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Wynter wrote:

A friend of mine said the exact same thing. She went this past long-weekend, but three days wasn't enough for her.

I think you could spend an entire week there and still not do it justice. In my case I opted for quantity over quality. For example, there were a number of museums I visited where you could spend at least half a day if not more at each one; instead I opted for a couple of hours max just so I could have an opportunity to visit as many of them as possible. And even though many of the places I visited were within walking distance of each other and, in some cases right next to each other, I still didn't get through my checklist of places to see.

Eve wrote:

I have visited DC and its Memorials and Museums on multiple occasions with family living there.

It never gets stale. The Smithsonian being free is a wonderful thing. If you can get yourself there you can see it. Even the Zoo is with the Smithsonian. :victory:

Isn't it great that you have so many terrific places in DC that are free? Not just the memorials and museums, but other places like the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, the National Archives, Arlington National Cemetery, etc. And some of the museums that do charge are also top-drawer attractions as well.

As you know, Eve, in Great Britain a number of the museums are also free. The British Museum was incredible; I spent an entire afternoon there and barely scratched the surface.

shin2 wrote:

Isn't it great that you have so many terrific places in DC that are free? Not just the memorials and museums, but other places like the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, the National Archives, Arlington National Cemetery, etc. And some of the museums that do charge are also top-drawer attractions as well.

As you know, Eve, in Great Britain a number of the museums are also free. The British Museum was incredible; I spent an entire afternoon there and barely scratched the surface.

It really is amazing the amount of Free Museums. THe NAtive AMerican one we checked out last time. THe food they served at the restaurant was also varied with some interesting NAtive American choices and definitely not free. :beaten: Rather pricey but we all felt totally worth it. :victory:

brad2 wrote:Gaijinmark.

You have PM.

You have a reply.

Many thanks I replied also.
Actually there must have been more haiku since I found a PM from
E.G which mentions one about Alex who is the singer with Clazziquai. I don't even remember writing it but I do still look out for Alex..... :dancing:

Heard a loud noise outside my apartment today. Turns out someone was checking to see how well a palm tree works as an emergency brake:

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^ Looks like it works quite well. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:^ Looks like it works quite well. :beaten:

Im rather hoping that the tree is Ok.

Oh dear. :beaten:

Eve wrote:

Im rather hoping that the tree is Ok.

It's fine, just a little scratched up.

The funniest thing was, while the cops were directing the backed up traffic this lady put down her window to complain to one of the cops. The problem was she was talking on her cell phone at the same time. So, not only did the cop not help her around the traffic, he gave her a ticket for using her cell phone while driving. :rofl:

What a maroon. :omg:

gaijinmark wrote:

It's fine, just a little scratched up.

The funniest thing was, while the cops were directing the backed up traffic this lady put down her window to complain to one of the cops. The problem was she was talking on her cell phone at the same time. So, not only did the cop not help her around the traffic, he gave her a ticket for using her cell phone while driving. :rofl:

What a maroon. :omg:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Tadaima!

Eve, you were right. PEI was GORGEOUS! I have the feeling I'll be going back!

So I got my student card made up! Next step, buying overly expensive textbooks that I'll probably only read once. :beaten:

Wynter wrote:Tadaima!

Eve, you were right. PEI was GORGEOUS! I have the feeling I'll be going back!

Fabulous!!

THe trip sounded amazing!!

Here's to our girl, Anne! :muack: :muack:

So I could have posted this in a number of threads but please indulge me.

Earlier today I saw the West Coast premiere of the Japanese play "Shun-kin" at UCLA's Ralph Freud Playhouse. It's an adaptation from Junichiro Tanizaki's short story. Eri Fukatsu was the female protagonist. She was AMAZING!!! Such a great actress. Geezer would have loved it!

The cast got a standing ovation at the end.

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I can't believe I saw Eri Fukatsu live...literally just a couple of hundred feet away from me...it was a really enjoyable, memorable production!

Tu_triky wrote:So I could have posted this in a number of threads but please indulge me.

Earlier today I saw the West Coast premiere of the Japanese play "Shun-kin" at UCLA's Ralph Freud Playhouse. It's an adaptation from Junichiro Tanizaki's short story. Eri Fukatsu was the female protagonist. She was AMAZING!!! Such a great actress. Geezer would have loved it!

The cast got a standing ovation at the end.

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I can't believe I saw Eri Fukatsu live...literally just a couple of hundred feet away from me...it was a really enjoyable, memorable production!

Wow

Eve wrote:

Wow

It was a wonderful production. Eri Fukatsu was brilliant. Interestingly, as you can see in the picture above, the female protagonist in the story starts out as a nine year old girl which is represented by the doll. Eri Fukatsu and others actually articulate the doll by hand for much of the play. It was really different...all the while Eri Fukatsu does the voice acting for the girl. All though it seems odd, they pulled it off brilliantly and it was amazing to see how they could make the doll so expressive just through movement.

Tu_triky wrote:

It was a wonderful production. Eri Fukatsu was brilliant. Interestingly, as you can see in the picture above, the female protagonist in the story starts out as a nine year old girl which is represented by the doll. Eri Fukatsu and others actually articulate the doll by hand for much of the play. It was really different...all the while Eri Fukatsu does the voice acting for the girl. All though it seems odd, they pulled it off brilliantly and it was amazing to see how they could make the doll so expressive just through movement.

Sounds a little like bunraku.

Great that you were able to see an actress as accomplished as Eri Fukatsu in a live performance.

You didn't happen to see if Aoshima and his green coat were hovering about nearby, did you? He always had Sumire's back. :hehe:

shin2 wrote:

Sounds a little like bunraku.

Yes, that's an astute observation! The doll that represented "Shun-kin" was markedly bigger than the dolls used in bunraku though. It often required two people articulating the doll during the performance.

Great that you were able to see an actress as accomplished as Eri Fukatsu in a live performance.

You didn't happen to see if Aoshima and his green coat were hovering about nearby, did you? He always had Sumire's back. :hehe:

Hahaha. Odoru! Well said. :)

Hypocrite asshole congressman. :shakehead:

http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/53180197/#53180197

Tu_triky wrote:

It was a wonderful production. Eri Fukatsu was brilliant. Interestingly, as you can see in the picture above, the female protagonist in the story starts out as a nine year old girl which is represented by the doll. Eri Fukatsu and others actually articulate the doll by hand for much of the play. It was really different...all the while Eri Fukatsu does the voice acting for the girl. All though it seems odd, they pulled it off brilliantly and it was amazing to see how they could make the doll so expressive just through movement.

what a unique experience. Sounds wonderful. :victory: