At Hollywood Bowl

A fundraiser to Japan/Tohoku Tsunami Earthquake relief was opened at Hollywood Bowl. "Big In Japan" featured 1970's techno pop super star band  Yellow Magic Orchestra, Cibo Matto and Yoko Ono. Yellow Magic Orchestra was really big in Japan and also England back then. One of the member is Ryuichi Sakamoto; American audience might recognize his name as the Academy award winner composing soundtrack of "Last Emperor" in 1987.

I was in pre-concert event to perform and it was packed with prayers to Japan. Benny, my friend's son, is holding the paper crane and wanted to learn how to fold it. Ooops behind him his younger brother and friend are in the tag of war. Hey, hey, stop...

野外劇場ハリウッドボールで、日本へのチャリティコンサートが、ＹＭＯのツアーで開催され、私はどういうわけか、その前座のイベントに出ました。
会場は１万７千人もの席で、でっかい、の一言につき、満席は日本へのチャリティの思いにみちていて、感動しました。会場では、七夕の祈りのカードつくりやオリガミもあり、ベニー（友達の息子）もにっこり。こらぁ、その後ろで、あたしのスーツケースをひっぱりっこしてるのは誰だぁ～！

Hollywood Bowl is enormous outside theater of 17,000 seats. It's almost a picnic atmosphere and the audience had food and drinks.

 I went to this concert with my friend, Benny's Mom, Heide, who lives in LA. She and I once studied with same teacher, Tony Montanaro. She's a circus crown with the most lovely spirit! We had a good time together the day before the concert. At a costume photo booth, we had a blast.

ロスに住む、ベニーのママは私の長年の友達、ハイジ。コンサートは、私にとっては、コーフンに足らなかったのですが、（私はこういうでっかいコンサートが元々好きでないのだと思う、、、）ハイジとすごした時間に感動いっぱいでした。このコンサートの前日にふたりで、写真ブースで笑いこけながらとった写真。あ～おもろかったぁ～