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August 18, 2001

"Music is A Good Friend"

I am so much frustrated recently. A company I work for has not been doing well and there have been so many troublesomes even my responsible job. I have not been travelling overseas so often recently like I used to do but nothing excitement on the job eiher. I now realized, however that's all, pal?

Other than my job, I live life to the full. Families are fine, music scene is very active and even my job, my subordinates work so hard and enjoying myself at work, I would say.

Anyway, music is good. Even though such a tough time I have spent OR because of such a days maybe, I can write songs so much recently. I wrote 5 songs in recent 3 months, blues and ballads. My first song written by mme is "Turning Point" when I was 20years old. During I was a college boy, I wrote 8 songs but after that, I could not write any songs but 2 for 20 years. But now I have brand news 5 songs in 3 months so that total number of my songs became 15 now. It's amaging! What happened to me?

The biggest reason for that woould be my "Second House(Kakurega)". I believe that everybody wants to have his/her own favorite place to go in night time. To me, there have been 3 places all during I was a college boy. It's a long time ago and I was playing guitar every night and day. I cannot do like that any longer but I have "Second House(Kakurega)". All 3 night clubs in my yonger days were closed or no longer exist but I do want Kakurega to manage well and survive somehow not to bankrupt.

The funniest thing in Kakurega is people regularly come down there. Mostly they used to have a band or play something during college life. Their generation is pretty much same as mine as 40's and 50's. Without practice at all, there suddenly starts gigs, such as Cream, Blues as well as Japanese R & R or Beatles, Ventures and so on. Many of them left their own instruments such as guitar, bass, keyboards and even drums in Kakurega! Therefore lots of musical instruments are always available for people come here. I leave my own dobro guitar as well. Also the master of the club, so called "SHUCHO" means a head of native indians plays very good gig and vocal every night. His MC is sometimes like a priest.

I love all my old songs. The older I become, the deeper I would give some soul into my song, I recently feel strongly. Depend on my feeling of the day, the meaning and impression of same sentence become various. I said 8 songs were written during I was 20's but I had played only 3 or 4 songs when I had a chance to do at some parties and sushi-bars in NYC after I started my current job for over 20 years. But after I found Kakurega night club 3 years ago, now I play all of these old 8 songs with different taste which they usued to have. I feel as if I could give new life to all these songs.

Music is just like good old friends of mine. I saw some guitarist said, "Guitar is just like a woman to me" in TV. I believe that I understand the feeling. When I feel exausted, some melogy and words suddenly come up and encourage me in every way. That's a feeling I recently have got.

Thanks for your attention and please come and see me at Kakurega soon. Next gig will take place on Friday, October 5th!