That's what her attorney said she looked like. Some people get bitten by the opera bug, but soprano Alison Trainer says she was bitten by bed bugs, lots of them, at Phoenix's Hilton Suites, and she's suing the HIlton Hotels Corporation for $6 million. According to the AP story, Trainer, who has appeared with the New York City Opera and the Phoenix Symphony, soldiered on and kept her singing committments, despite the bites on her face.
Bed bugs have been going upscale, and just because you stay in a good hotel, it doesn't mean the little darlings won't be there. There's more about bed bug protection in this story from MSNBC.
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