# 8 The Mustache Brothers

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7/3/07 (continued) After Dinner at a Chinese restaurant, we saw the Mustache Brothers who hold a culture/comedy show in their garage. They are extremely political which wound them up in a hard labor prison camp for seven years. Because of international attention and political pressure from groups like Amnesty international, the brothers were released, but prohibited from public performances. Continued attention and popularity keeps them alive, so we wanted to lend our support. What I liked about their show was the opportunity to experience cultural storytelling, costume, and dance. Their broken English however, made it difficult to follow the stand-up comedy. The whole show was actually pretty terrible. The women looked like really horrible drag queens. I've seen prettier ladies on Sunday Morning Brunch at Hamburger Mary's. I guess the important thing is that we supported political freedom fighters.

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The mustache brothers