Old Knives, Jazz Flair & Tintin in Translation
Today I remembered: & When he sticks his tongue out, ‘you’ stick your tongue out too {Not pictured: read Tintin […]
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Japan Cottage Musings
Ryoko Olson singing “Fly me to the Moon” with TKOBB big band, at “Blue Blues” in Okayama Japan
Ryoko Olson singing “Fly me to the Moon” with TKOBB big band, at “Blue Blues” in Okayama Japan #jazz
Outing: Live House Bird Christmas jam, Dec. 2022
Amongst our outings, me and my darlings Ryoko & Ichiro, found ourselves at Bird Live House [map] here in Okayama
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the “Piano Bar” visiting friend Ren-san & thinking about cozy music spaces
Popped in to visit our buddy, the master of “the piano bar” on a fairly anonymous third floor here in
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November re-cap: guest, poetry, pod & usual maintenance
The usual window, if that’s such a thing, to recap a month well…, I’m a bit late, now several days
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Kinfolk + Pals
Outing: bus to passport snaps, jazz & tea
The three of us, on the road by wonderful, air conditioned, Wi-Fi enabled, Uno bus service into Okayama city for
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Beat Sushi: Jack Kerouac spins for “Brian Land”
From a kura barn in provincial Japan, DaveO kicks off “Beat Sushi” by sending greetings to Beat / Deadhead /
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(Brief) Intro to The Beat Generation #video
A rollicking rapid-fire, mixed-media introduction to The Beat Generation – made especially for youth (specifically, a 11th grade lit class
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“Meet the Beats“ ~ From 6 Poets San Fran 1955 to *everywhere*
A rapid-fire introduction to the “Beat Generation” focused on the story of “6 Poets at Gallery 6” reading Oct, 1955
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Video Dim Sum
3 Pack of Drummers, variety from Russia, Australia and Japan
3 very different styles of drummers from 3 countries: Beginning with a short clip of Ilugin Trio from Russia
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Japan Life/Travel, Video Dim Sum
Taiko drums at a Setouchi (Japan) Community Festival
A small friendly group of taiko drummers have a good time at a community arts and culture festival in Setouchi,
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Japan Life/Travel, Video Dim Sum
Taiko Drumming Sisters Fronting Jazz Band in Kurashiki (Japan)
Duo sister Taiko drummers fronting jazz band (with drum kit, keys, alto sax) playing outdoors at Kurashiki (Japan) Jazz Street
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Personal Musings
Thanks to Vendors and Helpers / Dave + Ryoko 4-20 Kekkon-shiki
Note: what follows is the information as was printed upon a sheet which was included in the gift bags as
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Parties + Events + Invites
Poster Inspiration / Dave + Ryoko 4-20 Kekkon-shiki
The poster art for the party was one of the first things on our “we want to have” list for
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Urban Vancouver
Car(e)-free Sound Stroll – Urban Vancouver #8
A walk around various car-free day festivals in Vancouver, 2008 with unedited soundstream of drum circles, live bands of various
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Video Dim Sum
Street Band in Montreal’s Little Italy Jean-Talon Market
Just a snippet of sweet ragtime on a summer afternoon in Montreal at Jean-Talon Marche in Little Italy – don’t know
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