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 Tomorrow is the National Organ Playing competition at First Pres here in Fort Wayne.  It takes place every other year and has been going on since 1956.  These days the competitors, all under 30, submit recorded samples of their playing and the very best are invited to come and compete in person.  There are three competing this year out of, I believe, 27 submissions.  It's prestigious and they win some money.  Our current church organist competed here several years ago.  This year I am hosting one of the competitors and so far it has been a very nice visit.  He's a young man from Hong Kong, currently working on his masters at Yale.  He came to Fort Wayne yesterday, spent some hours practicing then came to my apartment where I served him vegetarian bean soup for supper.  He liked it but it turns out that he's not really vegetarian (he told me in a text that he was off meat), was just kind of experimenting with it, as was proven when I took him to Hall's this evening and he had the prime rib.  He is a very easy guest, having spent most of the day at church again practicing.  This evening though I suspect nerves are catching up with him.  He has very politely excused himself to spend the evening in his room, which is fine with me because I want to watch the beginning of the new season of Bridgerton.  I love compatible company.