Of all the shots I took of the Georgetown street variety show the one below remains my favorite. Back in the slide days, I actually had to wait several weeks to get my film processed and see the results so it was long after I captured this image that I got to see it. I just love the look on the face of the guy in the middle. While the two singers are dueting away, he's giving me this sideways why-are-you-pointing-your-camera-at-me look!
Only two nights before I'd seen that same look from several audience members at the Chinese Opera performed on this same stage.
In preparing to post this image that I noticed that curiously he had both a Japanese and United States flag on his jacket. I could imagine a whole back story to this guy about his being some form of spy or triad member, using the stage act as cover. Not true in all likelihood but sometimes it's fun to project such stories onto others to explain their idiosyncrasies.
Come to think of it, I don't recall him actually singing during this particular piece so I don't even know why he was on stage, other than to give me the evil eye!
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