2009/07/07＊Takuro
「The beginning of summer festivals and end of Taisen」
There was a clear sky and full moon on Tanabata. That’s the first time it’s happened to me as far as I can remember. I was most fond of Tanabata when in elementary school, but my memories of it from back then are all full of rain. I know it’s always clear above the clouds, but somehow it gives me a weird feeling this time. It’s a beautiful full moon, right opposite my veranda, all round and plump.
Shounan Otomatsuri the other day. We kicked off our summer festival shows in a relaxed mood. The sea is very visible from the venue. Looks like summer’s begun this year as well, huh. It was really fun, but I felt we need to quickly get back to our usual hard-hitting shows～. I’m very grateful to Yama Arashi for inviting us. Let’s definitely make what we talked about happen. 9mm’s a Yokohama band as well.
And then, the Daisanji Memai Taisen tour finale is tomorrow at last. I want to make everyone’s feelings go on full-throttle tomorrow. When one listens to 9mm songs, I don’t know whether it resounds in a bright place in that person, or some dark, melancholic place. Regardless of that, my feeling remains the same: let’s have fun tomorrow.
With that, later.
Pictured here is a bottle of Shounan Otomatsuri wine (they said there was only one).
2009/07/04＊Takuro
「Shounan Otomatsuri」
We’ve been busy busy since the Sapporo stop on the Daisanji Memai Taisen tour. Since we didn’t get a chance to give it away Sapporo, we gave the effect pedal to Eijun from THE BACK HORN. He was talking about using it in Tokyo, so look forward to that. However, I get the feeling we’ll just end up with 95% of the people not even being able to see that’s it’s Taki’s workmanship or anything～ (laughs)
Now then, tomorrow we’re playing at Shounan Otomatsuri. I went and bought sunscreen in preparation, the one promoted by Anna Tsuchiya in their CM. I want to avoid standing on stage at Budokan with a half-assed tan from the Summer festivals. Well, that plan changing halfway through and me playing Budokan all black isn’t completely out of the question, either. (laughs) I’ve always tanned poorly to begin with, like an elementary school student on his summer vacation.
It’s a nice evening. There are hints of summer. Let’s have fun with this year’s one well, everyone, no matter what may happen, because it always comes for us year after year, not even asking us for anything in return. With that, later.
