Worth the wait

Thanks to the hyper-anxiety of the local law enforcement agencies during the recent National Holiday in Beijing, my local bar street of Nanluoguxiang was considerably less vibrant than usual.   Salud had twice deferred its usual Wednesday night music show - not, I think, because of a direct ban, but out of a realisation that in this climate it was just going to be more trouble than it was worth.  The twice-advertised, twice-postponed act was the swoonsomely lovely Quebecoise chanteuse Marie-Claude - who finally got to play last night, in the company of some new musicians, including a flautist, which was an intriguing novelty.  (Jazz flute??!!  Yes, I'm afraid my appreciation was somewhat marred by the inescapable recollection of Will Ferrell's flute solo in Anchorman!).   Damn, she's gorgeous.  Bad crush.  Bad, bad crush.