1.   Melanie had never seen anyone playing spoons before.

2.   He had other hobbies as well, ranging from playing the spoons to flying his own plane.

3.   Members of the audience are invited to don the vests and play the spoons.

4.   The book apparently portrays Yeltsin as a drunken buffoon, who has a habit of playing the spoons on the heads of dignitaries.