{"id":866,"date":"2023-05-10T14:40:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T05:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=866"},"modified":"2023-05-10T14:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T05:40:54","slug":"she-bangs-the-drums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2023\/05\/10\/she-bangs-the-drums\/","title":{"rendered":"She bangs the drums"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ulan-chan&#8217;s brass band performed for a street festival in town on April 29th. They played three anime songs. Mayu and I snuck around to the back of the stage to get a good view of her. Here&#8217;s the video I took. 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