Tuesday, January 26, 2010
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
Ikebana #67
1-25-2010
I had an Ikebana session yesterday,
and it was good to see our group
together again, minus Kristy,
after the New Year break...
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
January Girl
My son Michio gave me this beautiful wool scarf
imported from India, for a birthday present.
I love the many vivid colors, as I wear mostly black...
Till Next Time...
2:02 AM
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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A break in the cold
A camellia I cut
brightens my lapel
On fashion street
Omote Sando Dori
I hear my footsteps
Six-month check up time
Cafe visit settles me
Tick tock tick tock tick
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Till Next Time...
5:49 PM
Friday, January 15, 2010
My birthday gig at Tokyo Dome Hotel's Artist Cafe, 43F,
went very well.
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View from 43F
Artist Cafe
Tokyo Dome Hotel
Thank you,
to all my dear friends & fans
who came out and helped to make my birthday performance
a complete success!
The line -up:
Pamela MacCarthy - vocals
Nao Suzuki - piano
Ichi Takata - bass
I'll be performing there again next month,
with the same line-up,
on February 6th, Saturday...
Here's my 1-2010 iPod update:
Till The End of Time - DeVotchKa
My Secret Place - Joni Mitchell / Don Henley
The World in My Eyes - Depeche Mode
Caribbean Blue - Enya
You and Me - Lifehouse
Girl With a Pearl Earring - Alexander Desplat
Migrations (Eyes Wide Shut ) - Jocelyn Pook
Diamond Dust - Jeff Beck
The Story in Your Eyes - The Moody Blues
Viva La Vida - Coldplay
Like Spinning Plates - Radiohead
Honeysuckle Rose - Django Reinhardt & The Hot Club of France;
feat. Stephane Grappelly
All I Need - Radiohead
The Peacocks - Toots Theilemans
La Seine - Josephine Baker
R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass
Till Next Time...
10:24 PM
Friday, January 08, 2010
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Portrait on the River
Photo : Michio Yves Ueda
Happy Birthday, Miz 'Mela Mac!
Till Next time...
8:29 PM
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Yesterday, I braved the cold to make a Shrine visit,
and get my annual 'fortune' predictions...
I went alone.
I like the festival-like atmosphere, walking in.
Much food, games, and merchandise stalls,
line both sides of the walkway.
Overhead are red and white lanterns,
each bearing kanji-caligraphy written names
of the towns affiliated to this shrine;
the Okunitachi Ginja...
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
The stall owners call out
"Irasshai-mase"
(Welcome, your money...)
as I pass...
I like this peaceful place, walking along.
Being outdoors,
it is not constricting in any way...
As I approach the altar,
I first wash my hands
with a wooden ladle of water from a well.
Then, I pass through a wooden gate
up, to the altar,
throw a coin, clap twice,
bow my head, close my eyes
and pray...
After,
I got my 'fortune'.
I drew # 24, 'big luck',
for this year...
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
Shrine Visit
Digital
My son Michio gave me the new iPod Nano
for Christmas!
My old Nano was getting extremely hard to navigate
since I dropped it and cracked the screen!
Hallelujah, a brand new one!
Now, how to get old iPod files back on my computer!
Suggestions?
My "New Year 2010" iPod update:
Skating in Central Park - Bill Evans & Jim Hall
Blue Moon - Billie Holiday
Song For Darnell - Mulgrew Miller Trio
I'm a Fool To Want You - Frank Sinatra
Griet's Theme (Girl With a Pearl Earring) - Alexandre Desplat
I Could Have Danced All Night - Oscar Peterson Trio
Love Theme (Blade Runner) - Vangelis
Damask Rose (Blade Runner) - Vangelis
Masked Ball (Eyes Wide Shut) - Jocelyn Pook
Follow The Deal On Down - Bessie Smith
Already Over Me - The Rolling Stones
Keep Young and Beautiful - Annie Lennox
Primitive - Annie Lennox
Blues in the Air - Sidney Bechet
May It Be (Lord of the Rings) - Enya
Till Next Time...
10:50 PM
Saturday, January 02, 2010
©2010 Pamela MacCarthy
New Years' Eve 2010!
I went out New Years' Eve,
to meet with two girlfriends;
Kristy and Tomoko.
It was Winter cold.
I wasn't feeling the urgency
of a midnight shrine visit this year...
I cut out early...
New Years' Eve/2010 haiku:
Very cold walking
Wore my boots and leopard hat
My warm room beckons
Exactly midnight
Telephone and in-person
In-tandem greetings!
No-alcohol wine
A gift Hiroshi sent me
in my crystal glass...
Watching Christmas lights
Dreaming big for the New Year
Two-thousand and ten!
©2010 Pamela MacCarthy
My birthday/gig
at Tokyo Dome Hotel's Artist Cafe, 43F,
is one week away,
January 9th, Saturday...
Till Next Time...
12:06 AM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
