the courtyard, although he only lived in the house for a few years, spending most of his childhood in Hong Kong and the US.

The house is furnished simply and includes a memorial tablet to Lee's ancestors.

A short walk from the house, at the entrance of the village, is the Lee Ancestral Hall, built by Bruce Lee's grandfather in honor of deceased family members.

[GeneChing]

"Ting intends to chant a Buddhist prayer for world peace for half an hour"

Live show to mark 40th year of Bruce Lee's death
By Boon Chan
The Straits Times
Monday, Apr 22, 2013

This year is the 40th anniversary of the death of gongfu superstar Bruce Lee (below). To mark the occasion, Hong Kong-based Singaporean television producer Robert Chua, 66, is planning a six-hour live TV and Internet event for July 20, the date of Lee's death in 1973.


During the event, Chua says Betty Ting Pei will break her silence of almost 40 years as she talks about her time with Lee. The Taiwanese actress, 66, had been blamed by some for his death as he was found dead in her apartment.

He tells Life!: "She wants to let go of the 40 years. The burden has been kept with her for too long."

In 1973, Lee was a huge movie star with hits such as The Big Boss (1971) and Enter The Dragon (1973), which made waves not just in Asia but also worldwide.

He was going over the script for Game Of Death in Ting's home when he complained of a headache. Ting, who was reportedly cast in a lead role in the film, gave him a tablet of an aspirin-based drug. Lee fell into a sleep he never woke up from and his passing was ruled as "death by misadventure".

Apart from Ting, Chua says he plans for the show to feature people who had previously worked with Lee, his friends and his fans.

At the event, Ting intends to chant a Buddhist prayer for world peace for half an hour.

Chua says: "Those who don't like it can switch off or walk off and come back later, doesn't matter. To me, it's real TV. It's what she is."

Chua himself also knew Lee personally and had invited the actor to appear on Hong Kong's Enjoy Yourself Tonight show back in the early 1970s. The popular variety show was created by Chua in 1967. He even persuaded Lee to jump out of a cake for television station TVB's fifth anniversary in 1972.

He recalls of Lee: "He was a very nice man, very down to earth, a people person. We had great respect for each other."

In fact, Chua says, Lee once asked him to shoot a movie together "at a very early stage". Chua turned him down, saying: "I'm a TV person, I'm not a film producer and I won't be able to give you the best."

It is a decision he has no regrets about. "Even if I did it, I might not have made him a star because that needs for everything to come together. I'm so happy for his success."

[GeneChing]

The second one is really funny to me.

Historic Dedication Made In Honor Of Bruce Lee During LA Chinatown's 75th Anniversary
PR NewswirePR Newswire – Wed, Jun 5, 2013

LOS ANGELES, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bruce Lee, an important icon for both Chinese and Americans alike, will be honored during Los Angeles Chinatown's historic 75th Anniversary on June 15th, 2013. This event will be held in conjunction with LA Chinatown's popular annual series, Chinatown Summer Nights (www.chinatownsummernights.com).

Jason Fujimoto, Board Member of the Los Angeles Chinatown Corp. (LACC), said the dedication, which is a joint effort of LACC and the Bruce Lee Foundation, will honor the legacy of LA Chinatown's founding members, Bruce Lee and Mr. Lee's family. Incorporated in 1938, LACC is one of the oldest organizations in the Chinatown community and whose shareholders are directly descended from the founding members of LA Chinatown. LACC is a privately held corporation that manages several properties, including the iconic Chinatown Central Plaza which many consider to be the "heart of Chinatown" and where numerous events in Chinatown are held.

The Bruce Lee Foundation, a non-profit organization, seeks to preserve, perpetuate and disseminate many of Bruce Lee's philosophies and life's work through events, educational programming, martial arts instruction and the Bruce Lee Museum.

The dedication will include elected officials at the local, state and federal level, Bruce Lee's family, the Bruce Lee Foundation, LA Chinatown community leaders and corporate sponsors. The event includes a banquet at the iconic Golden Dragon Restaurant and the ground breaking for Bruce Lee's statue in Central Plaza the evening of June 15th, 2013. The dedication begins at 7:45 pm.

The significance of the dedication on June 15th coincides with the 75th anniversary of LA Chinatown. In 1938, after the original Chinatown was moved from Union Station, "New Chinatown" was established and the design and operational concepts for it evolved through a collective community process, resulting in a blend of Chinese and American architecture. LA Chinatown saw major development, especially as a tourist attraction throughout the 1930s and as a center of commerce for Chinese-Americans.

Central Plaza is located at 943-951 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, 90012. For more information visit www.chinatownla.com or call 213 680-0243.

Big-bellied Bruce Lee poster by Mumbai restaurant attracts protests
Mon, 06/03/2013 - 09:48
By Sanjay Sharma Raj



Mumbai, June 3 (Washington Bangla Radio): Mumbai City’s Facing East restaurant owners may not be able to believe their luck. A big-bellied poster of Bruce Lee with momo in his fingers has attracted more attention they paid for. With the support of local MLA Krishna Hegde, Chitah Yajness Shetty, founder of Chitah Jeet Kune-Do Federation from Mumbai has protested against what he calls “the intentional awful act of the restaurants management (sic).”

Yajness Shetty along with students of his federation marked the protest by pasting ‘SORRY’ poster at the signage at Juhu tara Road, opposite J.W.Mariott Hotel and submitted a letter to the restaurant management over the maligning portrayal.

MLA Krishan Hegde said “this is not only a disrespectfully featured image but it is also shocking to notice that the management of an up market restaurant has gone ahead without taking necessary permissions to use the Bruce Lee’s image to promote the outlet.”

“Bruce Lee’s world famous pose has ‘Momo’ in fingers caused a deep dis-comfort to millions of Martial Art followers and lovers,” said Chitah Yajness Shetty, who represents Bruce Lee Federation India. He has further demanded satisfactory response from restaurant’s management over permission to use Sijo Bruce Lee’s image officially. He also demanded an written apology and compensation for Bruce Lee Foundation, US.


“Mr Obaid from Facing East has verbally assured to remove the objectionable signage after the protest,” the protesters added.

[ShaolinDan]

Not really a memorial, but here's a photo I took in the nightclub district of Kunming:
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Recently had a quick visit to Taiwan. Long layover in Hong Kong gave me the chance to run into the city and snap this photo:
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[GeneChing]

More photos if you follow the link.

Bruce Lee exhibition hits Hong Kong
By Hiufu Wong, CNN
updated 2:49 AM EDT, Wed July 3, 2013


A five-year Bruce Lee exhibition will open in Hong Kong's Heritage Museum on July 20, 2013 to commemorate 40 years since his death. More than 600 items linked to Lee will feature, including photos like this one. Lee met his wife Linda Emery at the University of Washington in 1963 and the two were married the next year. They had two children, Brandon Lee and Shannon Lee.

(CNN) -- A kung fu legend, a cha cha champion, a record-breaking filmmaker and a poet.

Not one of the world's most random dinner party assemblies, but a single man who became an icon.

Bruce Lee was all of those things and a new exhibition in Hong Kong, where Lee spent his childhood and became a martial arts film star, is being launched to celebrate the man and commemorate the 40th anniversary of his death.

"Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life" will open in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on July 20, 2013, exactly 40 years after his death, and will run for five years.

He died on July 20, 1973, at 32 years of age, after suffering a reaction to pain medication, according to the Bruce Lee Foundation.

The exhibition gathers more than 600 items related to Lee from collectors and various institutions, including more than 400 from the Bruce Lee Foundation -- the largest number of artifacts the foundation has ever lent out.

Among the exhibits are his iconic yellow tracksuit, footage from Lee's eight classic films (including "The Big Boss," "Fist of Fury," "The Way of the Dragon," "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death"), the first American magazine cover featuring Lee and the notebook he kept featuring 108 different cha cha dance steps.

Lee won Hong Kong's Cha Cha Championship in 1958.

The exhibition will recreate scenes from Lee's movies, his gym and his study, and will also house a special collector series showcasing various items from around the world.

The first collection features more than 100 items from U.S. collector Perry Lee, related to the TV series "The Green Hornet," in which Lee starred as Kato.

Silver Cheung, a local film art director, will be the art director for the exhibition. The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers has produced a 75-minute documentary, "The Brilliant Life of Bruce Lee," which will be screened in the museum.

Sculptor Chu Tat-shing has created a new 3.5-meter side-kicking statue of Lee and animation artist Shannon Ma will present a 3D hologram animation of Lee's nunchaku moves and kicks.

The exhibition will run alongside other Bruce Lee programs organized by the museum, the first of which has the theme: "The Bruce Lee that Hong Kong knew." Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's daughter, will start the program with a gallery talk.

Reservations, online or at the door, are required. Online reservations are available from July 4 on the Hong Kong Heritage Museum's website.

Bruce Lee: Kung Fu. Art. Life, July 20, 2013-2018; Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd., Sha Tin, Hong Kong; +852 2180 8188; HK$10 ($1.3) including ticket to the documentary; free admission on Wednesday; open Monday to Sunday, 10 a.m.-6p.m. (weekdays) and 10 a.m.-7p.m. (weekend and public holidays)

[GeneChing]

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[Lucas]

why do they give him stubby no legs and huge freaking head? they could have just gave him a regular size head and made the legs as the cap so that when you plug bruce drive into your laptop you have bruce still looking up at you. plus then his brain would store all the data! they should fire their guy and hire me, clearly i am superior.

instead they just try and make him look goofy. plus he has no freaking hands.

its like dual arm amputee bruce lee with a cone head and feet but no legs....

not to complain or anything...

[lance]

Technically, Tao of Jeet Kune Do was never authorized by Bruce Lee either.

MartialDev , so if you say that the Tao of JKD was never authorized by Bruce Lee , then was it published for monetary gains ? What about the drawings in his book and his notes , and the way he wrote about his JKD ? Was that his work too ? Because I have a copy of that book , and I just happen to read your topic post on the BL memorials . So what is really true about BL ?

Because to me bruce lee his life in general is filled with alot of controversies , although to me he definetely was a great martial artist no doubt about that , but he was able to change the way people think about the martial arts to the way he thought about the martial arts in general .

[Lucas]

from that link in martial dev quote:

"Although Bruce Lee’s name and photo appear on the cover, dedicated fans know that he did actually write Tao of Jeet Kune Do—at least not in its current form. "

is the bold underline word a typo??

[GeneChing]

Bruce Lee didn’t drink, but CGI Bruce Lee loves scotch
Published on July 11th, 2013 | by Tristan James

A Johnny Walker Blue Label advert features Bruce Lee, which is just a little insulting and a lot ironic.

Don Draper might make scotch look awesome, but the reality is that it’s a vile God-awful drink that will eventually turn your kidney into a toxic wasteland of lost hope and broken dreams. That is an opinion, but based on Scotland’s history and current state – it’s an apt one. In an effort to perhaps break such stigma, Johnny Walker Blue Label has recently released a video starring some jazzy camera work, a razor-sharp tailored suit and Bruce Lee.

Fortunately for film crew and audiences alike, it’s not the real Bruce Lee, that would be a little morbid and involve too much dust. London’s own video effects company, The Mill, helped director Joseph Kahn recreate a completely CGI version of the martial arts expert. The only man to ever make anything less than one inch impressive is featured walking around a Hong Kong interior, spouting wisdom, punching air and massaging water.

What’s important to note here, besides that Bruce Lee disagrees with your drinking habits, is that the video while impressive and incredibly arousing for all diehard fans of face-kicking, is in many ways insanely offensive to his memory. In the video Bruce Lee is seen talking the poetic wisdom he was known for, including his powerful affinity with water, yet for an advert about scotch it’s a little ‘who put salmon in my wine?’, considering how against alcohol he was.

What’s next? Jesus Christ selling legal highs?

Bruce Lee once said that “Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory”, and though he isn’t exactly smeared in this light, if a CGI character could produce an air of smugness, his would mist in the mirror with the words ‘wanker’ fingered into it.

Bruce Lee is no stranger to reanimated advertising. In 2006, Mars created an ad featuring Bruce Lee kicking the **** out of some air and chomping on the iconic chocolate bar. Though strange, it was far less offensive than this. They say some things should stay dead, and though I disagree based on my scarring childhood of witnessing multiple family pets get ‘highway make-overs’, this may be one instance where the man should be left in peace.

I'm not a fan of Johnny Walker.

[mrakbaseball]

If you have seen the whiskey ad, you may notice that the CGI Bruce appears a bit older, at least to me it did. I imagine if Bruce were around in the mid to late 1980s he would appear like he did in that commercial. He looks like he's in his forties.

[GeneChing]

There are half a dozen photos if you follow the link.

Bruce Lee's daughter recalls his energy as fans mark anniversary
Brian Yap Reuters
7:43 a.m. CDT, July 19, 2013

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The daughter of kung fu legend Bruce Lee spoke fondly on Friday of her father's powerful presence and energy at a preview of an exhibition to mark the 40th anniversary of his death.

Fans are gathering in the former British colony of Hong Kong for a series of commemorative events, including art gallery shows, exhibitions and even street graffiti. Many fans are urging the Hong Kong government to do more to honor the star of movies such as Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death.

Shannon Lee was just four years old when her father died in Hong Kong from acute swelling of the brain at the age of 32, at the height of his career.

She is chairwoman of the Bruce Lee Foundation, one of the organizers of the exhibition, which will run for five years.

"I remember his energy, just sort of amazing presence when you were sort of caught in his attention and I really hold that true to my heart," Shannon Lee told a media briefing ahead of the opening on the anniversary of Lee's death on Saturday.

Les was American-born but raised in Hong Kong. His most popular film, Enter the Dragon, was released just six days after his death in 1973.

The Hong Kong government has come under fire from Lee's fans for failing to open a permanent museum in his former mansion in the upscale suburb of Kowloon Tong.

Talks failed in 2011 to get Lee's old home and it became a short-time hotel. Fans have criticized the government over what they say is the lack of a more significant memorial for one of the city's most famous sons.

Some city legislators have suggested the government is wary of fully embracing Lee's legacy for fear of unsettling Beijing by paying tribute to the star's enduring sprit of youthful rebellion.

Shannon Lee said it was the first time that her foundation had lent so many things for an exhibition, referring to the more than 600 items on show at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

"I am really thrilled," she said. "It is the first time a major museum anywhere in the world has mounted an exhibition of this scale and for this length of time."

The exhibition includes some of the clothes Lee wore in his movies and in ordinary life, a 3D animation of him performing some of his trade-mark moves and photographs and video footage chronicling his life.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang, speaking at the exhibition preview, said that as a martial arts exponent, Lee was a visionary who created his own philosophy that was still admired and followed today.

Bruce Lee was recognized last year by the U.S. House of Representatives for his significant contribution to popular culture and Chinese-American history.

(Additional reporting by Stefanie McIntyre; Editing by Anne Marie Roantree and Robert Birsel)

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Remembering the Dragon: Bruce Lee’s Legacy Still Lives On

Four decades after his untimely death, Lee's martial artistry continues to inspire
By Harry Swartout July 18, 20131 Comment

In July of 1973, martial artist and film star Bruce Lee died suddenly of a cerebral edema at the age of 32.

Starring in just five movies in a tragically brief career, Bruce Lee brought respect to the “kung fu” film genre and popularized martial arts in the United States. His signature lightning-fast side kicks and ****y demeanor inspired generations of children to lean how to defend themselves. And interest in Lee’s martial art Jeet Kune Do (and his mastery with nunchucks), revolutionized the martial arts community.

On the 40th anniversary of his death, the TIME video department has compiled homages to Bruce Lee’s moves, style and signature “WATAAH” showing that the martial arts master lives on.