I have been getting calls for harp gigs. Christmas of course, is the busy season, but March picks up with St Patty's day gigs. Just now I've been talking to a man who wants me to, and I quote, "impersonate or play chinese-like music for a Chinese tea ceremony". Uhm, what? I am as white bread as they come. I could never pass as Asian. I told him I am available on that date but am REALLY uncomfortable with the cultural appropriation. BTW, he is white bread too, but one of these new-age everything's. A real whack-a-doodle. AND the best part.....its 3 hours and there's NO PAY! How wonderful! Spend my whole afternoon pretending to be Asian to celebrate Chinese new year. Yeah, no. Grrrrr. What is wrong with people?