2008/12/31＊Takuro
「Name change at the last moment」
Hello, this is Takuro from 8mm Eiga Kenkyuukai¹.
Those among you with good perception might’ve noticed this already, but we finished our show at Makuhari 2008. It was a staggering view. A spectacle. Thank you to everyone who came to see us. I’m hoping 9mm gets to play there next year, too. Nfufu.
With that, see you at Shibuya Quattro!
This is probably the last update of the year.
Thank you very much for this year.
Hope you all have a good New Year!!
Takuro
¹ “8mm Movie Research Society”
2008/12/30＊Takuro
「It’s the second to last day, huh」
I completely stopped blogging it seems.
Oh dear. Tomorrow’s the last day of 2008, huh.
If you include today’s CDJ Osaka, we’re playing three shows in two days. What a wonderfully extreme schedule, ahaha～. Well, I say that while it seems the telephones have three shows tomorrow in Osaka → Shibuya → Shinjuku, and our company president is doing two shows at CDJ both today and tomorrow. Everyone sure is having a hectic December. Of course 9mm, too, will be playing live a lot in order for next year to be a good one as well. We’re hoping for your support, everyone.
Finally, and this is very late already, but to all of you who attended our Zepp solo tour, it was really fun. Thank you.
With that, see you tomorrow. We’ll meet at the respective venues.
Happy New Year’s Eve!!
2008/12/13＊Takuro
「The people up on stage, they look bigger somehow, don’t they?」
We went to see CAJUN DANCE PARTY the day before yesterday. With vocals that somehow give off this aura of being really out of the ordinary and everything they do making they seem pretty as a picture, it was a really really cool, thrilling show. Junji, who was there with me, was excitedly going “Awesome! Crazy! Awesome!“. During 9mm’s tour with them I used to watch them from the side of the stage, but today was a pleasant evening that made me realize how shows are really something to be watched from the audience side.
It made me look forward to our next show, too.
2008/12/09＊Takuro
「Oisaa oisaa oisaa」
Thank you to the guys from 10-FEET!! It really feels like a waste that we only got to play two shows together～. Let’s definitely get to that mischief we were talking about, nfufufufu……
Hokkaido, see you again in two months at BIG AIR!!
2008/11/30＊Takuro
「As I thought, the chorus is…?」
When I returned to my hotel after our party and turned on the TV, “Living Dying Message” was playing (it’s the ending theme of this program) and I just unintentionally laughed, like “nhahahaha!” Everyone from Shinshuu, thank you. Good night.
2008/11/28＊Takuro
「Second half of the Tohoku leg」
11/23 Sakata (Yamagata)
B-DASH played with us. It was our first show in my hometown. Not only my family and friends, but even my teacher from senior high school was there as well (I spotted him mid-song) so I was really happy and so and so.
11/24 commuting
Ate at my parents’ house to my heart’s content!
“This nihonshu sure is tasty. Okay, see you later.“
11/25 Kooriyama (Fukushima)
Another town I was playing at for the first time. The staff all knew each other so it was like one big team working that day. I decided on the spur of the moment to join B-DASH on stage and I reverted to my 17-year-old self (during 9mm’s set I was back to normal).
11/26 commuting → Niigata
The food was delicious!! The words from our taxi driver, “anything you eat is bound to be delicious～” turned out to be true. Also, the first ride costing us only 300 yen surprised everyone. In Tokyo it’d easily be twice that much.
11/27 Niigata
From here, we’ll be playing with OGRE YOU ASSHOLE. I like their songs “Sakasama” and “Coin Laundry” so I was really lucky when they played those two songs on a day I was watching their show from the side of the stage.
The picture is of a confectionery we received as refreshment. A simple flavor.
2008/11/23＊Takuro
「First half of the Tohoku leg」
11/19 Sendai
9mm always tends to run into bad weather when heading towards Tohoku. But the show was wild. Sure is fun with Midori playing with us.
11/20 Sendai → Aomori
Had dinner with Midori in Aomori. It was this warm and fluffy family-run bar. We had some really good sashimi and jappashiru and (for some strange reason) curry. Pictured up there are the two bassists.
11/21 Aomori
Ms. Mariko told me, “that was the best show I’ve seen by you guys～”
I thought it was a really good one, too. Hajimetal made an appearance……
11/22 Morioka
We reached the last show with Midori in no time. When it’s the last show for the other band, they usually play a little bit different. But, we did our show like usual. Hajimetal made another appearance…… An absurdly fun three shows!!
2008/11/19＊Takuro
「Now then」
We’ve completed the Kantou leg of the tour with the telephones and are now entering the Tohoku area. We’re currently going north, heading for Sendai. Just like Tamo said yesterday, “Japan’s getting chillier. That’s right. There might even be snow in Sendai. That’s right. It’s also coming down in Aomori, Morioka and Yamagata. That’s right. Looks like it’ll be heavy snow tomorrow in Tokyo, too. That’s right. …Not! (lol). This is Matsuo.” (That’s how he introduced himself. Wonder how he’ll do it Wednesday¹). Anyway, today we’re playing with someone for the first time since Arabaki 7 months ago. They introduced, or rather, offered to play with us themselves: Midori! Wow! Wow! Wo……… we don’t seem to be reaching Sendai.
¹ Not sure who/what program he’s citing here.
2008/11/15＊Takuro
Sorry for not keeping contact!!
VAMPIRE EMPIRE TOUR 08/09 in Kumagaya. When I wrote the blog saying I’d bought a new amp, I forgot to include a picture so here’s one for you today. The LED’s a lovely violet color. I haven’t given it a name yet.
Now then, today’s our last show with the telephones!! Let’s do this!!
2008/11/09＊Takuro
「Kantou, Tochigi」
Third day of the tour!
I’ll do my best after first having some lemon milk! My first time seeing it～!!
