be patient

It's a long video, but please watch till the end. I didn't know of him, but this is just genuinely amazing, pure, and honest. Whole process is somehow comforting. You don't regret the 6 minutes you spend in front of the computer!


６分と長いビデオだけど、ぜひ最後まで見てほしい。彼のことは知らない。でも、あなたの６分無駄にはしません！

I found you.

 I liked that her voice aged beautifully, and she's a bit of nervous in the video. And cheesy visual effect.

Detroit Diamond

The 45s in this mix are not necessarily Detroit soul, but all picked up during our Detroit trip back in April

1,Tell me you're mine / The Four Sonics

2, Why can't there be love? Dee Edwards

3, Don't sign the paper baby (I want you back ) / Jimmy Delphs

4, Don't destroy me / Carol Jones

5, All That Required (is you) / Holidays

6, Needle in the haystack / Whispers

7, Trouble over the weekend / Betty Everette

8, Magic corner / Belita Woods

9, Drop by my place/ Little Carl Carlton

10, There is nothing better than love / The Magic Tones

11, Don't be afraid (Do as I say) / Frankie Karl & The Dreams

12, Is it me? / Barbara Mason

13, A love like yours / Steve Mancha

14, A life time / Brothers of Soul

15, I'm begging you / Chicago Tate and The Detroiters

courtesy of Brad, Andy and Bob

Too Soon

先週の金曜日に、Beasty BoysのAdamが亡くなった。すっかりガンを克服してよくなったと思い込んでいたから、闘病していたとは知らなかった。




 アダムは、家族とほぼ毎週のように私が４年間働いていた蕎麦屋に来ていた。いつも穏やかで、10分で席が空くと言って１時間以上待たせたこともあった。でも、嫌な顔一つせず「そういうこともあるよ。」と言っていた。お金には困らないだろうに、冬には、いつもほころびたグレーのステューシーのダウンジャケットを着ていた。先に来て旦那さんの名前を残す優しい奥さんも、飾り気が無く自然体で、いつ見てもにこにこしていて好きだった。恥ずかしがりの子供の、いいお父さんとお母さんだった。Beasty Boysの中では、悪ガキの中で一番早く「大人」になった人というイメージだった。当時は英語も今程しゃべれずコミュニケーション力もなかったので、アダムのことについては他には何も知らないけど、レストランでのいつものたった少しのやりとりの中で、やさしい人々だということはすごくわかっていた。あの奥さんなら大丈夫だ、と思う。きっと闘病生活で苦しむ姿もたくさん見ていただろうから、準備はできていたんだろう。どうか彼女と子供が元気でいてほしい。


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Adam passed away last friday. It was shock to me as well as to all of us, I thought he overcame cancer. 


He used to come to the Japanese restaurant that I used to work 4 years, almost every week. He always came with his wife and daughter. I was a hostess, and sometime made them wait more than an hour when I said 10 minutes. He was always calm and had quiet smile, just said "Don't worry, it happens." In Winter, he wore Stussy grey puffy jacket every time I saw him. That jacket looked little worn out and tired, but he wore it anyway. His wife is a very lovely person too. She has that natural beauty, always smiling and left her name on the waiting list before Adam arrived. I could not speak English to communicate very well back then, so that's the only thing I know about them. But in such a short interaction of routine, I could tell them they are good persons. And the good father and mother of the shy daughter. 


Rest in Peace, Adam! 

Rainy Wednesday

It is always raining on Wednesday. Why I remember this is that it's the day we play at Hotel Delmano.
It's raining, and it's Delmano, and it's Wednesday.