![[ Most of the music is played from aging tapes on a P.A. system better suited for a small school cafeteria than an outdoor lot. But one song is always performed live. They play it three times a night. It has one verse, maybe 40 seconds long, repeated dozens and dozens of times. Kids love it, as it only takes a quarter-turn around the tower to master the moves. The drums, the discordant flute, the bells and the cheers always ring in my ears long after we've headed home. ]](0802-obon5.jpg)
Most of the music is played from aging tapes on a P.A. system better suited for a small school cafeteria than an outdoor lot. But one song is always performed live. They play it three times a night. It has one verse, maybe 40 seconds long, repeated dozens and dozens of times. Kids love it, as it only takes a quarter-turn around the tower to master the moves. The drums, the discordant flute, the bells and the cheers always ring in my ears long after we've headed home.