Archive for May, 2006
May 14, 2006 – 12:53 am
Another one of those days, when you feel kinda pissed at the world in general, or just frustated.
A friend came to visit, during Golden Week. It was great, being able to talk to someone on a different level. Work worries, life worries, whatever. You know, when you are thinking what the hell you should do or you’re just terribly insecure about you purpose in life… And you dunno if you’re any good at all. Especially when people say you are.
Goddammit, I want someone to talk to about work and life and whatnot. It’s not there at work. I like the people, but while it’s fun, it’s somewhat shallow. Of course, most Japanese people don’t really pour out angst, if anything it’s more like bitching about work, which is safer.
What does it say, if Motoko from GitS SAC is my current hero?
Ah, fuck it, Hekiru live coming up in less than a week. Another way to drown my sorrows, yeah?
Run or stay, what to do?
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May 10, 2006 – 5:20 pm
When I look back, these are the things I will remember about this live.
1) The applause at that first MC, which started politely, seemed to taper down, then swelled and wouldn’t stop, kept going as everyone clapped harder and harder and Hekiru looking suprised and happy at this unpredented outpouring of appreciation
2) Seeing Hekiru running around the stage during the encore, and feeling awfully envious, because I wanted to run around too!
3) The way she performed Color, where she put every single bit of energy into her gestures while looking like she was having the time of her life
4) The Doraemon guitar! And the helicopter made from chopsticks and a paper cup!
And more… The way Hekiru looked at the audience, so carefully and deliberately, so that for 5 seconds you felt that she was singing to you and you alone… The way she gave that shout at the end of one of the songs… How the audience sang for her when she forgot the words to Kaze ga Fuku Oka, and all the stupid puns and great lines.
This was a really special live. Don’t want to ever forgot…
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May 2, 2006 – 9:04 pm
If I had any doubts as to Hekiru’s dedication to and talent for performance, they were blown away, literally, by the incredible effort she displayed on Sunday.
If I had forgotten why I was so swept away that first time I saw her, that sheer willpower and sense of duty brought back all the old memories.
If I ever wondered why on earth I’m still sticking to this person after more than eight years, hell, now I don’t have to :P
Nagoya was Hekiru at her finest. I was very impressed by Osaka, but this was amazing. Plenty of movement, deliberate effort to make eye contact with the crowd, planning for the talk and very little loss of rhythm despite the strenous lineup. I mean, this girl was like the Energizer Bunny! Running on jet fuel…
You know what the kicker was for me? During the encore, when Hekiru was running all over the stage, I was suddenly hit by a surge of envy. ‘Dammit, I want to be up there in that space running around too!’ Now that, dudes, is really getting into the swing of things!
More later.
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