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Okay, admittedly I had to watch it since I wanna marry Jorma (Jorma Taccone).
Primarily because I think it would be great to be Jorma and Norma.
Life imitates art.

When I first saw ‘The Namesake‘ listed as ‘pay per view’ at a hotel I was staked out in….I did say aloud (and no, I was not alone in the room) , ‘wow—wonder what the Nam-a-saké is……..’

Since then it’s been a standing joke with my peeps, (okay, I’ve always wanted to write that….it’s FANTASY night at YYC….. and Jorma is here with a long stem red rose between his teeth– wearing only silk boxers **with a crab print all over them** having prepared a platter of boeuf wellington for our consumption–Vivaldi’s ‘Bolero’ making a crescendo as he carves the crust….Hey, it’s My fantasy) ahem—THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH…..because of my incessant trips to Tokyo. I guess I put that Japanese spin on everything assuming it’s Romaji.

Well….I was not alone…..Lo and Behold: The Namesake. I love the skit and was sincerely amused with Mr. Taccone’s delivery!!!!

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MEOW

(Holy great Blues Singing Batman, What next?)….

No, not Cat Woman–It’s Lovely Japanese Songstress Fujinaga Miou (pronounced: Mee Yoh)

YYC (& co.) had a chance to listen to some of her songs while in Roppongi, Tokyo (May).

While I can’t profess to be a connoisseur, Ms. Fujinaga’s soulful renditions of traditional Japanese music crafted with the contemporary was impressive. Miou makes the traditional things NEW with her own spin. She has a blue-sy, melodic voice that captures the emotions and truly is worth your listen.

It is a creative way for we ‘gaijin’ (foreigners) to understand Japan more and for ‘nihongin’ (Japanese) to reacquaint themselves with what a rich culture exists to be re-explored.

Last year, she performed at the Japanese Film Festival celebrated in Florence, Italy. Firenze 2009.

She was recently touring in St. Maarten, sharing her original music beginning 29 June.

SUGOI!!!!
Fujinaga-san has a scheduled gig NOT TO BE MISSED in Tokyo: July 14. (Please note the following contact and performance details!!!) WE wanna go! (Gambare Masu!)

14th July（wed）French Independence Day*CROSS OVER*

＊宙UNIVERSE Summer Fest.vol.3　*２nd Anniversary*

Cerulean tower Tokyu Shibuya２F＊J’z　Braｔ sound of Tokyo*

More details—
JZ　Brat　(Booking）
http://www.jzbrat.com/

０３－５７２８－０１６８

PRICE:4500JPY
OPEN　 １７：３０
START　１９：００（４０min. Opening Act）
DJ　Patrick Bommard, Japanese Drums(Wadaiko)
２０：００ Miou on stage

ARTISTS：Miou（Vo.)、 Sumito（Pf.), Hide(Japanese drums）、 Rayzan（Japanese Fruit）、Miyuki(Cello)
Patrick Bommard(DJ),OKD（VJ),、Ryuichi（AD) Guest:Yusuke(Vo.)

Mita! Check it out!

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Feliz cumpleaños.
Espero que va a ganar el ‘French Open’
Por supuesto, usted.
… Y, usted se verá muy guapo como usted gana el juego …..

Bjorn Borg used to sport a tee shirt that said:
‘Never Love A Tennis Player Because To Them LOVE Means Nothing…..’

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