September 2007 Archives

( . . . きちんと音楽を聴ける時間がやっととれた . . . )

This afternoon mother-in-law went long way back to Kobe. She stayed with us for about a month to help us with the baby. Thank you so much anyway.

The only regret with her was, for me, that she didn't like listening to music much, and that she didn't understand how much (and how often) I love listening to music as a daily basis. So while she was staying with us at home, the loud speaker on the right side had to stay away from the speaker-stand, because the speaker is always located in front of the window to the veranda, and she always complained that the speaker stood in her way out to the veranda with laundry . . . yes she's right.

He must been jamming with the Godfather of Soul right now in heaven . . .

• Bobby Byrd, James Brown sidekick, dies (Augusta Chronicle)
• Soul great Bobby Byrd dead at 73 (Paste Magazine)

My little baby, I know you still don't even understand what the hell the music is on this 78rpm right here by your side, but maybe someday you will surely come to know “the genius of modern music” . . . .

Her professional career both as a Jazz/Popular singer and a Hollywood actress was very short, but we will never forget your accomplishment . . . .

• Miyoshi Umeki; Recorded American Pop Standards, Won Oscar for 'Sayonara' (Washington Post)
• Miyoshi Umeki, Oscar-winning actress, dies at 78 (International Herald Tribune)