went down to DC Chinatown, last Sunday, for the New year festivities... As usual, the day was quite cold (did it reach 20 degrees?). I got there after the parade with the dragon, but snapped some pictures of the dignitaries on stage.
One of 'em was Congressman David Wu, a Dem. from Oregon. I walked away from the speeches to reconnoiter the rest of Chinatown and to see what events might be happening at the Goethe Institute. (Their Wash.,D.C. office is located, there.)
When I walked back onto H street, towards the stage, I noticed this guy about to walk into a restaurant. I'd seen him on stage, earlier. He noticed me looking at him and smiled and waved. I think I smiled back.
I should've snapped a shot of him, as it was Congressman Wu. But I only realized that after the fact. Wasn't sure if he was smiling and waving at me, and couldn't immediately recognize him. He had a tan and seemed to be light-skinned around the eyes, so he probably had gone skiing, recently.
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About the only politicians I'm able to readily recognize, these days are POTUS (i.e., Bush) and some of the Dem. candidates.
Maybe that's why I thought I saw a picture of Dennis Kucinich on the cover of a classical cd in a music store. Actually, it was a recording by the pianist, Murray Perahia.
So you heard it here, first -- Separated at Birth:
Murray Perahia : Dennis Kucinich
Posted by raacluse at January 27, 2004 03:02 PM