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THE TALENT AND CUISINE OF 15 CRAIGSIDE

We have good food and some talent at 15 Craigside. 

15 Craigside 2nd Annual Talent Show - "Talent in the Tropics"

The show was Produced, Directed and MCd by Steve, the guy to the right.

Introduction.

Parade of characters.
First up, John, my neighbor, with some enhanced lyrics.  Below, reflecting the Tai Chi classes at 15C, a performance by Bob.

Kawa No Nagare No Youni, certainly one of the most popular songs at 15 Craigside.  Tonight we have Karaoke with Doug.  Surely, someone will sing this tune. Below, by Masa and Kyoko.




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Kimi To Itsumademo by David N.
Sweet Caroline by David S.  So Good!  So Good!  So Good!
Nostalgic Japanese Medley by two Irenes, one on an accordion she has been playing for more than 70 years.
15C Chordettes march in to sing Siyahamba.
About our cuisine.  Chicken karaage
Korean hamburger, kim chee and soju.

Chicken Katsu with Okinawa soju.

I sometime cook in my apartment.  Japanese wagyu beef and blue fin tuna.

Meal watching Dodger baseball game.

A BBQ.

Grilling chicken.

Hamburger.

And more meals.

Roses.
Korean chicken with that best selling drink in the world you see in Korean productions.
We have rainbows all the time.
Yes, 15 Cragside is home.
Since yesterday I built up Saturday Night Live on Halloween, here is the cold opening, featuring Tom Hanks (yes, that actor) as David S. Pumpkins and Donald Trump (by James Johnson).
Inde Navarrette was not ghoulish in her monologue, and in fact was perfectly charming.  Visiting, though, was a rather horrible Elizabeth Holmes.  
Gracie Abrams with Hit the Wall.

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