tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35646714225768527402024-03-22T01:11:48.567-04:00WaFoo BlogWaFoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673168686031856173noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-3779696876542958832009-12-24T20:40:00.007-05:002009-12-24T20:55:07.064-05:00Happy Holidays!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wafoo.info/greetings2010/WaFoo2010_repeat.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 534px;" src="http://wafoo.info/greetings2010/WaFoo2010_repeat.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a>Yuukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498218763219859598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-56068262146725342022009-12-20T22:23:00.047-05:002009-12-22T00:04:26.204-05:00Let's celebrate Winter Solstice!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOttDvKe8hL_KQ6jdrD25XJsPGRAYpCt_Wee3zc-AVw8GrYyglN6nDN6NUU7ZPzxRE5VqyuK1eSVNhEMAJA0jDp3qJkHD3OOpyi1ltmf4b-PtEm_FGwdfHyQfDapFYTYFFU25mMqc0LBXn/s1600-h/Picture+200.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417912601977709234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOttDvKe8hL_KQ6jdrD25XJsPGRAYpCt_Wee3zc-AVw8GrYyglN6nDN6NUU7ZPzxRE5VqyuK1eSVNhEMAJA0jDp3qJkHD3OOpyi1ltmf4b-PtEm_FGwdfHyQfDapFYTYFFU25mMqc0LBXn/s200/Picture+200.jpg" /></a>I love to watch sunrise & sunset. Although they are happening everyday, isn't it so hard to watch them as often as we want? It comes even much harder to watch them with the great view of <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNjdC5ZrwAP-Hjxro1rVCKDoeWqUgoVkxTE754hbHnDniHIyoO1W3qjGD4lLrf0l-CJ9KlF8vJMqMVxlRfCvzzBWEi-sdHzhG5DkBLQrX1nhZnbTOk8_idERpN1MpBei6oP1m3ZEitrm1/s1600-h/Picture+200.jpg"></a>horizon. Too many houses and buildings!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0yxzpWC0gmjp-hf-hNcW1794mL805bf4tf_0MtPrSYbIvWTErk1u2Wc2J_fYfcGjWY1ow2OqKW4zx2rfDwSLkl8k6gxCCJng2A0RvBCH6ifTCJ3H6kYHCALrRH7nIiVkf02p1BEDEoWF/s1600-h/Picture+208.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417912790930624866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0yxzpWC0gmjp-hf-hNcW1794mL805bf4tf_0MtPrSYbIvWTErk1u2Wc2J_fYfcGjWY1ow2OqKW4zx2rfDwSLkl8k6gxCCJng2A0RvBCH6ifTCJ3H6kYHCALrRH7nIiVkf02p1BEDEoWF/s200/Picture+208.jpg" /></a>Recently I happened to have many chances to watch these great phenomenas. Besides, living in Staten Island probably made me <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvBtvIXhm_04Twt7MfauGc7n9XmBVewEWgMEEB3Bx8V_W8B31T5dNGmHSPebzhyphenhyphenxEJMIii-pZw4I6xDV9KYkgbydMzItlE2f93dRJ4NL1ImHMBH81yQSNskpVrsvUtuLkH49wKSWVUUZ5/s1600-h/Picture+208.jpg"></a>easy to find the good spots where we can see the wonderful horizon. Whenever I had a chance, I always felt that it was too beautiful to let them go without being captured.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn0x2638xLjYxqBaJmuPGg3lDThuGNJAGIl-IXStsXwLc8zTw6NeBVsnxAPLyhYZ_rnVGjO_nTjoyF_4NuyWIZGoKxSeixypNx1fEsayrAjONWfW_NKY96OS8VZOJsWN4_dlu9tTeZn6w/s1600-h/Picture+198.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417542489816960338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXn0x2638xLjYxqBaJmuPGg3lDThuGNJAGIl-IXStsXwLc8zTw6NeBVsnxAPLyhYZ_rnVGjO_nTjoyF_4NuyWIZGoKxSeixypNx1fEsayrAjONWfW_NKY96OS8VZOJsWN4_dlu9tTeZn6w/s200/Picture+198.jpg" /></a>So, I started taking pictures and now I have some nice collections.<br />Since today is Winter Solstice, I'd like to celebrate it with some of those pictures. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTZdUBy2Acr69OpuoLmklxleXMTAHopksLj-0dT6iNAZS1X3W0_xuqNQD0tlM8ETj-jI44AMeflUIN2bhNhqFXkoCRPygllgUkm2nv1GbOk3YTmJ_4CagAKPXADjTZRWPuF5VpBraekCt/s1600-h/Picture+198.jpg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTZdUBy2Acr69OpuoLmklxleXMTAHopksLj-0dT6iNAZS1X3W0_xuqNQD0tlM8ETj-jI44AMeflUIN2bhNhqFXkoCRPygllgUkm2nv1GbOk3YTmJ_4CagAKPXADjTZRWPuF5VpBraekCt/s1600-h/Picture+198.jpg"></a>Aren't they beautiful?<br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417915525693815634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUACKKHnVVLY7PlCFjlY8p9YEE1mjVsyG9I_awkEdHErQ1CQw2DH0xfAmqegoGyv28_LNP-kyw3VC0Bud_fXGA3KZ0jRWk9mEwmDztSNA6ML4yKraGAzO71vSLF2CgSaqkDpXciK9MOdu/s200/Picture+2157.jpg" />日の出と日没の瞬間ってとても美しいですよね。その気になればほとんど毎日でも観る事ができるはずなのに、都会暮らしをしてるとめったに観れませんよね。私は<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTZdUBy2Acr69OpuoLmklxleXMTAHopksLj-0dT6iNAZS1X3W0_xuqNQD0tlM8ETj-jI44AMeflUIN2bhNhqFXkoCRPygllgUkm2nv1GbOk3YTmJ_4CagAKPXADjTZRWPuF5VpBraekCt/s1600-h/Picture+198.jpg"></a>最近、こうした瞬間を拝む事が出来る機会に恵まれています。観てるともう、カメラを向けずにいられません。</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai5DAyWz897WapttQwg_g6IYnWmMI1ZtpbOQHRjUTqooHy0z3kJjo9QufThFwRe28_IjgZmuHBdggrkBgr-hs_GfYBGPL2PKR3AVd3AOr0ae1WfQ3xym2LI5tLI_GwcFrGZ1xUx36Z-9W/s1600-h/Picture+2148.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417914838982301890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai5DAyWz897WapttQwg_g6IYnWmMI1ZtpbOQHRjUTqooHy0z3kJjo9QufThFwRe28_IjgZmuHBdggrkBgr-hs_GfYBGPL2PKR3AVd3AOr0ae1WfQ3xym2LI5tLI_GwcFrGZ1xUx36Z-9W/s200/Picture+2148.jpg" /></a>というわけで、実はずいぶん撮りまくってるんですが、今回はそのコレクションから、選りすぐりを紹介します。</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCqW8Xq9hHt8mIxJi3S7GE7tpKO3_jtYxMQy0_vGkway8r_zdU_QoNKrLK6NKkCNeZONexx5gpOIAh4bT6HTzeQ7QQprTQkYNOKoKFmohu7o6FNr9QKzkZycnFd_w_1vtptRD5JfwjBHv/s1600-h/Picture+252.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417544125768677458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCqW8Xq9hHt8mIxJi3S7GE7tpKO3_jtYxMQy0_vGkway8r_zdU_QoNKrLK6NKkCNeZONexx5gpOIAh4bT6HTzeQ7QQprTQkYNOKoKFmohu7o6FNr9QKzkZycnFd_w_1vtptRD5JfwjBHv/s200/Picture+252.jpg" /></a>ちょうど、</span><span style="font-size:85%;">今日は冬至ですしね!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDdKinMq30e2ZMlfUdI24eRp5bFA756-IiOzfP7WS7zdfJdDMZW6AA8VyhWl9ukqY0K7rwxhiiHUQhFVCHyNNffG-TUtRX7hHxvjBVxk4HTArMcM92J1EW5LAczZmGQt39l9OlW8IOQs3/s1600-h/Picture+257.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417916372232836114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDdKinMq30e2ZMlfUdI24eRp5bFA756-IiOzfP7WS7zdfJdDMZW6AA8VyhWl9ukqY0K7rwxhiiHUQhFVCHyNNffG-TUtRX7hHxvjBVxk4HTArMcM92J1EW5LAczZmGQt39l9OlW8IOQs3/s200/Picture+257.jpg" /></a></div>Kazuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480519299650115265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-85227452885045801962009-12-20T21:24:00.010-05:002009-12-20T22:40:37.188-05:00One of the Staten Island's Best Kept Secrets<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfThzDfXGO5_Y_W5hhtPzM8VA9G7_BDewtR8Dl8ZE457iukkb-lFhAbUfIgfnRBB73arqZl8-ExpUXSa0wzaCW2e2q5eomxTD0RwOGhrC7wWKh4Mlx72OpjO-eCrtPrqPZwil2gVtJhBl/s1600-h/Picture+153.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417514164557738066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfThzDfXGO5_Y_W5hhtPzM8VA9G7_BDewtR8Dl8ZE457iukkb-lFhAbUfIgfnRBB73arqZl8-ExpUXSa0wzaCW2e2q5eomxTD0RwOGhrC7wWKh4Mlx72OpjO-eCrtPrqPZwil2gVtJhBl/s200/Picture+153.jpg" /></a> Do you love cookies? If you do, or even if you don't, you got to check out this place, "Cookie Jar" located on 1226 Forest Ave. in Staten Island. I've never been a repeater to go any cookie places in my entire life until I ate their cookies. The interior design makes you very happy, too.<br /><div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.cakechefcookiejar.com/homepage.htm">http://www.cakechefcookiejar.com/homepage.htm</a></div><br /><div></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 376px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 57px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417513873438956178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKF87Z2H4pqjEQWGeF-WPByHcHKpQLGehiW8cKl7E-AEsDLFVQGlrV_TfnTRnPsVHXzIqn1ryB9oFZcWT1qV3lKSgepLUsr6oUIMKWRzyN23PSnZUt9GtBIvev6ZewwlEx3j2ecP74Oak9/s200/033.JPG" /> <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">皆様、クッキーはお好きでしょうか?なに、そうでもない?いや、そういわずに、好きな方もそれほどの方も、このお店は、是非一度試していただきたい!私も、このお店のおかげで生まれて初めて、通ってしまうクッキー屋さんができてしまいました。内装も凝ってて、もう、ハッピーになる事間違いなし!</span><br /><div></div></div>Kazuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480519299650115265noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-29289365335099469352009-12-17T20:08:00.001-05:002009-12-17T20:08:47.478-05:00NYC from NJIt' cold... but beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/mukuthecat/IPhoneBlogPhotos#5416376893247397858'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XaXEz3bVxJGprV0NTyOl-AuoIgwU84eXgEuIbbZ5zFkNAB7KE0lUjW5AhajdsyJ1x8izwkevr5hT5dIb6U35-vE1FM_zsGYxXMod1Y6vkRQeHipCR1Hm0Fg29hlxc9bPa_GDQ9XqIOY/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='61' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />- Posted from iPhone<br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Anthony%20M%20Defino%20Way,West%20New%20York,United%20States%4040.786812%2C-74.002467&z=10'>Anthony M Defino Way,West New York,United States</a></p>Yuukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03498218763219859598noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-15030577204110985102009-12-11T23:59:00.002-05:002009-12-12T12:49:28.051-05:00Ippei's Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZXo5EcaqTDKvwp5H-HmauKWsplQ5P_0h9PnF3FX7Agi-izGPeEPOlRB6FsMY7CS5mVIpNjXsSKOs6fzCeKzOR2ez9pn-A3KYF4SEk7-GYhGnHaXzal-QkoYZrJ7VzNhap4oYBymTKqJQ/s1600-h/Yuuki's+Cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZXo5EcaqTDKvwp5H-HmauKWsplQ5P_0h9PnF3FX7Agi-izGPeEPOlRB6FsMY7CS5mVIpNjXsSKOs6fzCeKzOR2ez9pn-A3KYF4SEk7-GYhGnHaXzal-QkoYZrJ7VzNhap4oYBymTKqJQ/s400/Yuuki's+Cake.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414380876466395106" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Yes, this is my 36th birthday and Yuuki drew a nice birthday cake on her iPhone. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!<br /><br /> はい、私の36歳の誕生日でございます。ウチのゆうきちゃんがiPhoneで誕生日ケーキを描いてくれました。ゆうきちゃん、ありがと〜。<br /><center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzPN2800Aku1GBAox5FceKehlDal7pTYhBpTjbcsJRrQW9R3ilq4at0kKNd33fG_Re5eyF8nMIimgLPVGF-gWSDGqeSeABoulxJpSIEaRBV5-Z8SC9Dqf6bKe3bc_IwulLIH0TDa0o4ZP/s1600-h/IMG_5209.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEzPN2800Aku1GBAox5FceKehlDal7pTYhBpTjbcsJRrQW9R3ilq4at0kKNd33fG_Re5eyF8nMIimgLPVGF-gWSDGqeSeABoulxJpSIEaRBV5-Z8SC9Dqf6bKe3bc_IwulLIH0TDa0o4ZP/s320/IMG_5209.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414387717565815986" /></a>My friend threw in a little birthday party.<br />Thank you very very much!<br />友人がささやかな誕生日パーティーをしてくれました。<br />本当にありがとうございます!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpNMOcmsuYxO1bdY3h_vjkI-brTncwDzerAWz0NKfNztQOt1bRhqLVxsOKsNWsoJ0uqmc0m6yvvhsH2e_5ADWEACVQWB3IQyjTz0A9IUL4-xoYZv5ZmkLyZ3ME21ZJBsMv_fihiFX17ar/s1600-h/IMG_5213.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpNMOcmsuYxO1bdY3h_vjkI-brTncwDzerAWz0NKfNztQOt1bRhqLVxsOKsNWsoJ0uqmc0m6yvvhsH2e_5ADWEACVQWB3IQyjTz0A9IUL4-xoYZv5ZmkLyZ3ME21ZJBsMv_fihiFX17ar/s320/IMG_5213.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414387707835198306" /></a></td></tr></table></center>And I would like to thank everybody who sent me kind and warm messages. I will work hard and practice hard another year. Next one year, I will put my 120% to progress and succeed WaFoo's new project "KAGUYA-HIME." We all appreciate your continuous supports. Thank you.<br /><br />Ippei Ichimaru<br /><br /> そして、一平に暖かいメッセージをくれた皆々様方、本当にありがとうございます。これから1年、また頑張って精進したい所存でございます。来年はWaFooの新しい『かぐや姫プロジェクト』を推進し、そして成功させるために私の120%の力を注いで尽力したいと思っております。皆様、変わらぬ応援をよろしくお願いします。<br /><br />市丸一平jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-80294611705182789802009-12-10T23:59:00.001-05:002009-12-11T11:33:40.586-05:00Christmas ornaments<center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_ez8S2B31OmxPTUckYCTNx3rw37LFxBtqhga01Q7qmNp7YmT_tqZ8c0dMB4_ZWbNkni5xd-I2B0s3LhlXA5t86Yu-VqbkNHo-JrJ1EDsoOsNOuVf6_Rul47b0O07UQQqYlMkLTNVO5zZ/s1600-h/IMG_5161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_ez8S2B31OmxPTUckYCTNx3rw37LFxBtqhga01Q7qmNp7YmT_tqZ8c0dMB4_ZWbNkni5xd-I2B0s3LhlXA5t86Yu-VqbkNHo-JrJ1EDsoOsNOuVf6_Rul47b0O07UQQqYlMkLTNVO5zZ/s320/IMG_5161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414009727910808482" /></a>数々のオーナメントで飾られたクリスマスツリー<br /><br />The Christmas Tree decorated with so many ornaments.</td></tr></table><br /><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o4d1ZRG3Z8kzw85SYmL7DWX-GQG6BPEZB_RG-hJp8MUysZpM0BDhBCaZS7nk7Ol0bjbPEvVD70fxd0OJbfDyi6QTtK91j2bJp-WF5NRAD3b-djp8LilGX1F4YPtWZBqfscnuRdMOdabw/s1600-h/IMG_5175.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0o4d1ZRG3Z8kzw85SYmL7DWX-GQG6BPEZB_RG-hJp8MUysZpM0BDhBCaZS7nk7Ol0bjbPEvVD70fxd0OJbfDyi6QTtK91j2bJp-WF5NRAD3b-djp8LilGX1F4YPtWZBqfscnuRdMOdabw/s320/IMG_5175.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414009724127484690" /></a>ワオ、オーナメントに自分が鏡のように映ります。こ、これは‥‥‥<br /><br />Wow, the ornament reflects the images like a mirror. Maybe I can do.....</td></tr></table><br /><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0KtESWd0Tsfeoz9XDQm7YQquoxbypnlx8ij8_Qq6uzuCjY9FiMtRs2rVXl_YIXrYjWpe39SkEPqljXiuRNV0OnPXt4WmQxyHGaceK85xpVh68Ke-bvhh-p0L8HbXhjBu7ZNs7r0ymYwE/s1600-h/IMG_5178.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS0KtESWd0Tsfeoz9XDQm7YQquoxbypnlx8ij8_Qq6uzuCjY9FiMtRs2rVXl_YIXrYjWpe39SkEPqljXiuRNV0OnPXt4WmQxyHGaceK85xpVh68Ke-bvhh-p0L8HbXhjBu7ZNs7r0ymYwE/s320/IMG_5178.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414009715457157458" /></a>ちょっと<a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/ital-bmp/LW268.jpg">M.C.エッシャー</a>をしてまいました。<br />うーむ、やっぱりうまくいかんな〜。<br /><br />I pulled <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/ital-bmp/LW268.jpg">M.C. Escher</a>.<br />Well, it didn't work as good as I expected.<br />(The linked image is from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mcescher.com/">M.C. Escher Official Site</a>)</td></tr></table><br /><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">なんか、すんごい気に入ってしまった人形たち<br />The dolls I liked a lot.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0LFOv2IB0_iE9sr0_USq8NKD5OPA2VjsXlpkNshOVCWjlAgRFzdtg3hHxmsv5hszPAESvc-zHZYUbZgHYBb-J-BzMH-nah3D-ajD5P5eBim8aO44tB4zUZCmmOlJBew98bOVv3O4B8dd/s1600-h/IMG_5162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0LFOv2IB0_iE9sr0_USq8NKD5OPA2VjsXlpkNshOVCWjlAgRFzdtg3hHxmsv5hszPAESvc-zHZYUbZgHYBb-J-BzMH-nah3D-ajD5P5eBim8aO44tB4zUZCmmOlJBew98bOVv3O4B8dd/s200/IMG_5162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414010409570591762" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadtzG9a7VSaO5lt-aCMa-wz4ERRcqVg9rM8IaCwU3-81p9YYXe-WXbITH1oQEpL7FZOg6q1dZdNmExLNYB6H3ENmUNHiNfiwBc_DVU4UI3Mzo4cPKsfz6LAnIWgOE2ql0in8G3xVIY7dk/s1600-h/IMG_5163.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2wnb1n9iWt38qahD9Tr5OCmoL5pPg3DYmd27e1yyu-ZNNFGdfFsJf8_QqcjHSRjwN89wBRp7hfJ9eFSDcbmIVsYi4-pV6fuSTELFqztYXy26W6emZBBkvTJutYNalv8fK5ZriWv2YgWc/s200/IMG_5164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414010393977067762" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior8w8OhI1rNvBCTyLw0XJlsnG3mx5-AoA5UamJY8j-ZNAUWhXyDgajAK_hJq6Ks2waV19BaMhxpsNNSmffPRaMx9RlgbDqtCBYLIZpMzy9Ykz5loI07Gxr3OUw0WfOEFdZ7S7jOCGDTR7/s1600-h/IMG_5166.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior8w8OhI1rNvBCTyLw0XJlsnG3mx5-AoA5UamJY8j-ZNAUWhXyDgajAK_hJq6Ks2waV19BaMhxpsNNSmffPRaMx9RlgbDqtCBYLIZpMzy9Ykz5loI07Gxr3OUw0WfOEFdZ7S7jOCGDTR7/s200/IMG_5166.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414010385159195538" /></a></td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-64306607812551664492009-12-09T20:06:00.000-05:002009-12-09T20:27:24.112-05:00Art at Bay (St. George, Staten Island)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmq8P8FMP5gPnKxpFpJ99ijxOqJbx4RIa5Y6g5r3gGE7oUYOa_loYi1mFAb_nhOeGWHTnV-S3EGW8mqyVRnA7fJMiQN5ok3NHm33QtcS-TAyljsL1A8XflRWPr8O7_B8PZuD_hw74n3mO/s1600-h/010-r.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQmq8P8FMP5gPnKxpFpJ99ijxOqJbx4RIa5Y6g5r3gGE7oUYOa_loYi1mFAb_nhOeGWHTnV-S3EGW8mqyVRnA7fJMiQN5ok3NHm33QtcS-TAyljsL1A8XflRWPr8O7_B8PZuD_hw74n3mO/s200/010-r.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412388902734174034" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">皆さんは、スタテン島が実は小島などではなく、マンハッタンよりもずっと大きな島である事をご存知ですか?ええ確かに、あの誰もが目にする地下鉄マップを見ると小さな島になってるし、住人も少ないし、マンハッタンのように刺激的なところも少ないです。でも、ここにも、NYC のほかのエリアと同様、とてもたくさんのアーティストが住でいるのです。先週の土曜日に由喜さんと私はスタテン島でのアート展示会のオープニングレセプション(正確には準備しているところ)へお邪魔してきました。スタテン島フェリーからほんの1ブロックだけBay Street の方へ進んだところにある新しいギャラリーです。まだご覧になってない方、ぜひともどうぞ!スタテン島のアーティストも気合が入ってますよ!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQGGQSD3eVc_k4tY3sJRDQ7aXmJGsNceiyFbs95qFbiQgl5eXplsTQpp4h0-YEJkXFUClyxcqwSyb8JmxkfdtVP29asi4fWS0Htn6i1KFwgEfRr6ITikGo_tW1RUc6Y88YpJDyJjOcz-Uq/s200/Art+at+Bay.jpg" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412381800826578418" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Did you know that Staten Island is not a small island? Actually much bigger than Manhattan!! although it looks very very small in NYC subway map which is probably the most popular map to the people who visit or live in NYC. </span></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLP9ph-RFwVrNJzwlJJ6VkN37Y-kblOpVRFyEvxvwANGfrez_iU6FruZUMh236R4otpzoHe86phzOvEyRom8qC7k-DAYzfb_YXKbgVTB0HFxP7z90iQvUnDyw-N5BBPaXntbYj2OJvnTO/s200/013-r.jpg" style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412384689810415970" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well, it is true that there are much less people live in Staten Island and I admit that there are not so many hot spots like Manhattan, but let me tell you this, as same as the other boroughs, a lot of artists live in Staten Island, too. Yuuki and I went to the opening reception "</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Art at Bay</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">"</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">last Saturday night</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> It is held at just one block away from Staten Island Ferry Terminal on Bay St. If you haven't visited there yet, please go and find out the wonderfulness of Staten Island artists! It is absolutely inspiring!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Art at Bay</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">70 Bay Street(only one block east of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Inaugural Exhibit:"Bay Street Landing Artists & Friends"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">December 4-December 27, 2009</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; COLOR: #aa7b35; FONT-SIZE: 18ptfont-family:Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:180%;color:#aa7b35;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> </span></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Regular Hours:</span></span></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Friday 5pm-8pm</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Saturday/Sunday: Noon-6pm</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(Closed Christmas Day)</span></span></div></span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Exhibiting Artists:</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Druanne Dillon, Phyllis Featherstone, Barry Masterson, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">James McCormack,Cheryl McNamara, Robert Padovano,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Florence Poulain, Jack Putnam,</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Victoria Stoyanovsky, Michi Yamaguchi</span></div></span></span></div></span></div>Kazuohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07480519299650115265noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-5267422385592598642009-12-09T11:25:00.006-05:002009-12-11T10:51:43.499-05:00Heavy snow in Boston<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYboDXq1fQpIdPzeUKnTnCiZ2U2-FWc7g-XVCdQ_NEoyPWeyuFcdF4PP3m9XBeeuryYD9zze78OrZIXh05qb1XlC36q3-yDY7IRP7WHJaUV3LvwdRiRi2p-5KRKfpEyI3D613Oio1m1Tg3/s1600-h/IMG_5157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYboDXq1fQpIdPzeUKnTnCiZ2U2-FWc7g-XVCdQ_NEoyPWeyuFcdF4PP3m9XBeeuryYD9zze78OrZIXh05qb1XlC36q3-yDY7IRP7WHJaUV3LvwdRiRi2p-5KRKfpEyI3D613Oio1m1Tg3/s320/IMG_5157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413273371914249858" /></a> ボストンは大雪です。あ〜あ、もうこれだから北国は‥‥‥‥‥。ここにはWaFooのメンバーはほとんどが住んでいたのですが、やっぱり私が一番長くて、10年ほど住んでおりました。雪を見て、ようやくボストンに帰ってきた事を実感しました。<br /><br /> 『私、冬が好き』と友人の娘さん(4歳)が言いました。ほほう、ボストンでは滅多に聴かない台詞を口にしますな。<br /><br /> 『私、冬が好きなのに、ずーっと冬が見れなかった』うーむ、ボストンに10年間も住んだ私が聴いた事のない台詞を口にしますな。<br /><br /> お嬢ちゃん、ボストンにいる限り、冬はたーんと見れるよ。ボストンはね、君が思うよりももっとゴッツイ所なんやで。ヒーッヒッヒッヒ。ボストンの冬は長いで〜。<br /><br />It snowed hard in Boston. Oh boy...... Almost all the members of WaFoo once lived in here and I am the one who had stayed here the longest; about ten years. After I saw the snow, it finally hit me that I am in Boston.<br /><br />"I like Winter." My friend's 4-year-old daughter said. Ah-huh, that's the sentence I don't hear too often in Boston.<br /><br />"I like Winter but haven't seen it for a long time." I see. You just said something which a 10-years veteran of Boston has never heard.<br /><br />Little girl, you will have a plenty of Winter as long as you are in Boston. Boston is a hell of a place and I stress on "hell." Hee-hee-hee. Boston's Winter is wicked long....jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-4740280985659704872009-12-08T23:59:00.001-05:002009-12-09T11:24:31.357-05:00Elvis!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlptc1uCDbNOT-PPJyjQDpKboAeDP5BKc6lGxstqVTHyt_NOVlgajA9yVe3CZeBQoo59bpmWeFvt9VKd9YeMD6LMgmTQXUwSsW9IEbl2GgtmTFkuBC59QkP1y6qGMhfnlAZmqunjj4mFN/s1600-h/IMG_5154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlptc1uCDbNOT-PPJyjQDpKboAeDP5BKc6lGxstqVTHyt_NOVlgajA9yVe3CZeBQoo59bpmWeFvt9VKd9YeMD6LMgmTQXUwSsW9IEbl2GgtmTFkuBC59QkP1y6qGMhfnlAZmqunjj4mFN/s320/IMG_5154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413270343735086450" /></a> 一平はボストンに来ております。我らが母校、バークリー音楽院の向かいにあるギター屋さんで巨大エルビスと記念撮影です。そう言えば、私、数年ほど前にエルビスの生誕70年を記念するコンサートをロックンロール・カフェで演奏しました。<br /><br />I came to Boston, This is King Elvis and me at the guitar shop in front of our old school, Berklee College of Music. I played for Elvis' 70th birthday concert at Rock'n Roll Cafe a few years ago.jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-10348210431891688402009-12-07T23:59:00.002-05:002009-12-09T09:39:37.080-05:00The most unexpected guest 落ち葉の山に秋の終わりを感じる今日このごろ、皆様、いかがお過ごしでしょうか。先日、私が友人宅の落ち葉集めを手伝っていると、珍客が訪れてきました。<br /><br />Hello everyone. I hope you guys are enjoying this early winter weather. I have something I want to share with you. I had the most unexpected guest when I was helping raking up the fallen leaves at my friend's place on the other day.<br /><center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSrMuuel9FK_CZuz87TRRefnSRtFV8ZGhepsMW4MLQ5u4V1iMzfLN0fQYGdrYz8jB0EW6pXaqkKtnDUll3Gg7YSssTZ_75RUgUDHvyIIYTb_0vSWw2stSJFmc2t5mgbgtj_l1dxC8ONzq/s1600/IMG_0264.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSrMuuel9FK_CZuz87TRRefnSRtFV8ZGhepsMW4MLQ5u4V1iMzfLN0fQYGdrYz8jB0EW6pXaqkKtnDUll3Gg7YSssTZ_75RUgUDHvyIIYTb_0vSWw2stSJFmc2t5mgbgtj_l1dxC8ONzq/s400/IMG_0264.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408255447406274562" /></a><big><b>ラ、ラ、ラ、ラスカル!?<br />R-R-R-RACCOON!?</b></big></td></tr></table><br /><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvi9P3VflW_F85YQdGR3vQFx2nqCQmBApTm6EfAsooC94iMIvEDXgSY-jGwRj-MGYf2V0QWKbqhdVtJEWlarNpfWkkKo_HHrxBOCfiSFIwFBT5BvrPF_Q4C2FRq53NTO8Ct-RXY4i_Pq2/s1600/IMG_0265.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvi9P3VflW_F85YQdGR3vQFx2nqCQmBApTm6EfAsooC94iMIvEDXgSY-jGwRj-MGYf2V0QWKbqhdVtJEWlarNpfWkkKo_HHrxBOCfiSFIwFBT5BvrPF_Q4C2FRq53NTO8Ct-RXY4i_Pq2/s200/IMG_0265.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408304388080934306" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcEQhDEPYZEIpOItvq_uzQqelHXcN9hanEX2MlxQwZAFrYSeAz3rlQf59MbugPNaimN4d63FRpNldt5hIfKl64IGoB43Ape3rqXW_-r4o6A1OJyTVJHNvF4ki4rC0plo_qYhNmPPxE1hJ/s1600/IMG_0266.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcEQhDEPYZEIpOItvq_uzQqelHXcN9hanEX2MlxQwZAFrYSeAz3rlQf59MbugPNaimN4d63FRpNldt5hIfKl64IGoB43Ape3rqXW_-r4o6A1OJyTVJHNvF4ki4rC0plo_qYhNmPPxE1hJ/s200/IMG_0266.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408304377531869538" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb_3BA6Ps59uqkd2YE6-KC5NffGo9o0JkYxXPgJdzcVrVwQZqFf5QGjbXjJawHZDA1-laIwdtuyky29jTJ_NxK5N3Pry0QWnmI80eFjAam2new54UJ3EctkmMz-3H-uYeHPaP4chDFBtJ/s1600/IMG_0267.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMb_3BA6Ps59uqkd2YE6-KC5NffGo9o0JkYxXPgJdzcVrVwQZqFf5QGjbXjJawHZDA1-laIwdtuyky29jTJ_NxK5N3Pry0QWnmI80eFjAam2new54UJ3EctkmMz-3H-uYeHPaP4chDFBtJ/s200/IMG_0267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408304373686812514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"> アライグマでございます。たま〜に見ることはありましたが、こんなに人に馴れてる奴は初めてでございます。まず近くにあった壷に前足でペタペタ。次に落ち葉の山にペタペタ。そしてそして、その後になんと私の足にペタペタしてきました。ちなみに、写真手前の黒い物体は私の足でございます。私は本当に真下にカメラを向けて、いま足下にいる、子供の頃に出合うことを夢にまで見たラスカルの写真を撮っていました。一平は死んでもいいと思いました。<br /><br />That was a raccoon. I had seen it a few times but not like this friendly one. First, he whack-whacked the big pot nearby with his front feet. Then, he whack-whacked the pile of fallen leaves. And lastly, he whack-whacked my left foot! He was super cute. By the way, the black object on the pics is my foot. I was looking right down and taking photos of this little guy. I was going to die.</td></tr></table><br /><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYxe2_z8d_W1iTbM9L4I960zIz_ohmPiNcfr43OiGNEcXPcEzPuxbfBVXnXMQiJi3y0_W-3lr0JWKkz6v0NZl641P9-8KtdhmGFoxGkcBSxUxeMA_De4Fab5PFrUeSRD4fyZSW5M3CdMz/s1600/IMG_0268.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYxe2_z8d_W1iTbM9L4I960zIz_ohmPiNcfr43OiGNEcXPcEzPuxbfBVXnXMQiJi3y0_W-3lr0JWKkz6v0NZl641P9-8KtdhmGFoxGkcBSxUxeMA_De4Fab5PFrUeSRD4fyZSW5M3CdMz/s320/IMG_0268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408344512296748562" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> その後、逃げ去るわけでもなく、庭のあっちこっちに寄り道しながら、歩きさって行きました。(注:アメリカではアライグマは狂犬病ウイルスを媒介する害獣として知られています。皆さん、近寄っちゃダメよ)<br /><br />After that, this guy did not really run off. He was making the detour in the yard and just walked away. (Note: Raccoons are known pests in America because it might carry rabies. Don't go near it)</td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-68828090339289914212009-12-06T23:59:00.005-05:002009-12-10T21:42:09.979-05:00Miyarabi @ Otto's Shrunken Head<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ3slCzytP8uXRakVlmuBSBMB1VgCzLSGQpX462tPJ3XxratspC02WIGa4YYFju9RJ9dUWxNx2zRHD4LkHyIRPHubqJt-u0fZsel4_MwRUQ-SwAVKGzLIp_e0gFjHOY9_3Gk8AFdGoyz0/s1600-h/IMG_5111.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ3slCzytP8uXRakVlmuBSBMB1VgCzLSGQpX462tPJ3XxratspC02WIGa4YYFju9RJ9dUWxNx2zRHD4LkHyIRPHubqJt-u0fZsel4_MwRUQ-SwAVKGzLIp_e0gFjHOY9_3Gk8AFdGoyz0/s320/IMG_5111.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413235798019512194" /></a> こっさん率いる沖縄バンド、美童(みやらび)のラスト・ライブを観に行ってきました。最初から最後まで、こっさんらしいパワフルで楽しいライブでございました。メンバーも素晴らしかったですよ。Samurai Sword Soulでの素晴らしい演奏を聴いた時からずっと話しかけたかった太鼓のカエさん、先日TONTON-BYOSHIという3人組のユニットでド派手なダンスで会場を沸かせていたのに、今日はうって変わってエイサーのようなゆったりとした踊りとしかも歌まで披露してくれたレナさん、そしてコブシのきいた突き抜けるような歌声で美童(みやらび)のメインの歌姫を務めるだけでなく、もはや私の憧れのバンドと化したHappyFunSmileでもボーカルをとっているというカオリさん。メンバーも全体のステージングも選曲も本当に良かったです。<br /><br />I went to see the last live of one and only Okinawan band in New York, Miyarabi, lead by Kossan. From the downbeat to the last note, it was one heck of a fun live and was so energetic. Energetic performance is one of the characteristics of Kossan's shows. The members were great too. Kae was playing the taiko drums and actually I always wanted to talk to her ever since I saw her wonderful playing at the show of "Samurai Sword Soul." Although Rena was dancing flamboyantly and passionately with a 3-piece dance unit, Tonton-Byoshi, on the other day, she was dancing slowly in Eisa-style (Okinawan festival dance) and was also singing. Kaori who possesses beautiful Japanese folkish voice was not only taking the lead female vocal with Miyarabi but also singing with HappyFunSmile, the band I am a groupie of. The members, whole staging, choice of tunes, they were all exceptionally good.<br /><br /> チッ、こんないいバンドなのに、こっさんが日本に帰ってしまうので、これが最後のライブになるそうです。イヤー!やめないでー!私は断固として、このバンドの存続を希望します。<br /><br />Oh well, because Kossan is going back to Japan, that was the last show of Miyarabi and they are disbanding such a great band. OH NO! DON'T STOP NOW! As a fun, I stand firmly against the discontinuation of the band. <br /><center><table border="0"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgyF1ecEVPyNn4_91F19XZETbO2hUoHOu9vVLkrogoBjPmQRdH6lYz70GF0J-PtZLKBLg-2DZWdh4AsaH5h3jFwhwV7pmRZuqkbT9W8pKrCntGIq3mPwc0Kb5Pk4-Mpcuunug_4ahjbIL/s1600-h/IMG_5110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgyF1ecEVPyNn4_91F19XZETbO2hUoHOu9vVLkrogoBjPmQRdH6lYz70GF0J-PtZLKBLg-2DZWdh4AsaH5h3jFwhwV7pmRZuqkbT9W8pKrCntGIq3mPwc0Kb5Pk4-Mpcuunug_4ahjbIL/s200/IMG_5110.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413236980961260546" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpPGux_NRCu6NLgWu-8dHFrZCXfJyu9i2yIlYPDZsFC8Dzn9abAT842gr7_ywzoZjCXvv3tNp84nnQsNJoKj70gjgWyw50HOtybGLb4peh8dSgdceFlOYW3gZhIxsufkB7vrFGGERgbQv/s1600-h/IMG_5114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpPGux_NRCu6NLgWu-8dHFrZCXfJyu9i2yIlYPDZsFC8Dzn9abAT842gr7_ywzoZjCXvv3tNp84nnQsNJoKj70gjgWyw50HOtybGLb4peh8dSgdceFlOYW3gZhIxsufkB7vrFGGERgbQv/s200/IMG_5114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413236973295214610" /></a></td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-50731062997394832782009-12-05T23:59:00.013-05:002009-12-08T21:37:52.824-05:00After Party of "Idols: Demons and Saints"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wn5_cRyhjV2UxgLGOPurhaelpOnssmWC-vk63EJRRpEvxX_7Bh1jfTaEpjf29QrVpTgELfWpSZsyelMVmj3V0b54Av5zyz2OmtLuw_KvsM871CdO1GS78TW2Zr3Lv83JcfdfNWty6bAf/s1600-h/IMG_5103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wn5_cRyhjV2UxgLGOPurhaelpOnssmWC-vk63EJRRpEvxX_7Bh1jfTaEpjf29QrVpTgELfWpSZsyelMVmj3V0b54Av5zyz2OmtLuw_KvsM871CdO1GS78TW2Zr3Lv83JcfdfNWty6bAf/s320/IMG_5103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559277206458162" /></a><br /> 太鼓のカオルさんのパフォーマンスを観る直前に友人のジョージさんからメールが入りました。先日、ジョン・ウェリントンさんのアートショーを観に行き、それがどれほど素晴らしかったかを、WaFooの<a target="_blank" href="http://wafoomusic.blogspot.com/2009/11/idols-demons-and-saints-by-john.html">11月14日</a>のブログに載せました。ジョージさんがそれをジョンさんに伝えてくれたらしく、私、演奏してないのですけど、その打ち上げパーティーに招待して頂けました。ブログが生んだ縁でございますね。ジョンさんとジョージさんに感謝です。<br /><br />Right before I was going to check out the performance of Kaoru Watanabe, my taiko drum instructor, I got a mail from my friend George-san. On the other day, I went to see the art/music exhibition of John Wellington and wrote how wonderful it was on WaFoo's blog on <a target="_blank" href="http://wafoomusic.blogspot.com/2009/11/idols-demons-and-saints-by-john.html">November 14th</a>. George-san kindly let John and the performers know about the blog and John kindly invited me to the after-party of the show. I was so honored. Thanks to George-san and John-san. I went to the party right after Kaoru's show.<br /><br /> ジョンさんのアパートにはアートショーでも展示されていた数々の作品が飾られていて、ジョンさん本人がその作品の解説をしてくれました。なるほど、ジョンさんの作品は<a target="_blank" href="http://www.johnwellington.com/">コチラ</a>から見れるのですが、とにかく日本のポップ・アートを取り入れた絵の数々です。キティちゃんやピカチュウなどがデカデカと描かれているのですが、この一つ一つのキャラクター、そして一つ一つの色までもが意味をなしています。私がジョンさんの意図していない事を伝えてしまうのが怖いので、私がここで説明するのは避けますが、見た目のキティちゃんなどの可愛さよりも全然深くて、怖いテーマも隠されています。皆様も是非ジョンさんの作品を見て下さい。<br /><br />Some of the art works at the exhibition were hanged on the wall of John's apartment, and this time, John himself gave me a little tour on his works. You can check out his works at his <a target="_blank" href="http://www.johnwellington.com/">web site</a> and he is incorporating lots of characters from Japanese pop culture into his works, such as Hello Kitty, Pika-chu, Astro Boy etc.. Each of those characters and each of those colors has much deeper meaning than it appears. I am not going to write down what John explained to me in here just because I am afraid to pass the message which John might not intend to. His works are really interesting and captivating. You guys should check them out.<br /><br /> 私はこのパーティーで、アートショーで素晴らしい卓越した踊りを見せてくれたベリー・ダンサーのカズミさんやラーレさん、私が一発でファンになってしまったHappyFunSmileのウィンさんやアキコさん、そして正に日本のポップ・カルチャーを体現しているようなコスプレイヤーのレニさんとも知り合う事ができました。ニューヨークには素晴らしいアーティストがまだまだたくさんいますね。新しい友人の皆さん、いつかWaFooとも共演して頂けると幸いです。<br /><br />I got to know lots of good people at this party. Lale and Kazumi, the prominent belly dancers who opened the exhibition at that night, Wynn and Akiko from HappyFunSmile, which was the band I instantly became a groupie of, and Reni the <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay">cosplayer</a> who is like embodying the core of Japanese pop culture. Traci, Mark, Sato-san, it was so nice to meet you all. There are many more great artists in New York than I know. My dear new friends, if you and WaFoo can collaborate on some acts in the near future, we would be honored and would really appreciate it.<br /><center><table border="0"><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlv0ec8wTYJBBLFFHb46MaLp5GDlCi08nZooSIMHE40ceGA7AfQkmDPhVyaKTXYKfCUU-6BIfGBRddwFarh6mMrvckIbDc78ymeHT-nCzHAB_iLzg6VhmVRhrsj4IKrLps92C-mfOR6R_R/s1600-h/IMG_5104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlv0ec8wTYJBBLFFHb46MaLp5GDlCi08nZooSIMHE40ceGA7AfQkmDPhVyaKTXYKfCUU-6BIfGBRddwFarh6mMrvckIbDc78ymeHT-nCzHAB_iLzg6VhmVRhrsj4IKrLps92C-mfOR6R_R/s200/IMG_5104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413057760797260770" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6T6Oj-9eLLg6xyRUzc6w16bbhvJ6pRaNZdQ0-lqxHv4rwukZ3oU5jYfClk2uGGlgDevgkaeRHa2oQu2rIF4BvsK5a4NteNtiEet-rzKclwc3QmbLLHPyAtaK2zTmJfw92Kx5xtQHpm5X/s1600-h/IMG_5101.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIrCten7ShJcjNWzz5ekHqTFFnTrhN4H0FxApHPjZNwJG_x3tqWOqwEHf9jHU_YhKOOb_LPU94nm9lis3h1UF6qPI01gOfdCtPNswTA1sdn-WE-u7kPFMWYvQIPRw9dDCk4olPeQ8Zr4Hj/s200/IMG_5098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412431658326794194" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4Ev3JmkvsNeobzNKr82tMwGKYbChZl-dFtvTlgOLTnKk2EMPk2W_jAIApOF4p8t-c8i6scoB2OBTXjaNtVlSIxyliz76J_lsLAIKzCI_KYOaICtfbZHzFAXwBNzO3pld291q71hoUGWz/s1600-h/IMG_5097.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4Ev3JmkvsNeobzNKr82tMwGKYbChZl-dFtvTlgOLTnKk2EMPk2W_jAIApOF4p8t-c8i6scoB2OBTXjaNtVlSIxyliz76J_lsLAIKzCI_KYOaICtfbZHzFAXwBNzO3pld291q71hoUGWz/s200/IMG_5097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412431653666991826" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">Yuuki Koike (Flute, Alto Sax)<br />Eiji Obata (Guitar)<br />Kazuo Nakamura (Bass)<br />Ippei Ichimaru (Percussion)</td></tr></table></center> いつもの楽しいチュットリーソのギグです。今日は天気が悪く、朝から雨でした。しかもエッライこと寒い!そんな中で演奏をし始める、雨がいつの間にやら雪へと変わっていました。うわおっ、ニューヨークは初雪でございます。どうりで寒いわけですね。迎寒のみぎり、皆様もお体に気をつけて下さい。<br /><br />Another fun gig at Tuttoriso. The weather was not too good today and was raining from the morning. It was really chilly as well. A little after we started playing, the rain turned to snow. Wow, that explains. New York City just had the first snow. It will only get colder. Everyone, please get warm and be well.<br /><br /> ギグの後、私は雪が舞い散る中、スタッテン・アイランド・フェリーに乗り込み、マンハッタンへと向かいました。今日はライブのハシゴで、アリシア・ホール・モランさんと一緒に演奏する太鼓のカオル・ワタナベさんを観て、その後に民族音楽のバンドで演奏するフルートのノブコ・ミヤザキさんを観に行きます。<br /><br />After the gig, I got on to Staten Island Ferry getting snow flakes everywhere and headed to not home but to Manhattan. Today, I am going to see a couple of shows; one is Kaoru Watanabe, my taiko instructor, playing in Alicia Hall Moran's Motown Project and the other is Nobuko Miyazaki the flautist playing with a world music band.jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-39636630819999990912009-12-04T21:23:00.004-05:002009-12-04T23:01:07.222-05:00Cambridge University's 800th Anniversary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxfv-nO_J8eFx2EuYNs8mug74DNi_xfO6P1zdNQ7GsyjqF8trf6vT7KC9pBaAtj-96jNG7FeyagIBdNx0NJ5wCAZ_VsXE_DQR8U5iy1QAR0QHltE5A7Q2XP5xnZnr1eOtWIz3uAz2KBEE/s1600-h/IMG_5094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxfv-nO_J8eFx2EuYNs8mug74DNi_xfO6P1zdNQ7GsyjqF8trf6vT7KC9pBaAtj-96jNG7FeyagIBdNx0NJ5wCAZ_VsXE_DQR8U5iy1QAR0QHltE5A7Q2XP5xnZnr1eOtWIz3uAz2KBEE/s320/IMG_5094.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411595860015732994" /></a> おっ、今日はエンパイア・ステート・ビルディングのライティングが青だ。このライティングって、なんか行事があるごとに色が変わるんですよね。エンパイア・ステート・ビルディングの<a target="_blank" href="http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_lightingschedule.cfm?CFID=36225577&CFTOKEN=13075071">オフィシャル・サイト</a>によると、これはケンブリッジ大学の創立800周年を記念して、この青のライティングになっているそうです。は、は、800周年!?800年前っていうと、日本はイイクニ作ろう鎌倉幕府の時代ですか。歴史が長過ぎ!<br /><br /> そうそう、ビートたけしさんのオールナイトニッポンで、ガッツ石松さんが『イイクニ作ろう』を『ヨイクニ作ろう』と覚えてしまい、テストで『鎌倉幕府は4192年』と書いてしまったと言っていました。(まあネタですよ、ネタ)<br /><br />Wow, the lighting of the Empire State Building is blue today. The color of the lighting changes every time some event happens. According to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.esbnyc.com/tourism/tourism_lightingschedule.cfm?CFID=36225577&CFTOKEN=13075071">the official calendar</a>, this blue lighting is to celebrate Cambridge University's 800th anniversary. E-e-800th anniversary!? It is about 300 years before Columbus came to America. Jeez, that's really, literally, an old school!jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-72712081174102551492009-12-03T23:59:00.002-05:002009-12-05T07:09:24.242-05:00Taiko Drum Class (Week 5, Final!)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcE_tbTTNianJmxaN5az1wkfiYS6v1VkP5dtVKad6VpthuCvauFiAlkyx4ZGUa7WdkgTw4xJSz4MqjmMM_AAoEAJ6IPZRjw-ogR157Uo2XQaoBLwkz_eyDtsd270Ebxauej5le5An-zutP/s1600-h/IMG_5092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcE_tbTTNianJmxaN5az1wkfiYS6v1VkP5dtVKad6VpthuCvauFiAlkyx4ZGUa7WdkgTw4xJSz4MqjmMM_AAoEAJ6IPZRjw-ogR157Uo2XQaoBLwkz_eyDtsd270Ebxauej5le5An-zutP/s320/IMG_5092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411225832451149010" /></a> さて、最後のクラスの今日は『温泉体操』なるものでウォームアップをやりました。やり方は単純で、相撲の四股を踏むような体勢で上半身を上げ下げするというものです。温泉に入っている時に、肩をお湯から出したり入れたりする動作に似ていることから付いた名が温泉体操。くぅ、キッツー。このメタボの体を支える太ももが悲鳴をあげています。そりゃあ、80キロのお肉をこんな変な体勢で2分間も上げ下げしてりゃあ、悲鳴の一つも出ますわな。柔道でも同じ事をやらされたのに、ここ5年間の不摂生で体がすっかりナマっております。ああ、歳はとりたくないわぁ。(というか、そのお肉をなんとかしなさいっちゅーの)<br /><br /> カオルさん、この5週間、本当にありがとうございました。これが最後の初心者クラスですが、今度は中級者クラスでお世話になります。<br /><br />This is the last class. We warmed up with "Onsen Taiso" (Hot-spring exercise). The movement is quite simple. Open the legs and sink the hip down like a sumo wrestler and move the upper body up and down. The movement is like a person going in and out of a hot spring. Shoot, this exercise is so really tough and my quads were giving up on me lifting up and down this metabolic body. Oh well, it is no mystery in getting tired so quickly. I was lifting up and down 200 pounds of meat in such an awkward posture for two minutes. I did the same thing when I was doing judo, but five years of being a couch-potato killed the muscle and the fighting spirit that I used to possess. I am growing old alright. Growing up? I don't know. Before talking about growing, I have to do something about this meat.<br /><br />Kaoru-san, thank you very much for last five weeks. This is the last beginner's class but I will continue taking your lessons on the intermediate class.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCstj9ESgA4j3giSt3310zSbJ_QjUW5VshaSu7u-gt6qARh6NdgKOYpYXSw-35NdzGt9eoactkBHb0gOhIBHKKamKrCmt6Wz5HyxpfRBRkplJr6c1MRuQFbOkCP7fkV0rJ-1sy09z-Vg5Q/s1600-h/IMG_5093.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCstj9ESgA4j3giSt3310zSbJ_QjUW5VshaSu7u-gt6qARh6NdgKOYpYXSw-35NdzGt9eoactkBHb0gOhIBHKKamKrCmt6Wz5HyxpfRBRkplJr6c1MRuQFbOkCP7fkV0rJ-1sy09z-Vg5Q/s320/IMG_5093.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411225823921384754" /></a>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-64351170444328922782009-12-01T23:59:00.003-05:002009-12-03T16:28:13.371-05:00Sanshin lesson with Kossan<center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGrUp-5NLf8K2EsRBYglYPJSGjS2b23AKyRb2oBoc1876M9wEsy1mMIK0rRxS58JOH-yFP3Ablr-jOPi4l_X_9HuZDrPl9Ahg2lKRauFW-aqfWQ0RibzWRb3NpXTuszr6-XMUEpRvh5rv/s1600-h/IMG_5087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGrUp-5NLf8K2EsRBYglYPJSGjS2b23AKyRb2oBoc1876M9wEsy1mMIK0rRxS58JOH-yFP3Ablr-jOPi4l_X_9HuZDrPl9Ahg2lKRauFW-aqfWQ0RibzWRb3NpXTuszr6-XMUEpRvh5rv/s320/IMG_5087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411007703257935474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> はい、皆さん注目。上の写真でこっさんが持っている物は普通の三線ではありません。これ、ヘッドの部分を見ると分かるのですが、ペグが6本ついています。つまり六線(ろくしん)です。噂には聞いていましたが、初めて見ました。12弦ギターのように2弦づつ組みになっています。弦は普通の三線の線と1オクターブ高い奄美三線の線を張るそうです。<br /><br />I know that sanshin, the three-string Okinawan banjo, is not really familiar instrument in the U.S., but what you are seeing on this pic is even less familiar. Ladies and gents, this is rokushin (meaning "six strings"). I have heard of it but have never actually seen it before. The strings are paired together like a 12-string guitar. Normal sanshin strings and also Amami sanshin strings, which are one octive higher, are used on rokushin.</td></tr></table></center><br /> お坊様のこっさんがお忙しい中、また稽古をつけて下さいました。ありがたや、ありがたや。今日の課題は前回の『安里屋ユンタ』と『三線の花』に加えて『てぃんさぐぬ花』と『オジー自慢のオリオンビール』をやりました。<br /><br /> 今日の大発見。それは『三線を弾く時は(左手の)薬指を使わない』ということでした。し、知らなんだ。しかし、なぜ?確かに運指に制約がある弦楽器はいろいろありますが、それにはそれぞれ明確な理由があります。コントラバスではロー・ポジションでは薬指を使いません。それは楽器が大き過ぎて、薬指では届かないからです。(蛇足ですが、全く新しい運指の方法としてウチの一雄さんのように薬指も使う運指方法がありますが、これはかなり特殊な方法です)。フレットレスのエレキベースでも薬指を使わないで教える人もいるそうですが、これもコントラバスほどではないにせよ、弦長が長い楽器なので分かります。(私は全部の指で弾くように教えますがね)。三味線では小指を使いません。それは三味線のように人差し指の爪を立てて演奏すると、小指は短過ぎて薬指より遠くには届かないからです。さて、三線に話を戻します。これが分かりません。ギターよりもちょっと短めの弦長なので指が届かないわけがありません。三味線のように特殊な運指もしません。うむむむ、不可解。ネットで検索しても、あんまり納得のいく説明が出てきません。しかも薬指を使った方が全然ラクです。うーむ、どうしませう。矯正するなら今しかないんだよなぁ‥‥‥‥‥<br /><br />My new friend who is also a zen monk, Kossan, kindly gave us another sanshin lesson in spite of his busy schedule. Thank you so very much, Kossan. I have discovered a shocking fact. It is "You don't use the ring finger (on left hand) to play the sanshin." I had no idea, but the question is "why not?" Although there are several string instruments which omit certain fingers to use, there are crystal clear reasons for that. For example, when you play the acoustic bass, which is my main instrument, you don't use the ring finger because the instrument is way too big and it is physically impossible to reach with the ring finger. (there are exception for this. Some bass players, especially young guys, use the newly developed fingering which utilizes all the fingers and our bassist Kazuo is also using this technic). Some bass instructors teach their students not to use the ring finger when you play the electric fretless basses. Though I don't teach that way, I kind of understand it because an electric bass is not as huge as an acoustic bass but still its string length is quite long, meaning you have to spread the left hand when you play. When you play the shamisen, which is Japanese three-string banjo used in the main islands, you don't use the pinkie because you have to place the nail of the index finger on the finger board. In this particular fingering, the pinkie does not reach further than the ring finger. Now let's go back to sanshin. The scale (the length of the strings) is a bit shorter than guitars so you can easily use all fingers on every position. There is no special fingering technic like shamisen. Mmm, incomprehensible. I searched on the net but there is no convincing explanations. To be honest, it is much easier and much more natural to use the ring finger. Well, what should I do? If I correct my fingering, I have to do it now.....jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-73738163305834097572009-11-30T23:59:00.006-05:002009-12-04T10:23:45.520-05:00Taiko Drum Class (Week 4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-1m_QoQuTzDSbl2AUplnYEzOdxjQemwjSR3KQJ0s4iIFxN1FQ0zrrTk-9jiUCKFJ_MG3OXfrh9GgJ4inMBzxu74SpgcgX3tV4NoBbn4K-RSBzB0wojoE4YnyObrMJ6EQHIOX2faKtyuL/s1600-h/IMG_5086.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-1m_QoQuTzDSbl2AUplnYEzOdxjQemwjSR3KQJ0s4iIFxN1FQ0zrrTk-9jiUCKFJ_MG3OXfrh9GgJ4inMBzxu74SpgcgX3tV4NoBbn4K-RSBzB0wojoE4YnyObrMJ6EQHIOX2faKtyuL/s320/IMG_5086.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410816499597294434" /></a> 今日の先生はいつものカオルさんのかわりにマリクさんが教えてくれました。うーむ、それにしても、毎回同じ事を言うようですが、難しい。フォームにこだわればこだわるほど、どんどん動きが固くなっていきます。なんか、柔術を始めた頃を思い出してしまいました。でも、まあ、私は人より飲み込みが遅い事は自覚してるので、気長に頑張るとしましょう。昔から何でもアセッてやってうまくいった試しはありませんからね。ほっほっほ。実際、柔術の超基本技もしっくりと来るまで3、4年ぐらいはかかりましたからねぃ。<br /><br />Our regular instructor, Kaoru, was away so Malika sat in and taught us today. I say the same thing every time but making good sounds is not easy. The more I try to play with good form, the stiffer my arms get. It reminds me of the time I just started practicing jiu-jitsu. Well, at the same time, I know that I am a slow learner myself so I will take my time. Ever since my kindergarten years, I have never achieved much when I do things in a hurry. Now I remember that, when I was practicing jiu-jitsu, it took me three to four years to really internalize the super basic technics.<br /><br /> そうそう、すんごい偶然だと思うのですが、このクラスには先生のマリクさんと生徒6人で計7人いたのですが、その7人中6人が学校の先生と元先生(つまり私)という事が判明しました。クラスの先生率85.7%。うわー、こんなクラスいたくないわー。ちなみに残る一人は大学の学生さん。嗚呼、いとかなし。<br /><br />Oh yes, we found something funny. This is just a coincidence but there were Malika the instructor and six students in the class, and out of those seven, six of us are either school teachers or ex-school teacher (that's me). 85.7% of one class are teachers. Oh I have never wanted to be in such a class. By the way, the remaining 1 is a college student. Oh, thou art a poor kid. She is in her worst nightmare.jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-47813775969247511122009-11-29T23:59:00.003-05:002009-12-03T07:32:38.404-05:00All-You-Can-Eat Sushi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlsPPlp77C2ojcFgMdkakPI_2vqvYntnc2YUlDMtCDouGZ5O2bTd7-Efe9V1gfr5eNpE4Rd_t0sttg32IIsGI9vVH-TqwmjVR5INE4ZVVu784HqBpEhgiGHLixr5Zo42QwjflsIZbeE8g/s1600-h/IMG_5084.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlsPPlp77C2ojcFgMdkakPI_2vqvYntnc2YUlDMtCDouGZ5O2bTd7-Efe9V1gfr5eNpE4Rd_t0sttg32IIsGI9vVH-TqwmjVR5INE4ZVVu784HqBpEhgiGHLixr5Zo42QwjflsIZbeE8g/s320/IMG_5084.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410813084164087474" /></a> 動物園の後はスシの食い放題でシメです。なんかコンサートの後の打ち上げみたい。<br /><br /> いやー、良い一日でございました。<br /><br />After we saw the Bengal tiger having her meal very gently at the zoo, we all went to all-you-can-eat sushi and just pigged out. It was just like an after-party of our concert.<br /><br />What a great day it was!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTyXKZaiUAKVvp8IHai4oVR37HkWZn91xkeE0sMbkQZELutBJThn5V_9hd8LEsuFwv8e3Sz93qEsZyUVGBZgvtCs-RRTjQW18YthI-PLt4pIrCG63ymTBp04ojGngQFk9CwMIBCINYLo8/s1600-h/IMG_5083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOTyXKZaiUAKVvp8IHai4oVR37HkWZn91xkeE0sMbkQZELutBJThn5V_9hd8LEsuFwv8e3Sz93qEsZyUVGBZgvtCs-RRTjQW18YthI-PLt4pIrCG63ymTBp04ojGngQFk9CwMIBCINYLo8/s320/IMG_5083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410813076409756322" /></a>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-28950934932814970942009-11-29T17:00:00.002-05:002009-12-04T09:37:08.491-05:00Bronx Zoo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEwg6lIR9stRuUrVwC1uVt6jB8a1ZptFqSeCEDLWnMaOLLJcqF3Gwz5R7x1KnxAZxZF1ESEs4G4zcP6mfylOvX1Z4DEB-fqE-cWoDtjdFfLpQUvwqu8KJWAAE1XU_bf9RMiCHOhwDukXA/s1600-h/IMG_4944.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEwg6lIR9stRuUrVwC1uVt6jB8a1ZptFqSeCEDLWnMaOLLJcqF3Gwz5R7x1KnxAZxZF1ESEs4G4zcP6mfylOvX1Z4DEB-fqE-cWoDtjdFfLpQUvwqu8KJWAAE1XU_bf9RMiCHOhwDukXA/s320/IMG_4944.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410793132161633170" /></a> アメリカ最大の都市動物園、ブロンクス動物園に来ました。私、何を隠そう、動物が大好きなのでございます。皆さん、『君、イヌ派?ネコ派?』なんて訊いたりしますが、私にとってはそんな質問自体がナンセンス。私、動物は全部ひっくるめて好きなのでございますよ。『野生の王国』も『わくわく動物ランド』も『どうぶつ奇想天外』も見てましたし、『天才!志村どうぶつ園』も『珍獣ハンター・イモト』もほぼ毎回見ております。私はその知識を総動員して、今日一緒に動物園に行ったお友達にウンチクをタレていたのですが、初めの10分でドン引きされました。いったい、ナゼ??<br /><br />We came to the Bronx Zoo, the largest metropolitan zoo in the U.S. I love animals. People often ask a question like "hey, are you a dog-person or a cat-person," but this question does not make sense at all to me. I love ALL the animals. I have been watching all kinds of program about animals on TV since when I was a little kid. I tried to entertain my friends who came to the zoo together with my overflowing trivial facts about animals but I scared them off in ten minutes with my nerdy detailed knowledges. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHb2WgGQBSyOMrBLciQ2ySKy3KasPZ1syKi9mVharglV7cYjJyhi8J01wufxpe9RNlKOvsi_cSmd0BipZhtxhmzZAbM1UpH32an40iELaAYX4iccMf2yJCMlmKZ1J2c_HwIjfX_Zoj8WL/s200/IMG_4857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410801626823989474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"> この一つ一つの写真に色々とウンチクを書き添えたいぐらいですが、めっさ長くなるのでまた今度にしましょう。この動物それぞれがまた面白いのでございますよ。今度からシリーズ化してブログでお伝えするのもいいかもしれませんねぃ。<br /><br />I would love to put nerdy trivial facts on every photo but that is going to be wicked long so I will write it some other time. Each animal has some interesting stories. Maybe I can make the big animal series on this blog and keep putting up the photos and articles.</td></tr></table></center><br /> 来年の干支の寅も、すんごい間近で見れたし、こりゃー縁起がいい。来年の年賀状用の写真はたっぷり撮れました。(年賀状なんて、ここ20年ぐらい出してないけど)。<br /><br />ちなみに他の写真は下記のリンクにあります。<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/BronxZoo?feat=directlink">一平の写真</a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://travel.webshots.com/album/575747837wAlbVZ?vhost=travel">ゆうきちゃんの写真</a><br /><br />We saw the tiger which is the animal of the Chinese zodiac on next year. This is a good omen. <br /><br />There are even more photos on the link below:<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/BronxZoo?feat=directlink">Ippei's photos</a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://travel.webshots.com/album/575747837wAlbVZ?vhost=travel">Yuuki's photos</a>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-45559990980783092862009-11-29T12:00:00.002-05:002009-12-04T10:26:56.458-05:00Hamilton Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO4WxsjfRVLO-RaUujk2gXhrEHwg9KNYP1Ru3c4TagopIALqXKgFC7rV0T_PPe9DiQkwLIINSIGENIk9H_Z3DPW5CyCaTugFq8H4rLSggQTuLK3EnwwQPhZjRlrByCHQDym7G-3uNu5mg/s1600/IMG_4762.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO4WxsjfRVLO-RaUujk2gXhrEHwg9KNYP1Ru3c4TagopIALqXKgFC7rV0T_PPe9DiQkwLIINSIGENIk9H_Z3DPW5CyCaTugFq8H4rLSggQTuLK3EnwwQPhZjRlrByCHQDym7G-3uNu5mg/s320/IMG_4762.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409892819388071890" /></a> みんなでニュージャージー州ウィーホーケンにあるハミルトン・パークに来ました。私が思うに、マンハッタンを望見するには、ここからの景観が一番いいと思います。その証拠に、ここで結婚式の記念撮影をしている人は本当に多いです。今日は秋晴れに恵まれ、マンハッタンのスカイ・スクレイパーはもちろん、ブルックリンからスタッテン・アイランドにかかるベラザノ橋まで見渡すことができました。感謝祭で人のほとんどいない公園で、しばしの間、いつもは見えないニューヨークの姿に目を奪われました。(<a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/HamiltonPark?feat=directlink">一平の写真</a>と<a target="_blank" href="http://travel.webshots.com/album/575747648ybMthL?vhost=travel">ゆうきちゃんの写真</a>は別のサイトにアップしてあります)<br /><br />We came to Hamilton Park in Weehawken, New Jersey. I think this is the best spot to view the whole Manhattan. Evidently lots of wedding photos are shot in here. Today, we were blessed with the great autumn sunshine and could see, not only the sky scrapers, but as far as the Verrazano Bridge which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. The beautiful scenery captivated us for a while at the deserted park in Thanksgiving.<br /><br />There are more photos on the links below.<br /><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/jiujitsujazz/HamiltonPark?feat=directlink">Ippei's photos</a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://travel.webshots.com/album/575747648ybMthL?vhost=travel">Yuuki's photos</a><br /><center><table border="0"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT3-Q8n1jKqM4uFMwwN2SV0siQ__kb7jDdum1BObiU4vZyRdO2XqCrhSfKaQVLtxdFrQuP3uQnubNKfTojpNv7OM3A1QjID2taGjzh397zcQtH3khRC48CksXHSFipx0yU31tWErDUjJf/s1600/IMG_4771.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmT3-Q8n1jKqM4uFMwwN2SV0siQ__kb7jDdum1BObiU4vZyRdO2XqCrhSfKaQVLtxdFrQuP3uQnubNKfTojpNv7OM3A1QjID2taGjzh397zcQtH3khRC48CksXHSFipx0yU31tWErDUjJf/s200/IMG_4771.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409900147275909874" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUia4FnReyMA4RQ8h0Ef7A3JYqMdNUoAPIkxl3ACDqvgFZf5_EuaqQ068ANUEQWYzvL2fNGKEkOrYOuk1FOjn94PL7E3UO-ooyOxcOHW6qc2i6HqaC2YFLmkAf5TEUFc9H0erA0RYAFWrK/s1600/IMG_4775.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUia4FnReyMA4RQ8h0Ef7A3JYqMdNUoAPIkxl3ACDqvgFZf5_EuaqQ068ANUEQWYzvL2fNGKEkOrYOuk1FOjn94PL7E3UO-ooyOxcOHW6qc2i6HqaC2YFLmkAf5TEUFc9H0erA0RYAFWrK/s200/IMG_4775.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409900138814722610" /></a></td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-2320110907616988702009-11-29T11:00:00.001-05:002009-11-30T08:38:21.081-05:00Picnic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqOcIfA6UzGM2KKt0oM4q5yn5KuWRPPtGA6pYjDQNxJ5Km9a_2PBkMOBz7_QjJtShicLocvqepgSecg3PHP9rjFiuxmokcE4CSvWIm0DaCv7DArYe-JTiHYetgTrP-vgM3da0SoyUWAPD/s1600/IMG_4751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqOcIfA6UzGM2KKt0oM4q5yn5KuWRPPtGA6pYjDQNxJ5Km9a_2PBkMOBz7_QjJtShicLocvqepgSecg3PHP9rjFiuxmokcE4CSvWIm0DaCv7DArYe-JTiHYetgTrP-vgM3da0SoyUWAPD/s320/IMG_4751.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409887514253500162" /></a> 今日はみんなでピクニックっす。一雄さんとゆうきちゃんと、お友達の丹羽さんと薮野さんと私の5人でプロンクス動物園に行きます。<br /><br />It's picnic with our friends. Kazuo, Yuuki, our friend Tsuyoshi and Shin-ichi , and myself. Five of us are going to Bronx Zoo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGEI5m974uKOP7i6fz_YpiGF9sye1xtVxDnI-yRwombkNi7KTdo8IFhkaYAtOTmlrYnokiiakSNQPZ91H8xT1fAi1rPE6mA0R4P6ME5RDJqx1lekenDN2qvHJFrDQl9IoEUNiRzGyAGU6/s1600/IMG_4752.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGEI5m974uKOP7i6fz_YpiGF9sye1xtVxDnI-yRwombkNi7KTdo8IFhkaYAtOTmlrYnokiiakSNQPZ91H8xT1fAi1rPE6mA0R4P6ME5RDJqx1lekenDN2qvHJFrDQl9IoEUNiRzGyAGU6/s320/IMG_4752.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409888036893190722" /></a> 日本の『お盆休み』のような感謝祭休みの最後の日なので、スタッテン・アイランドは道もガ〜ラガラ。<br /><br />It is the last day of the Thanksgiving Weekend. Look how deserted Staten Island is.jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-46164511441222162362009-11-28T23:59:00.006-05:002009-11-29T00:12:30.866-05:00WaFoo Chamber Unit @ Tuttoriso in Staten Island, NY<center><table border="0"><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqHK0ai8e0uJB6g9b3_1d4qrWZy_sWMLgDPibGSDDoHWqKVR0-_SPzrKKZMBkPyDKbM4PUEfhmqwycuYmdOQpsu99u20Zy-PQlu5zO_pCzzoYnDjUMYMnatqaWMju_p_Mq8iYSruimTy9/s1600/IMG_4730.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWqHK0ai8e0uJB6g9b3_1d4qrWZy_sWMLgDPibGSDDoHWqKVR0-_SPzrKKZMBkPyDKbM4PUEfhmqwycuYmdOQpsu99u20Zy-PQlu5zO_pCzzoYnDjUMYMnatqaWMju_p_Mq8iYSruimTy9/s200/IMG_4730.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409374499279773986" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9NB565WAzYjrpyIWMFQmXT7XN9TjI_Nc2MDhydUPe-pQURWQR6Oyo90HJtHFusntYTeZvnTl784gTkHf5WJAjhqDp9c_NywvyRnzYb5QCubixv1hzZpFZldz__6E3mN0La4vrGjwfgun/s1600/IMG_4729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9NB565WAzYjrpyIWMFQmXT7XN9TjI_Nc2MDhydUPe-pQURWQR6Oyo90HJtHFusntYTeZvnTl784gTkHf5WJAjhqDp9c_NywvyRnzYb5QCubixv1hzZpFZldz__6E3mN0La4vrGjwfgun/s200/IMG_4729.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409374490892656594" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyS35bw8bhTokbcq6UCxlO4kU6RnFE4NpkXUt1pn8idRWntCotrGF5DcHjC2au_cVCuthuVyGvbPlbW2r1_aulFK0R_EEipQTWlFoTr2xsRREWogAIM563tfgn37FHMxK8sB8npvvyvRL/s1600/IMG_4737.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyS35bw8bhTokbcq6UCxlO4kU6RnFE4NpkXUt1pn8idRWntCotrGF5DcHjC2au_cVCuthuVyGvbPlbW2r1_aulFK0R_EEipQTWlFoTr2xsRREWogAIM563tfgn37FHMxK8sB8npvvyvRL/s200/IMG_4737.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375291732974098" /></a></td></tr></table></center> 荒波を乗り越え、予定からちょっと遅れてスタッテン・アイランドに到着。感謝祭の観光客でごった返すフェリーのターミナルを抜けてチュットリーソに来ました。今日はなんと、WaFooの創設メンバーである丹羽剛さんが日本から仕事で来ていまして、一緒にソプラノ・サックスを吹いてくれました。昔と変わらず素晴らしい音色とタイム感です。私も2曲ほどベースを弾かせてもらい、久々に丹羽さんと音で対話を楽しみました。心ゆくまで語らいました。<br /><br />I rode out the high wave and arrived to Staten Island. The ferry terminal was packed with the tourists of Thanksgiving and I made my way trough the crowd to get to Tuttoriso. We had a very special guest today. The founding member of WaFoo, Tsuyoshi Niwa, was in New York on business and played the soprano sax with us today. His tone and the time feel were excellent as I had remembered. I jumped on the bass for a few tunes and enjoyed the conversation with the sounds with Tsuyoshi. We talked to each other throughly.<br /><center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVI5AZtfApzkRukeAYOS1RI_7_Fc8y4cB3ay7nZwm76ZGs0s6PdOvl6wktau3aTNWess1bTAcriZUacEUJcKzOLAahQvtGtBGPiU0xXICJ6ZUT9plazpYYcNJTInFAPxr2h1FChyphenhyphen908Tv/s1600/IMG_4732.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVI5AZtfApzkRukeAYOS1RI_7_Fc8y4cB3ay7nZwm76ZGs0s6PdOvl6wktau3aTNWess1bTAcriZUacEUJcKzOLAahQvtGtBGPiU0xXICJ6ZUT9plazpYYcNJTInFAPxr2h1FChyphenhyphen908Tv/s200/IMG_4732.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375308671057634" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV_yITWVRtMYP6_Kdk1FK1d433BX9tYoXgVsWTAuiM1sbrjpcaZxZvq8KVWc4SamTHGBJz-DIbSC6jdVRBs5VYNvO5Lywa9Cp-KC6-nQGc0NcRNApteQDMk-YclR9VSMeBmSfzEQN-VXe/s1600/IMG_4734.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikV_yITWVRtMYP6_Kdk1FK1d433BX9tYoXgVsWTAuiM1sbrjpcaZxZvq8KVWc4SamTHGBJz-DIbSC6jdVRBs5VYNvO5Lywa9Cp-KC6-nQGc0NcRNApteQDMk-YclR9VSMeBmSfzEQN-VXe/s200/IMG_4734.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375303931898866" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71hFhw_5Ri2-Mpdu12ZSe4fuCJ7cG6lZZauiAuXywWUE0ezVKgUpWlL_oKPb0BloadPGClxeKUe8jBqXqs5ihuiRO_FFwYZ1FOWZHWaJhxxlI-uzWTJB-CDaQPeG_W5mO3QI5f6_DIu-4/s1600/IMG_4733.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71hFhw_5Ri2-Mpdu12ZSe4fuCJ7cG6lZZauiAuXywWUE0ezVKgUpWlL_oKPb0BloadPGClxeKUe8jBqXqs5ihuiRO_FFwYZ1FOWZHWaJhxxlI-uzWTJB-CDaQPeG_W5mO3QI5f6_DIu-4/s200/IMG_4733.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375296286411474" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">Yuuki Koike (Flute, Alto Sax)<br />Kazuo Nakamura (Bass)<br />Ippei Ichimaru (Percussion)<br />&<br />Tsuyoshi Niwa (Soprano Sax)</td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"> そうそう、今日はギターやキーボードのハーモニー楽器がいませんでした。これって、私らベーシストにとって最高に楽しいんですよね。<br />Oh yes, we did not have any harmony instruments like guitar or keyboard today. This situation is an extreme fun for us bassists!</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXs8s2Z6WM31VTyZkm6TVOYKovoq8c9WbojAlRUsamo6iG_0xLEkuf8NNIpn6waFomVk9RF24g_NQC0XeTRo7yMeM79qolca3w1S3_ESzOXoS9veY2tRGZq6WsplS2iX9d1UYP6zobeRT/s1600/IMG_4739.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXs8s2Z6WM31VTyZkm6TVOYKovoq8c9WbojAlRUsamo6iG_0xLEkuf8NNIpn6waFomVk9RF24g_NQC0XeTRo7yMeM79qolca3w1S3_ESzOXoS9veY2tRGZq6WsplS2iX9d1UYP6zobeRT/s200/IMG_4739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375281821962674" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoEA6T0x0zl1amHUTIm-F_n0zrVeZn-Qf7ikS4T2tHZMbpDJyP2Padb_AnsN49H-J40sfYgMryLCkA9FDs0YK1VRaOyzPYrra7-sfkG0WEZTP0htzZybDtfaULuuPIYKfajQpReiHXnpV/s1600/IMG_4740.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLoEA6T0x0zl1amHUTIm-F_n0zrVeZn-Qf7ikS4T2tHZMbpDJyP2Padb_AnsN49H-J40sfYgMryLCkA9FDs0YK1VRaOyzPYrra7-sfkG0WEZTP0htzZybDtfaULuuPIYKfajQpReiHXnpV/s200/IMG_4740.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409375408391226450" /></a></td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-66774101314717280302009-11-28T12:00:00.000-05:002009-11-28T22:47:08.523-05:00Staten Island Ferry<center><table border="0" bgcolor="#cccccc"><tr><td align="center" colspan="2"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSv3a4ibr8_m9Rv_QMKGB4cOJkuZnH5ED7dGc_kOfftwGClUFnnd84uSwLDXShBoLrBnGN1Ctw74MNtsFY4wcBa-k5zMcXMij7yYNJdiWlHAhXpvkevEi2tD3XoJx3yWaQSFw2tAZL7EQ/s1600/IMG_4708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSv3a4ibr8_m9Rv_QMKGB4cOJkuZnH5ED7dGc_kOfftwGClUFnnd84uSwLDXShBoLrBnGN1Ctw74MNtsFY4wcBa-k5zMcXMij7yYNJdiWlHAhXpvkevEi2tD3XoJx3yWaQSFw2tAZL7EQ/s400/IMG_4708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409348245807724786" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="left" colspan="2"> スタッテン・アイランド・フェリーの上から見た、蒼天の下の自由の女神像でございます。私にとってはギグの前の見慣れた光景なのですが、今日はなぜか天気がいいのに、強風で波が高い!頑張って甲板に出ていたのですが、船首から飛び散るしょっぱい飛沫に勝てず、あえなく中に退散。ゲホゲホッ、もう塩分は十分に取りました。<br /><br />This is the view from the Staten Island Ferry looking to the Lady Liberty and the endless blue sky behind her. Maybe you cannot tell from the picture but the wind was so strong and the water was so rough. It was quite a bumpy ride to the island today. Even though, I forced myself to stay at the deck but could not bear the salty splashes and escaped to the inside. Enough sodium for today.</td></tr><tr><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAf1d7BzBkKcbj-xBieUKj9TP34Lz7zgZTTdRITABlEmnNGjw9CQQAU3DiHme4KCIamhd-Lp5HhddAqOGqwrs4DRsWaFWRtP4GwTUGDrJVODwjmPCMyqV5mXHm2mBAC43wggdnca1blGg/s1600/IMG_4718.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAf1d7BzBkKcbj-xBieUKj9TP34Lz7zgZTTdRITABlEmnNGjw9CQQAU3DiHme4KCIamhd-Lp5HhddAqOGqwrs4DRsWaFWRtP4GwTUGDrJVODwjmPCMyqV5mXHm2mBAC43wggdnca1blGg/s200/IMG_4718.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409352298422195266" /></a></td><td align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPmdrff_-6lpq7hjoLukwaRmsFEyxaNeMGLr-O64G_-4BqFNXseErlITUdVL0Vr_VHRE9dRGFgGTQAuVSwKW_nmGj3IToIiZify1mDwXRbtT13wTdWOc3-SXnI3j9G84kFclPggA-2SYI/s1600/IMG_4720.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPmdrff_-6lpq7hjoLukwaRmsFEyxaNeMGLr-O64G_-4BqFNXseErlITUdVL0Vr_VHRE9dRGFgGTQAuVSwKW_nmGj3IToIiZify1mDwXRbtT13wTdWOc3-SXnI3j9G84kFclPggA-2SYI/s200/IMG_4720.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409352291550974514" /></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="2">高波でデッキもベチャベチャ。<br /><br />The all-soaked lower deck where I usually stay at. Oh well.</td></tr></table></center>jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-24255262848355614192009-11-27T22:29:00.005-05:002009-11-28T21:35:52.101-05:00The movie "Staten Island"<center><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTkzNDIyNTE3MTkmcHQ9MTI1OTM*MjI2OTYxMCZwPTEyMDc*MSZkPWFBQVFTQzdCRzBQY2NCUjkmZz*yJm89NmEyOTNkMDBjNDExNDA2MzljM2M5YWI*MTAwNDZkY2Imb2Y9MA==.gif" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="playerLoader" width="300" height="271" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab"><param name="movie" value="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/aAAQSC7BG0PccBR9.swf" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed src="http://farm.sproutbuilder.com/load/aAAQSC7BG0PccBR9.swf" width="300" height="271" name="playerLoader" align="middle" wmode="transparent" play="true" loop="false" quality="best" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object></center> 先日、映画『スタッテン・アイランド』を一雄さんとゆーきちゃんとベーシストの薮野さんとで観に行きました。スタッテン・アイランドとは私たちWaFooが本拠地としている所であり、言ってしまえば、ニューヨーク市の五つの行政区の中で一番栄えてない所でもあります。ニューヨークのけっこうな大物ギャングが住んでいる所としても有名で、この映画はそういった道を極めた人たちと言いますか、渡世の仁義を重んじる人たちと言いますか、あんまり銃刀法を守ってない人たちと言いますか、岩下志麻さんが奥さんになってるような人たちと言いますか、『命(タマ)取っちゃるけん』っつーのが口癖になってる人たちと言いますか、とにかくそういう人たちが題材の映画になっております。冒頭のシーンでも『ここに住んでいるのは、こんな人たちだよ』と言って、イスに縛られた男をヒョードルなみにタコ殴りにしている人たちが出てきます。<br /><br /> みなさん、ここに住んでいるのは、こんな人たち(だけ)ではありません。ちゃんと心の優しい人、銃を乱射しない人、人をバラバラに切り刻んで森に埋めたりしない人も、ここにはたくさん住んでいます。みんな、スタッテンに行こう!<br /><br />I saw the movie called "Staten Island" with Kazuo, Yuuki and our friend Shin-ichi the bassist. Staten Island is the stronghold of WaFoo and this is the least developed borough of the New York City. This place is also infamous as the big residential area for those higher-ranked gang stars and the movie is all about them. On the beginning of the movie, the narrator says, "The people who live in here are like this," and the scene moves to the guy beating the hell up another guy tied-up to a chair.<br /><br />Everyone, <i>NOT</i> all the people who live here are like that. There are nice people, there are the people who do not fire a gun indiscriminately, and there are people who do not chop off the people in pieces and bury in the ground. Hey, my friends, let's go to Staten Island!jiujitsujazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05468561484591270719noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3564671422576852740.post-77607405183736658482009-11-26T23:59:00.002-05:002009-11-27T22:05:46.763-05:00Thanksgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV5W1rmiccsODme7HdER3jsKuYJ1aWCwv_3gZpvHKskylQmWLfjcgju4-89UTOevsH68yekDpdwLe-s4M8iGAAOCa76zHK80MfHcrrkSMHreEb_ftTs9mQLuVAHDdPw9L-8jof7Er9OsW/s1600/IMG_4686.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxV5W1rmiccsODme7HdER3jsKuYJ1aWCwv_3gZpvHKskylQmWLfjcgju4-89UTOevsH68yekDpdwLe-s4M8iGAAOCa76zHK80MfHcrrkSMHreEb_ftTs9mQLuVAHDdPw9L-8jof7Er9OsW/s320/IMG_4686.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408770971903802098" /></a> WaFooの毎年恒例、感謝祭のパーティーでございます。アメリカでは盆と正月みたいに家族で集まる日なのですが、我々のように家族から遠く離れて暮らすニューヨーカーたちにとっては、みんなで飲めや歌えやの大騒ぎの日となるのであります。いやー、食べ物ももちろん『和風』で、そりゃー旨かったですし、とにかく歌いましたねぃ。私と岳史さんが『ながしの兄ちゃん』になり、松田聖子からガンズ・アンド・ローゼスまでみんなで歌いました。<br /><br /> 大変に楽しい夜を過ごしました。次は忘年会ですね。ほっほっほ。<br /><br />WaFoo hosted the Thanksgiving party as we do every year. This is the day for the family reunion in America, but for lots of new Yorkers who live far away from their families, this is another party time to drink and make merry. Those Japanese food was excellent of course, and we sang through the night. Takeshi and I became "strolling guitar brothers" and we all sang literally everything: Japanese old local hits to Guns 'n Roses."<br /><br />That was one great night. The next one is New Year party. 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