Andy 60's Music Friends And TV Celebrities

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These are snapshots that I cannot put anywhere else on this blog.

Not showing off, please. Just connections...

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 Snapshots With:

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong, 

Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), 

Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, 

Blue Diamonds Riem De Wolffe, 

Jack Neo (Money No Enough), 

Dawn Tan (Channel News Asia), 

Tan Kheng Hwa (Crazy Rich Asians), 

Brian Richmond (Sunday With Brian), 

Vernetta Lopez (Gold 90.5), 

Denise Tan (Gold 90.5), 

Anita Kapoor (Discovery Channel, Treasure Hunt), 

Shun Ng (Finger Style Guitarist Boston Music Award), 

Dick Lee (Fried Rice Paradise), 

Syahidah Othman (Broadcast journalist CNA),

etc.

Selfie with Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong. 

"I'll take the selfie," he said, because I couldn't. Thanks PM.

Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen during Prize Giving Ceremony

for scholarly achiever Josh. Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus T.P. 

With Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up) backstage, 

performing at Caldecott Hill TV Studios for Channel 5: 

ROLLING GOOD TIMES. Shooting and recording sessions.

With Dawn Tan Channel New Asia at Star Vista

Andy with Crazy Rich Asians, Singapore actress Tan Kheng Hua

during a documentary shoot at Desker Road, red-light district,

in Singapore.

With Minister Desmond Lee (Social and Family Development), 

his dad Mr Lee Yoke Suan, Andy Young and 

their families in Brisbane Australia.

Andy with Dick Lee (Fried Rice Paradise) on the set of Rolling Good Times

MediaCorp Singapore for our TV appearance on Channel 5.

DJ Vernetta Lopez, Andy Young, DJ Brian Richmond,

Sunday With Brian @ MediaCorp Studio, Caldecott Hill.

Andy Young with DJ Denise Tan, Makan Kaki, Gold 90.5 FM.

Andy Young, the late Riem de Wolffe (Blue Diamonds), 

Larry Lai (Rediffusion DJ), the late Jap Chong, 

Vernon Cornelius (The Quests).

Andy Young With Money No Enough Jack Neo Actor and Director

of many successful movies @ MediaCorp Studios,

Caldecott Hill during a Channel 5 shoot.

 

Andy with Canadian High Commissioner to

Singapore H.E. Heather Grant @ Lido Cinema 

Singapore. Joey Koh took the pix.

TV Host Anita Kapoor (Discovery Channel) at the launch of CNA Treasure Hunt with Josh

With Sya Othman Channel News Asia's broadcast journalist, Audie,

during a documentary for 50 Years of Singapore Music.

Syahidah Othman (CNA), during the shooting of

the documentary. One of the sweetest, most patient and

soft-spoken Broadcast Journalists, I've worked with.

With pop singer Savanna onboard Cruise ship

Royal Caribbean 

With Radio TV Singapore legendary guitarist Horace Wee and John Cher.

A  music-friends meet organised by The Dukes boss and bassist Zainal Abidin at Bedok Corner for a meal on 24 January 2018 resulted with (from left): Zainal Abidin, Paul Shankar (Dukes), Winston Walters (Dukes), Andy Young, Vernon Cornelius (Quests), John Cher (Silver Strings) and Jerry Fernandez (Neu Faces).

Fun chats as the group increased later when a few other music makers came around.

With Louis Soliano, jazz drummer Cultural Medallion winner, 2019, with Horace Wee, Mr n Mrs Leo Fernandez at a curry fish head meet near the end of Changi Road in January 2018. Friendly neighbours.

Another neighbour from Planet Earth, eh, Perth. This Caucasian guy's 

interested in Singapore 60's music and cornered me at Cottesloe, 

Perth December 2017. He said, "I'm on your blog but remain anonymous. Ha, ha."

With music professional guitarist Michael Bangar

 in January 2018. Visiting friends performing. 

It was a cold night @ 22.6*C. Michael has written much on this blog. 

Michael has performed for Presidents, Ministers and Malaysian Royalties.

First time meeting up with Winston Walters, the singer from 

The Dukes, introduced by Zainal Abidin, band leader and bass guitarist. January 2018.

Winter and cold, these youthful buskers were with 

their guitars singing, Hotel California at the Fremantle Market in Perth, Australia. 

They could fit into the best hotel lounges here in Singapore. Fantastic guitar play and vocals.

With the Wisma Geylang Serai Project chat group at Malay Heritage Centre at the invitation of the project coordinator through an email to this blog. Entertainment was a big discussion, 

especially pop yeh yeh and Malay folk music. January 2018.

The best professional blue whale watchers on the planet, Jamie (pilot), Kyle (curly locks) and Billie (waving arms), from Australia. I told them about Frankie Laine's Moby Dick song and they were thrilled.

The boy is so cute and friendly. He clung to me as we wound our way to Parliament House 

during the late PM Lee Kuan Yew's wake in 2015. Halfway through the queue,

I sang My Mother's Eyes to him very quietly. If mummy reads this or 

if anyone else knows this family, please write to me. 

Wonderful people that we meet in our lives.  

With Shun Ng one of the best fingerstyle guitarists, 

flamboyant but true to his calling. Born in Chicago, Illinois 

but with Singapore parentage, he's one of the best that I've met and heard.

With Larry Lai and young MediaCorp producer, 

HH Tang while discussing a television project we were supposed to participate in.

With Larry Lai and Malcolm Hyder (last of the Bambinos) at

a private club in 2015. 

Meeting Danny Koh with the lovely divas below

after the show at the premises of Cathay Cinema.

With four Chinese divas and the MC for the evening, 

after the show at the Cathay building front lawn in May 2015 

where I sang with The Esquires.

Singing on the same stage with the four divas (top left n right) 

Skye Sirena, Irene Suan Man, (bottom left and right) Tandy Lim 

and Judy Theng at the Cathay Cinema external lawn in 2015.

At Tan Sook Khoon's palatial home during CNY dinner 2018 with 

Larry Lai and Eddie. Missus of 3 friends too.

          

With international hairstylist Anthony Tan (Ah Kim) 

and Laurence Lim

Silver Strings performance at National Library Auditorium 2016 

with John Cher

Silver Strings but Michael Bangar is missing

Documentary Treasure Hunt on Channel News Asia, Singapore

with the archaeologist, Lim Chen Sean and TV hostess Anita Kapoor.

Grandson Joshua Lim after a documentary shoot. 

Relaxing at a food court.

Meeting top local movie and TV stars Jack Neo and Aileen Tan 

with Audie Ng and John Cher (Silver Strings).

This posting has been rejuvenated today. 10/10/2023. 

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Byung Kim

Stephen Francis

Herry Jusuf

Terence Lee

Foo Jong Fook

Lim Tin Leong

Hawk Chen

Jalani Mohamed

Frankie Koh

and the list will go on...

Ms Dawn Tan: Meeting CNA's Nightly News Anchor

                                  Dawn Karen Tan Senior Producer/Presenter @ Mediacorp.

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"The best news anchor I've watched and listened to all these 50 years since Tan See Lai - Andy Young."

It was a chance meeting today encountering the sweetest lady from Singapore's top news channel. So it was a Hullo and, 'My wife and I watch you nightly on Channel 106 CNA's 10 pm news.'

Statuesque, Ms. Tan was in a resplendent red dress, one that suited her pleasant, strong but modest personality. She was looking lost and using her mobile phone but I couldn't help her to find her way since I was not familiar with Star Vista because the last time I visited the place it was to watch *Tony Bennett in 2013, about four years ago. 

I met her outside the food court and we managed a Selfie together which she so willingly obliged. Yes, I was focusing at the control button of the iPhone rather than at the camera lens [image -right].

But she looks great don't you think?

Thank you, Ms. Tan. 

The comment I made above on her Facebook on 2nd March 2017. This image is beautiful. The first thought that comes to mind, "Finally, the long-awaited side view of the Mona Lisa." And that's the truth.

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Latest news from Dawn Tan:

"The main character of the documentary showed great courage agreeing to go on this journey to search for the truth with me about the collection of Chinese bronzes his father left to him. It remains my hope that in agreeing to tell the world, it has lightened his burden a little. I think we can all identify, even in a small way, with having a dream come true." 

Bronze - A Forgotten Treasure. 

According to Dawn, it's her first documentary as host, etc. 
Congratulations.

From her Facebook post during her trip to the US covering the Trump/Biden Election 2020 November. Thanks Dawn. 

Dawn Karen Tan CNA on duty in the US in November 2020 after the Trump/Biden Election.

Images from Dawn Tan Facebook and GOOGLE.

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April 2025

From Dawn Tan's FB page:

Andy Young

Hello Dawn! That's a distance! Wow! BTW when are you ever going on air again? I mean, on CNA?

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Dawn Karen Tan

Andy Young Hello! You may see or hear me now and again on CNA but I do more work behind the scenes now! 😁

Andy Young

Dawn Karen Tan yes, that's the way it goes. When you're in charge, they put you behind the scene. Hope to see you on screen again soon. Stay safe.