Beijing Boyce XV: Closing Shots
A recent report on the quality of life in 215 cities ranked Beijing as number one… twenty-two (and this was before the sandstorms). Shanghai fared a bit better at number 103. Still, a press release quoted a Mercer employee as saying, “Beijing and Shanghai are on the rise and should experience rapid improvements in quality of living in the coming years.” / Dave Bidini, author and rhythm guitarist for Canadian group The Rheostatics, will do a reading and musical performance on May 7 at The Bookworm (7:30 PM). Bidini’s working on a new book titled Around the World in 80 Gigs, which will include four gigs in China (thanks to SC for the heads up). / I’ll try to have issue XVI out in two weeks, but as the May holiday is coming up, I may be out of town. If so, I’ll have it to you a week later, and will catch up on some overdue and promised material. Until then, eat, drink and be merry. Cheers! BB.
(From Beijing Boyce XV, first emailed on April 21, 2006)
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