{"id":1995,"date":"2014-09-15T08:09:21","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2014-09-15T08:15:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T01:15:59","slug":"me-and-my-big-comb-9914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gordonandjudy.com\/?p=1995","title":{"rendered":"Me and my big “comb”, 9\/9\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beginning Band class went well at BISS today. Students are maintaining their enthusiasm and we\u2019re making slow progress. They\u2019re not allowed to take the instruments home (administrative decision) so there isn\u2019t much practicing outside of class taking place. Judy is opening the room and allowing students to come in during lunch to practice if they want, and she\u2019s had good participation.<\/p>\n

I may have created a problem for myself today? Several of the teachers at BHSFIC celebrated a birthday party for one of the new teachers, LaShawna, at \u201cThe Veggie Table\u201d, a vegan restaurant. I met them at the restaurant. It\u2019s really close to a train station, so the trip was easy. The food was interesting. I had a \u201cSouthwestern Bean Burger\u201d. It was very good.<\/p>\n

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My Bean Burger<\/p><\/div>\n

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Vegan pastes to spread on bread. Left to right, Hummus, cole slaw, ???, olive, beet<\/p><\/div>\n

As the dinner finished up, and we were saying our congratulations to LaShawna for her birthday, I pulled a comb out of my bag, a 100rmb bill out of my pocket, and played \u201cHappy Birthday\u201d on my improvised kazoo. As I finished, several people from nearby tables started watching. Eventually, a Chinese man came over, and started enquiring about how I was creating the sound. As we talked, he invited me to perform at a small activity he was having Friday night. I succumbed to pressure from my \u201cfriends\u201d at the table and agreed to go.\u00a0\u00a0 As the details of the event became clear, I began to regret the decision.<\/p>\n

The event was going to be held at \u201cThe Bookworm\u201d, a well-known bookstore\/performance venue\/caf\u00e9 in the Sanlitun area. ULP!!! What have I done? Friday night at the Bookworm, and I\u2019m performing on Kazoo? There\u2019s a 100rmb cover charge for the 7:30 pm performance. Oh no! Me and my big mouth (comb)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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