Streetcar Sundays – 107

Today I watched this interesting video on Youtube on Kawaii culture. The video is RIGHT HERE if you want to watch it  (turn on the subtitles). What is interesting is that while the direct translation is  ‘Cute’,  the broader definition is more of a concept rather than a physical trait. The underlying tone kind of applies to all of us really,  and that is to be true to ones self. It is an interesting video so it is worth checking out.

Speaking of being true to ones self,  I will make no apologies in announcing that I will be returning to Japan later this year to watch the band that I love over there. They are releasing an album in July so I am fully expecting them to do a winter tour to promote the new material,  and as soon as they announce that tour I will book a trip to Japan and my trip will also include 5-7 days in Taiwan. I’m really stoked about it.

When Japanese artists release albums they generally do so as three separate deals,  either the CD,  or a CD plus a DVD of a live performance,  or the ultimate first edition Blu Ray which is stacked. I’m not that much of a fan so I will go with the CD/DVD package. Now they haven’t announced what the live show is that is included on the DVD,  but I have a sneaking suspicion that the concert footage in the video below is what will be released. This concert was a special one off where they performed most of the tracks from the new album and the crowd just looks insane. You have no idea what it feels like to stand in the middle of people going crazy like you see in the video below. The trip isn’t just about seeing the band,  I will also be staying in Osaka and Hiroshima,  but it is a big part of the trip.

I lap this up and it is a wonderful hobby to have. In the video below they actually combine footage,  the crowd in the second song are actually jumping up and down to a different song called Beautiful Sa,  and the last song that they are performing is called Orchestra and not the one being dubbed over it. The blond haired girl is the captain of the group and she is normally a very stoic girl. While it is not unusual for any of the girls to cry during a performance,  it is rare for the captain to do so. So I really want to see what caused her to cry to a point that the audience had to sing her lines for her.

To be honest I can go to Japan any time that I want to,  so if July comes and they don’t announce a winter tour then I will go to Japan in August instead. There is a huge festival going on called Summer Sonic. While the girls from BiSH are also performing this event,  it is loaded from top to bottom with some awesome acts,  mostly on the Saturday.

This week is also my birthday,  in fact it is going to be the first birthday that I have had since my last family member passed away,  so it is going to be a strange time. I’m going to do something special on Thursday,  I’m just not sure exactly what yet. I always love giving away stuff so it will probably be a streaming video or something. I’ve got a few days to go before I fully decide but I do like to share the love.

The Streetcars image this week required a lot of attention by myself to make it presentable. The image was so dark that I had to try a whole host of filters to lighten the image to where it was visible. I think that you will agree that I did a reasonable job with it. When you consider that this production from 1952 had two performances,  plus the pose for this shot,  and lord knows how many rehearsals,  I would imagine that Barbara spent an awfully long time in the OTK bottoms up spanking position. Well,  it is the 1950’s after all,  I’m sure that she had more practice than we will ever know.

This will be added to my MEN ARE LIKE STREETCARS spanking folder. Click on the image itself for the full sized version.