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With two of the Moustache Brothers behind bars, Lu Maw, who had stayed in Mandalay during the performance, was ordered to stop performing for Burmese people. Lu Maw was also barred from visiting his brother in prison, but he was persistent and defiant, and the government eventually cut him a deal: perform for only tourists, and only in English."In one of my first performances [without Par Par Lay and Lu Zaw], the garage was lined with police and someone was shooting video from the balcony across the street," says Lu Maw. "Eventually I shut the lights off, performed in the dark, and told audience members not to clap."On VICE News: Myanmar Jails Trio for Two and a Half Years Over Bar Advert Deemed Insult to Buddhism
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Lu Zaw and Lu Maw passed the time the way they always do: Lu Zaw, on a wooden bench in the street, quietly watching the action; Lu Maw, studying from a book of American idioms.Around 3:30 PM, Lu Maw's daughter, Zin, walked to the neighborhood polling station to watch the 4 PM poll closing. Volunteers were allowed inside to watch vote counting, and Zin was approved as a witness to observe the election results from the neighborhood.Back at home, the Moustache Brothers prepared for their daily 8:30 PM show. The kitchen quickly turned into a dressing room, with makeup preparations underway; the garage, a theater. By curtain time, 30 or so foreigners had filled the garage. The show started and thoughts of the election were put aside.Related: Photos of First-Time Voters at Myanmar's Historic Election
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