Meladramas

"Queen of the Night"
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Meladramas

Friday, October 30, 2015

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“Sunset”
Digital

Bidding October adieu…
Tonite brings November’s chill,
and things that go bump…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Digital Art 2015, Haiku, Halloween 2015, October Is My Favorite Month, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas

10:37 PM

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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“October Rose”

The resilience
and grace of Autumn flowers-
This is October…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

“Sarabande”
(G. F. Händel)

Andrés Segovia

From The CD

The Art of Segovia

Till Next Time...

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8:30 PM

Sunday, October 25, 2015

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Photo: Hiroshi Yamamoto

“Ken Simon Quartet”
Bright Brown, Nakano
10-25-2015

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Photo: Hiroshi Yamamoto

“Pamela MacCarthy with The Ken Simon Quartet”
Bright Brown, Nakano
10-25-2015

Autumn evenings,
experiencing music!
This is October…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

Last night, I went to see my friend Ken Simon,
here in Tokyo, on a mini-tour, from NYC.

My old friend Hiroshi Yamamoto joined me to go see Ken and the guys
at Bright Brown, in Nakano…

The Ken Simon Quartet :

Ken Simon - tenor and soprano saxes, flute
Kazuhide Motooka - piano
Alan Gleason - bass
Tatsuya Nakamura - drums

The show was wonderful.

It was great to see Ken again, as well as Alan G., on bass
and Motooka-san on piano.

I played with Kazuhide Motooka long ago...
It was good to hear him play again!

It was my first time to meet drummer Tatsuya Nakamura,
his playing added a fiery dynamic to this well-balanced unit!

Ken was in great form, effortlessly changing instruments
with each tune selection...

A diverse roster of tunes it was, also.

My contribution: ”Autumn Leaves…”

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“P-Mac, Ridin’ The Train Home…”

It was an enchanted night, with Autumn’s chill in the air,
watching the street-fashion of people adapting to the weather,
seeing old friends once again,
and enjoying Live Jazz!

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Bright Brown Nakano, Haiku, Hiroshi Yamamoto Photography, Ken Simon, Live Jazz, October Is My Favorite Month, October photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas

10:42 PM

Saturday, October 24, 2015

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“Mum”

I love the pungent scent
of chrysanthemum flowers…
This is October…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

Tonight, I will go out into the cool October night,
to see my visiting from NYC, tenor blowin’ friend Ken Simon,
at Bright Brown, in Nakano…

The Ken Simon Quartet :

Ken Simon - tenor and soprano saxes, flute
Kazuhide Motooka - piano
Alan Gleason - bass
Tatsuya Nakamura - drums

I may sit in, for a tune or two…

See you there!

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, October Is My Favorite Month, October photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas

9:51 PM

Sunday, October 18, 2015

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“No Words”

Digital

My sister Wendy
has a birthday on this day...
October suits her
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

“Year of the Cat”

Al Stewart

From The CD

Year of the Cat

Till Next Time...

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7:50 PM

Monday, October 12, 2015

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“Is It Charlotte's ?”

The warm honey glow
of dusk falls on the landscape-
This is October…
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“Dusk On The Tama”

A bike ride is theraputic, in these conditions;
the light of dusk gives everything an appearance of being
other-worldly, almost magical…

Right up till the sun sinks…

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“And Away It Goes,
Over The Hills,
And Far Away...”

“Time Of No Reply”

Nick Drake

From The CD

Time Of No Reply

Till Next Time...

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11:59 PM

Friday, October 09, 2015

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“ Halloween, By The River ”

20" X 13.5"
( 50.8cm X 34.29cm )

Black Ink, Watercolor

On Washi Paper

Today was my monthly Etegami session…

I went in a different direction today,
painting my feeling of “Halloween” night;
walking alone in a landscape of half memory,
and half imagination…

Here is my October 2015 playlist:

Mischief Managed! - John Williams
Blue Monday - New Order
Tonight You Belong To Me - Patience and Prudence
Enter Sandman - Metallica
Song To The Siren - The Chemical Brothers
Take Me To The River - Al Green
The Courage To Lose - Tangerine Dream
Was There Nothing? - Ãsgeir
Carriage Ride - Midnight Syndicate
The Spiders - John Williams
Niebo - Zbigniew Preisner / Elżbieta Towarnicka
Pandora’s Music Box - Nox Arcana
Wrong Way Ticket - The Cramps
The Great Pumpkin Waltz - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Till Next Time...

Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Etegami 2015, Halloween 2015, iPod playlist, October Is My Favorite Month, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, Watercolor Paintings

1:36 AM

Monday, October 05, 2015

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“Pensive”

Moths and butterflies
Cut rice, hung out in the sun…
This is October…
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I was out doing my healthcheck activities, today…

A lot of waiting, and waiting some more…

Then, I was sprung, to walk in the cool, cloudy day…

These were some things that caught my eye…

Labels: Al Green, Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Haiku, October Is My Favorite Month, October photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas, YouTube

3:58 AM

Thursday, October 01, 2015

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“Chaff”

Harvested rice chaff
Persimmons, tart tangerines
This is October…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy

October, my favorite month of the year,
is here at last!

“Was There Nothing?”

Ásgeir

From The CD

In The Silence

Till Next Time...

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7:22 PM