Beijing Sounds — 北京的声儿

Coming to Beijing exactly one month from today: November 17. Mark the dinnertime.

What is it?
A gathering, a feast (or at least minor indigestion), a chance to meet some BJS regulars.

The guest list will include Sima, of lír, línr, língr fame, Randy, of Chinglish and Echoes of Manchu renown. Both are coming all the way from 东北 for this great event. There will also be a Beijinger (well, since 1993) who has worked on the Mandarin speech recognition technology for a major software company.

If you’re going to be in the area, please don’t be shy. Event Security will NOT permit syz to record any Zhonglish/Chinglish without guests’ permission.

What do you get?
1. Grub
2. T-shirt? (if the production floor can get set up in time)
3. Possible cameos by Mrs. BJS and PBS (in sure-to-be-incredibly-shy form)

What’s it cost?
Nothing, if we don’t get carried away. (I’m docking the wages of the BJS staff to pay the bill.)

What’s the catch?
You gotta email syz (bjshengr -at- gmail -dot- com) to rsvp and find out the exact time and  location. Blame the reviled paparazzi for ruining public event planning for everyone.

Why?
1. Overdue birthday for Beijing Sounds
2. Syz’s first visit to Beijing in many months (want unrelenting depression? try November in Minnesota)
3. A quarter century since Nixon declared he wasn’t a crook.

Seriously, I’d be delighted to put faces to some of the names and pseudonyms around the studios. Shoot me an email if you might be able to come.