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All That Screaming and Yelling, or, When Grand (?) Opera Came to the Emerald (?) City
All That Screaming and Yelling or When Grand Opera Came to the Emerald City - ? Author:Richard Stark Having spent almost their last cent to send members of the now failed and defunct Salami Opera Company (of Bologna, Italy) back to the homeland, Maestro and Madame had little choice but to remain in the city called Emerald - a place where not only the lawns remain forever green (because of being surrounded by water) but where special glasses are... more » hardly needed to see effects of rising miasma on all aspects of life in Seattle, a city that, among other things, embrasses fads instantly, then runs them to ground: the first being croissants, with kiosks appearing almost instantly on every other corner. This followed soon after by espressos and lattes. In this culture starved city, the next was bagels. One wonders what's next?« less