Pics from October gigs.

Jesus and the Devil
Halloween 08'

Ian singing w/ the band

Stage Left

Packed house @ the halloween show

The Synchronized Head Bang

I really like this blurry pic for some reason.

This is a view of about half of Tun Bar where we play every Thursday!

Rocking @ Lotus Blue (Fridays and Saturdays)

Me n' Da Chuan

Doing What I Do.

I just wanted to write out a little more informative Blog on what I'm up to over here in China.

Right now My band Bad Apples is playing 4 times a week. Thursdays @ Tun Bar, Fridays and Saturdays @ Lotus Blue, and now Sundays @ Hard Rock Cafe Beijing.

Even with all the bumps in the road it seems things are on a constant upswing and we just keep getting busier and busier. The band is really coming together, and we are constantly learning more and more songs.

Da Chuan is our Bass player and he actually used to be a cop. He's one of my best pals over here and I find myself chilling with him after shows and when we have time off.

Wang Yang is our Drummer and she is awesome. Her husband actually taught her to play drums and when she is sick or has to be out of town he comes and fills in for her.

Living in China has certainly been an eye opening experience. If you told me I was going to be living in China before this all came about I'm sure I would have just laughed at you.

Things can be stressful with the language barrier and just dealing with the when the Chinese do things, but in the end it's all worth it!

You can expect this blog to become more and more updated as time goes on, and if you have any requests about things you want to see or here on here just let me know!

A Beijing Halloween.

Happy Halloween

Halloween this year was a blast. We started the night out @ Tun Bar arround 10 pm and that is where we remained long into the morning.
People came ready to celebrate dressed to impress or to scare, and the Club was packed full.

And I had a great blog ready to post, but firefox crashed and I lost my 2 hrs of work getting a great post full of pics and stories together and now I gotta jet out of the house so I guess I'll have to try again tomorrow.

I'm Alive October 30th @ Tun

Hey everyone.. I just wanted to get this video of our song I'm Alive posted on here. You can expect to see updates on my blog now @ least 2wice a week.

My Lovely Lady Escaped With A Chinaman.

Family, Friends, Fans, and Loved ones,


Honestly I don't know where to start so I guess I'll start with the bad news. My guitar escaped from me yesterday in a taxi cab. I exited the cab then answered my phone and turned around and the taxi was already driving away with my girlfriend (the guitar) still inside. We spent the night waiting outside hoping the taxi cab would return with my lover, and we filed a report with the police and are still doing everything possible to try to get her back.

As you all know I am currently in China playing music in a Band with my good friend Kris Liu. We currently make less than one hundred dollars a week playing two gigs a week, but we have a try out tomorrow that pays well so when that goes good as it will we will be looking a little better come Sept. comes. I found a guitar I can borrow for tomorrow night but after that I must find a guitar as we have shows every Friday and Saturday Night.

I have been very lucky to be able to pursue my dreams of playing my music throughout the world up to this point and I won't let this setback stop me. I am asking for your help in sending me forward on my Journey. I need to purchase a guitar ASAP and I can't do it without you.
I've created a PayPal Donations Account and am asking everyone I know for Donations in whatever amount they can afford.

To donate go to the top right or the bottom of this page and click on the Donate button.

Thank you everyone for your love and support of my music and my dreams. I look forward to seeing all of you @ a show again someday soon.

Peace and Love to all of you,




Michael Dallin

The Rain Came

Oh the colors of the night and the rain how it came.
Now it's gone but its damage and its victory still remain.
Oh the colors of the the water as it clings to all the leaves.
And the light inside the drops it glistens like a diamond of the queen.
Oh who am I to wonder why this diamond shines her light on me?
And who are you to tell a man he can't live in a dream?

Open Mic, and Eurocup finals all in one long night!

Playin some tunes @ Lush Open Mic. on the 29th of june.

The Spain Germany Eurocup final Match. Spain - 1 Germany - 0

this match started @ 3 am Beijing time and look how packed Pyro Pizza was. Good times!




I was actually going for Germany since Spain knocked out Italy, but I didn't get what I wanted this time. Spain certainly played better Ball.