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today on TV I caught Ostonasi Tillodan or "from the golden threshold." It is a show about traditional Uzbek culture with mildly nationalistic overtones and today was bakshi day - bakshis are uzbek epic singers who usually play the dombra, a 2 stringed fretless instrument. All the bakshis on the show had duppis on and chappans (robes) which seem to be the rural nationalistic uniform of sorts. Any time someone is trying to display their traditional uzbekness in a villiage context, he is shown in duppi and chappan.

At some point in the show they had a young bakshi on (like many traditions, most of the practitioners are old). At somepoint her made the comment that he knows he's young but that playing the music is a great way to experience the "vattan" or the homeland.

I tried to tape the show through my video camera but the screen looks all wonky - at some point I'm going to figure out how to own a VCR in this country.

I've had a pretty good rate this year of getting American conveniences - we've had pizza and pancakes all in the last 24 hours.

Our friend Hondamir came over for pancake dinner tonight - he told me it was even better than IHOP :)

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