京阪GIRL – Keihan Girl – Ritsuko's 2nd band

[tangerinesun]

Oct 8, 2017 5:02:44 GMT -5 mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman said:

About the thread name, by saying Ritsuko's 2nd band, I take it, that you are including her College band? Ritsuko calls Keihan Girl, her first band, as it was her first professional band. (And, a pretty successful one, at that!)

Yes. I count from KiraKira Sniper, because that's a real band that still has real fans. 

She was coloring her hair in Keihan Girl. The Heidi braids are very cute.

You'd have to ask her about the bar. The regular English order would be
"millie small bar" and sometimes I've seen it that way. It is small. 

On its anniversary she made it clear that she's the manager, not the owner, 
so why they have the same name is even less obvious. She decorated the 
whole place, it's like her personal Hard Rock Cafe. 

Woke up at noon with a leg cramp.

It's a big difference from the First Anniversary last year
Thanks everyone

However
Because I didn't sleep on the Kagawa business trip
I am *wasted*!
Happinesss ♡

I'm grateful for the owner's character and personal virtue
Thank you very much

Recently
Really, really happy, too much happiness
Happiness

A poor word!

[tangerinesun]

Because the Tomboys reminded me of what I never wanted to know,
I have a brand new theory of the bar's name. Not sure why its
manager wanted it for herself, though.

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Millicent Dolly May "Millie" Small, CD (born 6 October 1946),
is a Jamaican singer-songwriter, best known for her 1964
cover version of "My Boy Lollipop"...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Small

[mikado-AKA-Shoknifeman]

Oct 16, 2017 19:04:17 GMT -5 tangerinesun said:

Because the Tomboys reminded me of what I never wanted to know,
I have a brand new theory of the bar's name. Not sure why its
manager wanted it for herself, though.

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Millicent Dolly May "Millie" Small, CD (born 6 October 1946),
is a Jamaican singer-songwriter, best known for her 1964
cover version of "My Boy Lollipop"...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millie_Small

Ahhh I knew I'd heard that name before, a one hit wonder, but, I couldn't remember what she sang~!

[tangerinesun]

Golf debut!
(At the driving range, though)

Metcha difficult
Metcha fun!

It feels like barre chords on the guitar!

I love difficulties!

Lessons make progress— ♪

From here
Why not go to the studio ♪

However, this patch of soil has been dearly missed ◎
I don't know how many years since I was on home ground.

Even more than in locales with a lot of room to grow grass,
golf is an upscale sport in the world of Mii.

The figure in the rental shoes with the driving iron doesn't look like her,
so I guess that's the reason for the privacy sticker.


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Pre-game nerves

Nails just as they are...
Hair just as it is...
I'm too nervous
Somehow I think it's going to go well tomorrow!

Anyway, today was about taking care of the throat ◎
Early to bed and early to rise
I'm afraid I'm going to fall asleep.
Although I'd like to go see other lives too.

Let's get together tomorrow ☺ ︎

Good night ☆

The Saiin Festival ◎

Since there’s no rehearsal, I made a little noise in the studio
My wrist hurts already..

I have nothing but respect for guitarists.

It's all too much
Soloing and so on

I'll be happy if I can just play freely〜 ◎





Ritsuko in support

I went to the Fall Saiin Festival to see Yukarin.
A bit quirky, the cute singing voice hasn't changed.
The guitar is my own Chet Atkins ♪




Festival live re-tweeting of the bar's tweet
she probably tweeted in the first place

As expected, first I have some music to play myself, I'll come back as befits ♡

... especially since I'm the bartender (lol)

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◎ Fall Saiin Festival ◎
Sincere thanks to those of you who came to our booth ☺!!
Full of gratitude, we're growing and thriving on being loved every day!

Mommy Marilyn came too! ♪
The guitar was Marilyn's Chet Atkins ♪

Marilyn is now a bassist, and I'm playing guitar. Strangely the reverse of before (Lol)

Even though it's been more than 10 years, it's so nice laughing and being in two-shots ☺ ︎

Keihan Girl is my treasure ☺ ︎


Everyone always made a lot out of their age difference, but I wonder how much Mommy Marilyn
appreciates being reminded?

"A cutie or a pretty-girl, you're not that sort after all. You're not ordinary. I don't want
to dress up my comments in flowery language. The thing is, you're somebody who
cannot *not* perform. It's wrong if you don't sing."

The highest compliment.
Fits me to a T.
Thank you.


It's not really such a compliment, just stating the obvious.
But still, it's a great thing for an artist to be understood by somebody.



So, here's some audio posted to YouTube from her set.

A contemporary Christmas tune, but Phil Spector this isn't. Dripping with pathos,
and a quirky or eccentric rendering for sure. It sounds kind of like dying, or in places
like squeezing a rubber chicken, to be blunt.

Maybe Yukarin felt Edith Piaf was holding too much back, and made up her mind to go for broke.




メリークリスマスフォーユー／加地等（カバー）
Merry Christmas for You / Kaji Hitoshi (cover)
2017 NOV 06 by YUKARI Millie (03:06)

2017.11.05
Sengoku Festival ＠DICE CAFE


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Original artist Kaji Hitoshi was a singer-songwriter who started out in punk
and Group Sounds bands, but went solo around 1990.

Page at JP Wikipedia
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/加地等

Official artist HP
kajihitoshi.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/



And here's a recording of the Hitoshi version. The songwriter is also 
milking this composition as hard as possible for feels. 



加地等　メリークリスマスフォーユー
Kaji Hitoshi     Merry Christmas for You
2011 DEC 18 by hitoshilove (03:49)

[tangerinesun]

I'd be the first to say it wasn't necessarily worth the trouble,
but here's English for Me's little Christmas song.

When I was reasonably sure I had it mostly right, I was surprised by the
…naked syrupy-ness of it all. This time of year, if there's anything that
sells more than sentimentality, it's nostalgic sentimentality. Here you go.


Kaji Hitoshi
"Merry Christmas For You"

メリークリスマス　クリスマス FOR YOU 　 隣で寝ている スピーカー プレスリーが クリスマスソングをだっている ケンタキーフライドチッキン 小さなケーキ　スパークリングワイン そのあとは　ベットで 求め求めあった 降り積もる雪 あったかい暖炉　一面と 大きなツリーは えほんの世界 メリークリスマス　クリスマス FOR YOU 靴下は 吊り下げ高い 僕の思いと 燦然のリングだけど メリークリスマス [ instro ] キャンドルの向こうでは 幼い君と僕が 無邪気に ちゅうはしている メリークリスマス クリスマス FOR YOU かいしょうのない 男だけど これからも 慰めてね ああ　ああ〜　ああ〜 メリークリスマス

MERĪ KURISUMASU　　KURISUMASU FOR YOU 　 Tonari de nemutteru SUPĪKA　　 PURESURĪ ga KURISUMASU SONGU wo datteiru KENTAKI FURAIDO CHIKKIN Chisana KĒKI　　 SUPĀKURINNGU WAIN Sono ato wa　　BEDDO de Motome, motome atta Furitsumoru yuki Attakai danro ichimen to Ookina TSURI wa E hon'no sekai MERĪ KURISUMASU　　KURISUMASU FOR YOU Kutsushita wa　　tsuri-sage　takai Boku no　　omoi to Sanzen no RINGU dakedo MERĪ KURISUMASU [ instro ] KYANDORU no mukou de wa Osanai　　kimi to boku ga Mujaki ni chuu wa shitteiru MERĪKURISUMASU　　KURISUMASU FOR YOU Kaisho no nai otoko dakedo Kore kara mo　　 nagusamete ne Aaa aaaa aaaa MERĪ KURISUMASU

Merry Christmas　　 Christmas for you Sleeping next to me [ From the ] speakers there's an [ Elvis ] Presley Christmas song Kentucky Fried Chicken Tiny cakes　　 sparkling wine Afterwards　　in bed We wished and wished Thickly falling snow With a warm hearth on one side A great big tree A picture-book world Merry Christmas Christmas for you The stockings are hanging high Although my 　　thoughts are of A sparkling ring Merry Christmas [ instro ] The candles over there Like little children　　you and I Kissing innocently Merry Christmas　　 Christmas for you Although I'm an undependable man From now on　　 let's comfort each other Aahhh aaaahhh aaaahhh Merry Christmas

Yet another cover by the accomplished confessional
singer-songwriter and sometimes actor, Kenta Maeno.



2012.12.14 Kenta Maeno "Merry Christmas For You"
2012 DEC 15 by hitoshilove (03:29)
Commemoration of the Tower Records limited single release
Kenta Maeno ・ New album full-length live performance & chat session
〜A Pretty Hot Evening, For Wintertime〜

"Sutekina KURISUMASU aremashita."
"Have a lovely Christmas."


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The likeliest way you might have heard of Maeno could be the 2011 feature 
Tokyo Drifter, which is has been described as one overly long, high-concept
music video. In some ways he sounds as if the folk boom of the 1970s never
went away… only a little more "street" in his manner and his language,
as this article points out:


Guardian Song of the Week: Kenta Maeno, “Nee, Taxi”
From The Guardian’s new music from around the world blog,
this is a loving recreation of classic 1970s style Japanese folk.
2014 APR 08 by ifmartin for the Clear and Refreshing music blog 
clearandrefreshing.wordpress.com/2014/04/08/guardian-song-of-the-week-kenta-maeno-nee-taxi/ 

While the songwriting is deeply rooted in the 1970s Japanese folk tradition of artists
— in particular the legendary Yosui Inoue — Maeno’s approach, aided by producer
and musical collaborator Jim O’Rourke, also owes a great deal to contemporary
alternative and alt-folk in its delivery.


"Ifmartin" is the same as Ian Martin, founder of the Tokyo indie-punk label Call And Response Records,
and Clear And Refreshing is his personal dumping ground, as he puts it.



Kenta Maeno artist page at Spotify:

[tangerinesun]

SELECTED RECENT ME-ISM



Enthused

In this world there are insanely many examples of such a lot of music and bands
I don't know about. It's true of the manga and manga artists and even masters
that are unknown to me.

If I think that way, I can stay excited no matter what!

I want to know lots and lots of them, I want to meet lots and lots of them!!!

I will perform lots and lots!

Life is bright!


Getting a slight Ronald McDonald vibe here.



Thwarted

When I was recording in Cubase…

I was often hopelessly forgetful about saving…

The feeling that the recording of Dragon Quest has disappeared… I remember the sound of that demon…

I just didn't make a MIX!!!!!!
It's simple to do!!!

Dammit!

So, the next opportunity is next week!!!!
D'oh!

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Millie is the cat's name (the plot thickens)

Midnight Tweets ◎
I tried reciting CATGIRL, which was made during the time of Me and Bye-Bye☆Cats ◎
Because I was rocking on at home with Papa, line sounds and coughing got in. ♡

The pictures are without a doubt CATGIRL's Miss Millie ♡
Even the Miss Millie t-shirt comes out (lol)
Of course I have it for sale (lol)




Should have just stayed in the business

Alright then,
Midnight Tweets Part 2 ◎

Done during studio practice.
I made a mistake.
Chaaarmiiing, chaaarmiiing ♡

I am who I am / Wataru Takada




HF goes through your left eardrum like a hot rivet

Alright then,
Midnight Tweets Part 3 ◎

It's been pointed out to me that the English is all messed up, but I'm not fixing it! (lol)

To someone who was my favorite person ☺︎
"My boyfriend" / me

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Guided by comics

"Love" and "understanding" are not the same thing!

Try asking Siri, what is love!
Because you've been told to!

Even a small machine like that understands love.
And while I am overflowing with love, if you ask me anything about love I have no idea!

Leia said love was the feeling of thinking of others as yourself. ← Person who preached about love in "Fist of the North Star" (manga and videogame series).




Conscientious about self-care

Here today! Undergoing maintenance.





Thanks, says Me

Former Keihan Girl Yukarin-san
Her singing voice sounds just the same as before.





Blessed by the bluebird

When you think about it, suddenly tomorrow all your work is gone.

Instead of "Thank you"
I like "Forgive me" better
Because I think people who apologize honestly have a lot of courage.

The end of the first day was the best, I'm truly happy!

I am truly, right now, in both body and mind, happy ☺︎




As a matter of fact, I actually am a cat

The hearts of others can't be peeped on.
Therefore, they seem simple, and are complex.

This word wounds you, and that word wounds me.

People are OK.

However, I'd still like to work at the first cat cafe.
On the cat side, of course.




The importance of image

When I was on a date with an intellectual boyfriend the other day,
I wore a checked knee-length skirt or something, just a tiny bit of
the bookish girl image in a beret ◎

Today is the day of the RIPY concert
I was allowed to do the nails of a customer who was going ◎
RIPY-chan's ☺︎




Is my cat truly fulfilled

Recently I've been wishing I could go somewhere with Millie to play.
There are so many things I want to show her.
I so want to show her all the fun things, the beautiful things, a whole new world.

Because Millie has taught me various things.

Santa-san, Milly's happy isn't she?




No one is immune

Happy and having fun recently because I only did my favorite things
Yesterday was hell.

Can I go so far as to say that? Really splendid people being hard to deal with.
Two-faced they are, two-faced.

Nevertheless, it's metcha fun watching LORE on Amazon Prime
although I had thought about going cycling

I'm going to eat a pizza and get out of the house.
I played Animal Crossing.


#doubutsunomori  #animalcrossing




Just a girl and her will to survive

My ringtone is "Eye of the Tiger".
Instead of Anpanman, I grew up getting love and courage from Rocky .

I haven't seen Anpanman, and I really did just play the video of Rocky.

Right, then — I guess it's because I'm a fighter.
And yet, fragile when struck.