Maybe it was the wine, but last night’s dinner was surreal. We were invited by a Chilean family, but I was greeted when I entered with a real, authentic, “Howdy partner!” It was a friend of theirs, an American born in Houston, who has lived in Latin America for more than a decade and is an expert in bird sounds. He can identify a thousand bird calls and has recorded more. He contributes to the top bird call website in the world
Then, the host, asks me if I know Keith Green, the Christian musician. I say that I’ve heard of him, so the host starts to crank up loud worship music on the stereo, in English.