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The 4th of July and Michael Jackson (repost)

originally posted 7/3/07 The 4th of July is the one time a year when us Americans can dress up in red, white, and blue, and drink beer and light fireworks as we sing off-key versions The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Its a day to eat bar-b-que, have block... ...full story at Ben's Blog

from Ben's Blog on Fri, Jun 26 2009

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14 Jul 09		Michael Jackson flash mob commemoration in Shanghai » Shanghaiist Oh no! Apparently we haven't been checking Chinasmack enough recently because we completely missed out on this Michael Jackson tribute. On July 12th, at 5pm, a bunch of fans gathered at People's Square on Xizang Lu and Nanjing Lu to “complete MJ's...
02 Jul 07		And the 'Best Burger in Shanghai' award goes to ... » Shanghaiist Now, that felt like a 4th of July party (and some Canadians in attendance said it wasn't a bad effort for Canada Day, either). Hot, sweaty weather. No rain! Hamburgers. Beer. Live music. Water balloons. Hamburgers. Beer. Drinking contests. Fireworks...
06 Jul 09		Preview Photos: Eyes wide shut at the July 4 Party » Shanghaiist &n bsp; Spurred on by the light buzz from beer we had chugged for charity, we pounced upon some unsuspecting flag-waving partygoers during the July 4 Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat Brewery Party last...
23 Jun 07		How to view Blogspot blogs in China--quick fix. » Granite Studio Since Blogspot has once again been "harmonized," I thought it might be useful to repost this useful little Blogspot workaround: Originally posted March 27, 2007: Dave from Mutant Palm has posted a fix for the CCP's kabosh on Blogspot. As a public...
22 Jun 09		Mark it down: Shanghaiist + Boxing Cat's July 4 Charity Party » Shanghaiist It's only two weeks before we light the candles, break out the red, white and blue and begin celebrating the birthday of the United States of America (be sure to slur “meri” to “murr” for added authenticity). Since we at...

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