we are in a weird cubicle style internet cafe in Sapporo, Hokkaido, waiting for some overnight trains back to Kyoto.
on Tuesday we had a really nice show at Super Deluxe. it was the first Concern show of the tour and I feel it went well. Roppongi is a mega fancy area, we asked where we could get some inexpensive vegetarian food and we were directed to a brutal mega-mall brimming with gross fancy Luis Vitton euro/US garbage, fur shops, etc. Embarrassingly the most english friendly place we`ve encountered over here, but a totally funny and innocent suggestion. We had more inari and peanuts at the convenience store.
Rod Cooper from Melbourne performed at the show, super nice guy who plays a crazy homemade instrument called the Membra-gurdy (like a banjo/hurdy gurdy with metal tines played with a bow). Totally otherworldly and beautiful performance. Shintaro Miyzaki did a really interesting performance using cell phone, wristwatch(??) and computer feedback/signal interference, and Itaru Yasuda did some wacky computery noise thing. We stayed with Cal and Jamie, who were both very kind hosts who cooked an amazing meal for us. Thanks a ton, guys, you`re awesome and we`re very grateful.
On Wednesday we wandered around Okubo, which is a mellow and diverse neighborhood bordering the Shinjuku metropolis. We ate a FRESHNESS BURGER twice. Kind of embarrassing but they have proper bean and tofu burgers. Killer break from AM/PM rice balls. We then missed the night train to Hokkaido because it was full and we`re dumb Americans. Cal and Jamie kindly let us stay with them again and we left early in the morning for Sapporo.
We arrived at Sapporo in the evening and Ryo Nakata met us and took us to OYOYO. It was a very nice show on the 7th floor of a building. I enjoyed all the performances and I think I had a pretty good one myself. Then our crew of awesome Sapporo folks went to a rad Singaporean bar after the show and basically listed off hardcore bands for a few hours and ate noodles and beer. So fun. You guys are all great. Ryo is the most generous organizer and friend we`ve met up here. Totally above and beyond treatment from that fine man. Ryo, if you read this, you are an Emperor among men. Thank you so much. Today he took us to the VIKING BUFFET were we probably ate too much and walked around Sapporo before we said our goodbyes and he headed to work.
All for now... peace and noise.
-Gordog.
I believe we were promised pictures. Ahem... How are them VHAB tapes holdin up? If necessary I can ship some to Europe for ya'lls. Miss you guys a ton. Stay punk, stay drunk.
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