They were followed by the pudgy, grinning Kashin Kahn and his eight sons, characters with complicated links to Chinese Buddhism, who served as both orchestra and receiving line, greeting new players as they arrived.
He was wearing glasses with translucent frames, a dark suit, and a patterned tie, and greeting a receiving line of admirers.
Sen. & Mrs. Goodell stood at the head of the receiving line, greeting the guests.
"You get to know all the people in the neighborhood," he said the other day, receiving smiles and greetings from a carload of afternoon commuters.
His chief pleasure, besides scarfing down the lavish offerings in the many food baskets he received, was greeting a long, long parade of visitors, a train worthy of a modern Voltaire (Buchwald called the hospice reception room his "salon").
The two made a circuit walking around the festival, all the while receiving greetings and warm wishes from attendees of all ages, genders and (presumably) sexual orientations.
There was originally another involving Grampa, wherein he is left behind in Springfield and receives recorded greeting phone calls.
"From all over Germany I received greetings and wishes.
A puppy gives and receives greeting cards.
In Beijing, the orchestra performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", and received a personal greeting from Chairman Mao's wife Jiang Qing.
