I went to Saco’s music event for the first time in a while. The sound of spirit of her and everyone in the chorus permeated my whole body and soul, and I felt an irreplaceable and beautiful passage of time. That’s what resonance is all about. What a blessing.
Even when the flowers are in full bloom or it’s a boring day with rain, I continue to go out. Fridge art fair was a great success. You guys have been worked hard! THANK YOU. Yey, Shoko came back from Japan. This is my first time I took her massage therapy in a couple of months. Body Maintenance is essential because your physical condition is constantly changing. The golden rule is not to cool your body. We discussed about the daily dedication of Buddha’s teachings, the “Five Precepts(5 commandments)”. And I heard many interesting talk. I felt somehow I got my soul maintenance too.
This year as well as last year, I was participating in the Japan Day Parade. The old ventriloquist puppet (with me) was a big success. The weather was also great. The crowd on the street cheered us and it was a great success. Afterwards, I met up with my fellow at Strawberry Field. I’m grateful for my friends. It ended up being written like a memo.
I received an email from my Japanese friend, the poet; Ruto Kageyama, with a handmade card attached. I would like to introduce her poem with a very cute picture of a donkey.
This may be a rough idea, but if I were to call all of New York my second hometown, the Lower East Side of Manhattan, many areas of Brooklyn, Ridgewood & Kew Gardens, Woodside and Sunnyside in Queens would definitely be a branch of my second hometown. A friend from Sunnyside is now preparing to depart.
What she most wanted to experience in the past several years was the chaos and falsehoods, fabrications and biased reporting, whether it was a pandemic or a conflict, I think. I know that she would have cut it with her sharp view point. However, by the time O and I headed to Arizona in 2018, she had already begun to remove the memory device in her brain.
For many years, we ran what we called “entity sessions” a long time ago. I am surprised to find that each session was similar to what we would now call quantum theory.
People who are heading out on the eternal journey seem to be very frank and independent. At the same time, none of the body’s cells go against the soul’s decisions. That clarity. Therefore, I will not let emotions control me and just say thank you to her. Thank you, your presence has been staying within my heart-world.
On April 11th, I received a pleasant message from Saya from France saying that she had sent me a treasure box/tamatebako/small parcel. It’s an express delivery so it should arrive in about a week. That’s it. However, it became a lonely song of “Yoimachi-gusa/matsuyoi-gusa” saying something like no matter how much I wait, there is someone(small parcel) who never comes. Apparently, due to some mistake was occurred, my zip cord was incorrect, they say. (they changed 11210 to 11201 !) I simply thought that since the address and my name were correct, it should be forwarded to my zip# area. But sadly it turned out that there was no one matching the destination (wrong writing zip #), and a parcel was returned to France. . What is this? I’ll be leaving New York sooner or later, so maybe this happen was premonition to look ahead to the future?
Today is the installation date for the Fridge Art Show hosted by Eric Ginsberg. (<– click to find its detail) I included two objects and three short videos. (“IMPERMANENCE” “A tale of Mimi and Lou-lou” and “Shadows Walking Along the Hudson River” ) The venue is a hotel in the Seaport area, and the event starts tomorrow, so check back soon. Fridge Art Far Video Lounge <– you can watch participant’s videos
Fridge Art Fair logo by Eric Ginsberg” fairy’s nest “” hermit crab “seaport area
ミシガンからオハイオ、そしてアップステートニューヨーク、ニューヨークシティさらにフィラデルフィアやワシントンDC, オハイオ経由でミシガン帰還、と4月7日〜4月22日までベン・ミラーのマルチフォニックギター演奏・ワークショップの旅は続行中。4月13日(@ the Millenium)と14日(@ Main Drag Music) はブルックリン。ただ一言。『とっても楽しかった。』 ベン・ミラー ← クリック
at Main Drag Music
Ben Miller’s multiphonic guitar performance and workshop tour continues from April 7th to April 22nd, started from Michigan to Ohio, then upstate New York, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Ohio before returning to Michigan. During Brooklyn on April 13th (@ the Millenium) and 14th (@ Main Drag Music). Just one word, ” It was so much fun! ” Ben Miller <— click
Judi Harvest. I went to see an exhibition with friends of Judi’s recent works. Her keen eye consistently looks at the earth and the ecological environment, and she transforms fascinating subjects such as Buddha, bees, bats, plants, and fruits into canvases, glasswork, and sculptures. It takes us to the depths also giving us a deeper understanding.
Judy has built a bee garden in Murano (province of Venice/Italy), which is famous for its glass industry, and now bees are flying around among the flowers. Last summer, Orin’s ashes were scattered at the base of a large pomegranate tree in her garden. I’m very grateful.
ジュディのミツバチ園、ムラノ・ベニス:Bee Garden in Murano, Venice/Italywith Judiwith T-chan & A.Y-san
In late March, I had the opportunity to visit two botanical gardens in Queens and Brooklyn. One is the Queen’s Botanical Garden. Cherry blossom viewing at S-chan’s memorial tree. Although the garden was muddy everywhere due to the heavy rain the day before, the beautiful flowers blooming on the dignified branches are just like S-chan when she was alive. Apparently it’s a species called Somei-yoshino, and it blooms early in the spring.
The other is the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. Two couples of friends each invited me and told me that the tulips would bloom and/or the magnolias would be in full bloom and it would be wonderful. Due to time constraints and work commitments, I wasn’t able to meet up with all my friends, but I felt very grateful to be able to relax on the grass in the warm sunshine, walk around the garden, and sunbathing.
I enjoyed talking with the grasses/trees/ flowers for the first time in a while. Well, maybe it’s just my one-sided imagination, but it seems like they’re talking to me. “Ah, did you notice? ! ” or “Everyone is happy, so I will bloom even more” (smile) etc.
Something really strange happened early in the morning. If I hadn’t registered it, Notice, which had never existed before, suddenly entered my cell. It said, “Today is Orin’s birthday”. Not too kind? Of course, it a special day that I’ll never forget, and at the same time, Orin was completely indifferent to his own birthday when he was alive, and now he’s asking me from another dimension, ”What day is it today?” There is no way you could ask someone to do something like this. On this particular day, his website mysteriously froze. M.B-san fixed it without any difficulty. Appreciation.
Anyway, it was a chilly day with a cold wind blowing, but the sun was shining so I headed out to Coney Island. The purpose was to buy him a local beer labeled “Coney Island”, which he loved. However, I couldn’t find any, so I took lots of pictures of the amusement park. It’s off season though.
Even on such a cold day, there are people walking along the boardwalk, and people relaxing on benches and looking out at the ocean. After all, the sea is nice. How grateful I was for the messages from my friends and sister-in-law. It was a day of gratitude that goes beyond words.
Sadly, this local beer factory “Coney Island Brewery” had already closed its operations last year. I’m sorry. However, they are still seen at restaurants and bars in the area. This is a image of its beer.
Since Kazuko’s birthday coincided with her art show, the gallery’s owner, Gwenolee, held a cute, homely Birthday party at the Zurcher Gallery. Also, during a lecture given by Shigeru Hanaoka, who came from Japan to participate in the 311 Anti-nuke group show, and is a multi-talented writer, publisher, and musician, I jumped in to sing and ended up sweating profusely afterwards. Zurcher Gallery <— click
Recently, I was happy that a long time friend of mine, Y-san, who is a sculptor, liked our used car and took it over. I am very grateful to R-san and his son for taking care of our used car, Honta, for an entire year and maintaining and inspecting it.
The other day, I attended Katsugen-kai (Noguchi-Seitai) for the first time in a while, which I attended until I moved to Arizona in 2018. Exactly there was a blank period of almost 6 years! I was surprised. It was a good opportunity to wipe out the stress energy that I had built up, and it’s great to continue again.