Bustin' my banh mi cherry

Today at lunchtime I had a meeting with the musical director for Sweeney Todd so we could go over my songs and get the tempo changes and a pointer or two about breath support while singing falsetto. It didn't take as long as I figured (I don't have many songs), and I was wondering what to pick up on the way back to work, when I remembered that I hadn't tried the only place in all of Memphis (to my knowledge) that serves banh mi, Indochina.

I'd been intrigued by banh mi by a number of food articles, but mostly by Lore Sjoberg's description of his first time. Knowing that the restaurant only a slight detour on the way back to work, ( I decided to give it a shot. )

Won't someone think of the CHILDREN?

This afternoon I noticed that "Bartlett Grove Park" was in the top ten searches on Google Trends, and since I live in Bartlett, and Bartlett Grove Park is but a few miles from my house, such widespread attention piqued my interest.

As it ends up, a young lady decided to shoot an instructional video about the joys of miniskirts without underwear and tank tops with artificial boobs in the park, and someone from the local news team must be a secret fan of such videos.

Unfortunately, the news report is vague as to the details of said video. Does she perform sex acts with various pieces of playground equipment? Will she require a tetanus shot? Are the neighbors justified in their desire to buy industrial-sized cases of Lysol with which to disinfect the sliding board and swingset? Will the police be able to ascertain her identity through DNA evidence?

The answer is, of course, no. Some diligent research in the name of science has revealed that while the young lady in question should have no problems in a sausage-eating contest, and that the authorities could check salons specializing in various waxing treatments for their client list, the playground equipment was uncontaminated by human flesh. Also, she seems to be a fan of miniature golf, and we have the World's Largest Putt-Putt, which is also frequently deserted.

In any case, I'll keep an eye out for her in the grocery store.