Photos above by Sam Kittner: the Old Takoma Business Association meeting at
    Middle Eastern Market, featuring Dale the drummer.
    Open dancing at
    Rakkasah.  Photos by
    Sam Liao.
    Mem Sahib restaurant with Stream
    and the Blue Dragons.
    At left,
    performing at
    Art-o-matic
    with Stream
    and the Blue
    Dragons.
    At right, one of two photos of me used in the
    Washington Post, from my time working at the
    Marrakesh.  ... I would not have cropped the
    photo where the Post did.  The Post seems to
    have a penchant for portraying Raks Sharki in
    an ignorant, crass light: e.g. this review.