Today we will participate in a Chinese New Year celebration with dragons. The dragon show is being performed by the Texas Dragon/Lion Dance team. We are being catered by the sponsoring Asian restaurant Sakura of Lakeway. Our entertainment is Peter, Paul, and Mary.
Menu
Creamy Vegetarian – Vegetable broth, fried tofu, wood ear mushroom, bamboo shoot, bok choy, sweet corn, and spring mix.
Rice Bowl – Served with choice of soup: miso, egg drop soup, or hot and sour soup, steamed rice, stir-fried broccoli, snow pea, cabbage, and carrot over steamed rice, pan-fried egg, teriyaki sauce, scallions, and sesame.
Twice Cooked Fish – Sauteed lightly fried fish fillet, snow pea, asparagus, green and red bell pepper, onion, and special spicy sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Mongolian Beef – Served with steamed rice.
General Tso’s Tofu – Served with steamed rice.
Kung Pao Chicken – Served with steamed rice.
Sauteed Shrimp with Snow Peas – Served with steamed rice.
Pineapple Fried Rice – Shrimp, Thai curry, served in a fresh pineapple bowl. Come with egg, bean sprouts, snow peas, onions, teriyaki, and sesame.
So let’s get on the bus.
There’s the restaurant.
Looks like the team is getting ready.
A shot of the team shirt.
The dragons and the team getting a last-minute briefing.
Close-up of one of the dragons.
Here is the other.
The drum and gong.
Practice the moves.
The dragons come to life.
Looks like a fun celebration. It’s wonderful that Chinese New Year is celebrated all over the world. Thanks for Puff the Magic Dragon. Always brings a tear. Nostalgia I guess or lost youth perhaps. I did get to see Peter, Paul and Mary perform this a few years back. They were much older but still did a good job of singing this timeless classic.
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Paul went to my high school and the trio did a concert after I graduated and brought the house down. They were the best.
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How cool is that. They were amazing. I loved all their songs.
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Me too. 😊
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I’ll take the shrimp to go and a spot on the curb to enjoy the parade. By the way, being a dragon looks like a good workout.
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The tail person is forced to crab walk most of the time. 😊
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Need to be in shape.
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Hi John, the dragons look great, a wonderful show to watch.
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It was fun, Robbie. 😁
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Cool display. I’ve seen some really big new years dragons on tv. The head has to be tough to maneuver.
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They have a definite routine. It looks random but is choreographed.
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That looks like so much fun. The vibrant colors are gorgeous. Thanks for taking us along, John. Wishing you and the family a peaceful Sunday.
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Thank you, Jill. Wishing you a peaceful Sunday as well.
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Thank you for taking us through the whole process of getting ready to be a dragon. It was a lot of fun!
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It was interesting to me as well. 😁
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“Puff, the magic dragon” is the perfect selection for this festive event. It looks like the participants are having a ball. 😊
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They are very disciplined and never broke character. Fun event. 😁
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Looks like a wonderful time was had by all. Thanks for sharing, John! 😊😊😊
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Another fun event and there must have been some food sold along with it.
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I’ll bet there was. Thanks, Craig.
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Looks like a fun event. Were there fireworks? Menu looks delicious but it was missing my favorite, broccoli and beef. Thanks for sharing.
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I had to select items from ther menu. They do have broccoli and beef on their menu.
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The colors of the dragons are so vibrant. What a lovely celebration. I am not a sushi fan, but I would enjoy some Kung Pao chicken!
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Thanks, Maggie.
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They’re celebrating my Chinese sign 🙂 Looks like it was much fun. Thanks for lunch, it was absolutely delicious. And how can we not love “Puff”!
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I know right. Good song. Thanks, Dale.
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That looks like a lot of fun!
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Mmm . . . more mango house rolls, please, and I’m loving the entertainment:). Thanks for sharing, John!
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Thanks for comng along, Kristine.
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Fascinating to me that Chinese New Year is celebrated in your town, John. I do acknowledge it in my own way. Sometimes my butt is dragon, but a second cup of coffee will get me in gear. 🙂
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Ha ha ha. Good one, Tim.
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Love the colors of the dragons! Looks like a fun celebration — and the music has my toes tapping. Thanks, John!
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, Debbie.
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I’d like the sautéed shrimp, but what do you feed a dragon? Looks like fun!
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I have no idea what to feed it. 😁
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Well, I hope someone does – you don’t want an angry dragon running around!
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Good point. Let’s try egg rolls and see what happens.
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I’ve often wondered if Puff the Magic Dragon was an oblique reference to partaking of some wacky backy.. I used to love it as a kid, but those were innocent times- at least for me
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Yeah, I don’t think there is any evidence that it is. Green Tamborine is definitely in that genre.
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I will enjoy the twice cooked fish while celebrating with those beautiful dragons – I was once in Chinatown in Boston for the Chinese New Year and the dragons made a lasting impression!
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That must have been fun, Noelle. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for taking us behind the scenes for these dragons. Very colorful and planned. We don’t see much of that down here. There was a barefoot Mardi Gras on the beach recently and colorful from the photos I saw. Perfect music!
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We used to love that barefoot Mardi Gras. I featured it on my blog many years ago. Thanks, Jo. Have a great week.
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The dragons are absolutely beautiful! You must have had fun. Thanks for the great song and great memories. I used to play the ukulele, and that was a favorite.
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I can almost hear you know. S’MORES anyone?
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Yes! Haha.
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😁
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Those dragons are so colorful! Looks like a fun day.
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It looked like it was fun! I love the dragon dances.
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It was fun. Thank you, Deborah.
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This looks like so much fun, John! Thank you for taking us along with you!
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Thank you for coming along, Mar.
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Oh, you were killing me with that menu, John. I love that kind of food. 😉 But I’ll forgive you for all these great photos and such a fun view of the neighborhood. Coincidently, I had dragons on my mind for something coming up. Hugs.
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I’m glad you could enjoy the virtual menu, Teagan. Thanmks for the visit and fun comment. 😁
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Oh, what a wonderful Chinese surprise, dear John! The dance should have been impressive. 🙂 🙂 :-)Thanks God Twiggy does not know …yet that dragons exist. 😁😁😁🍤🍤🍤🍻
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She is totally unaware of dragons. Thanks, Maria.
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😊😊😊🍤🍤🍤🍻
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😊
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Puff The Magic Dragon is a very appropriate musical accompaniment, John. And in other news, I now have a big time craving for Chinese food!
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Yes indeed. I love Chinese food.
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Looks like a great time!
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It was. Thanks, Mark.
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Last things first. The perfect tune for this ride.
I might have overdone it with the Mango rolls but that’s alright . . . worth it!
I got to see this in Chinatown many moons ago and it’s just so much fun. It’s frenetic and colorful, really nothing like it.
Great tour as per Sheriff.
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Thank you, Pilgrim. I’m glad you liked it.
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