Velvet Revolution; Opera Musical

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   Last night in Prague!  I had my second evening of "black light theater."
The "original" one says that it started in 1961.
   I've cleared up this girlfriend thing this past month.  My girlfriend in
Japan forgot to tell me that she's still married to someone in the States,
and now my girlfriend in Argentina forgot to tell me she's a lesbian.

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VELVET REVOLUTION

   PRAGUE POST, May 10-16, 2000, pg. A5, col. 1:

_A walk on the wild side: Lou Reed, Havel stay out all night_
(...) Reed, 58, and Havel, 63, have been locked in a mutual admiration
society ever since they first met in 1990, when Reed traveled to Prague to
interview Havel for _Rolling Stone_ magazine.  (I'll check this later--ed.)
(col. 3--ed.)  "The Velvet Underground became the Velvet Revolution," Hillary
Clinton said at a press conference during Reed's (1998 White House--ed.)
visit.
   In fact, The Velvet Underground musically influenced the members of the
dissident Czech band The Plastic People of the Universe.  Their late-1976
arrest led to the formation of Charter 77, the human rights movement that
made the first real crack in the Iron Curtain.
   As for the notion that the Velvet Revolution's name was inspired by The
Velvet Underground, local musicians and critics dismiss it as urban legend.
   The name The Velvet Underground was lifted from a pornographic novel.

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OPERA MUSICAL

   DORIAN GRAY, by Isaac Steiner, has its world premiere on Sunday, May 14th
in Prague.  The PRAGUE POST, May 10-16, 2000, pg. A13, states that DORIAN
GRAY is billed as an "opera musical."  I have to check--didn't LES MIZ have
the same billing?

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MISC.

  One bakery sold "parek v listovem test," or "sausage in puff pastry."
  More food:
DEVILS TOASTS--(?--ed.)
TOASTE HAWAII--ham, cheese, pineapple
BULGARIAN SALAD--(I've noticed a lot of Bulgarian and Balkan salads here--ed.)
KORNSPITZ--(No English definition--ed.)
HANACKY DANISH
CHADSKI DANISH
YELLOW DOG--fillet of pork on noodles style, curry, curcuma, caper, white
mushrooms
FLORIDA CHICKEN MIXTURE--chicken steaks, leek, paprika, peach, almonds, and
chilli
OSLO CHICKEN MIXTURE--chicken steaks, prawns, white wine, and asparagus
   One place had these "warm" sandwiches:
KALIMENTO--ham, eggs
BATMAN--sausage
ARCHIMEDES--tuna fish
PETER PAN--salame
VEGETARIAN
DANDY--smoked meat, mozzarella
CAPRESE--mozzarella, oregano, tomato
   The fast food places have the standard stuff.  Pizza Hut has a
"Farmhouse"--ham and mushroom pizza.