Thursday, June 29, 2006

Can you feel that hybrid rainbow?

Day one of vacation kicked off with a visit to San Francisco from one of my favorite bands, J-rock or otherwise, the pillows.

My previous attempt to see the band in action is well-documented. I was not determined to make the same mistake twice.

Luckily, they announced a Q&A with the band at the Kinokuniya Books in Japantown. And we were there.

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Sara and I got autographs from the band, although we were both a little star-struck.

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After dinner and a stop to pick up earplugs, we went to Slim's to catch the concert. After the opening acts, the real show started. In a word, the performance was electric.

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Good mix of old stuff and new. I wanted to hear "One Life" but that's OK. The crowd was pumped up and the place was rocking every time an FLCL song came on. Sawao signed off with a cheerful, "See you next year!" So it looks like the pillows will be back to The City, which is a good thing.

Next stop: sunny Southern California!

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