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Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Rise And Fall Of The Green Badge

Sheri and I just returned from teaching at the Boogie-Baeren Whitsun swing camp in Munich, Germany. (http://boogie-baeren.de/seminar/). We had an awesome time and I will write more about traveling to Germany in a separate article.

This article is about our wonderful Green Badges we got at the camp. All the attendees of the camp got badges. I believe the students had blue badges and the staff had white badges though I don't quite recall exactly. What I do recall is that we, the camp teachers, had the almighty Green Badges.

So whenever we wanted any water or snacks to help us get through the day, we only needed to go to the vending desks and show our badges and the staff would fulfill our wishes right away!!

How awesome!!

Unfortunately, I got a little too accustomed to life with the "Green Badge" and upon returning home ... well, let's just say my adjustment back to normal life had its little bumps.

After a week, I have just about weaned myself totally off of the Green Badge .. Though today I did have one little hiccup.

oh well ...

Thanks to Pauline and Roy for taking photos!! And to Officer Sandoval of the South Pasadena Police for being a good sport!

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bunztown @ yahoo.com said on 2008-05-19 15:52:32

Hahahahaha!  These pictures is sequence are awesome.  I just love how happy Ben looks and how
confused everyone else is.  Hehehe.

jpbabiera @ yahoo.com said on 2008-05-20 12:18:57

lol that's awesome

elizgodwin @ sbcglobal.net said on 2008-05-20 14:59:35

This is really well done, Ben!  Love your creativity.  Can't believe you got a cop to go along with
it!  ...how cool!!

katrin @ boogie-baeren.de said on 2008-05-20 16:04:12

Hi there, I love your humour!!! the almighty green badges will make it into the history of our camp,
for sure... ;-))))

tacheung @ gmail.com said on 2008-05-20 21:34:10

Ben, I am honored to know you.  You are too funny.

mbuerkner @ t-online.de said on 2008-05-21 10:40:54

Hallo Ben, what a nice story and lovely photos. Katrin forwarded your email. Unfortunately I could
not join your lessens at our Whitsun-Camp as working with the orga-team.  I feel glad that you felt
spoilt over here and so sorry that the green badge does not work any longer!!! Do come again!
With swinging hello from good old Germany. Margot.

dunja.jaber @ t-online.de said on 2008-05-22 07:29:04

Beri, I love your gorgious  humour and I´m really happy to have had another proof of it after your
visit in Germany. I just showed this little story to a friend of mine and we were just loughing our
heads off! Please come back to Germany soon and teach us some more swing and silliness!
Love, Dunja

Stan @ www.Stan-Lisa.com said on 2008-06-02 21:43:17

You are the best Yau!!! :)

I miss you guys

kelly.bretas @ gmail.com said on 2008-06-28 07:49:23

LOL, thanks for the smiles :-)

Chandler Smith @ chandlersm@aol.com said on 2008-07-08 08:40:16

Hilarious!  Great job, you two!  Heard things went great at Beantown -- congratulations!

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