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I bet the little woman would take exception to your spelling of this journal's title.

Commence drinking games involving some decent vodka and the rest of the night will be a breeze, or no one will notice if it's not.

Get them to say PUTIN many times and laugh raucously every time.

I know where you live and there's nothing to do here. Good luck widdat

I think I need more info. How many men and women? How long have they been here and is it their first trip? What is the primary purpose of their trip?

Russian librarians (as the librarians of other nationalities) range from haute intellectuel to horny nutcase. The thing to remember is that librarians are people, too. Since they are in the US they want to have an experience that's as American as you can provide. What you have so far sounds very good. Southern cookout + a bit of good blues is a really good sampler of an American experience. A bit of drinking is to take place -- please make sure to get them meeptails, well-concocted drinks is something Russia currently sucks at and people drink the vodka straight up. After drinking, invite them back home for tea -- I'm sure the conversation will turn very interesting at that point.

Russians like the vistas so if you have skyscrapers with observation decks, go for it. IMAX movies are also rare and exotic, so if you have one of these theaters in your city you should take them there, especially if the show is 3D. Theater is a no-no, because the English used onstage is too literary and hard to digest. Mini-golf is an awesome option, so is an amusement park like the Six Flags.

Another thing too is that they probably need to bring back some souvenirs and gifts. I'm not sure that you want to be the guy taking them shopping, but asking about it won't hurt. They probably won't have a whole lot of money, so if you do take them somewhere to shop, make sure that spot has bargain stores. Even those may be high-priced for these folks. It's a tricky tightrope.

Actually, even window shopping at the malls or a stroll through a HUGE supermarket is quite an experience and will be memorable. Beware that sometimes, when I take a Russian visitor to the stores, it's a heartbreaking experience and I end up buying something for them -- they're generally good people, and it's gut-wrenching to see them stare at some trinket and not being to afford it. Usually there's enough pride to just enjoy the sights and sounds, though, and the trip may not require sponsorship.

I'm sorry if I come off as being consumeristic -- but the US is a capitalist country, and the visitors here expect to partake in enjoying the fruits of the capital. I'm sure the intellectual thirst will be quenched by your insightful banter. I might be able to help you further if you give me more details.

^RUSSIAN MANDATE LOL

i have nothing to offer.

except...

LK:

The poster is captioned: "God! Help me survive this mortal love!"

HA HA

Scatigories or Twister

God Damnit if the King doesn't have some lasting, dragging power toward his corpse... The librarians now want to visit Graceland. 2.5 hours away and full of worthwhile indulgence of the sense$$. These visitors are looking forward to gilded visions of excess, Crackalackin. The storefronts are past. They seek the mutation of the southern landscape. The next post will either be filled with strange tales of Stolichnia (sp, Dagwood?) fueled, international lunacy, or tales of reverence to a Pop GOD whose presence I find caustic to music history.

Stolichnaya. Godspeed.

Son, you deserve to be eaten by a bear and meep off the side of a high cliff for your lack of ELVIS respect.

So, how'd it go with the educated Russkies? Did you have to go to south Memphis to get borscht?

Had an internet hookup hiccup, but am now untethered and proceeding at warpspeed.

Anyway...

The Russians were completely focused on commerce. We took them to Burlington Coat Factory to fullfill needs for stylish cold weather wears for the Russian winter and then hit a local mall for (among many other things) items from Victoria's Secret. It basically became a utilitarian mission of secondary trade.

Funny though, I did stop off to play some Guitar Hero at a game store. That meep is hard AND I PLAY GUITAR EVERY DAY!!! Four fuking meepons and a lever??? I need 12 strings and a thin pick.

KAHUNA, if you spent your summers sleeping on your Aunt's couch in the southern Mississippi Delta staring at a weird, distorted image of Elvis stubbily printed on a velvet canvas while the stagnant, moist and unbearably hot air fought for dominance in your discomfort with the cadence of the Elvis swivel-hips clock while the sounds of the anglo-filtered rhythm and blues music filled your mind's ear, you'd wish for a bear's dutiful consumption of your mind's every synapse. So thanks for that out.

hahaha

I'm sure this might be too late for you, but Russians LOVE aluminum foil. They can't get it in the Motherland.

That is all.

Dont forget to buy a couple of Russian brides for your pleasure.

...don't forget to super-size them, too

... for Ghostie's pleasure