“Like to Rock” Books & Records in the Kura
“Like to Rock” Books & Records in the Kura Hang out in Kura Barn studio with a batch of books […]
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Records, Show and Tell
VanBC ~ SLC ~ OlyWa: Records & Gigs storytime
Connecting the dots with stacks of records, gig flyers, set lists, maps & legends: from Vancouver to Salt Lake City,
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What Write Next? (playing Frogger with ideas)
As usual, lacking in brevity, I answer “What do you want your book to look like?” with a meandering spiel,
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Typewriters, Typers & Ephemera (in a secret agent scrapbook montage)
Over-stuffing an adorable pink scrap-journal with Lettraset letters and a mix of hidden messages, and a barrage of typewriters: Remington,
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Broken Bone Birthday Postcards Storytime
Come hang out in my bedroom while i’m a little bit loopy from a pre-birthday busted foot and chit-chat about
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Spoken + Song, Ukulele Goodtimes
Landslide (disaster, on baritone ukulele)
Times makes you bolderChildren get olderand I am getting older too… And if you see my reflectionIn the snow covered
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Spoken + Song, Ukulele Goodtimes
“Stephanie says”, quite poorly but earnestyl :) on baritone ukulele
While I’m embarrassing myself: boiling kettle to make kanpo TCM tea and banging through Velvet Underground’s “Stephanie Says” for the
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Kinfolk + Pals, Spoken + Song, Ukulele Goodtimes
Ichiro’s theme (on baritone ukulele)
{at further risk of embarrassing myself ;)} A song for my awesome kid – about who he is, where he
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Rolling Elsewhere: Haraku “Hello Kitty” train
Ambient view from the window rolling on the Haraku train, “Hello Kitty” livery… from Shin-Osaka station to Kansai Airport –
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Downtown + West End Vancouver and Stanley Park / #BCInvasion flashback, part 2
Moving north across the Fraser river to downtown/West End, Vancouver, settling into a kitchenette hotel for several days, enjoying tea ceremonies, hotel picnics, coffee times and pleasant times with friends, plus our initial foray into Stanley Park.
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“This Time Tomorrow” (with apologies to The Kinks) on baritone ukulele
Did you know goats love music? They are social creatures and lack ability to tell me to “stop it already”
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OKJ to YVR + South Fraser / #BCInvasion flashback, part 1
Starting from our adorable local “Momotaro” airport in Okayama Japan, me (Dave) and my darlings Ryoko and Ichiro head to
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New Year Card round-up flashback chit-chat #video
“With over 400 cards now posted for this new year – in four different styles/variations/purposes – I flip through a
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Craft Sessions
Making of New Year Card, 2024 + archival nengajyo treats
Overhead view of arts and crafts-ing New Year card “nengajyo” for 2024, or Reiwa 6 in Japan. Starting with a
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Good night & good year / Reiwa 6 Ahoy
So tired, heading to bath and bed. PS while the bath is running however, a few brief remarks about a
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Spoken + Song, Ukulele Goodtimes
“Where do you go to (my lovely)” by Peter Starstedt, on baritone ukulele
At our friends annual musical party “Kojo piano club” where I added a bit of a “charming train wreck” to
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