Two events Two lessons

This weekend it was a date weekend. On Friday night we went to see Kodo at the big performance space on the U of M campus. Kodo is a Japaneses drumming troupe. They were great and we would recommend them to anyone if they come through your town. But we also learned that a drumming troupe is also popular with the younger croud which makes for an interesting audience. It is the time of year that all K-12 students seem to have a cold so there was a constant chorus of coughs throughout the show. That age group can also not figure out when a song/set is over so everyone always clapped before they were suppose to. But all in all it was a fun night. If you want to see an amazing phisical ability and cordination check them out in this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPdOmY1BjAU

Last night we went to a U of M hockey game. That was equally an interesting experience. This was my first time experiencing U of M sports and might be my last. We were in the student section and boy were there die hard fans. The student section for some reason stands through the whole thing, which meant I couldn't see the game even though I was standing. The job of all the students (all dressed in yellow) was to heckle the other team and refs constantly. This meant a constant barage of cursses through the game. There were also endless cordinated cheers (that all involved cursses) that we did not know so we stuck out like sore thumbs. It was an experience but after the second period we headed home to the safety of our living room. Next time we will be sure to dress in yellow, learn the cheers, and stock up on some good curses for the refs so we might fit in.