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I worked at the NGK Theater in Osaka for six weeks.
The summer spectacular show was largely filled with Japanese comedians, but there were a
few specialty acts like mine. This was a great way to pick up language skills since, in
the guest house where I lived, at least six different languages were spoken.
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Zee Denick, from Czechoslovakia, an incredibly strong
foot juggler, was able to hold up Alex and Dominique, a French hand balancing duo, with
ease. We all had lots of laughs and only fought over the English language videos we rented
each night.... I was looking for good plots and acting, everyone else was looking for
action/violence which they could more easily understand.
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My daughter, Sandi, was my assistant in the show. I
guess the experience had some affect on her..... today she is studying Japanese in
college.
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acts.... often delicate, graceful and, to say the least, beautiful... were very popular at
NGK. This lady from the mainland was trained from birth to be a contortionist. Her body
had many scars where bones and cartilage had been removed to allow her to be more
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