Riding In A Commie Paddy-Wagon (5-25-08)

So yeah, last night I was escorted back to the hotel in the back of a Chinese police vehicle.  Here’s the story.  Yesterday was fine, we went to a Chinese lake/park to kill time, then had a rehearsal after lunch.  The concert was fantastic, the Huazhong Normal University Girl’s Chorus did a joint concert with us, and they were so incredible.  They used no vibrato whatsoever and they all were gorgeous.  They sang a number of pieces but ended with Ivory’s “Go Where I Send Thee”.  And other than Bezleham, Gosper, and Isrear, their pronunciation was incredible.  Afterward we were invited by their group to go outside for a party of  “Cokes and Beer”.  Needless to say none of us touched the beer.  Then I came back to the hotel just to leave for Starbucks, I’m proud of myself, it’s the first American food that I have bought while in China, but I have a weakness for Starbucks.  Anyway on the way back John Pounders, Mandy Finch, the Gould sisters, and I took a wrong turn getting back to the hotel.  John and I knew where we were going, but the girls kept complaining and whining, typical.   Finally we found a cop and since Mandy speaks Mandrin, he told us where the hotel was, but at that time a police van pulls up and they offer to take us back to the hotel.  It was one of the greatest adventures EVER!

Ps. We leave Wuhan today for Changsha