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Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band at Sa-Tén

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"Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 18mm, f/5.6, 1/140 sec, ISO3200
 “Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band” Austin, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

This evening I went with my two sons to see Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band perform at Sa-Tén. It was a great jazz performance, and I think Koa really enjoyed it. He thought the drummer and bassist were really good. And we agreed that the bassist had a couple awesome solos!

I thought the whole band was great, and it was cool to meet them and chat a bit. They were all so nice and friendly! I don’t see live shows very often these days, so it was a really fun week going out to hear some great music. 🎶

I hope you had a nice Sunday!

おやすみ

"Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 35.8mm, f/3.6, 1/320 sec, ISO1250
 “Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band” Austin, 2018
"Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X-T10, 55mm, f/4, 1/160 sec, ISO1250
 “Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band” Austin, 2018

Japan Nite @ SXSW 2018

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"竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi" Austin, 2018
“竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi” Austin, 2018

こんばんは。How’s it going?

So at the last minute, I decided to go to SXSW to see Japan Nite 2018. It’s been many years since I’ve been to Japan Nite, so I was excited! There are two acts/bands I wanted to see: 竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi and Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 14 Band. However, I only had time to see 竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi because I didn’t want to get home too late. But I am planning on catching Chihiro Yamazaki+Route 15 Band on Sunday at Sa-tén!

I arrived at around 8 pm and watched the second half of hip-hop duo Rude-α’s set. It was pretty fun even though it’s not my favorite type of music. Still, a live show is a live show and they have so much positive energy, so you gotta love it!

"Rude-α" Austin, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/15 sec, ISO1250
 “Rude-α” Austin, 2018
"竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi" Austin, 2018
Photo info: Motorola Moto G (4), 3.64mm, f/2, 1/15 sec, ISO1250
 “竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi” Austin, 2018

Next up was singer/guitarist 竹内アンナ Anna Takeuchi. She was great. Lots of musical talent and at only 19-years-old she has a bright future! She played a few covers including songs from Lenny Kravitz and Guns N’ Roses, but the best songs, IMHO, was her originals “Alright” and “Tokyo Night”. Very cool! 🎸

After her set, I decided to head back home because Mariko is flying to Seattle super-early in the morning and I wanted to see her off… So, it’s 12:30 am and I should sleep. 😴

"SXSW" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.8, 1/340 sec, ISO12800
 “SXSW” Austin, 2018

I hope you had a nice Friday!

おやすみ！

All Intensive Purposes

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So, another thing I finally realized… it’s “All intents and purposes”, not “All intensive purposes”. Only took me 49 years to figure that out. Never stop learning, I guess? 😛

Anyway, here’s a snapshot of a sleeping kitty.

"Sleepy" Cedar Park, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/125 sec, ISO5000
 “Sleepy” Cedar Park, 2018

Hope you had nice day!

またね～

Saké Tasting and Rating

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"Rating the Saké" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/50 sec, ISO6400
 “Rating the Saké” Austin, 2018

こんばんは。

Tonight Mariko, Kumiko, Matt, and I attended a “blind” saké tasting at the Texas Saké Company. The folks from Yummysake were visiting from Japan for SXSW, where they had a booth at the tradeshow, and then they held a few tastings in the evening. It was a lot of fun!

Basically, we tasted 10 different saké, and rated each one. Depending on the ratings, the Yummysake app would give you a taste profile. The idea is that you can go to restaurants who use the profile system, and they can serve you the saké that most suits your palette. I’m not sure how useful it will be unless a lot of restaurants participate, but it was interesting to try it and get assigned a profile.

"Saké Profile" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/105 sec, ISO6400
 “Saké Profile” Austin, 2018

Honestly, I don’t know what each profile means, but Matt and I were both “Shara-shara”, and Mariko and Kumiko were also paired up, although I don’t remember which profile they were.

It was a fun evening, and after the tasting, we enjoyed another glass of saké and chatted with the Yummysaké rep. Good times!

"Relaxing" Austin, 2018
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.2, 1/40 sec, ISO6400
 “Relaxing” Austin, 2018

I hope you had a nice Wednesday!

またね～