Sunny Days in Astoria and Manhattan
Today was one of the busiest days of the year. I got up at 7 AM (as usual these days) and worked on my archiving project until 10 AM. Then i ate breakfast and took a walk to the storage again, brought back some of the last things and then went to the post office, then worked another 3 hours, then ate a chicken caesar salad at Michael's. The chicken was bad though and my stomach sounded like a dog snoring after drinking doggy wine all night long or something like that. I felt better after a shower and some more work and cleaning. Translation jobs are plentiful now. I finished one up and then met my friend Kurt at the Main Post Office at 34th and 8th Avenue. We ate at a Delicatessen, but i had a Mexican Burger! I gave him some CDs of Houston musicians/friends and hope he likes them and passes them along to someone else someday.
The weather has been splendid lately.
I will take a bus to Philadelphia on Friday to meet my sister and nephew. I haven't seen them in so long! I will post photos soon!
More Later!
Nice weather in Astoria
Today i began a huge poetry archiving project. I am transcribing poems from 1990 to 2008 into computer files, then copying them for archiving to a CD, and keeping other files on my external HD. There are poems from Bloomington, Paris, Slovenia, Tokyo, Sendai, Sagamihara, Chicago, NYC, California, Oregon, Washington, Houston, and elsewhere....some of them i am having a tough time reading! Hahaha, must be the ones written in the wee hours of the morning.
Later today i will head over to the Downtown Music Gallery to see Jason Stein and Matt Lavelle play a bass clarinet duo. I played with Jason at Freddy's in Brooklyn a couple of years ago and it is still the best gig i have been a part of so far in NYC. Jeff Arnal on drums, Jason on bass clarinet, Thomas Helton on bass, me on waterphone....i wish we had a recording of that one.....it'll be nice to see Jason again!
Everyday i call my parents. They are fine. Life goes on. I have 2 new translation projects in the works and an interpreting job that involves oncology and legal stuff as well....hope all is well with everyone. Peace and Love to You and Yours!
CD発売の情報で〜す
Jeff Arnal が経営しているレーベル、Generate Records の１０周年記念アルバムに参加させて頂きました。最後の曲にErnesto Diaz-Infante と Jeff Arnal とのトリオの曲で入っています。他にたくさんのミュージシャンが入っていて、面白いオムニバス盤だと思います。良かったら、Generate Records のサイトはこれです：
http://www.generaterecords.net/
下の写真はそのアルバムのCDジャケットです。
では、皆さんにとって良い週末でありますよう！
3 gigs that were GREAT!!!!
My friend Hiroya came back from Sendai, Japan yesterday. I went to the airport and helped him get home. His concerts were a huge success! I look forward to posting the link to the videos when they are up.
I saw 3 really cool shows lately...
The first one was Taka Kigawa's solo piano recital at Le Poisson Rouge on Aug. 24th. It was smashing! He played Murail, Bach, Boulez, Ligeti, and encored with a beautiful Debussy piece! Congrats to him, for it was the largest crowd ever for a solo piano recital there. Also, he had a great review in the New York Times, Here is the link to that:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/arts/music/26taka.html?_r=3&ref=music
The second one was Generate Records 10th Anniversary show at Roosevelt Island. I had never been there before. I went with my pal from Astoria, Tohru-San. We saw some really good music! Gordon Beeferman's band was awesome. My friends Ernesto Diaz-Infante and Jeff Arnal (Jeff runs Generate Records) had a duet that was very nice! And also a trio of guitar, amplified sitar, and drums called Aperiodic. All of the sets were awesome! It was great to see some old friends as well as seeing little Ian and Thomas!
Then, my friend had a comp ticket for the Cecil Taylor Trio! It was my first time to see Cecil play, and i was blown away! It was at Highline Ballroom in West Chelsea. An amazing three shows that i am elated to have gone to!
My friend Hiroya will be going back to Maine on Saturday....maybe i will go visit him this Fall.
Two Movies i wanna see!
Two Movie I wanna See!
"Taking Woodstock" is the new Ang Lee movie. I went to Woodstock in Sep. 2007 and it was fun. I loved it! This should be a good movie! Below is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Iq8z2WDbKo
Another movie i wanna see is called "District 9". I have heard many people talking about this movie. It seems to be controversial. Below is the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSgLOvH_MMk
I hope everyone is doin' groovy and having fun everyday! Be Positive! Howdy!?!
Poem From April...
with sunbeams glistening like shards of clay,
wet in the rain
today i happened upon the feeling of your pain
clasping my hands,
i breathe again
lick your oval smile
and drink tomorrow before it untangles me
despite this darkness
i will wait
dreaming...
following our shadows until both of us stop
NYC ⓒphilip gayle April 1, 2009
ライブが中止、、、ハリケーンだべさ
皆さんにとって良い一週間でありますように！
Hot and Humid in NYC..Sweat goes drip, drip.....
The weather i NYC is hot and humid, but i have my new AC in the window and it works okay. Lots of cleaning and organizing to do.
I will be playing an outdoor gig in Inwood (Upper Manhattan) on Saturday the 22nd. I hope the thunderstorms they are predicting won't come. I guess i won't play if it rains, but either way, it's cool. Whatever happens happens.
I hope everyone is doing well. My good friend Hiroya is in Sendai right now. He will be having concerts and lectures and all kinds of things happening. Right on! I look forward to seeing him and also my good friend Emilie who is in Switzerland right now at a competition. She made it to the final round! She is playing right now as i write this (maybe). Why am i nervous about this? I am across the Ocean, but am rooting for her! Here is the link:
http://www.sion-festival.ch/sion-festival.asp?Valais=en&festival=sion-en
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Eat well! Sleep well! Do good work! Be good to your friends and family!
Peace....
Rest In Peace, Les Paul....
９４歳だったレスポールが亡くなりました。彼はギターの開拓者と言ってもいいぐらいです。
手の怪我、我慢の日々 ＜＿＞
最近は手が湿疹になって、この原因は失神でも失心でもないが、ギターが弾けないのさ。人差し指先が一番ひどいのだ。でも、正直言って、手に怪我がなければギター弾きが恋しくならんのかね～？隣の芝生でゴロゴロしようか～って感じ？でもさ、怪我と言っても、大した事ないけど、ちょうどギターが弾けないていどです。ん～ううぅ！
最近は詩を書いているけれど、そろそろライブの為にも弾かないとな～、と手を忘れて思うんだが、弾けないのだ。だけど、２－３日ず～っと薬をつけていれば弾けるけれど、またダメになっちゃうんだ。即興音楽はこういう時は楽じゃないな～。エレキの方を弾こうかな～。
最近は、アメリカの右翼のバカが表れ過ぎてテレビを消している。詩を書き始めたし、部屋の掃除とかもしている。全然でかけないけど、家の中は充分、楽しい事あり。本を読んだり、仕事を探したり（今は不景気）している。
つげ義春の翻訳はしたいけど、出版社は興味ないみたいだね、その話は２０年前からなんだけど、つげさんの作品を理解スラしてくれれば話が変わると思うけれど、まあ、蛭子能収とかやろうかな～（笑）。
最近は色々な音楽を聴いている、Gloria Coates, Salvatore Sciarrino, Charles Wuorinen, Roger Reynolds, James Dillon, Stevie Wonder, Grateful Dead, Animal Collective, Volcano, Gilberto Gil, Peter Brotzmann, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Bob Dylan, Arditti Quartet, Elliott Carter, etc. etc....
ほんでわ～、皆さんにとって良い日々を過ごして下さい！