Monday, March 22, 2010
how did i get to meet Rie Fu?
i was able to go into Osaka today for a live music event put on by my favorite radio station, FM802. after having some more takoyaki with Noriko sitting in the car in front of the train station, i took the Hankyu Railway around 315pm to Ishibashi and then transfered to the train going to Umeda (Osaka). i didn`t want to get lost as i usually do undeground so i walked from the Hankyu Station to the overpass by the JR Osaka Station and down the stairs by the Hanshin Department Store. i was looking for the Maru (round) Building and from there i could find the Ekimae Building #2. there was supposed to be a stage set up in a "sunken garden" area . . . and there was and i didn`t get lost. i heard three incredible musicians. Rie Fu was first, Ohashi Trio was second and last one was Rikuo. all three i would love to see again in a real concert setting. i wanted to go to Tower Records to buy their new cds but i was freezing by the time the event was over and i still hadn`t eaten and it would take a good hour to get back home. more tomorrow about how i got to meet Rie Fu. and she took a photo with tony and me. time to finish watching Koryo from Hiroshima and Ritsumei from Kyoto. i taped the third game of today`s Sembatsu so don`t tell me who won : )
