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So I think we had a couple more days in Tokyo. I have pictures and perhaps I will recount the story soon.

I had the odd experience of waking up on the return flight totally naseous and afraid I was going to bunt (that’s a Beverly Cleary reference I think). But I just used some mouthwash in the bathroom and chilled. I think I had gotten thirsty from the seroquel and jazz and then the airplane got hot and I awoke in a stupor. whatever. The trip was so amazing. Can’t fully thank all those involved.

Got home and in spite of being on time with regards to sleeping and whatnot I just slept more. Who knows what went on. Not much until Xmas day. We had house show number two: little sandwiches party. I made dozens of little sandwiches and peeps came by. Kevin Greenspon, Nicole Kidman, the Smigel brothers (Jacob and Jesse Smigel) and I played. I didn’t hype up the show much but everyone who came was extra awesome. Kind of a bonus for keeping it low key. Jacob and Jesse blew my mind really. Turns out Jacob is in med school doing rotations!! I so rarely find other grad student musicians let alone med students. Damn, that dude rules. His songs were mega intelligent and stuff. Also he and his bro did this song from season two of Twin Peaks and I had a dope slow dance to it. Kind of weird to be slow dancing with someone while everyone else watches, but it worked. I was into it. But yeah as Kevin would say they’re important. They also did found sound live. Hard to imagine. Jesse brought this extra theatrical element. They busted out a couple of hip hop esque r&b kinda tracks at the end. Killer versatility with those guys. It turns out I had met Jacob before in AZ but both of us had forgotten it until we put the details together late in the night. Yeah so get into the smigel brothers. They have stuff on iTunes.

Kevin G played a nicely relaxed set. I prefer my noise ambience a bit less serious, which Kevin delivered. I’ve had enough overtly intellectual noise for the Xmas season. Speaking of noise I bought myself the Xmas present of the O.Blaat release that came out in 2004? I’ll try and flesh out the details later. Anyway o.blaat is Keiko Uenishi (misspelling her las name I think). She was a bit of a humorous noisemaker on the NY scene at the turn of the century. This release has killer collabs with Ikue Mori, dj toshio, dj olive… it’s a really wide ranging piece of work. Did I mention it’s a double album? God dang! Get it.

So yeah kev kind of worked with that. I spent some of the next day grubbing on his fingerpicked 9ths and maj7 chords and stuff.

Then, this is not chronological, but Nicole Kidman played. Nicole K is really Jon B who is one of the most sincere people I know. He gave me really killer Xmas presents. But he didn’t bribe me for the praise. He played a quiet unamplified set. With the speakers on his keyboard providing the beat and the notes, while he sang his honest words on teen and post teen life. He also did some acoustic guitar numbers. I love his music. Aaaah.

So, yeah, then I played four or five Clark 8 numbers. Including this one new song fragment that’s starting to take shape lyrically now… I feel like it will end up being about those great times we end up barely remembering. No complex details, only the sense memory… images, scents, ineffable feelings.

Yeah so off to Jamestown now. Turning off all personal electronic devices.