Geez, I'm getting lazy about making my translation thingies again. But here it goes:
July 27th
It was already the second day Masa just couldn't speak... so he was saying that whenever he talks about the God of Music, it
is not in a religious way. Since he have had several strange personal experiences in the past, specially in his grade school days (shougakusei). Personally I don't understand how the US school system works, let alone the Japanese system.
Something like he had to do an important assignment for school, worked real hard on it and placed it beneath his tatami (mat). And just like that, right before his very eyes it disappeared. In his way of seeying it, as child it seemed like a very cruel thing to have happened. He mentions also a few other things.
All this explained to end the entry saying he was sorry he couldn't make it to a very important meeting because of not being able to speak.
(I remember only a time or two I ever lost my voice, when I got real bad colds. It is horrible but I never spent more than a day or so. It was bad enough, I can't imagine spending DAYS like that!)
July 28th
First concert in Nagano in 12 years.
3 days now he can't speak.
(I didn't really understand the rest so let's pretend it wasn't interesting)
July 29th
Masa had a radio interview and fans gathered around in the radio's studio to greet him. He seemed very happy about this. There is a picture of him, the interviewer and the fans.
Now I read the most interesting thing on the blog from the interviewer (there is a link on DCT's blog) that Masa said "Miwa's lyrics about painful relationships showed her trueself as she sang things like 'wasurenaide' (don't forget), 'sayonara darling' (good bye darling) but nowdays she sings 'yasashii kisu o shite' (kiss me gently) enthusiastically.
(My own comment: When making music, there's no choice. Your trueself emerges, that's the thing that scares and amuses me the most when I'm playing or singing. I have recorded myself playing and singing DCT songs, it turns out totally 'different'. I still feel the same longing/loneliness in his compositions... maybe more these days than in the older songs)
July 30th
There is a very amusing picture of the mini bar refrigerator. Gosh, it looks like you can barely fit a can inside of it.
Still saying his voice still wasn't okay. By the time Miwa arrived shortly before their rehersal, she mentioned her own throat didn't seem okay. I don't think she appreacited his "This way, in the next concert the MC himself will do the singing" comment.
He mentions that his throat was showing the first signs of recovery.
... I will get back to this entry later. My brain power was slowed down by the damn cold. (It is winter time down here, unfortunately)
July 31st
They decided to make a campaign to show the world the Japanese summer culture. There's a lovely picture of Miwa wearing a kimono. I'm a sucker for kimono, I think they look sooooooo good!
If I didn't get it completly wrong Masa said he reckons have being a french man in the past life.
And it seems like the weather in Niigata was really pleasant. The second concert in Niigata was specially good, according to him the crowd was really good.
I find real cool the crowd shots he has been posting on the blog. The venues are always packed full of people!
-- That's all for tonight. I'm really slow so I hope to get back to these and see if I can come up with better translations.
... speechless here...
